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Member Since:

Feb 19, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2:43 Marathon

1:17:45 Half Marathon

59:09 10 miles

17:15 5k

Still Running (again) after all these years

Short-Term Running Goals:

get back to it and not be a fat blob

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running my whole life

Personal:

Married 21 years- - two kids - 18 year old boy and 15 year old girl

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Tue, Jul 06, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
9.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	11.00

I've had very stiff hamstrings recently. It isn't a pull or anything. They are just really tight. I'm not sure if I'm running with a different gate or something. Other than that, I felt fine today before lunch on my easy 4 - ave pace 7:30/mile.

PM - went to the track for my first intervals in a long long time. It was 88 deg and sunny so I just did 8 X400 with 200meters walk/jog in between. I did speed up in the last 4 and was very consistant so I wasn't too horribly disappointed. I wanted to do 4x800 but basically chickened out. But my effort was there and that's the point I suppose. It looks like those times (except for the 1:24) were inside my McMillan suggested interval times from my last 5K.

1:21, 1:24, 1:21, 1:21, 1:17, 1:17, 1:17, 1:17

Weight: 142.00

Comments

From Rhett on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 12:58:35 from 173.84.238.79

You just have so much lean muscle in your hammys that they are tight and ready to spring you forward at a rapid pace.

From timp on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 13:01:27 from 144.189.100.25

I'm just getting old :)

From Teena Marie on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 16:36:28 from 174.52.45.85

No way you are getting old!!!

I'm sure you will figure the hammy thing out!

From Teena Marie on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 22:12:49 from 174.52.45.85

See ... no way you are getting old!

Ice those dang hammies now!!!! SERIOUSLY!!!

From timp on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 10:59:46 from 66.167.51.119

Ice - I usually only do that if I have an injury. Will ithelp with tight muscles?

From Andy on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 11:53:01 from 159.212.71.25

Excellent speed work. Very nice splits.

From Teena Marie on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 12:30:23 from 174.52.45.85

Stretching and massage are your best friend for tight muscles. However, I am a fan of ice if there is any question in regardes to whether you are just sore from a good workout, or on the verge of injury.

Here is a decent article about icing: http://news.runtowin.com/2006/07/11/icing-your-woes-ice-early-ice-often.html

From timp on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 12:32:38 from 144.189.100.25

thanks Andy -

Teena - I probably need to get one of those foam rollers or something like that. Thanks for the advise.

From Teena Marie on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 12:36:55 from 174.52.45.85

I absolutely * LOVE * my foam roller.

In fact, it is red and my hubby and kids make fun of me calling it Red Sausage. They'll say stuff like, "Leave Mommy alone, she needs her alone time with Red Sausage."

Good stuff though ... use your body weight (not that you have any) to really get pressure lengthwise on your sore muscles.

From timp on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 12:42:55 from 144.189.100.25

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