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Location:

Saint George,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 23, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Mount Charleston Marathon 2016 - 3:17:51

Snow Canyon Half 2012 - 1:33:30

Spectrum 10K 2012 - 43:41 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a destination marathon. 

Complete a half Ironman.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run....

Personal:

Surrounded by the people I love. Life is good.

Passionate about my family, the University of Utah -- GO UTES, almond M&Ms, mountain biking, comfy t-shirts, Survivor, friends, and (of course) running.

Physical therapist at The Health and Performance Center at Dixie Regional Medical Center. I LOVE what I do. Seriously, living the dream!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
67.2511.004.000.00132.00214.25
Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 62.25Adidas Supernova Glide - Teal #3 Miles: 20.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.003.001.000.000.008.00

8 miles on the JRP, AP 7:58

Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 8.00
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5 easy/recovery miles, 2 of them with Rylee :)

Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 5.00
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15 miles, AP somewhere between high 8:20s and low 8:30s (had to rely on others' watches).

Great to have the Chumps together again. A few breaks as we stopped for the potties and ran into friends (GREAT to see Kathie and Kimmy looking so cute sporting their pink).

Really have no idea how SGM will go for me. The combination of a very tough semester and a leg that is not up to par has left my training lacking somewhat. It'll be interesting (and fun)! :) 

 

Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 15.00
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12 miles with Johnny V up and down 13th.

 Thanks Johnny! WAY more enjoyable with your company. :) 

Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 12.00
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am 

30 minutes of elliptical

pm

100 minutes upright bike 

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You have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!

4 miles up at the U. Was supposed to be a much longer run until my GOOD leg starting giving me major problems. Oh please no!

  

Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 4.00
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30 minutes elliptical

Plan was to do more but every part of my body was tired. Just needed a break. Got off and went back to bed for a bit before school. 

No pain in either of the legs with the elliptical. Just plain tired. 

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9.252.000.000.000.0011.25

11.25 miles, AP 8:34

Another plan that didn't pan out. Wanted to do my 20 miler today (since Saturday was going to be crazy busy). Felt it would be best to do on the TM with the current leg problems. Kept thinking the legs would warm up and begin to behave. Tried varying speeds, etc., to see if it would help. Finally shut her down at 11.25 miles.  

This is what I think is going on:

L medial tibial stress syndrome and secondary soleus tear. Problems began in July. Continued to run while trying not to cross the red line. 

R anterior shin splints. No warning signs. Likely a compensation injury.

Lower back/SI pain. This is definitely a result of all of the sitting during hours of classes and studying.

** Looking back at my injuries over the past few years I see a pattern: they all happen during stressful semesters that require a lot of sitting and when my back begins to hurt. Really, I am not that old!! :) 

Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 11.25
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180 LONG minutes on the elliptical. No pain in the legs, but back stiffness. 

Went for a back/leg assessment with Matt at 9:30 p.m.  I owe him big time.

Findings:

L posterior pelvic tilt, locked L SI joint, and all the things I already assumed in my legs.

Matt gapped my SI joint and did several myofascial releases throughout my body.

I have come to terms that I might be merely crosstraining up until SGM. I did this for three weeks before Boston 2010 and I can do it again. Yep, my time will not be stellar, but it is what it is. :)

Still trying to find that perfect balance of family, school, sleep and running. It'll come. :) :) :) 

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100 minutes elliptical

(60 minutes MP effort, 40 minutes easy) 

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90 minutes elliptical -- thrill. 

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yoga

I just couldn't bare getting on the elliptical again and the bike is hurting my tush. Shame. SI joint showing signs of improvement. Wish my legs were. :( 

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100 minutes elliptical/4

multifidus L and QL exercises

yoga 

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It has been one week of no running ... wanted to test out my sea legs. 

2 miles -- stink ... not there yet, back on the elliptical I go. :(

80 minutes elliptical.

Keeping my chin up, trying to put on my "Teena Big Girl" face. This will pass, it always does. :)

Medial and Lateral hip rotators 

Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 2.00
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Another 180 minutes on the elliptical. There is something very inherently wrong about that. Just trying desperately to hang on to what fitness I have left. :) :) :)

13277 revolutions

* My brother, Nic, ran his first marathon today!!! YAHOO!!! :) :) :)

** UTES!! UTES!! UTES!! :) :) :)

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30 minutes upright bike

90 minutes elliptical (22:30 @ threshold effort, 14:00 at VO2 effort)

LE anterior and posterior compartment strengthening exercises.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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30 minutes elliptical

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60 minutes elliptical

3 TM miles @ 8:45 (B LE pn lessening but still there, 4/10, no increase or decrease throughout run. Following morning swelling in R LE and pn in L soleus. Better than last run, but still a ways to go.) 

Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 3.00
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nothing 

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one mile swim

20 minutes elliptical

I often get a little cold/congested after swimming. Happened again. But loved being in the water. I need to make more time to swim. The core stretch and vertebral decompression outweighs the inconvenience. I need to remember this!

Back extensors strength training.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.007.009.00

70 minutes elliptical

2 miles @ 8:41 Improvement in B LE. Pn 3/10 which did not increase or decrease. Could have run more but wanted to try and run again the next day.  

Was it the two very easy days?

Was it the stretching and decompression that resulted from the swim yesterday? 

Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 2.00
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30 minutes elliptical

9 treadmill miles, AP 8:26 

Definitely seeing improvement. Pn B LE still 3/10. Did not increase or decrease with run except when I tried to increase my speed. 8:30s seems to be most comfortable, which is far better than not running at all. As long as the pn stays at this level I think I will be able to cross the finish line at SGM. I am still worried about the distance and downhill. Will my elliptical cardio be enough to carry me through 26.2 running miles. Before Boston 2010 I did a lot of pool running, I did not do that this time. However, pn does not seem as significant as it did before Boston 2010. It'll be interesting. :)

No additional pn or swelling later in the evening or following morning. Alternated ice and heat a couple of times throughout the day. Ice seems to help with the swelling, heat seems to help with the tightness and pn.  

Core strength training. 

Adidas Supernova Glide - Teal #3 Miles: 9.00
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6 miles

Pn 4/10 

Adidas Supernova Glide - Teal #3 Miles: 6.00
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60 minutes elliptical

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5 miles

Pn 4/10 

Adidas Supernova Glide - Teal #3 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
67.2511.004.000.00132.00214.25
Adidas Supernova Glide Teal/White 2 Miles: 62.25Adidas Supernova Glide - Teal #3 Miles: 20.00
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