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Location:

Salem,Ut,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2006 Ogden Marathon 4:19:33.

2006 St. George 4:05:31

2007 Riverwoods 1/2 Marathon 1:34:47

2007 Speedy Spaniard 10K 43:20

2007 Riverwoods 10 mile race 1:12:38

2008 St George Marathon 3:43:37

2012 Spectrum 10K 43:54

2012 St. George Marathon 3:42:17 PR!

2014 St George Half Marathon 1:40:34 C/PR

2019 American Fork Half Run Against Cancer 1:40:31 C/PR

2019 Nebo Half Marathon 1:38:09 2nd in my Age group 55-59.C/PR

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024:

I'd like to just run more overall.

Be more consistent.

Work on Speed.

Cross Train.

Run More races.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and keep running until I'm really old, and maybe get a Boston Qualify.

Personal:

I am Married and my wife Cindie and I have 5 kids. I am an insurance agent and have been for over 30 years.

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Miles:	This week:	13.45	Month:	96.73	Year:	293.82
Kayano 29 Red/Blue Lifetime Miles:						136.15
Nimbus 25 Blue MS Lifetime Miles:						188.98
Nimbus 25 Blue New Lifetime Miles:						83.40
Nimbus 26 Dark Blue Lifetime Miles:						65.37

Tue, Aug 21, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

I took it pretty east today on the glider as the last four days I have hit really hard so I went with 40 minutes today at an easy pace... I put down four miles as I feel this is what I earned this morning. I might on Saturday take my legs out for a little run on the road and see how they do but it wouldn't be for very far, but again that will depend on how it feels come Saturday...

PM- I decided to give my leg a try and see how it is doing so I went 2 miles with my son, he is getting ready for fall soccer so we went for a run... Much to my displeasure my leg is not healing, infact it is roughly the same... I have taken almost 10 days off of no impact and cross- training and it doesn't seem to be getting any better, even though when I cross-train it doesn't hurt, but it doesn't seem to be getting any better either. I am at a cross roads here and I don't know where to turn, my brother-in-law is going to get me an appointment with an orthopedic he knows real well to see if he can find anything, very discouraging. Man, I have come so far it is so hard to take... I don't know...

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Comments

From Lybi on Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 16:18:52

Hey Clay, I've got a crazy idea.

This Saturday you COULD run a couple of miles, which probably won't help your fitness all that much at the level you are at right now, but which COULD still be a little too soon for your shin to be completely healed OOOOOOOOOOOORRRRR you could take this challenge: Do the elliptical while you watch an entire full-length movie. This will simulate the 15-20 milers most people running St. George are doing now. Gotta give your muscles and liver the message that they need to start storing more glycogen. Hope you take the challenge.

CLAY ROCKS!

From Lybi on Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 16:02:27

Clay I'm so sorry! Now I feel like a jerk for trying to push you. Hope you are going to be well soon...

From Clay on Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 16:15:31

No proplem, its not your fault, I am just a stupid runner who refuses to give into the injury and hopes and prays for it to get better.... Its pure stupidity on my part, girl... In the words of the Terminator "I'll Be Back".

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 16:21:48

Actually, Lybi had a good idea about the elliptical long run. I would also do some running, about 75% of the maximum possible you think will not make it worse. In many cases running in proper amount through an injury actually helps it heal faster, but you need to find that golden balance where you are in a positive cycle where it is always better the next day. You could try experimenting with various combinations of elliptical and running.

From Clay on Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 16:30:39

would I run first and then do the elliptical after I run? Last night I ran at a pretty good pace for 2 miles but it has been sore all day and I don't know if I could run on it again today, its pretty sore...

I did do the ellipitacl glider this morning for 35:00 minutes and there was some pain which I haven't had with previous workouts.

From Clay on Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 16:56:33

I did do the ellipitacl glider this morning for 35:00 minutes and there was some pain which I haven't had with previous workouts.

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 17:12:48

If you run, run at a very slow pace - no fast than 9:30. You will have to experiment with the right mix of running and elliptical. I would start with the elliptical, run a bit, then go back to the elliptical, then maybe run some more after that.

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