Ran a 10k in June (4 Viewers)

[El Floppo]

What do you know- you can't even run a sub-40 10k.

It's the sub-19 5K that I'm waiting for.

Damn. You'd think a brother could get acknowledgement for what he's done instead of being chided for his shortcomings.Geez.

You always have the Clydesdale division as a fall back boost for your ego...........

ilingon:

You guys take me for granted. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone....

All we can see are your vapor trails as it is... you're as good as gone, speedy.

 

[wilked]

OK, so I went out yesterday to 'put up or shut up'. My idea was that I would double my 7:00 pace 4 miler last week. The first 3 miles were going well, but I could feel myself slowing down. Somewhere in that 3rd mile I hit a wall, headed for the nearest park bench for a 3 min break. I concede, you guys were right, 3:02 marathon is unrealistic. New goal is a 3:30 this fall.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/87725143

You can clearly see the break on that 3rd mile in the splits. (Note that big split at the end was these slippery stairs you have to navigate to get over the bridge).

Anyway, I will check out Higdon's, definitely doing my first marathon around Oct. Thanks for the responses

 

[prosopis]

I saw the orthopedic guy today. He bent my leg around asking when it hurt and I tell him my tale. He does some xrays thinking I have arthritis or something in the hip. X ray's were clean. Hip looks perfect. Doc says the next diagnosis would be a labrum tear and wants to do an MRI. I asked if it is not a labrum tear what is next. He said muscle/soft tissue problems. I decided against the MRI due to cost and I doubt I would go through surgery any way. I want to try some of this soft tissue manipulation and active release treatment. Doc says if it is a labrum tear none of that will help but it wont hurt me either. I can keep running and just accept the fact I have to be careful getting out of bed and out of the car. In other words live with the pain which I think I can do. I am now going to try to find a good place for treatment and hopefully get insurance to help.

* I did not realize that my junk would show up on the x ray. Imagine my surprise when the nurse pulled them up on the computer.

I am glad I was not cold. There was my wiener right in the middle of every thing. I was hanging left.

 

[El Floppo]

OK, so I went out yesterday to 'put up or shut up'. My idea was that I would double my 7:00 pace 4 miler last week. The first 3 miles were going well, but I could feel myself slowing down. Somewhere in that 3rd mile I hit a wall, headed for the nearest park bench for a 3 min break. I concede, you guys were right, 3:02 marathon is unrealistic. New goal is a 3:30 this fall.http://connect.garmin.com/activity/87725143You can clearly see the break on that 3rd mile in the splits. (Note that big split at the end was these slippery stairs you have to navigate to get over the bridge).Anyway, I will check out Higdon's, definitely doing my first marathon around Oct. Thanks for the responses

What was one 4 mile run supposed to tell you?I'm pretty sure the old cliched expression, "it's a marathon, not a sprint" might come into play here....But good news about the Oct Marathon- put the miles in and you'll do great.

 

[Ned]

OK, so I went out yesterday to 'put up or shut up'. My idea was that I would double my 7:00 pace 4 miler last week. The first 3 miles were going well, but I could feel myself slowing down. Somewhere in that 3rd mile I hit a wall, headed for the nearest park bench for a 3 min break. I concede, you guys were right, 3:02 marathon is unrealistic. New goal is a 3:30 this fall.http://connect.garmin.com/activity/87725143You can clearly see the break on that 3rd mile in the splits. (Note that big split at the end was these slippery stairs you have to navigate to get over the bridge).Anyway, I will check out Higdon's, definitely doing my first marathon around Oct. Thanks for the responses

good call. If it's early October it's time to get crankin'!Keep us updated on how you're doing. There's a ton of experienced guys here that will support you through the experience. I remember some of your posts from the p90x thread and here. You're a talented dude. Train smart and keep the long runs nice and slow and you should do well.

 

[Dexter]

Ugggak Im having problems breathing feels like i have something in my lungs.

 

[Dr. Gobbler]

I snorted 10k last month.

 

[Sand]

I snorted 10k last month.

Let me guess - you finally got booted from your company, got drunk, and needed somewhere to threadcrap?

 

[eoMMan]

What kind of socks do you guys wear? I assume you aren't wearing cotton socks?

I ran a little over 5.5 miles tonight on the treadmill and I have pretty big blisters on both feet (bottom, inside of arch). My shoes feel good and I think it might be do to my Hanes cotton socks.

