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Location:

Littleton,CO,USA

Member Since:

Aug 04, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

I've run off and on (more off than on) throughout my adult life. Most recently I started running in May of 2007.

5K PR: Colder Bolder in December 2009 in 22:50.

10k PR: Bolder Boulder in May 2009 in 48:06.13.

1/2 Marathon PR: Canyonlands Half-Marathon in March 2010 in 1:43:20.

Marathon PR: Newport (Oregon) Marathon in June 2010 in 3:42:17.

I have completed two full marathons.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to consistent running.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3:30 marathon.

Personal:

I grew up in Utah, but live in Colorado now.

I am married and am a working mother of four children, ages 9-19.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Nike Lunarracer Lifetime Miles:						284.91
Brooks Adrenaline Trail Lifetime Miles:						574.62
Brooks Green Silence Lifetime Miles:						681.13
Brooks Adrenaline 10 (2) Lifetime Miles:						424.52

Fri, Jul 24, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

I took the Sage Marion's advice and didn't do the elliptical this morning. I slept in instead.

I got a list of ART providers from Bonnie. One of them is on my insurance. I'll see if I can get my GP to refer me to him.

**Update**

It turns out I don't need a referall from my GP to go to a chiropractor (ART providers are chiropractors), so I cancelled my doctor's appointment. I called and left a message with the one ART provider who is on my insurance.

My leg feels better than yesterday and I'm not limping so much, but it still hurts.

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

Comments

From Metcalf Running on Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:51:33 from 97.126.147.83

It's probably a good thing to make sure everything is OK. You don't want to make things worse, or have a longer recovery then you have to.

From JD on Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:58:01 from 166.128.15.40

That's a good sign that it feels better. Hope you can get in soon with the ART.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 13:10:01 from 198.241.156.7

I just got an appointment with the ART guy for next Monday at 3:30.

From Mark on Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 13:19:59 from 24.129.132.74

Hope you get better soon. I have had good luck with physical therapy and massage in the past. Fortunately when I did go to a sports doctor, she did a few quick checks to make sure nothing was broken or might be broken then sent me down the hallway to the PT guy who turned out to be really good and nailed down the problem immediately.

In addition to fixing the immediate problem they should be able to help you avoid future problems.

Good luck and get better as soon as you can!

From auntieem on Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 13:21:03 from 67.182.145.8

Good. Taking the day to sleep in is good. The appointment is good. Its probably from all those miles you put in wearing that pioneer dress and running shoes! Let us know.

From Snoqualmie on Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 13:23:47 from 67.171.56.164

I hope that leads to recovery! I'm glad you slept - that always helps!

From marion on Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 13:50:31 from 71.213.106.139

Good news :) The best thing for it is RICE for now. Icing it about 4-6 times a day for about 20 minutes helped me a ton. Stay off of it as much as possible. For me, it turned out that I was a toe runner and all of the hills I run were the cause of the problem. I have orthotics now and the calf problems are gone :) I didn't have to move to a less hilly place either ;D

(For icing- i made an ice pack and then put a paper towel against my calf, thent he ice pack, then I wrapped it with an ace bandage to hold it in place.)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 14:25:43 from 198.241.217.15

Thanks for the tips, Marion. I'll have to ice it when I get home tonight. I don't have the means to do the icing thing when I'm at work. Good thing the weekend is coming.

From RAD on Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 18:47:10 from 67.166.99.8

Dang!!! I've been away too long. With family in town I've neglected my blogging and didn't know about your calf! I hope that the doc will help, when I've gone to PT's I always come out stronger and with better, stronger form. I hope the guy you go to does well for you!!

From marion on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 18:34:11 from 71.213.106.139

how are you feeling?? What did the doc ssay??

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 22:49:30 from 71.229.164.25

He said it was the deeper muscle in the quad, the soleus or whatever, that was the problem. He pushed and poked it for a while. It's been feeling pretty good today and I jogged a short distance in the park tonight and it didn't hurt, so I might try a short easy run tomorrow morning.

I'm going back on Wednesday to get pushed and poked again.

From marion on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 23:01:26 from 71.213.106.139

Was it your quad or your calf?

YEAH FOR HEALING :)

From RAD on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 00:26:14 from 67.166.99.8

How did it all go? Did you get your jog in? I hope you're doing well!

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