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February 2009

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Location:

Saint George,UT,United States

Member Since:

May 21, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

15:28 5K, 31:25 10K, 1:07:11 Half-Marathon, 2:21:45 Marathon, 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF = bummer!, 50k - 3:59:03, 50 mile - 7:56:00

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 1:10 half by the summer.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running and fight off heart disease or diabetes that has been passed on for many generations. Try and break the cycle.

Personal:

I am currently 39 years old. I have a 11 year old girl, Norah, a 9 year old boy, Oliver, and a 6 year old girl, Myla, who are wonderful. I am a SPED Teacher at Desert Hills High School in St. George, Utah. I also coach the cross country and track teams at Desert Hills High.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Type A (2) Lifetime Miles: 63.00
Nike Pegasus 35 (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 366.75
Nike Pegasus 34 Lifetime Miles: 562.95
Nike Pegasus 34 Coral Lifetime Miles: 611.90
Nike Pegasus 34 Coral 2 Lifetime Miles: 308.95
Asics DS Trainer 24 Lifetime Miles: 77.50
Hoka Clifton 7 Blue Lifetime Miles: 336.05
Hoka Clifton 7 Black Lifetime Miles: 435.55
Hoka Carbon X Lifetime Miles: 263.50
New Balance Fresh Foam Trail Lifetime Miles: 97.50
Hoka Clifton 7 Blue (2) Lifetime Miles: 459.15
Hoka Clifton 7 - Gray Lifetime Miles: 341.00
Brooks Adrenaline (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 134.80
Saucony Kinvara (new) Lifetime Miles: 36.00
Hoka Clifton 8 Lifetime Miles: 111.75
Brooks Launch 8 Lifetime Miles: 96.75
Total Distance
126.35
Saucony Guide Miles: 31.00Asics 2130 (BLUE) Miles: 28.90Asics DS Trainer 12 (2) Miles: 28.00Asics 2130 (Red2) Miles: 7.25Asics 2140 Trail Miles: 14.10
Total Distance
6.00

6 miles on some trails around the school.  Nice and easy and just tried to enjoy the run.

Saucony Guide Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
11.10

8 miles in the morning.

3.10 miles in the afternoon.

First double I have done in a long time.  It wasn't much but it sure felt good.  I ran around Santa Clara Heights this morning and then did a 5k in between my break from Parent Teacher Conferences.  Also did some weights after I ran this afternoon.  It felt good.  Knock on wood!

I need to keep the doubles up and hit the trails quite a bit. 

Asics 2130 (BLUE) Miles: 3.10Asics DS Trainer 12 (2) Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
11.25

4 miles in the morning.

7.25 miles in the early evening.

I ran over to my parent's house in Santa Clara and then back home.  Nothing to exciting.

I met up with Kamm today at the Jacob Hamblin home.  We did a really fun run on the Barrel Trail.  Gradual uphill with nice soft trails and some sections having different kinds of terrain.  It was fun to be off the road pounding the pavement.  Kamm is always a character so it was fun running with him again.

Asics 2130 (Red2) Miles: 7.25Asics DS Trainer 12 (2) Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
12.80

4 miles by the high school after work.  I then lifted some weights and then headed over to run with the club tonight.  We ran almost 9 miles up on the trails.  My adductor started acting up so I had to slow down quite a bit.  I survived the run but wasn't feeling very good afterwards.

Asics 2130 (BLUE) Miles: 12.80
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Legs were not feeling very good today so I took a day off to get ready for tomorrow's shindig.

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Total Distance
21.00

Huge workout for me today.  Met up with everyone at 6:30am and then ran on the Icehouse to Broken Mesa trail.  Lots of deer up on the mesa and perfect weather conditions to run in.  I was kind of back in the pack because I didn't want to overdo everything with my leg.  I stayed back with Greg and had to watch him take a bad spill.  Clyde and Dave hammered this run today and both are in great shape.  The last couple miles started to drag and my leg wasn't feeling that great.  I survived and hurried home to take an ice bath.

This was the longest run I have had since last October or so.  I was happy I went today.  It was good to do this.  I am going to have to get my leg scraped to try and loosen it up more.  I will hopefully take care of the leg this week.