 

[El Floppo]

What kind of socks do you guys wear? I assume you aren't wearing cotton socks?I ran a little over 5.5 miles tonight on the treadmill and I have pretty big blisters on both feet (bottom, inside of arch). My shoes feel good and I think it might be do to my Hanes cotton socks.

cotton = no.I'm sure there's all kinds of fanciness since I bought my last pair of running socks a few years ago... but IIRC, they were wigwam IM socks- lightweight, easy-wicking, comfortable.

 

[JFT Ben]

cotton = no.I'm sure there's all kinds of fanciness since I bought my last pair of running socks a few years ago... but IIRC, they were wigwam IM socks- lightweight, easy-wicking, comfortable.

Those are also like smart wool and have a couple pairs of sock-guy socks which are ok. That said, my callouses are so thick I could probably run in anything at this point without too many issues. Took a lot of blisters to build those up though, think of those as the foundation to toughen your feet.

 

[Sand]

What kind of socks do you guys wear? I assume you aren't wearing cotton socks?

Funny enough, some of the best socks I wear are the Starter athletic socks from WallyWorld.

 

[Ned]

What kind of socks do you guys wear? I assume you aren't wearing cotton socks?I ran a little over 5.5 miles tonight on the treadmill and I have pretty big blisters on both feet (bottom, inside of arch). My shoes feel good and I think it might be do to my Hanes cotton socks.

I wear anything I can find. Cotton, smart wool, whatever's at the top of the sock drawer. Maybe try some body glide on your feet. It should help with the subtle sliding that's probably happening.

 

[sho nuff]

What kind of socks do you guys wear? I assume you aren't wearing cotton socks?I ran a little over 5.5 miles tonight on the treadmill and I have pretty big blisters on both feet (bottom, inside of arch). My shoes feel good and I think it might be do to my Hanes cotton socks.

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4408745Im a fan of all things gold toe so I have usually been wearing these.

 

[eoMMan]

What kind of socks do you guys wear? I assume you aren't wearing cotton socks?I ran a little over 5.5 miles tonight on the treadmill and I have pretty big blisters on both feet (bottom, inside of arch). My shoes feel good and I think it might be do to my Hanes cotton socks.

I wear anything I can find. Cotton, smart wool, whatever's at the top of the sock drawer. Maybe try some body glide on your feet. It should help with the subtle sliding that's probably happening.

I think part of the problem is how sweaty my feet get when I run. I probably should look into a cotton/polyester mixed sock. It will probably lessen too as I run more, like JFT mentioned.

 

[Ned]

What kind of socks do you guys wear? I assume you aren't wearing cotton socks?I ran a little over 5.5 miles tonight on the treadmill and I have pretty big blisters on both feet (bottom, inside of arch). My shoes feel good and I think it might be do to my Hanes cotton socks.

I wear anything I can find. Cotton, smart wool, whatever's at the top of the sock drawer. Maybe try some body glide on your feet. It should help with the subtle sliding that's probably happening.

I think part of the problem is how sweaty my feet get when I run. I probably should look into a cotton/polyester mixed sock. It will probably lessen too as I run more, like JFT mentioned.

Also look into getting properly fit shoes from a running store (if you haven't already done so). I finally convinced my brother to go this route and he did his first run in his new Asics. He was floored at the difference it made for his feet/ankles after just 1 run.

 

[gruecd]

You guys do not want to wear cotton socks. I wear Balega Hidden Comfort. Worth every penny.

 

[Darrinll40]

I went out for 4 yesterday evening and actually had a great run, 40:something. The wife was working nights so it was just me all alone so I ate early, then waited until almost 7 to run. I am glad I waited as it got all the way down to 88 before I took off.

As well as doing crunches and other exercises 4-5 times a week, I decided to start walking on my lunch breaks on days I am not running. So far I have only done two, Monday and today, but I have a theory that walking in the heat will help me adjust better to it. Maybe making runs in the early evening better. I am hoping to prove my theory in the positive.

I have two pair of socks that I mostly use, both Balega. As much as I sweat I could not imagine running in anything made of cotton.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

On the topic of socks, I have three different types of running socks that I wear regularly. I'm not very particular, and they all seem to work fine for me, but like everyone else has said, no cotton.

