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Saint George,UT,USA

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Dec 23, 2009

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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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Tue, Nov 01, 2011

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

Sprint (with elliptical instead of run) at the gym again. I think I really love this workout. I'd love it even more if I could do it with the actual run instead of the elliptical. But for now, this will work! :)

I pushed myself hard. Loved the endorphin rush I got afterwards. :)

Upright bike: 20K/12.4 miles, 39:29 (random/level 3)

Elliptical: 5K/3.1 miles, 24:07 (random/level 2)

Swim: 750 m/.47 miles, 16:25 (tried to hit sub 16 ... didn't quite happen)

** Doc said I could try a test run tomorrow if there was no focal tenderness and/or pn in my tibia tomorrow. Just checked ... still tenderness. :(

Comments

From allie on Tue, Nov 01, 2011 at 16:58:03 from 24.10.191.18

nice work, teena. i'm glad you are finding ways to have fun on the elliptical :)

that's great news that the doc cleared you for a test run -- hopefully the tenderness goes away very soon. i relied on the hop test (10 hops on the injured leg) to ensure i was ready to run again.

slow, easy, and careful! :)

From Teena Marie on Tue, Nov 01, 2011 at 17:02:47 from 174.27.198.208

10 hops??? Oh man, Allie ... even the thought makes my heart race. (Probably not a good sign.)

Do you remember if you could do that before or after the focal tenderness was gone?

The doc (Toronto) said my fracture should heal relatively quickly because it was vertical instead of horizontal. He said somewhere between 2-4 weeks from the time I saw him. I was getting all excited thinking I would be able to run tomorrow but now I am feeling quite disappointed because of the tenderness. (I have tried not to check it often purposely trying to focus on the positive instead of the negative.) I had high hopes that I would not feel a thing since I am walking pain free (although every now and then I will feel something ... but I wouldn't describe it as pain).

Anyway ... yadda yadda yadda. :)

From Tom Slick on Tue, Nov 01, 2011 at 17:06:24 from 69.171.160.94

that's quite a focused workout for such a little girl? Glad to see you on the good foot!

From allie on Tue, Nov 01, 2011 at 17:26:10 from 24.10.191.18

teena -- the pain went away pretty rapidly once i stopped running on it, but the "tenderness" took quite a bit longer to go away. i guess it's kind of hard to describe what i mean by tenderness though, because that can be perceived differently from one person to the next. at first it was impossible to press on the area, and i would squirm at just the thought of touching it. that went away in about two weeks, but i could still feel something there for another 2 months. i felt weird pulling/tingling sensations at random times all the way up to TOU, and even now i can still feel it sometimes, although it is not at all painful -- it's just there, if that makes sense. i was walking normally and no longer experiencing any pain after about 2 weeks, but the thought of doing the hop test scared me. the doctor said i wouldn't be afraid to try it if the fracture was healed, and he was right. when you are ready for it, it won't seem like a bad idea. i actually tried doing it when i knew i wasn't ready (just as a test), and my brain wouldn't allow my body to even do one hop -- it just didn't feel right. "no allie, this is a terrible idea, no hopping yet." i guess the body is good at protecting itself that way.

From Teena Marie on Tue, Nov 01, 2011 at 18:23:24 from 174.27.198.208

Thanks Slick! :)

Allie~

Your description(s) helps me a lot. Thank you. :) I think I will wait a bit longer before I try and run.

From Smooth on Tue, Nov 01, 2011 at 22:14:59 from 174.27.205.11

NICE sprint-tri, SSF!!! That is excellent workout! :)

WAY to stay positive!!! :) :) :)

allie ~ you're the best! NICE sharing of your sf info and experience. Yep, our body sure has a way of protecting itself and wonderfully heals itself. It is such a marvelous thing! You're being very smart and patient during this healing process! :) :) :)

From Teena Marie on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 00:18:38 from 174.27.198.208

Thanks, SSF! :)

Miss you!

From Tom Slick on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 14:48:11 from 168.179.157.25

I don't think Teena can quit running for that long. Thats the problem!!! Am I right Ms. Teena, Huh?

From Teena Marie on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 17:40:32 from 174.27.198.208

Slick~

I am being a good girl, but am definitely itching to run. Hopefully soon. :)

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