TEXAS Paul - Out to Pasture - Healing

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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. 

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Prednisone update.  It has been 2 1/2 years since the Polymyalgia Rheumatica muscle disorder struck.  Most of my race times have suffered pretty much during this time.  The prednisone medication dosage was 15 mg at the start of the treatment, then settled down to 10 for several months, then I gradually worked the dosage down 1 mg at a time.  A couple of times I tried to take the dosage down to 4 or 5 mg but the pain in the neck and shoulders and back would get too severe so I would bump it back up to 8 mg.

Over the past 2 months I could finally feel deep inside my muscles a change for the better and I gradually dropped the dosage down to 5 mg and then down to 4 mg and for the past week down to 3 mg.  So far so good.  I'll stay on 3 mg until after the St. George Marathon on October 4th.  Then drop to 2 mg and see what happens.  This is good news.

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What a nice night at McNeil High School track.  After my warm-up miles the group got started with our drills.  There were between 55 and 60 of us there tonight, amazing.  The temperature was 95 degrees with medium humidity so it really did feel alright to run. 

I'm still being careful with the right foot heel bruise and/or plantar tendon stress, so I put a 2nd insole insert in both of my running shoes.  It felt like I was running on soft rubber cushion.  No issue at all tonight with the right foot.   

Donnie had us do Yasso 800's so I ran 4 of them in 3:27 each.  Then did a cool down mile and then the stretching with Donnie and the group.  A nice night.  The goal is to do a total of 10 Yasso 800's at that pace and it should project a 3:27 marathon as long as you are doing your other marathon training distances. 

Still on only 3 mg. of prednisone medication for the PMR.  The neck and back and shoulders are managing the pain very well.  I know the true healing is taking place.  Proof of that is the improved Pikes Peak Marathon time almost an hour faster than last year.  Lots of good news.

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A great night at Brushy Creek.  Temp in the low 90's felt great.  I got in some warm-up miles and then we did drills.  There were 21 of us there tonight, a nice bunch.  We jogged across the dam and then did the hill loop workout.  This is always a great workout.  My loops took 5:09, 5:20, 5:07, 5:04, 5:10.  Then we ran back across the dam where I got in the water park fountains and got washed off, felt great. 

I had double shoe insoles again tonight to protect my right heel, and it worked because there were no problems with the foot. 

With Hurricane Ike coming into Texas we will have to see what we do with our Saturday run as the hurricane is supposed to be close to Austin by Saturday morning.  Wait and see.  Gustavo said tonight he would like to start joining us on some of our Saturday runs. 

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Hurricane Ike was slamming Houston Saturday morning but it only sent light winds over here in Austin with high humidity and temps in the 80's at 6:00 AM.  

I met Tom and Karen F. and Karen H. down at Town Lake and we did the 10 mile loop up and back from Mt. Bonnell and then we did the Congress Avenue Bridge loop of the Town Lake trail.  Then we got cleaned up at Deep Eddy showers and then over to Maudie's for breakfast tacos.  Lynn did her walk of the People Bridge loop.

The right foot plantar tendon and the right heel are tender again after this run but they seem to be holding okay.  Next Saturday we are doing 22 miles so I really need to be careful with the right foot.  Again I had double insole liners in the shoes to soften the impact. 

Still a great run and a great way to start the weekend. 

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