Every Race is an Adventure!

Week starting Mar 25, 2012

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesPaul Thomas's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
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
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.500.000.000.000.003.50
Mizuno Wave Rider 14 Miles: 3.50
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.500.000.000.000.000.50

I tried running this morning with a new ankle brace I had ordered that arrived yesterday. I didn't want to push it so I only went 1/2 a mile. My ankle hurt the rest of the day.

Mizuno Wave Rider 14 Miles: 0.50
Add Comment
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.000.000.000.000.000.00

Karen and I went to Xanadu at the Hale Center Theater last night with my running friends Larry & Jolene Marshall. As we were dropping them off Jolene said I should at least get some x-rays and have a doctor take a look at it. So this morning I tried to get into my doctor. He was not in the office and his next open appointment wasn't until April 6, so I went to the urgent care in the same building instead. The x-rays didn't show anything serious. The doctor, also an athlete prone to ankle sprains, gave me some good information.

One thing I learned is that medial (inside of the ankle) sprains are rarely mild. The inside of the ankle is stronger, so when it does get injured it is usually medium to severe and typically takes 4-8 weeks to heal, with some pain potentially lingering for a while beyond that. He said as long as it doesn't hurt worse, I could probably run on it with little risk of causing damage. As is usually true in most cases, I should let pain be my guide.

I left with renewed hope. This is good, because as I mentioned previously, from October until now this has been the winter of my discontent. As I mentioned to Karen, not running pulls me down physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. I think Karen is as anxious for me to get back to running as I am. I think she's tired of me doing my impersonation of Grumpy the Dwarf.

Add Comment
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

I put on my new ankle brace and tried running again this morning to test the ankle. I planned on going only a mile or so. When I returned home the only real discomfort I had felt was from the brace being too tight around my foot so I decided to go another half mile or so without the brace. It felt pretty good. When I hit the 2 mile total I thought, "Only about 13 times this distance to finish a marathon." I ended up going another mile for a total of 3 miles @ 10:42/mi. I told Karen I went from 13 times today's run to finish a marathon to 9 times today's run to finish a marathon. That's quite an improvement in a single morning.

My ankle still feels a little weak, and a little sore at times, but I didn't feel any significant pain. I plan to start up my Tues/Thurs/Sat running pattern again...and try to keep out a better eye for walnuts.

It feels good to have hope again. I was getting pretty discouraged. Watching the LDS General Conference this morning has also helped a lot. There was talk about trials, and faith, and enduring...and there were two talks that mentioned holding newborn babies. I could relate. Life is good...very good...and getting better. 

Mizuno Wave Rider 14 Miles: 3.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.500.000.000.000.003.50
Mizuno Wave Rider 14 Miles: 3.50
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: