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May 2012

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Spanish Fork,UT, USA

Member Since:

Jun 11, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

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My Running PR's

5k-   18:25

10k-   39:06

13.1-   1:25

26.2-   3:09:03 (Boston Qualified and 1st marathon)

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I'm Lily, and I love to do hard things.

 

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 We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre. ~Uta Hagen.

Todays workout was foam rolling, a small amount of strength training, some explosive plyo's, then 50 minutes on the elliptical, getting a good sweat on. Calf is still feeling a lot better!

This morning:

Ice bath dipping 14x

 

Then epower machine. Which does this

And I'm not sure how I feel about this article.

 

 

 

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Updating from my crackberry so this won't look pretty :) 40 min elliptical before I threw my hands up in the air and said screw it! I'm gonna run! I had some discomfort the first 2.5 miles and then it got better and better. Last part I couldn't tell anything was wrong. Pain is now in the back of the calf halfway down. Sometimes I feel weakness when walking in the mid calf. I used to hurt in the front by my shin, now that's gone. What is that? Tendons? Not achilleis right? Made it 6.2. Made me happy

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25 min elliptical, strength trained abs, back and some tricpes. Ran 6.5 on the river trail. Some of it on the grass. Discomfort till mile 3.5 today. Not sure if I should run the half on Sat or ask to be switched to the 5k?!!???

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60 min elliptical, then 2.50 down to the trail up partial way and flipped around back home. Discomfort in my right calf and shin, and my inner voice shouted don't race on Saturday. Sad... I suppose I should rest it all this next week. I hope UVM is still attainable :(

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I walked 4 miles up the trail and back. Not counting that mileage obviously since it wasn't running. I can run, but it hurts. So I am resting for 7-8 days.  Prayed a bit the first few minutes and felt better. I know my calf will get better.

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The elliptical totally redeemed itself for me today. I did a high intensity workout on it today and it *almost* came close to the same feeling as a speed workout. I've been wearing a heart monitor every morning. I had won it last Sept. at a race. It's finally being put to good use. I was able to hit my max heart rate zone on the elliptical today, with a 1-2 minute recovery in between. If I can do this workout a couple times a week until I am better, I shouldn't lose to much vo2 max right?

It's not running but it's better than nothing. 

I think I may have MTSS. I think I am scared of how long it will take to heal up. I think I need to start wearing a light weight stability shoe. I think I pronate and it's causing me problems. I also had my si joint checked and it's rotated a bit again and I have a leg length discrepancy. I think I need to make some appts. to get myself some help so I can heal and get back at it faster. I also came to terms with the fact that I brought this calf problem on by upping mileage to quickly in one week.  !@#$%^&^&%$#!

I can't believe this is happening to me again...

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Strength trained legs today. Then high intensity intervals on the elliptical again. 

I've only run a couple time in the last 11 days. I know it hasn't been that long but I miss it more than you can imagine.

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Just checking in.....

 I have felt a major change the last 2 days in the calf. I don't really feel it anymore. I hope that means healing. I know it's not all the way healed, but what a GREAT sign! 

FRB poll: I still haven't seen a Dr. Should I make an appt and have a full exam on the leg done as well as x-rays to be sure of no hairline fracture? Or should I skip past that and go to a PT and get a little Graston technique done? 

I ran from my car to the gym doors. It didn't hurt. At all. Oh I hope!

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I CAN RUN!!! No discomfort, no pain. Maybe a tiny twinge of something, but nothing to overly note. I CAN RUN! I CAN RUN! Yeeaaaahh!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Gym ( I HATE THE GYM! I'll expand on this in a moment.) Some random weights for 15-20 minutes. Then elliptical for 45 minutes.

Ran 4.40 outside. I am keeping the pace slow so I don't hurt myself. I am supposed to run every other day, but I couldn't handle one more minute in the gym. I AM SO ANNOYED! I can't get through any type of workout without someone making some stupid comment about something. Meat heads like to poke fun at how I am not strong enough anymore, or my form isn't perfect. Or they just plain like to try and flirt with me in their own stupid way. I am sick of harassing comments! I can't get into the cardio without being stopped and asked gazillions of questions. I do not wake up so early to waste time. I just want to get it done and get home. 

I was already agitated from that, so I get home and run on the trail. It was a million times better than being in the smelly sweaty gym! However the old men on the trail are nuts. I don't understand why they think the girl flying past them with earphones on has the breath and the time and the HEARING for them! I hear muffled things through my earphones. They are talking to me but I can't hear them! I AM RUNNING, I AM NOT STOPPING TO CHAT WITH YOU!  I am so annoyed! My husband wonders what on earth is so awesome about me that I am constantly getting bugged! I wonder the same thing...I like to be friendly and give a smile and a quick hello, but I don't like small chat when I am trying to get a workout in. End of story. Thanks for letting me vent blog!

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Gym ( I hate the gym!!) I sound like a broken record. 57 minutes elliptical hell. 

Ran 4.5 outside. 1.10 of it on the grass at the sports park which sits next to the river trail. I feel way better running on the soft grass. Though it makes my pace a lot slower. Should I be concerned with this? I see more grass running in my future till my calf is completely better. Today didn't feel as great as yesterday and Sunday. Maybe tomorrow if I run, I should stick to the grass. The sports park is big so there is plenty of room to run.

I can't help but get a little sad that this is the season of my sport, and I can't train or perform at my potential. It's humbling.

