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Location:

OH,

Member Since:

Jun 03, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I started running in Feb of 2009.

First 5K- April 18th, 2009

First Marathon- Sept 19,2009 - Wright Patt Air Force Base Marathon.

PR 5K 19:36  7/04/11  Americana 5K   

PR 10K 42:25  8/06/11  Tadmor 10K (Dam run... HILLS)

PR Marathon 9/17/11 Air Force Marathon 3:14:38

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

Show up. 

REALLY show up.

2017 Races

Tie dye 50K - 29th

11/11 Richmond Marathon

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston 

Run Boston!  

No injuries and another marathon.

Did I mention avoiding injuries? 

More marathons, help others around me achieve goals.  

Personal:

Married and have two daughters 15 & 21... I hope to convert at least one into a runner :)

Psalm 14:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God."

John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Adidas Adizero - Adios Lifetime Miles: 333.37
Saucony Kinvara 2- Bright Lime Lifetime Miles: 744.21
Saucony Hattori Lifetime Miles: 514.86
Under Armor Speedform Lifetime Miles: 782.25
Saucony Kinvara 5 Lifetime Miles: 816.18
Newton Distance Lifetime Miles: 672.30
Innov8 220 Lifetime Miles: 637.27
Saucony Kinvara 6 - Wicked Orange Lifetime Miles: 582.87
Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Lifetime Miles: 719.03
Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Lifetime Miles: 800.36
Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Lifetime Miles: 670.32
Saucony Kilkenny XC5 Lifetime Miles: 185.08
Kinvara 7 Neon Yelarnge Lifetime Miles: 816.51
Adidas Duramo Cool Blue Lifetime Miles: 734.38
Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green #2 Lifetime Miles: 720.23
Nike VaporMax Red/Back Lifetime Miles: 293.03
Newton Mv2 Ghost White Lifetime Miles: 387.90
Saucony Ride Blue Lifetime Miles: 261.25
Reebok Harmony Gold Lifetime Miles: 16.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.000.002.00

3rd visit to the doc. I can run two miles and bring it up from here. As long as I keep it slow until next wed. After many adjustments, workouts, stretches, cool laser treatments, x-rays and overall poking he is convinced that the nerve area is no longer a problem (at least not much of one). The remaining injury is the pectineus muscle and still adductor area. So far treatment has been good, but without pushing the miles or speed I am unsure of total progress.

 The cause? Always a mystery but during all the testing he was very surprised/impressed how strong my muscle areas were for having that much pain manifest itself in the quad area... until... my hamstrings. He told me my flexibility in my hamstrings were like a 90 year old man.  He asked me what I was doing to correct this... and well... hey are we suppose to stretch those?? He thinks this has thrown my running form off and bunch of other big terms causing the injury. For the past week I have been learning how to really stretch that area and wow am I tight there. This will be a daily stretching routine as I get my miles back. I am not bothered too much since I do not have have a focus race until fall. I wanted to set some June 5k/10k PR's , but that will have to wait. I just want to run without discomfort and then really push myself to my limits. 

Saucony Kinvara 2- Bright Lime Miles: 2.00
Comments
From Kelli on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 16:32:54 from 71.219.98.16

You changed your picture and freaked me out!!!! Man, you were sweaty!

YOGA, it does miracles for tight runner hamstrings.

TAKE CARE, you know the prescription.

From flatlander on Sat, May 12, 2012 at 05:42:52 from 76.31.26.153

Take it from a 90-year old man, tight hamstrings are a problem.

From Dan on Sat, May 12, 2012 at 10:42:02 from 24.209.83.20

Kelli! Yes that was my Boston pic... sweaty yes, but in my defense I just ran though a fire hydrant they opened :) You are right about Yoga, the funny thing is (if you remember) I do P90x during all my heavy miles last summer... guess which disk I would skip when I was tired?

Flat- I hope you know you made me laugh out loud.

From Kelli on Sat, May 12, 2012 at 12:21:43 from 71.219.98.16

Good to know that is not ALL sweat. I am kind of glad I did not have to endure that sweaty mess of a race this year. Heat is not my friend.

The Yoga p90x disc is LONG, but the stretching one is good. Or did you skip that one, too?

Flat, you look good for 90.

From Dan on Sat, May 12, 2012 at 13:04:42 from 208.54.40.209

oh yeah....skipped that disk as well..

he does look good for 90

From Bonnie on Sat, May 12, 2012 at 13:27:30 from 150.135.114.163

Yikes -- sorry to hear about this Dan. You need to come out here and visit with our ART guy John. Seriously. Although it is really really hot right now, it would still be nice ;-).

Even two miles is a blessing sometimes! Big hugs (after you shower all that sweat off).

From Hamdog Alum on Sat, May 12, 2012 at 20:41:25 from 71.82.247.163

All that makes a lot of sense and I'm glad you have a direction of action now to deal with the pain. It sounds like you've got a good doctor to work with. Hamstring flexibility is a big problem for a lot of runners. Start subbing some of run time right now for massages in the hamstrings. You'll make really fast progress combined with a good stretching routine of 2-3 times a day. I'd shoot for 1 massage a week, try to find someone that does a half hour and can just focus on the hamstrings. Maybe you can get a package deal of 5-10 massages at a cheap rate.

From Dan on Sun, May 13, 2012 at 17:18:01 from 24.209.83.20

Bon- I would love to visit ... what does ART stand for? I am taking any and all hugs I can get... keeps ya from going insane :)

Erik- I really do like this doctor. One of my problems is the money I have already spent on my first doc and then 16 weeks of PT rehab ($) and now this guy is so highly recommended - he is not cheap. I know I rushed my PT and she knew it so I could run Boston, but I really want to get healthy. The massages are a good idea, I am going to see what the price packages are. I am also working on changing my stride- yet I heel strike in everything, even Newtons. I am looking to try some Hattori and see if that can help me while I keep my miles low.

From Bonnie on Sun, May 13, 2012 at 18:42:37 from 150.135.114.163

ART - active release techniques (http://www.activerelease.com/)

I swear by it ... but it does depend on the practitioner.

keep it up Dan ...

From Dan on Mon, May 14, 2012 at 17:11:46 from 24.209.83.20

Thanks Bonnie... I looked it up, so your guy in AZ is the best eh... hummm

From Bonnie on Mon, May 14, 2012 at 17:57:33 from 128.196.228.134

There is a really really good one in Nashville too ;-)

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