cheryl

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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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Fri, Sep 26, 2008
Total Distance
2.00

No real running today, though I did go to the 5:30 class at the Rec Center.  I'm giving myself 2 miles for that just because I don't want to see a zero in my mileage for today, and plus I figure each 30 minutes of any kind of cross-training has to count for at least 1 mile of running.  We rode the bike and worked on lower body strengthening.  I felt remarkably good all day today, my "issues" (you know, the glute and hamstring things) didn't bother me nearly as much, I wonder if all that moving about and stretching, etc. makes everything feel better.

Comments
From erico on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 01:36:34

Cheryl, was wondering more about your comments relating to your glutes and hamstrings. Do you feel they do better mixing in the cross training and stretching? It does seem that you are running very strong this year without any downtime. Wondering what your verdict is since you made mention of it in your post.

I have enjoyed swimming and cycling more this year, but whenever I increase my mileage about 40 miles per week my hamstrings scream at me.

From Cheryl on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 13:04:04

Eric--I definitely feel stretching and strengthening helps with the hamstrings. It's when I stop doing those things that I really have problems. I do the piriformis stretch every day, plus hamstring stretching and whatever stretching I feel needs to be done. I also do the leg extensions and hamstring curl exercises regularly. I think if after the marathon you really emphasize the stretching and strengthening that you'll be able to run more than 40 miles a week with minimal problems. Also, another thing that helps is concentrating on not striding out too far, keeping your feet under your center of gravity. I think overstriding puts a lot of strain on the hammstrings.

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