Hope To Run Again Before End Of The Year

Week starting Mar 30, 2008

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Location:

South Hill,VA,United States

Member Since:

Oct 23, 1983

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

1 Mile - 4:54 (16 yrs.) - 1986

2 Mile - 10:49 (16 yrs.) - 1986

5K - 16:44 (16 yrs.) - 1986

8K - 30:32 (16 yrs.) - 1986

5K - 19:36 (37 yrs.) - 2008

8K - 33:29 (36 yrs.) - 2006

10K - 42:38 (38 yrs.) - 2008

13.1 - 1:38:53 (38 yrs.) - 2008

26.2 - 3:31:26 (38 yrs.) - 2008

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train consistently and smart. Run some local races and hope to lower PR's every once in awhile.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would love to see a 5:XX for a mile just one more time. ~~Go under 20 in a 5K~~. And a sub 40 for a 10K.

Personal:

Born in 1970. Grew up in Richmond, Virginia. Ran high school track and cross country. Also lived in the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a few years. Now living in South Hill, Virginia. Married since 1995 and have two children. Have been a police officer since 1994.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics Gel - Fortitude 3 Lifetime Miles:						422.92
Saucony Grid Shadow 11 Lifetime Miles:						357.21

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
18.32	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.15	30.47

Weight: 0.00

Sun, Mar 30, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

Legs were only a little sore. Which surprised me. I figured they would be so stiff and dead I would not be able to get out of bed today. They actually had some pep in them despite the slight soreness.

It rained on me the entire run and it was cold. I was feeling good though. Got a little crazy on that last mile.

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Tue, Apr 01, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.13	1.13

Woke up this afternoon and the calf felt much better. Only a slight twinge when walking. Should be able to run easy tomorrow.

Still wanted to get in a workout today So I went to the pool. It has been so long since I last swam I would have to crack open the FRB archives to find out when.

When I jumped in the pool I swam about half the length underwater. It is amazing how much and how loud my joints snap, crackle, and pop. The water must amplify the sound some.

Swam 1000 yards free to start. I am so out of "swim" shape. My form really broke down as I got more and more tired. Finished in 17:24.

Next was another 1000 yards. I alternated between free and breast every 100 yards. Finished in 18:48.

I would bet my arms will be aching tomorrow.

Weight: 0.00

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Wed, Apr 02, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
8.32	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.32

Was unsure about today's run. My calf barely had a twinge in it before the run. After the first three steps today I did not feel it. Well until about the 7.2 mile mark that is. I had to cross a street kind of fast to beat some traffic and I felt it then. Some pain lingered the rest of the way home. I put ice on it right away. This really stiffened it up. But now it has been almost 3 hours since the run and it has loosened some and only a little pain. Not really sure on how to stretch it good. The pain is at the very top of the calf where it meets the back of the knee.

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Thu, Apr 03, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00

Disaster Strikes !

Started my run off and the calf was a little tighter than yesterday. But I figured to give it a few minutes to warm up and it might feel ok. After 1 mile it was not any better, but not any worse either. But to be safe I decided to cut the run short and only do 4 miles. After 2 miles it felt the same as the 1st. 3rd mile I guess I drifted off and daydreamed or something and did not notice it at all. 4th mile it started to hurt more. I slowed some until I was finished. When I was done I was limping, and still am. It really hurts. I took a warm shower and iced it too. Tried to stretch it some, but it hurt so I stopped.

I hope this is short term. Looks like I will be swimming a lot more in the next few days. I will try the exercise bike at the gym too. But I do not know if that will aggravate it more or not.

4 miles - 8:05, 8:08, 7:57, 8:21 - 32:33 - 8:08 avg.

Funny thing is I felt fresh and wanted to GO some today. Oh well, maybe in a couple of weeks.

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Fri, Apr 04, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.02	3.02

Last night while working the calf got so tight and stiff. I had a noticeable limp. After waking up today it felt better, but could still feel it when walking.

Got to the pool and planned on swimming a mile of a mix of free and breast. But when doing breaststroke the calf hurt when I kicked. So I switched to Plan B and swam a mile of freestyle. Got pretty tired, but was surprised with my overall time.

Used the elliptical for 20 minutes after swimming. Felt the calf a couple of times, but I do not think it hurt it any. But there sure was a lot of sweat for such a short amount of time on that machine.

Swim - 1800 yards - 31:16.88

Elliptical - 2miles(guess) - 20:00

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Sat, Apr 05, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.00	8.00

Got to the pool and there was a children's birthday party going on. Since there is no dedicated lap lane the swim workout was not going to happen today.

20:00 on the elliptical and 20:00 on the AirDyne bike. Lots of sweat...the room was a bit hot. On the bike it felt like my heart was going to beat right out of my chest. It kind of made me feel uncomfortable to feel it going like that. But of course not enough to slow down or stop.

Elliptical - 20:00 - 2 miles / 1403 steps?? - whatever that means.

AirDyne Bike - 20:00 - 6 miles

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
18.32	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.15	30.47

Weight: 0.00

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