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Today is the first day post-marathon that I haven't had any soreness or stiffness, but I'm still going to give myself a couple more days of rest. Last time, I started running again after three SRDs and found that that was too soon. I'll get back out there on Friday, then I'm going out of town for the next week to visit family, so only easy runs for that week too. Hopefully that should do it.

 

[Ned]

Whoa momma, that was fun. Sunny, 85, 60% humidity and still recovering from a marathon =

I'm following the Higdon post-marathon recovery plan and today called for a mini tempo. 1 mile warmup, 3 mi @ MP, then 1 mile cool down. Well, I can't really use my actual marathon pace (10:46) or my tempo would be slower than the warmup run, so I stuck with a 9:20. Legs felt good, but I wore down pretty quick on the 3rd mile. So I decided to shut it down early and slow jog the last 1.25 or so.

Darrin - you da man for running in this heat every single day with no relief. I'll be switching my schedule around shortly and running in the early AM to avoid the heat as best as I can.

 

[sho nuff]

Did 2 miles "easy" last night. First time running since a week and a half ago.

Calf felt a little tight after...but doing great today. Success.

Also the first run in a while I have done without the ipod. Didn't like that. I like the distraction of the music. Plus, needed something to drown out the sound of the cicadas. Only had to dodge a few of them near the backside of the neighborhood.

Going to do another 2 tomorrow and settle in to a few 2-4 mile runs 3 times a week for a little bit. Then start my push in July for the October half. Taking Higdon's plan and expanding it to 15 weeks to build in some weeks to scale back a little bit or to build up the long run mileage a little slower.

 

[Ned]

I was talking to a coworker about running and we were reminiscing about high school and college running days. I remembered racing in Nike waffles and that got me thinking about flats for the shorter races. Does anyone run in racing flats when doing 5k or 10k type races? Maybe even a ten miler or HM?

 

[sho nuff]

I was talking to a coworker about running and we were reminiscing about high school and college running days. I remembered racing in Nike waffles and that got me thinking about flats for the shorter races. Does anyone run in racing flats when doing 5k or 10k type races? Maybe even a ten miler or HM?

Not sure my feet/knees could take that pounding.I was a quarter miler though. Wouldn't wear the spikes for anything longer than a mile even back then.Not a bad quarter miler either in my day. :51 was my best time...good enough for 3rd best in Knoxville in 1993.Pretty good relay team too. Til I broke my foot the week before state qualifying.

 

[Ned]

I was talking to a coworker about running and we were reminiscing about high school and college running days. I remembered racing in Nike waffles and that got me thinking about flats for the shorter races. Does anyone run in racing flats when doing 5k or 10k type races? Maybe even a ten miler or HM?

Not sure my feet/knees could take that pounding.I was a quarter miler though. Wouldn't wear the spikes for anything longer than a mile even back then.Not a bad quarter miler either in my day. :51 was my best time...good enough for 3rd best in Knoxville in 1993.Pretty good relay team too. Til I broke my foot the week before state qualifying.

Man I miss those days. I was a 200 & 400 guy. You ran yards and not meters in 1993? I graduated in 97 and we were running all metric. My best were a 22.9 and 53.6 in the 2 and 4. My favorite memory was anchoring our 4x4 team at the Penn relays in 97. Bill Cosby was there collecting batons and was being his usual smart ### self giving us all hell for dirtying up his batons. I can still remember watching Obea Moore running his leg of the 4x4 and the whole stadium erupting when he demolished The competition with a 45 something split. Good times....

 

[sho nuff]

I was talking to a coworker about running and we were reminiscing about high school and college running days. I remembered racing in Nike waffles and that got me thinking about flats for the shorter races. Does anyone run in racing flats when doing 5k or 10k type races? Maybe even a ten miler or HM?

Not sure my feet/knees could take that pounding.I was a quarter miler though. Wouldn't wear the spikes for anything longer than a mile even back then.Not a bad quarter miler either in my day. :51 was my best time...good enough for 3rd best in Knoxville in 1993.Pretty good relay team too. Til I broke my foot the week before state qualifying.

