TexasLindsey

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Location:

Fort Worth,TX,USA

Member Since:

Jul 15, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

I started running in 2008 while I was a stay-at-home-mom. I discovered this blog in July 2010 and followed the advice from the blog to gradually improve my distance/speed. I achieved various PR's in 2010/2011. I went back to work part-time in 2012-2015 and switched to mostly running trail runs. When I got prego with my third child in 2016, I stopped running and started work full-time. After a 7 year hiatus, I returned to running in 2022. I have alot of work to do to get back in shape, but looking forward to the challenge!

P.R.'s

5K - 21:15 on 11/25/10 (6:50 pace) Overall Female Winner! (local Fort Worth race)

10K - 45:08 on 4/16/11 (7:17 pace)

15K - 1:11:17 on 11/20/10 (7:39 pace)

10 Mile Race - 1:14:28 on 2/12/11 (7:26 pace)

Half Marathon - 1:35:21 on 10/15/11 (7:17 pace) and 1:35:48 on 3/27/11 -Dallas Rock 'n Roll, Qualified for NYC Marathon with this race!

Marathon - 3:35:10 on 11/14/10 (8:12 pace) - Fort Worth Marathon. Qualified for Boston with this race!

NYC Marathon 2014 - 4 hours, 9 minutes - about 9:30 pace. Best race ever! So much fun and energy!

Short-Term Running Goals:

- Gradually increase mileage

- Gradually increase speed

- Get my body back in shape - add muscles, lose excess fat

- Run a half-marathon in Fall 2022

Long-Term Running Goals:

- Stay injury free

- Become age division winner again!

- Stay in the habit of running for as long as I possibly can

- Travel to run fun trail runs across the country

Personal:

Married Mom to three kids - Jake (14), Ryan (12) and Avery (5) - and two dogs. Work in Procurement for the Aerospace Industry.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Mizuno Wave Rider Lifetime Miles:						72.35
Nike Pegasus Purple Lifetime Miles:						109.50
Nike Pegasus Pink Lifetime Miles:						90.30
Saucony ProGrid Ride Blue Lifetime Miles:						150.60
Asics Cumulus-gray/teal Lifetime Miles:						213.20
Saucony ProGrid Cortana Lifetime Miles:						59.75
Asics Nimbus Lifetime Miles:						170.50

Sat, Apr 30, 2011

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

My husband made me feel guilty about going to see this chiropractor/sports injury specialist. Our insurance doesn't cover it, so it could be very expensive. However, I think they would diagnose my problem easily... the specialize on running injuries. My husband just doesn't see my running as a priority. It's not worth the extra expense. Sigh.

I'm relunctant to go to my regular doctor because in the past when I've seen him for running related injuries, he sends me to orthopedic doctor who then sends me to physical therapy... no one diagnoses what is wrong, and because I'm just sent around to various different doctors on different days, I have to spend countless babysitting favors and money on co-pays for each doctor that I see. Waste of time and money.

I will presevere. I will not give up until I am running again pain-free. Think of me as Scarlet O'hara with a fist full of Tara dirt in my hand, "As God as my witness"... Well, maybe that's a little dramatic... but I really do not want to get discouraged.

I looked over this training log and I realized that the precursor to all the problems on my right leg was my big right toe. That big toe joint was bothering me for months. I bet I had a stress fracture. My theory is that I started running differently with my right leg because of the big toe. This triggered all the IT band issues. I eventually switched shoes and my groin muscle was injured. Now everytime I run it feels like my femur is hurting.

Here's my plan: A. 2-3 weeks of no running. B. New orthotics C. Start running again very slow and not many miles. If it hurts, more time off. D. strength training.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Bonnie on Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 10:21:55 from 64.119.33.134

Lindsey, I am sorry to hear about this. Maybe you could compromise about the Sport Med doc. For what it is worth, I have never actually had a sports med doc help me ... I have, however, been very happy with ART (active release techniques -- usually done by people with a background in PT or chiropractors) -- there is a place near you: http://www.activespineandsport.com/

this is probably not as expensive, maybe your husband would be more likely to agree to this (usually no more than $75 for a visit -- most of the ones I have seen were more around $45-50).

Good luck dear! You plan seems like a good one.

From I Just Run on Thu, May 26, 2011 at 15:56:51 from 67.79.11.242

Dang Lindsey...Sorry I haven't visited your Blog lately. I didn't know about your troubles. I've been fighting injury too, to the point I missed almost 20 days of training, then ran the OKC marathon with only a week back to running. It was brutal! After that other problems started showing up. I've been on and off for a while now :-( I think your plan is good. I've been trying to run through it and all I've seemed to get out of it is disappointment. Hope to see you back soon!

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