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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
Thu, Jul 23, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.550.001.55

Argh! My calf felt tight for the first mile, and then it started to hurt and just kept getting worse to the point where it was changing my gait. I had forgotten to bring my cell phone and I wasn't very far from home anyway, so I stopped running and walked back home. I might try the elliptical at work tomorrow morning and see if I can do that without pain in an attempt to maintain some fitness while I let this stupid thing heal.

Brooks Adrenaline Miles: 1.55
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments
From Metcalf Running on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:26:06 from 207.225.192.66

CRAP!!! This is not good. I hope you can get a workout on the eliptical without any pain. I really hope it gets feeling better soon. I'm sure the rest will help.

From Snoqualmie on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:11:39 from 67.171.56.164

Oh dear. Take it easy then. "Summer time, and the runnin is easy?" If you have to take some time off, I recommend spending some of it reading Born To Run - amazing book! Mind bending! ;)

From auntieem on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:38:22 from 67.182.145.8

Oh, Carolyn! So sorry its still so bad. You are very smart not to push it. Seems like eliptical is a good choice. Does ice help?

From JD on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:43:46 from 64.65.159.206

It'll heal for sure, especially with your discipline.

I second Sno's recommendation on "Born To Run" I just finished it. It's enlightening and fun to read.

From marion on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 17:06:46 from 71.213.106.139

From my own CRAPPY experience with calves, I really wish I had gone in to the sports med guy sooner. I found out there that the cross training I had been doing, while seeming to not hurt the calf, was hurting the calf :( I was down for 3 weeks before I went in. I had to scrap my first 1/2. After seeing him, and him BEATING the CRAP out of me, I was running in 3 days :) He did acupuncture, scraping, this handle bar thing, ultra sound, and other assorted torturous things :) Oh yeah, and when he was done, he slapped a Chinese herbal patch on. Good times :) I LOVE him :)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 17:46:01 from 198.241.156.7

So Marion, are you saying I shouldn't do the elliptical tomorrow?

I've got an appointment with my GP tomorrow (all things must go through the GP) and I'm hoping she'll refer me to a sports medicine guy.

From Kelli on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 18:06:08 from 71.219.89.21

I am so sorry about the calf! Honestly, I keep questioning why we torture our bodies like this! We are all sick in the head!

Have a great weekend and I hope you are back to perfect soon.

From marion on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 18:20:15 from 71.213.106.139

Maybe, yes, on the skipping the eliptical??? BEG the gp to go. Can you bat your eyes ;D

From Bonnie on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 22:39:15 from 24.121.55.123

Carolyn, try the ART/massage/stretching first. Or ask your GP for referral to a good sports PT. Sports med guys basically will either try to cut you or just tell you not to run. They really aren't good for repetitive stress injuries (whoops, my bias is showing, sorry). Maybe some are good, but none that I have ever seen (all two of them).

From marion on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 23:13:11 from 71.213.106.139

All of the orthopeds I have seen have wanted to cut me, hence the waiting so long to be seen for my calf pull. I went to a highly recommended sports med chiro that MichelleL made me go to. He is very hands on, no cut on ;)

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