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After the last calf problem I decided to take 10 days off of everything and start out of shape and slow.

It worked I gained 5 more lbs and am really out of shape but my runs are slower and controlled! Kind of odd thinking but it seems to be working

Mon -2000yd swim

Tues 4 mile run 31:40 PM 15 miles on trainer

Wed 2000yd Swim PM Shop Ride 21 miles gravel roads 1400 feet of climbing

Thur 4 miles run 32:30 PM 14 miles ez ride on the trainer while watching the last Grimm

Friday 2000yd swim 15 miles on trainer midle 5 rigt at 19mph

Saturday Meet day at University of Delaware. Kids ran great despite 30mph winds all day. Have one gal who has PR'd in 10 consecutive race. Got 4 miles in around hotel in 32:40

Sunday beautiful day here in Mansfield 43 mile bike with 3400 feet of climbing. actually set a PR on a 5.3 mile/934 foot climb. Came home and made chilli, hot enough to make me sweat and hot enough to make my 10 year old son cry!

Looking forward to more this week. 20 weeks to Penticton

61 years old

Cancer

Been running since 1977

Finished the Dbacks Run for Cancer 5K in 23:00

75th out of 1557

2nd over 60

One of the best road race courses I have ever run.

Its mostly a charity event obviously but Ive been racing for 40 years and this course was one of the fastest, perfectly flat courses I have ever run.

A lot of fun.

Only bad thing was if there were ANY mile markers, I didn't see them.

Roads all around Chase Field and Talking Stick Arena closed down and thats different for around here..

In my club the races are mostly run in city parks.

Watched the Dbacks sweep the Cleveland Indiana afterwards.

Just a great day.

amkelley wrote:

Allen1959 wrote:

Wow, that's a lot of half-marathon racing! Say, did you mention having worked at the U of R years ago? I worked in Rochester back in the 1980s ... my all-time 10K PR was at 1983 Lilac. Did you ever race that one?

-Allem

Indeed, I was on the chemistry faculty at the U of R from 1987 to 1999. I ran the Lilac 10K several times, and my all-time 10K PR of 36:44 was also from that race, probably in 1991. Small world...

Interestingly, the U of R chemistry department was a real hotbed of running activity in my day. For some time we had four sub-3 hour marathoners in a department of maybe 16 people total. Great motivation for me.

My wife and I also ran Lilac in the late 90s. We worked in Ithaca. She ran 35s a couple times there. That was a great race.

SCgal wrote:

My happy news is that my son ran 14:32 for his first 5000m after two years of missing track due to various medical issues. After so many downs for him, it's great to have a reason to celebrate!

Great running for your son! And good to hear that he's on the mend.

Week 305: 9 hours 1 minute in 7 runs

Mon - 55 min easy

Tue - 1 hr 21 min hilly

Wed - 54 min easy

Thu - 1 hr 36 min moderate

Fri - 55 min moderate

Sat - 1 hr 59 min easy

Sun - 1 hr 21 min easy

This week I have been focused on Uddiyana bandha. Consequently, my easy pace has been faster. Surprisingly, it has been going well. One of the coaches said, "Sounds like Chi Running." Yep.

I was signed up for a 5K this morning, but decided a few additional hours of sleep would add more value to my life. There's another one next week.

@SCgal - It's almost certainly a defective charger. I would replace the charger ASAP. Lithium ion batteries do bad things when they overheat.

Mon. Hilly 47 min. run. Fast 40 min mtb ride 23 min kayak.

Tue. Kayak 30 min. 49 min hilly run.

Wed. 63 min steep off trail run (8 km, 340m of elevation gain) last km 4.27. 29 min mtb.

Thu. 21 min hill run. 78 min mtb ride.

Fri. 33 min mtb and 32 min steep trail run.

Sat. Easy 24 min mtb ride.

Sun. Brutal trail/off trail run in brutal weather. 10.8 km. 530 metres of elevation gain. 1 h 40 min.

The week started well but I picked up a bit of a cold midweek so backed off until Sunday's beast of a run.

Saturday was the first day I have had off running since returning from Nepal.

Not much to report this week, which is probably good! Took a few days off then got back into the routine with just steady runs. 40.5 miles with 2 days off.

M: Off

T: Off

W: 7.08 Miles in 54:44 [7:43 per mile]

T: 7 Miles in 53:41 [7:40 per mile]

F: 8.09 Miles in 1:00:49 [7:31 per mile]

S: 10.34 Miles in 1:14:48 [7:14 per mile] Steady 7:25's then the last four 707,702,655,647

S: 8 Miles No Watch,No Time

This weeks goals are to bump the miles back up and continue my good fortune of remaining injury free.

Have a good week,

Dave

Have had a bit of a setback. After several weeks of improving quality and quantity, I was cruising through 5+ mile jogs every other day. And playing golf on many of the off days. It was during one of those golf days on Friday that I tweaked a calf on a drive. It wasn't enough to stop me from playing, but it tightened up when I got home.

