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September 2008

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Location:

Bountiful,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jul 21, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Officially, I have run four 5k's.  My best time was a year ago on the 4th of July at the Provo Freedom festival in which I ran a 27:50 5k.

Also, last year I ran the Provo Rive Half Marathon at a time of exactly 2:10:00 (exactly 10 minute miles).

Short-Term Running Goals:

In the next two years I would like to keep running up.  I ran a Half-Marathon last year, then gained all the weight I lost plus more to peak at the most I've ever weighed: 226 pounds.  My goal is to keep steady with running, especially during the winter.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Perhaps run a full marathon in my liftime.

Personal:

I am married and just found out my wife is pregnant with our first and due in March 2009!
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Mon, Sep 08, 2008
Total Distance
2.00

Today was my first run since my 1/2 marathon 16 days ago.

These past two weeks I have really missed running.  But I felt it necessary to treat my IT Band, which killed for days after the 1/2.  I bought a roller and every night for 30 minutes have been rolling and stretching the left side of my leg.

Unfortunately, things aren't 100% better.  I will continue to run semi-short runs while doing major stretching and lifting weights.  The two mile run felt great, but the leg started to hurt which made me concerned.

Obviously I haven't been doing everything right.  If this persists much longer, I think I will try and go to a physical therapist to get real treatment.

This sucks, I just wanna run!

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Wed, Sep 10, 2008
Total Distance
3.25

Today I decided to do the stairs at Gold's Gym.  They actually ended up being great!  I felt absoultely no pain on my knee.  I think I might be doing these stairs for a few weeks as I continue to roll me IT Band on my left leg.

In the meatime, I am really trying to watch what I eat more than I have been.  I am back up (down) to 207, from 209 earlier this week, and from about 204 when I ran the half marathon 3 weeks ago.

 

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