Man I miss those days. I was a 200 & 400 guy. You ran yards and not meters in 1993? I graduated in 97 and we were running all metric. My best were a 22.9 and 53.6 in the 2 and 4. My favorite memory was anchoring our 4x4 team at the Penn relays in 97. Bill Cosby was there collecting batons and was being his usual smart ### self giving us all hell for dirtying up his batons. I can still remember watching Obea Moore running his leg of the 4x4 and the whole stadium erupting when he demolished The competition with a 45 something split. Good times....

It was 400m...I ran some 200m in the relays...My usual meets were 400m, 4x200m, and 4x400mHad a guy on our team who for years held the Knoxville records in the 100m and 200mHe was one of the guys that beat me in that 400m race. Actually told me he was going to let me take it...I had it til the last probably 20m...as soon as he saw the other guy passing me he turned it on and passed both of us.

 

[Ned]

I was talking to a coworker about running and we were reminiscing about high school and college running days. I remembered racing in Nike waffles and that got me thinking about flats for the shorter races. Does anyone run in racing flats when doing 5k or 10k type races? Maybe even a ten miler or HM?

Not sure my feet/knees could take that pounding.I was a quarter miler though. Wouldn't wear the spikes for anything longer than a mile even back then.Not a bad quarter miler either in my day. :51 was my best time...good enough for 3rd best in Knoxville in 1993.Pretty good relay team too. Til I broke my foot the week before state qualifying.

Man I miss those days. I was a 200 & 400 guy. You ran yards and not meters in 1993? I graduated in 97 and we were running all metric. My best were a 22.9 and 53.6 in the 2 and 4. My favorite memory was anchoring our 4x4 team at the Penn relays in 97. Bill Cosby was there collecting batons and was being his usual smart ### self giving us all hell for dirtying up his batons. I can still remember watching Obea Moore running his leg of the 4x4 and the whole stadium erupting when he demolished The competition with a 45 something split. Good times....

It was 400m...I ran some 200m in the relays...My usual meets were 400m, 4x200m, and 4x400m

51 is flying.

 

[sho nuff]

51 is flying.

I thought so too...had some other meets with guys from all over just easily taking me though.Still have a few of my warmup jackets I wear from time to time to embarrass my wife.

 

[Ned]

51 is flying.

I thought so too...had some other meets with guys from all over just easily taking me though.Still have a few of my warmup jackets I wear from time to time to embarrass my wife.

There's a local track club that holds open meets during the summer. I'd love to get back into that some day, but I'm too hooked on this distance stuff now. I'd be surprised if I could break 70 in the 400 right now.

 

[sho nuff]

51 is flying.

I thought so too...had some other meets with guys from all over just easily taking me though.Still have a few of my warmup jackets I wear from time to time to embarrass my wife.

There's a local track club that holds open meets during the summer. I'd love to get back into that some day, but I'm too hooked on this distance stuff now. I'd be surprised if I could break 70 in the 400 right now.

I wouldn't want to know what I would run in that now.Ran a few in some intramural college events.One relay was fun...I was running 3rd leg...another team had a bit of a lead on us so I set my sites on catching the guy as quickly as I could (always our strategy in that leg if we are behind)...catch him fast, freak him out and make him push before he wants to...then hope I can hold on til I pass it off.Worked out that day. Guy talked to me after and said he thought he would easily keep that lead.Then I threw up. Hah. Not good to eat a huge greasy college joint cheeseburger the hour before running in some nasty southern heat.

 

[Ned]

Looks like we scared everyone away with our blistering fast sprinter talk

The heat continues to build here in DE. The feels like index was a ripe 94 when I went out for my lunch time run. I sweat more during those 3 miles than I was during 10 milers in the cool March weather.

 

[2Young2BBald]

First triathlon of the season Saturday and I am not expecting much. I got some good training in, in the past week, but no way enough to catch up from a light training year so far. This week looked liked this:

Sunday: Training tri with 850M OWS, 13.2 mile bike and 5K run

Monday: 2,000 yard swim

Tuesday: 18.1 mile bike

Wednesday 1,200 swim (wanted to run, but our area was flooded out)

Using my tracking spreadsheet today, I wanted to see how YTD 2011 compared to the last two years. I've done my 1st tri of the season on Memorial Day weekend the last three years, so my training should have been somewhat similar. I can't believe how a busy spring schedule (work, baseball, etc) has impacted things.

All distances in miles.

