Mark-Oblivion
6 Miles Hills - Sauc 5 - Hills. I ran 'em. Some more foot tingling/numbness, but no walking this time (other than the turn-arounds - too tough on my pegs). Tendons sore, muscles weak and tired, AN... read more
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- 1675 total / 0 in 2012
- Goal:
Not look like the under-trained fool that I am come ILThon. No way am I catching 1k miles again this year. Main goal is to fall back in love with running long.
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good 6 Miles Hills 6 mi 00:58 09:40 pace
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alright 6 Miles Hills 6.01 mi 01:00 10:02 pace
6 Hills - Sauc 5 - Nice amount of rain, cool breeze, one false start (forgot Garmin at home), and had to walk about a quarter mile. Nice run. Also heard kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill&quo... read more
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Me too, great job Mark!
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They need a "like" button on dailymile. Good werk!
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Nice job Mark!!
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good Father's Day 6 6.02 mi 00:58 09:41 pace
I love that the run immediately after a shitty one is nearly guaranteed to kick ass. Humid but cool weather and a stocked fuel belt removed any external excuses, so I just ran. Didn't have to forc... read more
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blah Walk of Shame. 1 mi 00:15:00 15:00 pace
See previous entry. This was the walk home from that. This is just here because I thought the title was funny. At least I have a sense of humor.
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alright The Aborted 4 5k 3.1 mi 00:29 09:21 pace
Sauc 5 - Aborted 4 5K - Damn, it felt like a beautiful morning to run, so without a real plan I decided I'd hit 4 miles. Without much thought, I found myself a mile and a half in at 8:45 pace. OOP... read more
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Next time you see them, do it then. I met and ran with a guy who has lost 115lbs...who lives like 2 miles from me! So combined we've lost 122lbs! That was a fun chat!
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Will do. I hope I do catch them again.
BTW, just realized I'm wearing my Chicago Marathon 10-10-10 shirt. No WONDER I crashed and burned on this run! ;)
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Ha! 10-10-10, the date to dehydrate! I was wearing the blue shirt from the marathon ad, lol!
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#dailymission If you do, what supplements do you take? If not, why?
Scotch or beer. Just recently started taking a Flintstones-like chewable mostly for the flavor and because they're there.
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It's official. I just punched "10/9/2011" into the 'Race Date' field on my marathon training spreadsheet. Damn.: http://bit.ly/kUbqr9
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good Fat-Burning Yoga 00:50
I swear to Shiva, yoga zaps my legs more than running does. Yikes. Feels good to move and stretch, though. I REALLY need to try some other routines - like the hip openers Maryjo Powrozek R. gave me... read more
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You can do things like table with a fist so your wrist doesn't have to bend. I don't think you're supposed to do down-dog that way, though. Yoga can be rough on the legs, depending on what you do...
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Yeah, good call. I've done the 'fist' variation - and that's how I HAVE to do push-ups - but I try to do it open-handed in hopes of stretching those tendons back out a little bit. The routine does table 3x. Often I'll do the first two open-handed and the last on my knuckles. Luckily down-dogs are fairly easy on my wrist, it's the shoulder that gets 'tired' and I have to be careful with. I think it'll be OK once I can get some strength back into it.
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Nice!
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I was really just teasing you... I don't begrudge you the missed run at all.
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I do, but I'll get over it. And I can take the teasing. Just sharing my though process and frustration.
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alright 5K from Home 3.1 mi 00:30 09:39 pace
Zero week for Chicago Marathon training. Need to get some semblance of a base in the next few days. LOL. Wish I could say my legs felt great, but blah. At least they weren't bad. Oh where oh where ... read more
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Nice zero week run, Mark! You completed a marathon a month ago... I'd say you've got the base laid down. And, the cardio will come back quickly. In case you're not aware, there's a pretty large FitMKE contingency coming to Chicago this year. And we're bringing OUR weather... so get ready for it! This one's going to be AWESOME! :)
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Well, thanks Marty, but it was a month and a half now, and I walked the back half. ;) With the weight and everything else, I REALLY feel like I'm starting over. Yet I'm motivated to kick some ass. Just need to shift to going to bed earlier again. That's been my killer lately. And yeah, bring on the FitMKEers!!! My cousin will also be running it as her first full. Awesome.
