Training for a Belt Buckle

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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's: 50 Mile 13:07 (Pony Express 2010), 50K 8:35 (Buffalo Run 2008), 25K 4:02 (Buffalo Run 2006), Marathon 5:09:12 (St George 2008), Half Marathon 2:28 (Provo 2008), 10K 1:17, 5K 27:54

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

After 1/9/2010 - I am taking a year off from marathon length distances and focusing on building up my base speed on half marathons and shorter distances.

2010 Speed Goals:

  • Build up my base speed on training runs to 10 MM miles or better
  • Half Marathon - break 2:05 (9.5 MM avg)
  • 10K Goal 1 - break 1:00 (9.67 MM avg)
  • 10K Goal 2 - break 55 minutes (8.87 MM avg)
  • 5K Goal 1 - break 26.35 minutes
  • 5K Goal 2 - break 25 minutes

Long-Term Running Goals:

Long Term Goals:

  • Complete a 100 Mile race
  • Complete a 100 K race
  • Break 12 hours in a 50 mile race
  • Run all portions of the Wasatch 100 course
  • Break 5 hours in a marathon
  • Break 4.5 hours in a marathon
  • Qualify for and run Boston

Personal:

I need to figure out something inspiring or funny to write here. For now - I'll let the suspense build.

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Rest day today.

The right knee is really bothering me today.  I taped it up with corban and that almost makes it hurt more, but I think I need to take it easy for a few days.  I will try and get some swimming in on Monday and Tuesday and do my weight training and hope a few days off (with some dog walking thrown in) and anti-inflammatories will let it heal quickly.

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The right knee is still pretty sore on the inside of the knee when I try to straighten it fully.  I am going to do an upper body workout tonight and a little walking, but nothing to blog about.

I have a doctor's appointment for tomorrow afternoon just to make sure that I am letting the leg heal correctly. With two marathons and a 50 miler in the next 6 weeks, I can't push the leg and have it recover in time.

My plan right now is to not swim or run until I go on vacation on Thursday morning.  Then, lots of hiking on vacation and maybe some gentle running. 

I do want to do some pushup and core/abs work every day while on vacation.

Exciting - we have tickets to Wicked on Sunday night!

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My right knee has been hurting me since the Park City Marathon.  That worries me a little bit for 2 reasons:  1) my right knee is my ‘good’ knee (the left one is the one that always is injured) and 2) I have never had a knee injury on the inside (not under the knee cap) of the knee before.

I tried to take it easy while running last week (ok – most of the time I tried), but it just seemed to get worse and last Saturday’s run on the trails pushed me over the line.  Sunday morning I woke up to a very sore knee and it had waked me up off and on during the night when I straightened the leg.  I took Sunday and Monday off from any leg workouts, put a neoprene brace on the knee, started anti-inflammatories (thank heavens for Vitamin I) and did some icing.  I also scheduled an appointment with a Sports Medicine doctor.

Today the knee was feeling somewhat better, I could go up and down stairs without too much pain.  Signs the knee is healing.

This afternoon I met Dr. Jamie Longe.  It is always nice to have a doctor that actually appears to understand the stresses of marathon running and training and doesn’t automatically tell you to not do what caused the injury.

Diagnosis:  Tendonitis in the hamstring attachment, Bursitis, and a pinched Meniscus.  The Meniscus is the concerning factor.  If it starts swelling or the pain gets worse, then we have to consider a torn Meniscus.

Treatment:  Anti-inflammatories 3x a day.  Topical anti-inflammatory ointment 4x a day.  Ice for 20 minutes after working out and before bedtime.  Stretching after running – he gave me 3 variations of a quadriceps stretch and 3 variations of a hamstring stretch to do.  Running is ok. I just need to be careful and not run on trails for a while and not do exercises that cause that knee to have to pivot quickly. Brace it as needed for support.

That being said – with the doctor’s permission – I am going to go for a run.

PM - 1 mile warmup walk with dog. 3 miles running to and back from Gold's Gym (body was not very happy with me).  1 hour hard back, core, biceps.  1 mile cooldown with dog.

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