2009:

SWIM: 31.78

BIKE: 199.31

RUN: 231.76

2010:

SWIM: 43.75

BIKE: 648.48

RUN: 182.67

2011:

SWIM: 31.93

BIKE: 264.50

RUN: 126.15

I did do quite a bit Yoga for strength and flexibility in Feb/March, but this won't help my legs and lungs late in the event Saturday.

 

[Darrinll40]

2Y2BB - It seems you are getting a lot more run in this year. Did you take most of 2009 off?

Ned - I feel your pain. It was 95 today, I think the feels like was 99 or 100. Though I did run at 4:30. I can't wait for winter so I can ##### about 50 degree weather.

When I was in high school I was on the soccer team....for about 2 practices. All the running about killed me. LOL Marching band was much more my style.

Got in 3 miles this afternoon in 30:25ish. I went out earlier than I did on Tuesday and it was about 95 out with 50% humidity so I meant to go slower. Oh well, I thought I was going slower it was easy. Three weeks ago in similar weather I did 3 miles and after my shower I felt like I was going to pass out, nothing like that today. I have my last 7 coming up on Saturday, and start 8's the week after that. The official training for the marathon starts the last week of July.

I don't have any idea how I am going to run the race in November. I will probably at least walk through water stops, but I feel as if I can prepare to run most of the way. The novice program only has 1 20 miler in it, I hope that will be enough. My only goal is to beat 7 hours which is the time limit. But in the back of my mind I have the number 6 hanging around. Anyway, your first one should be done easily so the PR's are east to get afterward. My biggest mistake in the first half was running it as fast as I did, I may never beat that time.

 

[tri-man 47]

Looks like we scared everyone away with our blistering fast sprinter talk \

Something I've been considering, now that I am 'of age,' is to run a bunch of events in the Illinois Senior Olympics (50+). 5K would be a snap, then it'd be interesting to run a few events from 1600 meters on down. Shucks, maybe I could even find a partner for the bridge tournament ...

 

[Dexter]

All this ran is killing me. That being said I don't have a good excuse not hitting the gym...

First triathlon of the season this weekend: Stony Creek Xtri (750m swim / 13mile mtb / 4mile run).

 

[prosopis]

We hit 100 today.

I did 3.34 miles it was 96 out with humidity at 6%. Yes you read that right six percent. Sweat immediately evaporates off at that humidity. I started strong wanting to see what I may expect out of my upcoming 5k. Less then 1 mile in I knew it was a bad idea. It is really hard to keep your heart rate down in that kind of heat. I ended up doing some running and when hr got to high 60s I then sprinted to get it up to about 178. I then walked until HR dropped to 150. I rinsed and repeated that for my run. My next run will be Sat morning. I plan on waking up pre dawn and doing a slow long run. Hopefully beating the heat. This morning it was about 60 at sunrise.

* I cant believe they are holding a 5k here 6/4/11 in downtown Tucson. I am all in though.

 

[Darrinll40]

We hit 100 today.I did 3.34 miles it was 96 out with humidity at 6%. Yes you read that right six percent. Sweat immediately evaporates off at that humidity. I started strong wanting to see what I may expect out of my upcoming 5k. Less then 1 mile in I knew it was a bad idea. It is really hard to keep your heart rate down in that kind of heat. I ended up doing some running and when hr got to high 60s I then sprinted to get it up to about 178. I then walked until HR dropped to 150. I rinsed and repeated that for my run. My next run will be Sat morning. I plan on waking up pre dawn and doing a slow long run. Hopefully beating the heat. This morning it was about 60 at sunrise. * I cant believe they are holding a 5k here 6/4/11 in downtown Tucson. I am all in though.

I think I would trae my 95 with 60% humidity for your 100 with 6%. 60 at sunrise sounds great, this morning it was 75 with 93%.

 

[tri-man 47]

60 at sunrise sounds great, this morning it was 75 with 93%.

Ug. Ly!

 

[Ned]

60 at sunrise sounds great, this morning it was 75 with 93%.

Ug. Ly!

It'd probably be easier to run with diving gear and an O2 tank.

 

[Darrinll40]

60 at sunrise sounds great, this morning it was 75 with 93%.

Ug. Ly!

It'd probably be easier to run with diving gear and an O2 tank.

I am doing 7 miles tomorrow at sunrise, though I think and O2 tank would weigh too much.

