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Location:

Pleasant View,Ut,

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Short-Term Running Goals:

I would just like to get stronger, and feel better, loose a few pounds.

2009 races

Winter Racing Circut 5K Feb. 7,  09

Winter Racing Circut 10K Feb. 21, 09

Winter Racing Circut 10miler March 14, 09

Moab 1/2 March 21, 09

Winter Racing Circut 1/2 April 4, 09

Winter Racing Circut 25K April 25, 09

Ogden Marathon May 16, 09

Wasatch Back Relay June 19-20

Pleasant View Founder's Day 5K June 27, 09

Autoliv Race for Life 5K ?

Standard Classic 10K ?

Top of Utah Half ?

Top of Utah Marathon ?

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay heathy and injury free. To qualify for Boston.

Personal:

I've been married to my husband for 29 years. We have four children and four grandkids.  I'm the department secretary for an automotive safety company. In my spare time (??? spare time???) I sculpt as a hobby and hope one day to do it as a career. www.lorimetcalfdolls.blogspot.com

 

 

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Pearl Isumi Lifetime Miles: 147.88
Asicis Lifetime Miles: 406.52
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As much as I loved my run with Sue Sat. it didn't love my knee, and I paid the price for it Sunday. I was hobbling about quite a bit. Today was better but I didn't want to chance anything so I decided to bike at the gym. It was a perfect day for running and having to go into the gym and sweat it out on the stupid bike was not fun!! But my knee is not hurting as bad so I think I need to do this for a bit longer. Doctor appointment is on Weds. so hopefully I will get some answers. 

 

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All the bike were occupied when I got there so I did about 5 minutes on the stair stepper, til one came open. I think I got about 29 floors. Then 60 minutes on the spin bike again... pretty boring, but I made a sizable sweat puddle so I must have been working a bit :) Then I did some squats with the ball against the wall, abs and lots of stretches.

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Just got back from the doctor... They took x-rays on my knee and had me try and do a few things. Most of the time when he was manipulating my knee it didn't hurt. But then he had me squat on my knees and try to waddle... I couldn't this hurt too much. The other thing was to stand on my hurt leg... squat slightly and then try to wiggle. Again this was too much. X-rays showed a slight thinning of my meniscus on the inner part of my knee. But he said that it was understandable with my age and running and didn't really seem to be concerned with it. So he scheduled an MRI to get a better idea of what is going on. I go tomorrow night, then see him again on Tues. Until then he has said no running... just elliptical (Suck... Suckedy ... Suck)

On the bright side, when he was asking about my miles and running... upcoming races etc. He said, Moab in 7 weeks maybe out but the Ogden full is still looking good! Here's to hoping is all gets worked out!

For today I will not be able to make it to the gym... between work and babysitting the gradkids, along with other obligations, I won't make it there. But I will try and go for a good walk at least.

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An hour on the elliptical... a bit of upper body weights, some abs, stretching and that was is. I need to get up extra early to get to the gym in the morning since I can't run. My oldest sisters birthday is today, but we are having a party for her tomorrow. This is a big one for her (60) but don't tell her I said anything LOL 

Here is a picture of the doll I made for her. It's not a great picture... I too it with my phone. The background is my messy desk in my studio, and she still needed a few details when I took this picture. I will post better ones on my blog tomorrow after her party. 


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Got 45 minutes in on the elliptical before I had to get ready for my sister's birthday party. We had her party that "The grand America garden room" it's a beautiful room with fantastic food. I'm sure I eat more then I burned today.

Check out the pictures of my sisters doll on my blog. There is a link at the side.

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7.50 miles on the elliptical in 70 minutes. Today was a beautiful day with technicolor blue sky. Man the inversion breaks for a bit and I'm stuck in the gym. I can't imagine why so many people were inside the gym today. 

I never really think of myself as competitive person, I mean I never have a chance at winning races and stuff. But tonight when I got on my machine I looked at the time and mileage of the two men on each side of me and I made sure that I beat the mileage before either one of the got off there machines. If I could read the other machines I would try to beat others, but since I couldn't I just tried to find my zone and do my time on the machine. 

Go to the doctor after work tomorrow so I will see what the MRI says. I'm hoping the just give my some good drugs and let me run :) (Just kidding kinda)

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So my daughter went to the gym with me tonight. It wonderful to have her with me but it's difficult because she wants to be around me, but dosn't have the stamina to go as long as I wanted on the elliptical. Oh well it was great to have some fun company.

