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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
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
12.400.000.000.000.0012.40
Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 12.40
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.900.000.000.000.003.90

Well, today was my first run in about 6 weeks. I went 4 very easy miles (10:45 pace) with Wayne and Larry. Jolene started with us then went up 2000 N while we looped through Lindon. It was great being out with my running buddies again. We're getting old and feeble (excluding Jolene), but at least we're doing it together.

 I was hoping I would feel better than I did this morning, but I got through it okay. To start off with, I woke up with a very painful left knee, which hasn't bothered me for a long, long time. I did some squats before bed last night and didn't notice any pain. I must have tweaked something doing the squats. It didn't affect my running much. I'm not too concerned, unless it doesn't go away soon.

My principal goal in running today was to see how my hip felt. After all the tests and doctor's visits I've determined that the injury I need to focus on recovering from is a sacral stress fracture on the right side. After my visit to Dr. Aoki and the cortisone injection in my hip I've decided the labral tear that showed up on the MRI, apparently common in many people, was a red herring and is not the source of my pain.

After reading many medical web sites and runner forums, I've decided on the following recovery plan (at least for now):

1. Various sites suggested 4-8 weeks of rest. Others recommended up to 3-6 months. Prior to today, I had only one 2.5 mile run in the past 7 weeks, and that was over 6 weeks ago.

2. All sources say to ease back into running. Dr. Aoki suggested I try some easy running after the hip injection to see how things felt. The Red Rock Relay is in about 3.5 weeks. I've decided to start doing some short, easy runs every other day to evaluate how I'm feeling. I'd really like to still do Red Rock. I've been feeling this pain to some degree for about 3 years, and have run a half dozen marathons, an ultramarathon, and several relays during that time. I figure I can handle a few easy runs during a relay. It doesn't matter how fast I run, and the support van is never far away so I can pull out whenever I want if I need to.

3. Some sites recommended a corset, brace, or cane to reduce the stress to speed healing. After some research, I ordered the Serola Sacroiliac Belt. It may or may not help, but I thought I'd give it a try. There was a testimonial video from a doctor/runner who had been hit by a car who wore it to be able to reach his goal to run 50 miles in a week when he was 50, so it looks like I should be able to run in it as well as maybe wear it throughout the day. It should arrive tomorrow.

4. Various sites recommended exercises to strengthen the core and hip muscles. I've been doing some related exercises pretty consistently for about 3 weeks, and plan to continue them indefinitely. 

5. Several sites recommend a diet that includes plenty of calcium and vitamin D. One site said that men age 51 and older should boost their calcium intake anyway. I'm 51. I plan to start taking a calcium supplement, probably Citrical, that contains both calcium citrate and vitamin D that helps the body absorb the calcium.

This plan is of course subject to change based on how things go, but it feels good to have a plan. I feel like my life has been on pause for the last 6 weeks. I'm ready to push play and see what's next. I just need to be careful so I don't have to push rewind.

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 3.90
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Four easy miles with Larry and Wayne again. I wore my new Serola Sacroiliac Belt for the first time. It felt very comfortable. I like the feel of stability in the pelvis. Only time will tell whether it will help my sacral stress fracture heal any faster.

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.500.000.000.000.004.50

Wayne and Kevin were planning to run at the mouth of the canyon at 5am this morning. I was tired from a day full of family stuff related to my nephew's wedding, and I knew I wasn't going as far or as fast as Wayne and Kevin so I didn't commit to be there. I woke up a little after 5am and decided to go run a few miles and see if I bumped into them near the end of their run. I was only planning on about 4 miles. I averaged about 10:30 pace for the first two miles. I was intentionally taking it easy, but it felt pretty good. I decide to go up to a 1/2 mile farther to see if I bumped into the guys. It was still pretty dark but I saw a single silhouette running towards me just a short time later. It was Wayne. Kevin never showed. I was happy to run back in with Wayne. We ran about 8:10 pace the last 3/4 mile from the fountain, and were both satisfied with that.

Forgetting to register in time for both the Runner Series and for Hobble Creek this year ended up saving me some money this year. I got into St. George anyway, and I wasn't ready to run a half marathon today at Hobble Creek. It sounds like with the late start and hot weather it wasn't much fun anyway.

My plan is to run easy miles on Tue, Thu, and Sat again next week and see how I feel. I've pretty much decided to go ahead and run in the Red Rock Relay unless I feel some major pain between now and then.  

Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 4.50
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
12.400.000.000.000.0012.40
Saucony Guide 3 Miles: 12.40
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