 

[FBG26]

Looks like we scared everyone away with our blistering fast sprinter talk

Ha, I've just been busy this week. None of my workouts has gone well. Whether they be running, biking, or swimming - my body has been fighting me the whole time (legs felt like lead, swim just out of sync). I had to dial the swim way back last night and did only a half mile. I'm not doing anything today or tomorrow and will make sure to get plenty of rest in hopes that I am back to normal for the Sunday half marathon.

 

[Lehigh98]

I know I don't post much but just wanted to come in and mark the occasion of my first cortisone shot. Runner's knee after my half marathon last weekend and have a fun mud run 5K on a team with some old high school friends coming up on 5/21 so "I haven't got time for the pain".

The Dr pretty much said, "well why don't we just do a shot?... hell, I like doing them." Didn't realize it was no big deal so figured I'd try it out. Suppose to be able to go back to running pain free tomorrow (as long as its not a meniscus tear in which case it will still hurt and it would have turned out to be a diagnostic shot).

Was trying to break 1:45 for the half after running 1:47:02 last year but geting a bit of a late start on training this year. I died around mile 10 and it was a moral victory just to finish. Ended up with 1:47:21 so slower than last year. Prob due to one of 3 things:

1. Went out too fast

2. Didn't do enough hills in training (the somewhat hilly towards the middle-end) race

3. Sex the night before (is this a real thing or an old wives tale?)

Thanks for the tips to use Cafepress for the mud run shirts, they'll look a little something like this:

Shirt

Knee was still bothering me after the cortisone shot so they scheduled an MRI. I sheduled it for this past Monday because I was still going to do the Runamuck run and figured I should do the MRI after in case I screwed it up worse. Got the results yesterday and it actually showed 3 things:- IT Band Syndrome (which wasn't even bothering me)

- Small "free edge" tear in the medial meniscus tear that wasn't a big deal evidently

- The main thing was OCD "Osteochondral Defect" in the "weightbearing lateral femoral condyle probably related to remote trauma"

Fortunately all of that is nothing major and he sentenced me to 6 weeks rest with partial credit for time served (almost 4 weeks with only 2 runs of about 3 mi each since the half).

One of the runs was the Runamuck 5K which was alot of fun. We came in 4th even though one of our team of four was holding us back.

Before

Back

During

After

I'm 3 of 4 in the before and after pics.

 

[tri-man 47]

Fortunately all of that is nothing major and he sentenced me to 6 weeks rest with partial credit for time served (almost 4 weeks with only 2 runs of about 3 mi each since the half).

One of the runs was the Runamuck 5K which was alot of fun. We came in 4th even though one of our team of four was holding us back.

Before

Back

During

After

I'm 3 of 4 in the before and after pics.

Great to hear it's not bad news ...and love the race pics! What fun!--

5K tomorrow morning for me. Ran an easy 4 miles today on the track, but threw in a hard half-mile that came in at 3:01.

 

[Ned]

Awesome stuff, Lehigh! I'm hoping to do the mudrun here in DE this fall. Looks like a blast!

Go get'm tri!! Any goals?

 

[IvanKaramazov]

First post-marathon run: 5 easy miles. Slow, but it felt good to get back out there.

 

[ATC1]

I know I don't post much but just wanted to come in and mark the occasion of my first cortisone shot. Runner's knee after my half marathon last weekend and have a fun mud run 5K on a team with some old high school friends coming up on 5/21 so "I haven't got time for the pain".The Dr pretty much said, "well why don't we just do a shot?... hell, I like doing them." Didn't realize it was no big deal so figured I'd try it out. Suppose to be able to go back to running pain free tomorrow (as long as its not a meniscus tear in which case it will still hurt and it would have turned out to be a diagnostic shot).

Knee was still bothering me after the cortisone shot so they scheduled an MRI. I sheduled it for this past Monday because I was still going to do the Runamuck run and figured I should do the MRI after in case I screwed it up worse. Got the results yesterday and it actually showed 3 things:- IT Band Syndrome (which wasn't even bothering me)- Small "free edge" tear in the medial meniscus tear that wasn't a big deal evidently- The main thing was OCD "Osteochondral Defect" in the "weightbearing lateral femoral condyle probably related to remote trauma"Fortunately all of that is nothing major and he sentenced me to 6 weeks rest with partial credit for time served (almost 4 weeks with only 2 runs of about 3 mi each since the half).

