| Location: Florence,TX,USA Member Since: Aug 06, 2006 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: ENTRY 1: Age 61 and I'm still alive and running. . . . . . ENTRY 2: Austin, TX, Muddy Buddy Masters, 1st place, 2005, 2006, and 2008 with Karen F. (see picture above - Karen H.; Karen F.; Me; Carey) (Karen H. & Carey did an Ironman in Idaho in June 2007) . . . . ENTRY 3: St. George Marathon 2001 3:18:03; 2002 3:15:56; 2003 3:18:04; 2004 3:19:03; 2005 3:37:21; 2006 & 2007 did not make the lottery. 2008 3:54:04 (tough). . . . . ENTRY 4: 2007 San Antonio Marathon - 1st place age group 60-64. . . . . ENTRY 5: Eight consecutive Boston Marathons since 2001. Best time so far was 3:35:09 in 2003. Age 55. . . . . . ENTRY 6: Pikes Peak Marathon 5:56:33 in 2005. 3rd place out of 54 runners ( group 55-59) Age 58. . . . . . ENTRY 7: Pikes Peak Marathon - 2008 - 2nd place in my age group (33 registered, 23 finished) running in the snow and ice the last 2 miles of the Ascent at the top . . . . . . ENTRY 8: 3M Half Marathon at a 7:11 pace in 2005, age 57. . . . . . . ENTRY 9: Congress Avenue Mile Austin, TX 5:46 in 2004. Age 57 Short-Term Running Goals: Entry 1: Get in a full 6 months of prep for 2009 Boston, no excuses, run a strong Boston. . . . .Entry 2: Use Pilates methods for core strengthening and flexibility improvements.. . . . . . Entry 3: Get completely healed from the muscle disorder that has plagued me since February 2006 (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) Long-Term Running Goals: Entry 1. Complete 10 consecutive Boston Marathons - I have done 8 so far. . . . . . . Entry 2. Continue running marathons through my 60's and into my 70's, 80's and 90's. Personal: Married, 2 children, 2 grand children. My 9 year old grand-daughter is convinced she is a runner. My 4 year old grandson loves to wear his Boston Marathon and Pikes Peak Marathon t-shirts. He wants to run the mountain with grandpa. Favorite Blogs: |
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Okay, lets add stupidity to a sore foot. After the 25 miles this weekend and a very sore right foot due to the plantar wart treatment, this morning at work I saw a nickel on the floor in a friend's office and I bent down and picked it up and put it on his desk. As I got up I felt a strain in my lower back.
The rest of the day the lower back pain got worse and worse. So after work I went to McNeil HS to at least get in some easy jogging or walking and after getting dressed I looked for my running shoes and realized that I had left them home, duh. So I headed home and walked 3 miles with my wife to see if the lower back would loosen up. Nope. So then I came in and laid down on the couch with a heated vibrator and slept until 10:00 PM when I went in and had a hot shower.
At least the lower back pain is no worse than it was this afternoon at work so I'm hopeful to be feeling some better Tuesday. Obviously I'm having those reflections that we all have at times when we say, "all I want to do is run and feel great, I don't care about speed right now".
Goodnight.
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Walked at Brushy Creek for 40 minutes, joined the group at 6:00 for drills, walked through the drills, then walked the workout. Pain in lower back is not as bad as yesterday but it is bad enough when I tried to jog I stopped and walked. Using different back muscles to support the back makes different muscles stiff and sore, duh. Next time I pick up a nickel I'm going to be more careful.
On the good news side, today was registration day for the Pikes Peak Marathon in August. I was lucky again and got through on Active.com and got registered.
Hopefully by Saturday I will be good enough to go do our run. I'm not even going to complain about the plantar wart treatment as that is nothing compared to a strained lower back. All I want to do is run healthy and feel good doing it. Speed is a good thing, but it is way down on the priority list. | | Add Comment |
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The pain in the lower back has been less and less every day this week, but I still walk funny today and don't know if I will be able to do our Saturday run tomorrow.
I'm totally refocusing my fitness goals with an emphasis on core strengthening along with the overall running base strengthening. Speed is totally gone secondary. Overall health and fitness take first priority. | | Add Comment |
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