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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:

2023 plans: 

  • Work on core strength
  • Lose 5 lbs
  • 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 36 years. We have 5 great kids and 5 great grandkids.
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Wed, May 05, 2010
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Feeling good today. The prednizone-aided funk I was in the last few days is gonzo, hopefully for good now that I'm done with the steriodial meds.

Went to PT this morning and hadn't planned on doing anything else since I've been buried at work, but I had a bit of a breakthrough work-wise, so I decided to do a quick 30-minutes on the bike.

Felt great, dare I say I actually enjoyed the bike? Guess it was only 30 minutes and it helped that the tunes I was listening to were mostly upbeat and cheery to go along with my sunny disposition.  All the Small Things (Blink-182), Rise Above This (Seether - I like the line "I'll mend myself before it gets me"), and Cheer Up Boys (FooF). Also some slow, trippy Pink Floyd tunes.

Was able to work my HR up into the high 150's.

Comments
From TylerS on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 14:03:42 from 70.102.167.2

I will be on a bike tonight! My IT band is killing me. I hit 8 miles and and it starts hurting me. If you have any suggestions please let me know/

From Dale on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 14:41:28 from 69.10.215.11

Phew. Much better selection of tunes....I won't have to question your sanity today. Glad things are looking up.

TylerS: Try rolling it religiously...a few times a day, especially right before and after a run. That's helped with mine any time it gets tight. I'll try the stretches periodically but they never seem to do much.

From Tom on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 14:48:18 from 67.199.180.90

Tyler I read you last blog entry and I'm wondering if you aren't actually dealing with runner's knee (i.e. chondromalacia) problems rather than IT band. You described the pain as being below the kneecap which is the classic sign of runner's knee. IT band pain on the other hand is on the side of the knee. Check out this link and see if it describes what your dealing with.

http://www.time-to-run.com/injuries/thebig5/runnersknee.htm

This is a very common injury, although it's one of the few injuries that I've never experienced. If I recall correctly it has to do with imbalance between the quads and hams and I believe biking is just what you need to strengthen the quads to hold up that patella better so it doesn't sag and give that pain below the cap.

From Brent on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 22:47:43 from 66.7.127.219

Tom, nice bike effort to hit 150, keep hard on the resistance, keep the quads rock hard.

Stay Kool, B of BS rools out

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