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salt lake city,ut,usa

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Dec 17, 2006

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Finished a race!

Short-Term Running Goals:

Heal

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy

Personal:

I have 1 wife (Bess), 1 dog (Bandy), 1 son (Dillon) and work at Judge High School as a teacher and XC coach.
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Wed, Apr 25, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Ran an easy zoo loop bv++. The hills were the only thing that felt good on my legs. Its a good thing that run is mostly hills. The flats and downs were painful. I think the workouts over the past 3 days have taken their toll.

I feel like the sheathing aroung my right achilles tendon is swollen. It is painful when I am not running and loosens up after a massage. During a run it only hurts on the downhill portions. I am tempted to call this tendonitis. Any other diagnoses out there?

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 15:46:43

Bob - some thoughts on the race and the calf. Deep down you are a 2:10-2:15 marathoner. However, because you do not yet have a solid training base, some of your subsystems are ready only for 2:30, maybe even 2:35. However, others are already fit to go 2:10, and they sure try. So you start pushing, the engine start turning over, and then the tires fall off because they are not yet ready for this level of engine power. The fix for that is to patiently, gradually, and consistently put in the miles, and just wait. In the meantime, while racing, just run relaxed, try to run tactical, wait until the last 400 meters before you start pushing even if the pace does feel like a jog.

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