 Doctors prognosis... It's degenerative knee stuff, and inflamation. So I got a script for some anti-inflamatories that are on a national back order! So I will need to call the doc tomorrow and get a different medicine. One more week of no running (Suck!!) to let the meds do their trick. After a week I can try to run on the treadmill, if all goes well I can increase my mileage. If not he will give me shots in my knee (Yuck!) I really don't want that. Oh and I need to take the inserts out of my shoes that the foot doc had made. He thinks they have over compensated and that is what has inflammed my knee. I'm hoping this will all do the trick, and as I was talking to him I did get the new inserts about mid December. Right about when I started having trouble. Let all cross our fingers that this is the fix! 

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Boy my days have ran into one another and I can't remember how much I did on the elliptical the other nights. I should change my blog so I can count all my cross training. Oh well.... 5 miles on the elliptical tonight. The count down starts... I should be able to start running on the treadmill in 6 days!!!

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Got my hubby to go to the gym with me. Even though we didn't really workout together. I did 60 minutes on the elliptical and he did some weights before he did about 20 minutes on the elliptical next to me. Then we did abs and stretching together. It was nice to have him with me. I can tell that I'm getting a bit depressed with my recovery. My intensity in my workouts is not as good. I really need to refocus on my diet and try to get a bit more focus in my workouts also. 4 more days on the elliptical... the count down continues.

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5 on the elliptical abs and stretching... the count down continues. 3 more days! 

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5.50 on the elliptical, pretty easy I did about 31/2 at a higher in tensity. 

So I counted my meds, and I have been on the anti-inflamatorys for a week... that means that tomorrow I can try to run on the treadmill!!! I will do a few slow easy miles on the treadmill and then I few on the elliptical! Let all say a little prayer... cross our fingers... rub the Budda belly and hope, hope, hope that all goes will and that I'm ready to slowly start back into the running world!

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OK... I have finally quit crying enough to write my blog. I did not have a good day and I'm scared and angry that I'm not getting better. I warmed up on the elliptical for 1.25 miles then went to the treadmill for my first try at running. I made about .50 before I was in too much pain and had to get off. I went back to the elliptical to get another mile, but I could not keep from tearing up so I headed home. I will start to post my cross training (elliptical miles) because it's just too depressing to see all the 0 on my blog. I don't know how to add the cross training to my blog. I go to the doctor Tuesday after work, he had said that if things did not go good he would do cortazone injection. I'm terrified of this option. I have heard nothing but horror stories that people end up worse then they were before the shots, or they don't help at all. Has anyone here had shots and did they work? Any advise would help.

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6 miles on the elliptical while keeping my strides per min between 180 - 190, then the last .40 to finish out the hour with my strides between 140- 150. I think I'm over my self centered crying bit. There was a couple of times today that were touch and go, but like I said... I think I'm through that phase. I decided to stay positive and think of this as a time to concentrate on other body parts that I can get stronger. I did lots of arms and ab work after my elliptical time. I will try to stay focused on getting stronger in other was that hopefully will be helpful in the long run. 

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Long day at work... my workout was a repeat of yesterdays workout...hmmm I think I need to get creative. I'll try to think of something for tomorrow. LOL

I just want to run!

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Talked hubby into going to the gym with me again. We did tons of abs together with a weighted ball, fun drill that you need two people to do. Then I did a bit of arms and 6 on the elliptical. I just made a toasty Almond Butter and strawberry jam sandwitch with a cold glass of milk!! MMMMM

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OK here is the good the bad and the ugly of what I have been going through.

I had an appointment on Tuesday the 23rd. In the morning I was getting ready to go to an SEOP at my daughter school I was all ready and didn't want to click my heels on the hard wood floors so I turned to tip toe into the other room and there was a definate pop and soooo much pain. My knee had not been doing great but this really didn't help. At the doctors appointment that night he told me I have torn my miniscus, so a cortazone injection will not help this. He told me it will not heal on it's own so I need to see an othopedic surgen.

The guy that I go get body work done by also works on all the ellite athletes at WEber State Univercity, a few are trying to qualify for the olympics. Any I called to cancel an appointment that I had with him and he told me the name of the surgen that has worked on the ellite runners knee. I have an appointment with him Monday morning.

So long story is that I will get fixed and I will run again, but it is going to be a longer journey then I had originally anticipaited. After many tears I have resolved that I will get through this and everthing will be fine.

Sorry I have not blogged in a while. After the insident with my knee, I didn't try the elliptical for two days, and only got three in today, it's still a bit tender. Then we have been having some computer issues at home. I will try to keep you posted on what is going on. It would be nice to hear of other people have gone through this surgery and had succuess.

Thanks!

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