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Location:

So. Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

St.George marathon 2009 - 3:34:07.  It was a PR on my 11th time running St. George.

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run St. George in under 3:30; be in the top 3 in my age group

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay strong, run well for many more years.  Still set PR's in my 50's.

Learn how to run more relaxed and efficient.

Personal:

I'm married with four children.  I run with a group called the Bingham Butt-Kickers, a really fun group of people that gets me out running early on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and sometimes Saturdays.   I recently found out that I've been running with poor form for many years, which has probably contributed to some nagging aches and pains I've had for years.  One of my big goals now is to be able to run with better form and to have running feel more effortless.  I hope this won't take too many years to achieve!
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Mon, Nov 03, 2008
Total Distance
3.00

I'm slowly working my way back into running.  I got on the treadmill for 65 minutes, walking mainly, but throwing in some running along the way.  I ran comfortably without pain at 5.0mph and 2% incline for quite a while.  I tried to get faster, and by the time I hit 6.0mph I was feeling pain in the hamstrings.  It just feels like they need to be able to stretch out more and then there wouldn't be pain.  So I have to keep working at getting them more flexible.  So for the time being, I may be slow, but at least I'm running again, which feels good.

Comments
From Michelle N. on Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 16:06:43

YAY Cheryl! You'll be out running with us before you know it. I shouldn't say us because I was lazy this morning and didn't join the group.

From erico on Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 16:18:25

Cheryl, glad to hear you are feeling stronger. You are so disciplined to listen to your body like that and backing off when the pain starts. Hope all is well with you and your family and looking forward to seeing you again soon.

From Tom on Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 18:11:12

Thanks for the comments on my blog and good luck getting those hamstrings happy. I've had to deal with the high-hamstring tendonitis issues off-and-on for a lot of years and I know what a pain-in-the-rear, literally, it can be.

Looks like your are at exactly the same point I was about 3 years ago, I took a break after SGM 2005 and did 4-5 weeks of just cross-training and some physical therapy to help loosen and strengthen the hamstrings and let the tendons heal. The good news is that for most runners, doing exactly what you are doing will allow you run that much more comfortably and better down the road.

Although I still get flare-ups every now and again, by being diligent with the stretching and icing I've been able to do my best running AFTER having dealt with this injury. I've found one of the most important things in keeping this at bay is to NOT do any hard runs too soon and too fast shortly after a hard race, especially after marathons.

Good luck with your recovery!

From Kelli on Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 15:11:15

Yeah, running!!!! Great job, but take it easy becasue I want you back soon!

From erico on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 17:44:03

Cheryl, I was checking back for entries from your very entertaining blog. Sounds like you are very busy so I will check up on you later. Hope all is going well so we can see you back with the group again. Went on a run with Debbie, Alan and Peggy this morning and we talked about how disciplined you are taking the time off and then the stupid people like me that run through a hamstring injury for two years before it gets better.

From Cheryl on Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 20:52:32

Thanks, Michelle and Kelli for your comments and for always being so nice. I may be back to the group soon, I'll see how this next week goes.

Tom--I appreciate your thoughts on the injury. I've dealt with this injury off and on for the last few years, I just have to remember to be diligent in stretching and icing. Hopefully I'll be like you and have my best running after taking care of this.

Eric--do you really think my blog is entertaining? That was so nice of you to say. Just because you said that, I just now updated my blog. I haven't watched Family Guy recently so nothing to report about that. I did see the Simpsons "24" episode, that was pretty entertaining. I'm glad all you guys had a good run this morning. At least you were able to run thru the injury and now it's better. I'll probably always have pain in my hamstrings, I'm just going to have to learn to live with it. Maybe I'll see you at the group in the next couple of weeks.

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