I have recently started training. Always hated running, but now that I am out of college and less active, I felt that I needed to start. I am in sports medicine, so I thought I would comment to see if I could help somewhat.IT Band may not cause symptoms, but that can present symptoms later. Proper stretching helps with that.A small tear is not a problem if there is no locking and swelling. (Something that can happen with the OCD as well)OCD is more of a problem if symptoms continue to get worse after you rest. Articular cartilage does not have a good blood supply, so it won't heal very well. Also, considering it is in the weight bearing portion of the knee, it can get worse with increased running. What I would recommend while you are on the shelf and after the shot, is to get a sports medicine PT to look at your running gait. There could be something you can fix such as muscle toning, shoe inserts, change your running gait or a brace that you can wear to take the pressure off that particular spot.

 

[prosopis]

We hit 100 today.I did 3.34 miles it was 96 out with humidity at 6%. Yes you read that right six percent. Sweat immediately evaporates off at that humidity. I started strong wanting to see what I may expect out of my upcoming 5k. Less then 1 mile in I knew it was a bad idea. It is really hard to keep your heart rate down in that kind of heat. I ended up doing some running and when hr got to high 60s I then sprinted to get it up to about 178. I then walked until HR dropped to 150. I rinsed and repeated that for my run. My next run will be Sat morning. I plan on waking up pre dawn and doing a slow long run. Hopefully beating the heat. This morning it was about 60 at sunrise. * I cant believe they are holding a 5k here 6/4/11 in downtown Tucson. I am all in though.

I think I would trae my 95 with 60% humidity for your 100 with 6%. 60 at sunrise sounds great, this morning it was 75 with 93%.

I agree with you. I am no fan of humidity.

 

[Darrinll40]

It was 67 with 94% humidity this morning and I got in my 7. It was not a hard run though I did push it the last 2 miles. I finished in 1:14:13 which makes it my fastest of the three 7 mile runs by about 45 seconds. Next week I am planning to go 8 miles and I am giving my self an hour and a half to do it.

I hope everyone has a good weekend, and remember to give thanks to the people that gave their life, freedom, and time to defending the freedoms we enjoy every day.

 

[Ned]

It was 67 with 94% humidity this morning and I got in my 7. It was not a hard run though I did push it the last 2 miles. I finished in 1:14:13 which makes it my fastest of the three 7 mile runs by about 45 seconds. Next week I am planning to go 8 miles and I am giving my self an hour and a half to do it. I hope everyone has a good weekend, and remember to give thanks to the people that gave their life, freedom, and time to defending the freedoms we enjoy every day.

Similar conditions here this morning, but maybe only 80% humidity. Did another mini tempo run - 5mi with 3mi @ MP. Much, much easier than Wednesday's tempo, but I can tell my legs still aren't 100% 'right'. I'm getting there, but man this is a slow recovery process.

 

[prosopis]

It was 67 with 94% humidity this morning and I got in my 7. It was not a hard run though I did push it the last 2 miles. I finished in 1:14:13 which makes it my fastest of the three 7 mile runs by about 45 seconds. Next week I am planning to go 8 miles and I am giving my self an hour and a half to do it. I hope everyone has a good weekend, and remember to give thanks to the people that gave their life, freedom, and time to defending the freedoms we enjoy every day.

Similar conditions here this morning, but maybe only 80% humidity. Did another mini tempo run - 5mi with 3mi @ MP. Much, much easier than Wednesday's tempo, but I can tell my legs still aren't 100% 'right'. I'm getting there, but man this is a slow recovery process.

Similar temps here but humidity much less. The computer says 18% but I dont know if I believe that. I would guess it was lower. I did a total of 10.71. The first 9 miles were good but the last 1.71 was the dreaded walk of shame home. I just lost all energy. Reading this Pfitz book has me questioning my hydration/nutrition.Have a good safe week end every one.

 

[gruecd]

Whassup, guys!?

Week in review:

M: 8 miles @ 7:39/mile

T: 8 miles @ 8:21

W: 5 miles @ 7:39

T: 12 miles (hilly course) at 7:45

F: 6 miles @ 7:58

S: 24 miles at 8:09

S: SRD

TOTAL: 63 miles

In a groove right now. Feeling good.