Site:
http://www.focorunner.com
Miles:
4532 total / 7 in 2013
Goal:

1mi: 6:00; 5K: 20 (PR-20:20); 10K: 40 (PR-42:06); 10mi: 70 (PR-76:34); Half Mar: 1:35 (PR-1:38:28)

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Mark logged 4532 miles.

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  1. VELO
    good doing SOMETHING 6.8 mi 00:30 13.6mph pace

    Just nice to get outside and so something. Passed by some kind of event at Spring Creek gardens I wasn't aware would be going on. Local microbreweries looked to be serving... hmmmm...

    Cadenc... read more

  2. I don't plan to remain absent from DM for too much longer. I have my achilles back now. I just don't know if I have the nerve to find out how badly out of shape I am.

    • Patrick P.
      Patrick P.

      Welcome back!

      3 months ago Like

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    • Jonathan
      Jonathan

      My advice-take it slow as hell. Every time I get jacked up I try to come back too fast. Start with a frustratingly low per week mileage and bump up by no more than 10% every week. It sucks for a month or so, because you're barely doing anything, but it's worth it.
      Then again, my injuries have all been muscles, not tendons so what do I know.

      3 months ago Like

    • Mark C.

      John T., it's been more like a year, but it looks in the end like my achilles issue was actually a manifestation of gout.

      3 months ago Like

  3. Eff you still, Achilles. That is all.

  4. RUN
    alright First run in Forever - short. 1.1 mi 00:09:44 08:50 pace

    Run was short/slow. Achilles was no problem.

  5. VELO
    good Around town 17 mi

    Pretty long ride with friend and coworker DJ. DJ is a death metal vocalist. I tried to record a video of him smoking and inflating his bike tires, but it didn't work out.

  6. Hope to be more active again soon. Checking in, and it's good to see so many familiars. Cheers all. Be safe, healthy, happy, and live with ease.

    Very little running from Dec-May, and... read more

  7. Achilles still not healthy, but better.

  8. VELO
    key delivery 2 mi

    Had to bike to the grocery store to deliver a spare set of keys, because my wife locked her in the car there. :) Achilles will probably be sensitive tomorrow.

  9. Still no running. Still having issues with my achilles. I've thought I'd be running again numerous times now. Going to try some biking, but that was causing issues also previously, so we&... read more

    • Brian G.

      Good luck with your recovery and return to running Mark

      10 months ago Like

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    • Chris
      Chris

      You must have had quite a tear or something for it to take that much healing with as much rest as you've given it. Rooting on the sidelines with you until we're ready to join in on the fun.

      10 months ago Like

    • Janet
      Janet

      Have you had a massage or acupuncture? Both help me stay healthy (massage more regularly than acupuncture.)

      10 months ago Like

  10. Shared Photo

    This is running related (http://ow.ly/cf8XY) because I took up building ukulele's to keep my mind off not being able to run while I recover from chronic achilles tendinitis. If you have a chro... read more

  11. I feel like a stranger here now. I've been injured so long, I'm starting to get peripheral aches/pains for inactivity!

  12. Well, I have thought my achilles was nearly ready for running quite a few times, only to have issues. It definitely improves over time, but only slowly. I should never had let it go chronic. I... read more

    • Danica L.
      Danica L.

      Sounds wise. I hope it heals fast!

      11 months ago Like

    • Linna
      Linna

      i hear you, mark, hope the achilles gets better soon!!!

      11 months ago Like

    • Ray
      Ray

      Hope it keeps improving Mark!

      11 months ago Like

    • Azaka J.
      Azaka J.

      Keep on doing really deep tissue massaging on that achlles! Really works to break down scar tissue so the same injury don't come back...I was out 8 to 9 weeks last yr n massaged it daily..hurt like hell but it never came back once I resumed running.

      11 months ago Like

  13. Achilles is starting to feel better these days. Going to give it another week before I try some running. It's been far too long. Also... Electric Miles Android beta is pretty nice. :-)

  14. Well, I can't keep up with even running 3 miles weekly. In addition to the achilles soreness that won't abate, even after a took a month entirely off, even 3 miles week is proving to be ... read more

    • Patrick P.
      Patrick P.

      Sorry to hear that. Injuries suck.

      about 1 year ago Like

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    • Ray
      Ray

      Hey Mark. Sorry to hear that man. Do you have any idea what the onset was? I feel like I'm about down to the tendon with some of the things I'm dealing with right now. Just keep at it I guess...

      about 1 year ago Like

    • Janet
      Janet

      So sorry! Take it easy and hope to see you on the mend soon.

      about 1 year ago Like

  15. RUN
    alright A little further 3.66 mi 00:31 08:30 pace

    Pushing the distance back up gradually now. Maybe doing a short run tomorrow as well (we'll see).

  16. VELO
    good Windy 2.63 mi 00:16 9.8mph pace

    Windy day, rode to the bank for an errand.

  17. RUN
    alright beer first 3.2 mi 00:27 08:19 pace

    Had the beer first again. When will I learn. I would add a sixth option for "How did you feel?" Heavy and slow, or maybe "buzzed". On the bright side, after being really stif... read more

  18. RUN
    good Wrong order 3 3.22 mi 00:27 08:25 pace

    Wrong order on this. Had a beer first, then ran. Ran it in the new bikilas, which... well, weren't much different than running in Merrill Trail Gloves, and just a little less nice than running... read more

  19. RUN
    alright the big 3 3 mi 00:27 09:00 pace

    Tough run... I mean, I could have run further/faster, but it was a bit warm for me. I tracked it when endomondo for Android, which is awesome, but it's autopause function is very slow to paus... read more

  20. FIT
    good Reel Mowing 00:20

    First in a long line of lawn mowing workouts this year.