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I decided to break from running today and try again tomorrow. So it was weights for about 30 min. And elliptical hell for 1 hour and 7 minutes. Total hell. I cannot wait till my river trail run tomorrow.

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7 miles! This turned into a 3.5 miles of warm up,  then 3.5 mile tempo. My watch died halfway in, but I have the mileage memorized obviously, and I can gauge speed pretty well. Felt like a 6:30-6:40 pace on the tempo. I was SO happy! No gym for me today! Just me and the river trail, the birds, sunrise and my big giant smile! I can run!!!!!!!!!!

Was just thinking, maybe for the next 2 months I will just stick to the 5k distance in racing until my leg is fully 100%. It may be good. I will gain speed and agility if I do.

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Ran some river trail with Rachelle and Kira this morning. We were joined by Jessica and her husband who are both on the blog as well, but just track mileage. 

We had some fun chit chat. We kept our pace around an 8:30 recovery pace. It was great for me since I am still somewhat babying this calf. I find myself staring out the window during the day and getting teary because I want to try harder. I can't get past thoughts that I am capable of so much. But I need to learn patience in this time until it is 100%. And it won't get 100% with me pushing and pushing. It is in my nature to push when running. It's what makes me feel accomplished and free.

Jessica was wearing the Brooks purecadence. Super sweet shoes! I am totally getting some!

I ran one more mile a little bit later with some speed on/offs. felt good.

After our run we were standing around for a few talking. Without thinking I took one of my energy cookie balls and bowling ball rolled it into the street. It was random and made us all laugh. Rachelle's face was hilarious! I do weird things sometimes! I decided to go get it out of the road before my husband ran it over later, then complained about the slob that dropped their cookie in the road. he he


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I ran 4 this morning but it wasn't very comfortable on the calf. And the problem continues...

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Strength training for 30 minutes. 40 min on the elliptical. 

5.50 river trail run. Leg is still kind of hurting. Makes me run a lot slower. THIS SUCKS!  Felt kind of iffy until about 3 miles in, then any thing that feels uncomfortable goes away. Right about that time today, my ipod shuffled into some songs that I ran to during TOU in 2010. It's amazing how the music affects me. Footfall picked up and before I knew it I was running in the low 7's. That was nice.

Contemplating another break from running. This morning I did a deferment of my UVM registration to next year, and Hobble creek will now become my half marathon goal this year.

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35 min on the eliptical. Ran 3.5 outside. Leg feels like crap and I feel frustrated!

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I really don't have a lot to say in this time because yesterday I decided to stop running for about 15 days to get my calf completely healed. I am planning to (for real this time) make a Dr appt this next week. I don't want to see the regular old family MD, I feel like they don't know what's going on with sports injuries. Any suggestions from bloggers on what kind of Dr. I should see is so appreciated.

I don't feel like it's a severe long term injury. It doesn't feel that horrible, but just enough to realize that I need time off for a small chunk of time. I can do 2 weeks right? -though I already had a mini melt down this morning on my way to elliptical hell for an hour. I saw a man running as the sun was just starting to rise. It was so beautiful out and my heart sunk :(

I know in my heart my calf will get better these next 2 weeks. Don't ask why, but I just know it. And when it does, I will be a good girl and ease into it. And after doing that for awhile I will come back stronger than ever before. Mark my words....


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Strength trained for 25 minutes. Then 1 hr 10 min of elliptical hellishness. Not sure how to survive 11 more days ugh

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I figure I may as well blog my x-training right?

Lifted yesterday, so today was just cardio. 59 min on the elliptical. I wasn't going to give it the satisfaction of a WHOLE hour of my life  :)

20 min on the step mill. I got my booty kicked on this. Haven't done it in about a year? Crazy sweaty workout. I needed that.

I think I burned about 1050 calories this morning.

I am missing my morning runs very much. I am moved to tears probably twice a day. It's usually if I get near one of the roads on my loops/routes. Or the feel of beautiful sunny weather. But most esp when I see people out running. Like I did this morning on my way to use a silly machine to get my heart rate up :(

Today is day 5 without running. 10 more to go. I can do this.  

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Strength trained this morning. Fun. Not. (This will be a run on paragraph. Updating via crackberry). Then I did 20 minutes of a speed training setting on the step mill. And 32 minutes hardcore of elliptical hell. Ummmmmm somehow I think this cardio is not helping get my calf better. it hurt afterwards! I'm now contemplating total rest from all cardio. I really think my calf needs complete rest. This sucks! I can't believe this is happening to me.

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Heeeeelllp I'm melting! Lack of running is making my legs look smaller lol. Did some crazy wall sits when I first got to Gold's. Then a couple weights machines. Then 60 min elliptical. Got a good sweat! Then a few more weights. Then 12 minutes walking on an incline. Going to the Dr today for my calf. Wish me luck for shizzle. My calf feels a lot better. I just know it needs rest to get back 100%. So sorry for the run on, updating with the crackberry on the run doesn't allow for good paragraphing etc. I just got back from the Dr. Had an x-ray and there is NO FRACTURE! Wahhoooooo!!!! Shin splints and some overuse on the muscles and tissues on the calf. 1-2 more solid weeks off, physical therapy (oh joy) again, and then ease back in every other day running. I am so glad that its nothing super serious. This year marks my 10th year since I began running. It is part of my heart. I run for me. I will be back stronger. I'm determined....

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