I’m back!
WOW! It has been a tough year and a half and I haven’t posted since April of 2010. Foot problems have plagued me for so long I forgot how great it was to run again. In 2010 I had major Plantar Facitis problems in April and then stress fracures in the fall. I started running again in the beginning of 2011 when I realized I only had 12 weeks to train for Boston. It wasn’t going to be good but I got in good enough shape to give it a go. But the worst thing happened to me when I showed up that day. I knew someone in my coral and I decided to run with him for the first 6 miles instead of going conservative. We ended up clipping 6:30 miles for the first 6 and then I peeled off when I realized I was getting tired already….not good….I made it thru the 1/2 in a respectable time of 1:31 but it was gonna get worst. That start killed me for the remainder of the race and I walked and ran the final half in 1:55 for a 3:26 something. This was the first marathon I have ever failed to break 3 hours.
After that debacle I decided that I just wanted to be healthy enough to run. I spent the whole summer enjoying the runs and not being that competitive. It was great! This fall I dabbled in a few races and have found my fitness is not that far off from 2009 my best year. Now I am remotivated and ready to rock and roll again. New goal to break 2:50 for the marathon…..I’ll keep you posted 
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2 weeks off and ?
Well its been 2 weeks since I ripped the muscle or muscles in my arch running a 10K. I went out today for a 5 mile run and my foot felt pretty good but not 100%. Tommorrow will be the big test if there is any swelling or soreness. I also ventured out to buy a new pair of work shoes since I am on my feet all the time. I really didn’t find anything that was more comfortable than my old running shoes that I usually wear. I did however find a new pair of insoles that swear to reduce arch and heel pain. I bought them at Red Wing shoes and they were $40. After wearing them for about 5 hrs I definitely felt a difference in the comfort of my shoes. It might have been a smart purchase. Time will tell.
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Rip goes the fascia
So my foot had been hurting all week but on Sunday morning it felt pretty good. On my warm up things were even better. So I am running the 10k race and the 1st mile is good at 5:48 and then my foot starts hurting and each mile it gets a little worse. Its getting so bad the last 2 miles that I am just praying to get to the finsh line. The last 2 miles are both 5:53 and I say what the heck lets try to sprint just a little. Then Boom, I actually felt the muscle in my arch rip. It didn’t hurt that much but it made me limp the last 200 into the shute in 37:20. Just a mere 4 seconds off my PR and I know I had sub 6 min pace in me but the foot wouldn’ cooperate.
So after the race I bought this Plantar boot thing to sleep with in hopes that would speed recovery. I could actually feel the boot keeping my fascia stretched out . When I woke this morning my foot still hurt and I was limping a little but I could tell the boot worked. Tonight will be the second night and I’ll let you know how that goes in the AM. I am also continuing to put the whole foot in a bucket of ice water…Brrrrr!!
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Boston Marathon Group
Well it was probably my last run with the Boston Marathon Group. We put in 11 miles at a 7:48 pace and they looked prime for the race in 10 more days. I was hoping to join them in there quest to Hopkinton but I was unable to get a quality number for Boston. As you know the race sold out so fast this year and Boston #’s have become worht more than gold. I did get one nice gentleman to offer me a # but I would have been way back in the pack. With my Qualifying time of 2:54:24, that would be an aweful day of trying to pass people. So I have my mind set on running a strong Fall marathon at the Rock n Roll San Antonio.
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Foot still hurts
So yesterday on my usual 10 miler my foot seemed like it was getting better. The icing and ibuprofen looked like they were the right mix. But today my foot was killing again. It was definitely better overnight cause I didn’t have a problem getting down the stairs like I usually do. Does that happen to anyone else. But I think being on my feet all day yesterday and only being able to ice once impeded the healing process. Today after icing I will try to stay off my feet and rest.
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15 miler
It was a pretty tough day today in the 80 degree weather. Yeah thats right 85 degrees in New Hampshire. I ran with some friends at a modest pace of 8:20 for the 15 miles. My foot hurt most of the time except the last 3 miles were it actually started to loosen up. Also tonight at work I wasn’t limping like I have the past 5 days. I pray its getting better. I have been icing it in a bucket for 3 days now.
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6 mile tempo
Just to start things off I felt lousy today. The legs were very sluggish and I was not looking forward to this workout by myself. 2 mile warm-up 8:09, 8:05, tempo 7:13,6:53,6:45, 6:30,6:36,6:16 cool down 7:30, 7:25 Total 10 miles 7:08 pace. I can be happy with the total but the legs just didn’t move and i was laboring. I think part of it is i usually do the tempo on the track and stretch thoroughly and do some striders before starting. I just seemed stale and tired….could be the jump in milage or the foot too…Dunno
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I dunno
My foot still hurts but its not as bad as Sunday…I think? I iced it twice on Sunday and took the ibuprofen at night and 1st thing this morning before the run. I got 10 miles in at a 7:55 clip. Its always slow going the first few miles but then we started hitting them in the 7:35-7:45 range. My natural pace is way faster right now. My weight is somewhere between 162-165 lbs and I would like to get down in the 150’s. Although this Easter weekend did nothing for helping that.
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Icing sucks
Ugh!! Its so cold and painful to submerge your whole foot in a bucket of ice water. I am such a baby I can only keep it in like a minute at a time. LOL . The good news is that my foot is feeling a little better and I popped enough ibuprofen in to get in 10 miles today and 80 for the week. I am going to ice it one more time today and hope the inflammation will go away enough for the plantar to start to heal. Wish me luck cause I’m not stopping….
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