| Location: Eugene,OR,USA Member Since: Nov 09, 2007 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments:
- 5k PR - 18:48 (7/04/08)
- 8K PR - 33:46 (5/19/07, on trails)
- 10k PR - I have not run a competitive 10K yet.
- 12K PR - 50:10 (8/09/08)
- 15K PR - 1:04:52 (3/22/08)
- Marathon - Have run 1 trail marathon, (Grand Island) 3:55 (July 2007)
- Ultra Marathons -
- Farmdale 33.5 miles, 10/08 - 6:08
- Riddle Run 28 Miles, 01/09 - 5:35 (run in 2-3 inches of snow)
- Devil's Lake 50k, 07/09 - 6:22
- Howl at the Moon 8 hour, 08/09 - 39.98 miles
- North Country Trail Run 50 miles, 09/09 - 9:44
- Farmdale 32 miles, 10/09 - 5:45
- McNotAgain 30 Miles, 10/09 - 5:50
- Red Rock Canyon Half, Las Vegas, 06/12 - 2:15
Short-Term Running Goals: Keep running in the winter - 1st year in Eugene - fun!
Long-Term Running Goals: Keep on Keeping on.. Personal: Moved to Eugene in Autumn, 2012 - Track city USA!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 16.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.50 |
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| Weather - 37 degrees, cloudy.
Running 28 miles in snow did not take much out of me, perhaps because I
have run numerous 20+ milers in the snow already. I have a stiff right
knee, which I believe will clear up in 2 or 3 days. Other than that,
just general fatigue, with no muscle soreness.
My energy was sky
high today, and it was warmer than it has been in weeks, but I took it
easy and ran just 2 miles, plus some strength exercises.
I already want to get back out and do some long runs. It is definitely in my blood now. #443
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| Weather - 29 degrees, cloudy. Taking it easy, icing my knee, massaging my legs - fun times. #444
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Weather - 8 degrees, clear, windy. Lots of energy today. My knee is slowly getting better. Hamstrings were a bit tight yesterday, but on the mend today. A few more days of easy runs should get everything back to normal. #445
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| Weather - 13 degrees, clear, windy. Not much to write about today. #446
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| Weather - 21 degrees, cloudy, windy. Everything except my knee feels 100%. I am not a doctor so I can't diagnose how long it will take for the knee to recover, or what the problem is. I felt the knee get tight at mile 20 of the race. If it was a training run I would have stopped, but being a race and not feeling any extreme pain, I decided to finish. The extra 8 miles obviously placed some stress on the knee, so now I have to patiently wait until it heals. The positives : - only hurts when I run and walk stairs. Normal walking causes no discomfort. - It has gotten 30-40% better since the race. Negatives : - Can't run more than 2 miles a day until it heals. - Don't know if it will get better in 3 days, 3 weeks, or 3 months. I will just have to take it day by day, and hope for the best. I ice it 4-5 times a day, and stimulate the knee by massaging it for 30-60 minutes. The little bit of running I do will hopefully help to hasten the healing, rather than hinder. I will take a page out of Benn's book and remain positive. #447
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Weather - 37 degrees, clear. It looks like the weekend will be in the 50's, melting all the snow. I ran 2 miles, and then walked 3. Stopped off at Strawb's and picked up some nettle tea as mentioned by Sno. When I got home I looked up runner's knee as mentioned by Jeff, but found out from continued research that my symptoms match a fired up IT band. Yesterday I had some hip pain (same side as knee pain) when walking to the grocery store, which was odd, I have never had that before. The pain in my right knee is on the outside of the knee, and happens when it bends in certain directions only. During my race the muscles that got fatigued were in my hips, so it makes sense that it could have inflamed the IT band. It also makes sense that running on snow was the main culprit, because of the uneven running surface. I don't think I went too far or too fast, but the uneven surface is what bit me. Looking at treatment, I see I should be massaging the outer part of my leg, from my hip down the thigh. One website advised against massaging the knee, since this may increase the friction problem. So I will stop massaging my knee and start working on my thigh and hip. Stretching the IT is supposed to help, so I need to learn some IT stretches and work on that. This injury can last a while, so I may be running 2 miles everyday for the next 3 or 4 weeks. Oh well, I will try to remain positive and work hard on getting back to normal. I have been running injury free for 1 year and 4 months, that is not too bad. This injury was not caused by my own stupidity, but rather the conditions (snow) on race day. Had it been a training run I would have stopped at mile 20. Maybe I should have stopped anyways, but that is not how I approach a race, even a low key race. I always try my best and want to finish, unless severely injured. #448
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| Weather - 48 degrees, clear, windy. I got up early and ran 2 miles, and then walked 3. No improvement in knee, but did some new stretches, massaged the leg, and drank nettle tea. Later in the afternoon it got up to 58 degrees, melting 95% of the snow. #449
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 16.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.50 |
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