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Location:

Auburn,WA,USA

Member Since:

Sep 30, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Ran lots of 5K races and placed a few times.

Finished my first half marathon 11/08 with a surprising time of 1 hr 5o min:)

Finished my huge goal of completing my first marathon! Portland Marathon 2010 with a time of 4:18:49

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a 5K in under 20:00 min.!

Independence Day 5K run in Chico, CA 7-4-10

Portland Marathon 10-10-10

Jingle Bell Bash 2010 Seattle 12-12-10

Tour De Lights Fun 5K in Bonney Lake 12-21-10

Linkin City half marathon 3-6-11

Long-Term Running Goals:

Staying physically fit my whole life, which includes keeping into the running routine. Would want to accomplish my goals by: continual running and have completed a marathon. Another great accomplishment would be to complete a triathalon as well.

Personal:

Happily married, no kids yet

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Sun, Jul 11, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.54	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.54

Roegner Park. Cloudy but no apparent rain except slight sprinkle a few times. Weather was pretty good for running; just felt slightly humid. Hard to get out again and run the long run solo. I was shooting for 10.5 today since last Sun. ran a race and want to gradually get back into the swing of things. Unfortunetly on mile last 7 mile my R knee started hurting. It was more than just a slight hurt and seemed to get worse as I ran. It definetly caught my attention. I felt very frustrated. I stopped and walked some but didn't seem to help. Finally I had to quit on mile 8.5 ish......I just hope this isn't a continual problem because this is my worse nightmare. That I won't be able to try my first marathon. I will just take it easy and try for next Sun. long run. What else can I do? I iced my R knee (more of the outside front was hurting) I will keep trying to do the knee exercises even more dilligently than I have been doing them. I am trying to think why it would be hurting. Maybe due to not sleeping too well or getting to sleep by 2 am? I did sleep in until 9 though.......I"ll be trying to figure out the cuase of my injury. Possibly due to stress and tiredness...\

I did try out a type of energy bar on mile 6 to get used to it on longer runs. Raw Rev 100 calorie chocolate bar by Raw Revolution. It tasted good and did seem to give a little bit more energy, not a ton that I could notice. Trying out new products.

There were lots of people out exercising, some running-2 guys and a lady together. Lots of people walking their dogs. A roller blader, walkers, etc.

TT: 1:19:59 Avg: 9:22 min Max: 6:32 min

Splits: 8:55, 9:12,8:55, 9:16, 9:25, 9:13, 9:20, 9:36, 11:19 (Mile 6 I walked a little bit; the last mile not so accurate because that is when I was having most of my knee trouble and had to slow down and walk. It was just frustrating because I had the endurance to do 2 more miles; my knee just wouldnt' let me, so I was smart and listened to my body)

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.50	Weight: 0.00	Calories: 806.00

Comments

From nicole on Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 23:33:25 from 76.115.203.214

Great job out there Anya! So sad about the knee, but don't get discouraged! Take a few days off. Also, research some stuff about ITB, and see if you think that is it. Mine feels irritated, discomfort, and is on the outside of the knee. Runner's knee is usually characterized as being under the kneecap. ITB can be caused by running often on canted roads (do you do this? I don't think you do - you normally run on flat trails right?) but also from running on tracks, which I know you do sometimes. A foam roller can help - I got mine at "The Foam Store" in Seattle for about $10, but there's got to be some other place that has them. You lay on the hurting side and roll up and down on it. I'll show you sometime as that probably doesn't make sense. Also its good to strengthen your outer quads. I was told to get an exercise band (like a rubber band) and tie it around your knees and basically do leg lifts (you'll feel the burn in your outer thigh). Also doing stretching which I think you're already doing.

This is a good website that has all kinds of info: http://www.itbs.info/html/what_is_itbs.html

as is this: http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/sportsmedicine/a/itbs.htm

I hope this helps a little! I'm sure it will clear up with a little rest and such. Keep icing it - the PT told me to ice twice a day whether I had worked out or not.

From Anya on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 00:03:07 from 67.170.25.178

I run mainly on flat surfaces but there were a couple of areas where it was uneven at Roegner Park. I"ll have to watch it. I'll keep icing it and take it easy. I have more of a plasticy roller that my dad gave to roll back and forth on muscles. I wonder if it is the same thing. We will have to compare notes next time we run together. Do you wanna try to run with the Balanced Athlete if you are next Sun? They do run at 8 a.m. though. But you beat the heat! Again thanks for all your support and insights!

From nicole on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 00:10:13 from 76.115.203.214

I think they thing you have is called "the stick" and I actually kind of want one of those too! You can probably use that the same, just roll it up and down the outer park of your thigh (along the band). The roller is a big 3 ft long, 8" thick roller that rolls on the ground with your leg on top of it (if that makes sense). Here's an example: http://www.crossfitramstein.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ROLLER.pdf

I would love to run with the Balanced Athlete! I actually am not sure if I'm coming home next weekend (kind of think not as of now) but I am FOR SURE coming home the weekend of the 23-25, so I definitely would be up for a run that day.

From Anya on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 00:15:30 from 67.170.25.178

oh okay cool, yeah the foam roller looks a little different but yeah I think the stick might work. That is the name of it, heheh I saw the page that shows how to use it, that is neat! Yeah no worries, we can shoot on getting together July 23-25 Sunday or something. Look forward to it! Hope my leg will be feeling better. I'll work hard at getting back into the groove. That's for motivating me!

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