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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 03, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

HS/COLLEGE:
mile: 4:56, 2 mile: 10:21 (1978)
marathon: 2:52 (St. George 1982)
OLD MAN (20+ years later):
5K: 19:53 (Nestle/Art City Days 5K 2007)
10K: 39:55 (Spectrum 10K 2008)
half marathon: 1:26 (Hobble Creek 2008)
marathon: 3:07 (St. George 2007)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to a BQ marathon time (currently 3:40).

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun running, keep fit, and fight middle age spread. Run consistently and injury free. Maintain a healthy balance between running and other life priorities. Encourage my ever-aging running buddies to keep running so we can continue to share runs on the trail instead of rocking chairs.

Personal:

Blessed to be married to Karen for 30 years. We have six children (4 daughters/2 sons) ages 16 to 30, and one wonderful granddaughter.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Altra Instinct 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						83.50
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						21.80
Saucony Guide 7 Blue 2 Lifetime Miles:						376.95
Saucony Fastwitch 6 Lifetime Miles:						200.05
Saucony Guide 7 Black 1 Lifetime Miles:						271.15

Thu, Apr 24, 2008

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

Well, I guess I spoke too soon about the backside of my knee feeling better. After the run with Tom yesterday I iced the sore area for a while and it felt okay, but then sitting at my desk all afternoon my leg really stiffened up. I applied heat a couple of times in the evening which seemed to help some, but it was still pretty sore this morning so I skipped the planned run. I've been wearing my neoprene knee support today to see if that will help. Even with it, I've been limping around. I guess God decided I needed yet another opportunity to learn about patience and moderation. I'll eventually learn patience...someday...if I can wait that long.

Comments

From josse on Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 16:21:51

Let me know if you would like some scraping. I'm willing to help.

From Kerry on Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 17:09:50

I'm really sorry to hear that knee's acting up again.

The encouraging part is that the pain is still intermittent at this point and seems to be mainly due to inflammation. You should be able to take some rest days without any loss of fitness (just remember the ice, compression and elevation, as well). Let us know how it's coming.

From Tom on Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 18:37:29

Dang Paul sorry to hear about knee. That patience and moderation bit is a tough one to learn. But I think you've done great this year listening to your body and taking it easy when needed. The good thing is that you really haven't lost much if anything in the way of conditioning.

From Lybi on Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 23:58:33

Oh man! Sorry, Paul. Sitting down in an office chair can be very hazardous! My official advice is to let Josse scrape you. She is a miracle worker!

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