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Location:

Eatonville,WA,USA

Member Since:

Nov 01, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Short-Term Running Goals:

Regain consistency.

Build up slowly and come out strong.

Regain "speed" (relative)

Finish WR50 again.

Improve at Cascade Crest. 

2013 Races:

  • Capital Peak Mega Fat Ass 17M (1/19) - 2:48:48
  • Yakima Skyline Rim 50K (4/21) - 7:16:20
  • Grey Rock 50K (5/13)
  • White River 50M (7/27)
  • Cascade Crest 100M (8/24-25)

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Find my true running potential, then exceed it.

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Another off day today.  I might take the dogs for a walk or hop on the bike for a bit later, but for now I'm just going to categorize my owies:

  • Feet.  Some pain in the morning in left foot at big toe join, but otherwise not bad.
  • Ankle:  Both heels have some discomfort, especially when the achilles is taut.  After moving away from orthotics in my shoes, I'd notice some "feeling" there periodically, but its more substantial today.  Need to add more achilles stretching and calf strengthening routines.
  • Calves:  Seem to have taken a beating.  Don't hurt to just sit, but moving I can feel them working.  I think these took the brunt of the beating during the race, so some TLC now and strengthening later is in order.
  • Knees:  Just fine.
  • Quads:  No real issues.  They actually feel better than they do after some local runs, probably because the marathon course was pretty flat.
  • Hamstrings:  Right hammie felt like it was thinking about cramping mildly late in the race, but it behaved.  Some tightness yesterday is gone and these feel fine.
  • ITB:  Left ITB started giving some periodic discomfort late in the race.  Last 2 nights, both (left worse) have made their presence known throughout the night with what felt like periodic spasms (light), but no issues during the day.  Strange.
  • Glutes/lower back:  Surprisingly tight and some soreness.  Guess I've neglected these muscles, because sitting in my chair for work has been killing me today, and I've got to get up periodically and move to relieve the discomfort.  More stretching and strengthening is definitely in order.
  • The rest:  Just fine.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00
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