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So glad to see you back at it :) This year Chicago HAS to be nicer to you!
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It'll get easier quickly, I bet. You're not starting from 0.
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great Ride to Ragnar 7.54 mi 00:52 8.7mph pace
MDR, Em (in tow) and I took a leisurely ride over to Relay Station #30 of the Chicago Ragnar 200 mile relay, which happened to be less than 3 miles from our house. We got there just in time to see ... read more
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It was great seeing you guys yet again! And ONE of these days, Em is going to recognize me. ;-) Sorry we took off so quickly... all of a sudden it hit us that we had to be to the next exchange, since our van was "on" again at that point. I don't even think I said goodbye.
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No worries, we totally understand. Team captain has certain responsibilities and priorities. ;)
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alright Crunch Fat-Burning Yoga 00:50
First time doing this since I busted up my shoulder snowboarding in February. Yay for my shoulder not exploding. My problem wrist is still a problem, but whatever. My form and strength were crap, b... read more
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alright 5K from Home 3.11 mi 00:31 09:53 pace
FINALLY back to running. Second run since ILThon. Right foot is still feeling the marathon, so I've taken a lot of time off, but I woke up CRAZY early this morning and just HAD to run. Walked twice... read more
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welcome back sir! :)
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Many thanks. Needed to be done.
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Glad to see you back! While doing my minimal shoe transitioning, I've had foot and ankle issues. I started doing "Asian squats" (see this humorous video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y76UbfBr5vo ) , rolling my feet over a golf ball, foam roller on my calves, and heel drops/lifts. These have REALLY helped me.
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Nice run!
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injured I-Challenge Part II - Illinoi... 26.46 mi 05:35 12:39 pace
Injured from mile 10 on. Full write-up to come, but I'm still deciding if it was wise for me to finish this race or not. But I just couldn't quit. So I got my 3 medals for the weekend.
Yes, this ... read more
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If it helps, that would probably be a personal best time for me, even with training! Hope that your body mends quickly and that you find a bright side :).
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Damn. So sorry it went down like that. I hope you heal up quick! Congrats on finishing, in spite of your injury - that takes a lot of grit.
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i did get a laugh out of the fact that Amy's marathon time in last year's swelter was faster than this, but I do appreciate the fact that even this slow is other people's 'fast,' and I'm lucky to be able to ambulate at all.
Also, the 185 is probably accurate - I had a 180-ish spike early probably due to some static on the HRM strap, but the 185 was from my kick at the end. The spirit was willing, but the flesh (and tendons/ligaments) was weak.
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Thanks Bobbi. Two bad-weather marathons last year made me think I'd tested my mettle. But yeah, this one even took more grit than those. This one was completed on sheer stubbornness and stupidity.
Recovery is going better than expected, though still sore. My muscles never really got tested, so they're in pretty good shape, and the bad foot is responding well to RICE.
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alright Illinois Marathon 5K - I-Chal... 5 km 00:30 09:40 pace
Eh. Blisters on my feet. Oddly upset right hamstring and left knee. I hope that shook out all of the issues for tomorrow's marathon. NOT 100% confidence-building, but it is what it is. #LetsHalf... read more
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Good luck !!!!
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John, full write-up is still a couple days away, but the full was a disaster and I'm sure the 5K didn't help (neither did the 5 week 'training' plan). The blister from the 5K threw off my whole stride and killed my other leg/foot due to compensating for it. Also, the blister got HUGE and blood-filled. I have pics on flickr if you're into that sort of thing. :D Had I actually been trained/toughened up, the 5K would have been no big deal. In this case, it was the start of a long chain of bad ideas.
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wow, really sorry to hear that. I added ten minutes time to my full. I followed a 4 month plan like we do, but that freakin' 5k kicked my butt. I ran it hard, I got 21:58. Really was stupid, I can't believe I did that.
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blah 20 mi 03:37 10:49 pace
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Nice!!! Way to show those hills who's boss :P
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Hills. Done.
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