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Location:

Spanish Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 15, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Lifetime PRs:

Marathon: 3:07:59 2013 Big Cottonwood Marathon

1/2 Marathon: 1:24:30 2008 St. George Painters

10K: 38:39 2008 SLCTC

5K: 18:44 2009 Nestle Art City Days

55-59 AD PRs:

1/2 Marathon:???

10K:???

5K:???

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 plans:

Work on core strength
Overcome lingering injuries
Have fun!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Consistently place in the top 5 of my age division as long as my body will allow it.

Beat Terry Bean at any distance at least one time before I depart this earth.

Take care of mind and body so I can be in it for the long haul. Don't do STUPID THINGS!

Run until I'm 99 with Kim by my side and remember that EVERY RUN IS A GREAT RUN!

Peace of mind by striving to live like this

Personal:

I've been married to the lovely Kimberly for 38 years. We have 5 great kids and 5 great grandkids.

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Saucony Fastwitch #1 Lifetime Miles:						65.50
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Altra Escalante #1 Lifetime Miles:						194.00

Tue, Jun 24, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.10

AM: Ran the Lakeview 6 mile route nice and easy with Kim. I have been in a bit of a funk the last couple of days so Kim surprised me after work yesterday and had planned a little one-night excursion to help snap me out of my bluesy state. Well I think she was successful as so far the day (and last evening) have been great. Thanks Kim!

Ave pace 10:17.

I also went to Doc Takasaki today to check on the abdominal/groin pains. He confirmed that I do NOT have a hernia (hooray!) and that it's all muscular stuff that will just require the right balance of rest vs. training to fully heal. He said that continued training shouldn't make it any worse, so I should be fine to continue training for SGM, and he gave his blessing to my plan of going to just 2 hard running days instead of 3. Also said to just use common sense, adequate rest, ice, anti-inflamatories, etc. He gave me a prescription for some kind of once-a-day NSAID to try out that is typically easier on the stomach than ibuprofen or aspirin which sometimes give me ulcer problems.

PM: Just over 6 miles at work solo. Decided to run Kuhni Road since I did Lakeview this morning with Kim. Still keeping everything slow and easy. For whatever reason I felt more little post-WBR aches and pains today than I did yesterday.

Ave pace 8:56.

Comments

From Kim on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 12:51:18

Getting away from it all for just a few hours....just what the doctor would have ordered! No singin' the blues today! Have a great day!

From Cal on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 12:58:27

I can't believe that Doc Takasaki is allowing you to slack off from 3 hard days down to 2! JK

Is he a Sports Doc? I've been doing some internet research on Sports Hernias and it sounds like they are very difficult to diagnose.

http://orthopedics.about.com/od/sportsinjuries/a/hernia.htm

I hope he knows his stuff! That gives me hope too, but I guess I should get my own exam sometime...

From Tom on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 13:03:11

Clay - Dr. Takasaki is our family doctor so he's not a specialist in Sports-related stuff. We didn't talk about sports hernias but like you a few weeks ago I was looking around the internet reading up on them. Sounds like they are a bit different than your run-of-the-mill bulging hernia.

Hopefully his advice is good. If you learn anything more useful info about your injury or sport hernias please keep me informed.

From Cal on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 13:10:15

My family Doc ruled out a 'hernia' last year too, but I'm starting to wonder if he was well versed in Sports Hernias... Anyway, best of luck in your treatment! I'm taking it easy for a bit to see if my symptoms subside. Even if mine is a Sports Hernia, I'm in no hurry to rush under the knife. That would be a season killer for sure, so that's my last resort.

"CAL"

From Tom on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 13:57:47

Oops sorry Cal - I just noticed I had said Clay in my earlier comment. I was thinking Cal at the time but I guess my fingers thought otherwise.

Sure hope we can both get to SGM in one piece and get rewarded for all our efforts over the last year.

From clay on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 14:46:22

I'm glad that you will not have to alter your training to much Tom, that is a good bit of news! Keep up the good work and be careful.

From JohnA on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 18:04:30

Every time I go to Dr. T he tells me it is something different that what I dread. It has always been good news. Take care.

From Brent on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 19:45:22

Tom, I think the doctor missed a key component to your recovery: Ice from the inside out with a oreo shake twice a week. Without the rattle and roll.

Stay Kool, darn blue stakes, B of BS Rools out

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