Saucony Guide Miles: 21.00
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Total Distance
7.00

Ran around the high school this afternoon.  It was not the best of runs.  My adductor was tight the entire time.  I am at my wits end right now.  I am trying to be positive through all of this but it is really difficult.  I go and see the chiropractor about Graston Therapy on Wednesday.

Asics 2130 (BLUE) Miles: 7.00
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I lifted weights and did the elliptical for a little bit.  Leg is still fairly sore.

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I went and saw Dr. Petersen today about Graston Therapy or "scraping."  He did a mini session and stretched me out really good.  It seemed to help a little bit but I wanted him to scrape deeper.  He said he will work on it more during our next session on Friday.

 I hope this helps.

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Rode the bike and did the elliptical for close to an hour.

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I went and saw the chiropractor and he did more of the scraping.  It felt pretty good and it actually felt like my leg was loosening up.  I go and see him again on Monday.  I hope things are turning around for the better.

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Way to much yard work for Valentine's Day.  Oh well!  I got a lot done around the house.  I will do the scraping again on Monday and see if I can slowly get back into running again.

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Total Distance
6.05

Just over 6 miles on the trails in Santa Clara with my new trail shoes.  Fun to be out running.

Asics 2140 Trail Miles: 6.05
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Total Distance
2.00

2 miles in before the big rain storm hit this evening.  Everything seems out of whack since my leg is slowly healing.  I hope things turn for the better.  I will just try and get out everyday and see what happens.

Asics DS Trainer 12 (2) Miles: 2.00
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Lots of stretching and praying for the leg.

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Same as yesterday.

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Total Distance
5.00

I got home from work kind of late and was just thinking about how my leg doesn't feel like it is getting better.  I wasn't feeling that to bad so I decided to go for a run towards my parent's house.  The adductor is tight but I can run on it.  I decided to run through this rather than just sitting around and not doing anything.  It bothers me a little bit but enough to manage for now.  I will try that method for a while.

Asics DS Trainer 12 (2) Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
8.05

I ran on the Rock Writing trail on the Anasazi Valley Trail in Santa Clara.  It felt good to get outside on such a nice day.  Hopefully I manage the miles with slight tightness.  We shall see!

Asics 2140 Trail Miles: 8.05
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Total Distance
10.00

6 miles in the morning.

4 miles in the afternoon.

I woke up and got a nice 6 miles in this morning.  I went around Santa Clara and enjoyed the run.

I did another 4 miles later in the evening because I needed to get out a double.  It has been too long.  I wore my tight Coreshorts and I can handle the minor pain in the leg better with these on.  I will continue to run with these for a while and see if anything gets better.

Saucony Guide Miles: 4.00Asics DS Trainer 12 (2) Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
12.00

6 miles in the morning.

6 miles in the afternoon.

Another fun 6 miles around Santa Clara this morning.

I hit the trails this afternoon by the high school.  The Coreshorts help out quite a bit.  I lifted weights afterwards and stretched really good.

Asics 2130 (BLUE) Miles: 6.00Asics DS Trainer 12 (2) Miles: 6.00
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My legs were trashed today so I stretched and did some core exercises.  A lot was going on at the school today.  I will try and do another double tomorrow.  

I got a massage set up for next Monday and I am hoping it helps out with everything.

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Leg still not feeling great.

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Ugh!

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Total Distance
14.10

I don't what the deal was but I woke up feeling okay and decided to meet up with the guys for their run starting in Bloomington and going out towards Utah Hill.  We ended up going towards the gorge and then looping back around into Bloomington.  I was happy with the run but the leg was extremely tight once I finished.  I'm glad I went out on the run though.  It was fun running with the guys again.

I have my massage on Monday and I am praying it can do something for my leg.  We shall see!

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Total Distance
126.35
Saucony Guide Miles: 31.00Asics 2130 (BLUE) Miles: 28.90Asics DS Trainer 12 (2) Miles: 28.00Asics 2130 (Red2) Miles: 7.25Asics 2140 Trail Miles: 14.10
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