Rain or Shine the Road is Mine

January 08, 2009

Asics Gel-2130 Men

15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Location:

Woodland Hills,UT,84653

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Unaided:

5K - 17:11 (track Pre-kids and at BYU) (1998)

10K - 35:48 (track Pre-kids and at BYU) (1998)

Painters' 1/2 Marathon 1:22:42 (race time 1:21:39 adjusted to true up to 13.1) (1/08)

Aided:

St. George Marathon 3:00:41 (2007)

Ogden Marathon 3:02:18 (2nd place) (05/08)

1/2 marathon - Hobble Creek 1:17:14 (8/08)

10K - Deseret News 10K - 35:02 (7/08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

10K - sub 37:30 flat

5K - sub 18

Make the effort to find races to compete against more elite ladies.

Proposed racing schedule 2008 (feel free to provide feedback):

May 17 - Ogden 1/2 marathon

June 14 - Provo River 10 Miler

July 4th - Freedom Festival 10K

July 24th - Deseret News 10K

August 9th - Provo River 1/2 marathon

August 23 - Hobble Creek 1/2 marathon

Sept 6 - Spanish Fork 1/2 marathon

Oct 4 - St George marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run St. George 2008 in 2:50 or less, gauge whether an OT time is in my future.

Personal:

I used to run for BYU, but only after trying out three times and finally walking on, so I was never a star. However, it was wonderful to run with great people and under Coach Shane. When you run with fast people, you can't help to improve! I graduated BYU in 1998, and didn't run a race until 2002, after having my second child. My hiatus and other crazy life commitments have made my competitive running suffer, but the last couple of years I have tried to get back into it the best I can. I have been married since 1996, to Paul Lowry, who is a runner himself. I have three boys (my three rascals), ages 8, 6, and 4.

Miles:	This week:	28.54	Month:	63.98	Year:	63.98
Asics Stratus 2.1 (purple) Lifetime Miles:						276.92
Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) Lifetime Miles:						404.19
Brooks Defyance (blue) Lifetime Miles:						203.46
Mizuno Precision (yellow) Lifetime Miles:						399.44
Saucony Type A2 Racers (red Baby) Lifetime Miles:						81.29
Brooks Defyance #2 (blue) Lifetime Miles:						181.46
Mizuno WaveRider #2 (aqua) Lifetime Miles:						41.20
2009 Driving Miles Lifetime Miles:						55.00

Fri, Sep 05, 2008

Easy Miles Marathon Pace Miles Threshold Miles VO2 Max Miles Trainer 1 Miles Trainer 2 Miles Racer Miles Total Distance

8.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.50

Ran 8.5 thru Payson with Ali. Right calf still has a nasty knot in it. Does icing or ibuprofen help knots?

Ave pace 8:18

Shoe totals: Red sox: 57.25, Brooks Defyance (Blue): 464.27, Asics Stratus 2.1 (Purple) 82.6, Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) 58.92

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00

Comments

From jtshad on Sep 05, 2008 at 10:19:21

Good luck tomorrow, go get that 1:22 time! Yeah, ice and Ibuprofen can help, but also try to rub it out.

From James W on Sep 05, 2008 at 11:20:19

Dunno about ibuprofen, but my vote is for scraping and deep massage . . . maybe just after icing so it is numb ;)

From Robert on Sep 05, 2008 at 11:39:30

When a calf barks I ice it for 15-20 min. every 1-2 hours after running. Be careful engaging direct massage or rolling after the injury or work around the hot spot. I found direct rubbing prolonged the issue. Easy stretching throughout the day is ok as well, but if it starts burning then let it be. If it gets really testy then run on the mill and focus on picking up the feet after the stance phase. This does wonders for me. Rememer, the mill is our friend.

From Dale on Sep 05, 2008 at 12:06:41

I vote for pretty aggressive rubbing/rolling of calf knots. I've only recently started getting them (maybe I'm finally getting some decent calf muscles!) and the $20 roller I got in May works wonders on them. It can hurt rubbing them aggressively but it seems to work best at eliminating them for me.

As a general rule, I try to stay away from ibuprofen....anything that hides the pain has a tendency to make me run through things I shouldn't.

From josse on Sep 05, 2008 at 13:37:10

I don't think ice or IB will help get a knot out. They will help get the inflamation down but massage or scraping is the only way, and some good stretching (but only if you have been doing it regularly, which I now you have).

From marion on Sep 05, 2008 at 18:48:56

If you don't have a scraping tool- the edge of my tv remote works. Dr Brady really likes to beat the crud out of calves :) Oh wait- you know that already :D But like Robert said- some rubbing does seem to prolong the issue. I don't know the difference between the good and bad kinds :( KNots are very different from tares though. KNots seem to react better to a gentle beating :) Sorry, I'm no help- eat some jam and go see Josse :D

Good luck tomorrow!

From MichelleL on Sep 05, 2008 at 18:58:47

Thanks everyone for your advice. I weaseled my way into Josse's afternoon and she worked on my calf. It still hurts but I am sure it's going to get better faster because of her skilled hands.

Hey and I just made lasagna (my favorite food). I hardly ever make it, but going to be eating well tonight!

From marion on Sep 05, 2008 at 19:06:44

What time is dinner? Did you make enough for 8 guests? Post your recipe...pretty please :D

From Dale on Sep 05, 2008 at 19:08:12

Yup, isn't the rule that you have to have enough for everyone? I'm already getting hungry....

From MichelleL on Sep 05, 2008 at 19:46:56

If my kids are lucky I'll let them have some, but that's about the extent of my generosity.

And, sadly, I used the recipe on the back of the lasagna noodle box with some Michelle-tweaks, so no amazing recipe to share.

From Benn G. on Sep 06, 2008 at 06:56:57

Good luck at Spanish Fork today. I'm sure you're going to do GREAT!!!!!!!

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