I did some icing and took Saturday off. Things felt pretty good Sunday morning, so I lathered on the Ben Gay and went out for a jog. The first mile went well, but then the calf started to tighten. Because of this, I made the turn early and headed back home. Shortly thereafter, the calf instantly went from tight to "oh oh". So I proceeded to walk the 1.5M back home with both my calf and hammy barking at me.

More on and off icing throughout Sunday. This AM it's tight and certainly not ready to rumble. I'll use the heating pad today and plan on at least a few days off. Hopefully I'll be able to test it out before the end of the week.

Busy couple weeks for me. On vacation 3/25 to 4/2 then busy at work last week. Ran about 20 miles each week with a couple decent 6 mile runs each week.

Ran a 5k beer run Saturday. The "race" started inside a craft brewery so 200 of us runners had to get out a single door before we could start running. Started my watch once I got to the parking lot so I ended up with 3 miles in 23:30. Ran 7:40 pace the first 2 miles but over 8 min pace the 3rd mile that had a big hill.

I'm looking forward to getting back into my routine. Makes me wonder if I'll run better or worst once I retire in 4-5 years.

Hope all of you with minor injuries I getting healthy.

M: off.

T: 7 miles.

W: 8 miles.

R: 7 miles.

F: 8 miles.

SA: 7 miles.

SU: 13.3 miles.

I was planning to go a little longer on Sunday. But 28mph wind (and 40mph gusting) made me so exhausted, so I decided to "go by effort" rather than the distance. (Of course, I have to completely ignore the pace on a day like this.) It's not likely that I will face this kind of weather on a race day. And if I do, I try to hide behind other runners.

Hey Olde Farte,

The old calves are a bit of a mystery. I think they just need a small amount of attention every day. Unlike in younger days, when they could be largely ignored. Good luck on the comeback trail.

Alan Bennet wrote:

Hey Olde Farte,

The old calves are a bit of a mystery. I think they just need a small amount of attention every day. Unlike in younger days, when they could be largely ignored. Good luck on the comeback trail.

Hello, Alan, and thank you for the advice and good wishes. Several years ago I learned the hard lesson about routine calf and Achilles maintenance. Hamstrings, too! For the most part I have been successful at avoiding a lot of down time in recent years with the notable exception of my 2016 Achilles adventure. No fun! I won't bore you with the rehab details, but it's good to be back pounding the pavement again.

Interestingly this latest boo boo occurred on the golf course while teeing off. I think perhaps I've been spending too much time focusing on recovering my running and not enough on lateral movements. Perhaps it's time to dust off the med ball and work on some twisting movements. There's also a post-run yoga sequence that I used to do religiously, but have gotten away from. I need to try to recover some flexibility.

Thanks again for the shout out. All the best to you and yours.

No running.

I conducted a lot of research on Achilles Tendonitis. Looks like I've gone one worse, to Achilles Tendonosis.

There a ton of stuff I can do. Acupuncture, roller exercises, biking, strengthening exercises. Nutritional adjustments, supplemental vitamins. Hot and cold.

At least 6 weeks no running. Probably longer. I'll do WIT to get it healthy, then start again. I'm hungry to run, with my recent HM PR under my belt.

Well, enjoy your runs!

You guys are so damn slow. I'm going to get in shape and challenge anyone over 50yo to a match race over 3000m. And you better be able to run sub 9:20! You all are so self-absorbed and over analyze every w.o. you do. What kind of life do you have anyway

VPCO wrote:

You guys are so damn slow. I'm going to get in shape and challenge anyone over 50yo to a match race over 3000m. And you better be able to run sub 9:20! You all are so self-absorbed and over analyze every w.o. you do. What kind of life do you have anyway

i shouldn't take the bait, but i've got the time. come on out to southern california anytime after october 18th (when i turn 50) and i'll take that challenge. i'll even spot you 100m.

but you won't. it's not the typical m.o. of anonymous trolls to actually back up what they say. thanks for playing,

cush

You've got 3 years on me and I'll still take you up on that. You'll spot me 100m? OK.

Even if you are CC-M, don't be so confident

VPCO,

You are making a wager with one of the World's best masters distance runners. Of course I could say I could whoop your @$$, but talk is cheap.

We don't want you here anyway so make like a pesky fly and bug off.

Igy

Cogito ero sum.

If you can run 9.20 you have me lapped over and over. I could barely run that quick in my 20s.

I would agree there is a lot of over analysis on here but it provides some good info that way.

What sort of life do we lead? Gee thanks for hour concern. I have managed to squeeze in a Himalayan trek to EBC with my son this year. Last August /Sept. I squeezed into my dull boring existance a 7 week tour with my wife of the UK and Ireland in a little van. I did get to run up Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowden while there.

I have also run/ hiked the notorious Helicopter Spur and Buller's West Ridge. Oh yeah I forgot the rugged scramble up to beautiful Mt Cobbler in the last few months.

Of vourse I have also squeezed in days running up Mystic Peak Mt Feathertop Mt Hotham Mt Buffalo etc.

Earlier last year I also managed the scarh Diamantina Spur and a wild crossing of the Razorback.

Anyway I know hou must be busy and I do have to go for a run up the back through the National Park before I get stuck into some gardening.

So keep up the good work.

Hopefully you and Cush have a fun race.