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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
Total Distance
8.30

Warning: Whining Wedensday: 

Today at work seemed like a week, don't you just hate days when you think it should be close to end of day, and you look at the clock and you still have 3 hours! Then I decided to run trails because it's suposed to start raining tonight and not stop for 7 days! This means that the 30K Saturday will be in the rain. My run was painful from the start. Calves felt like they were going to explode when I was running up hill. Hip and shin hurt running down hill. And who was the sadist that thought up ice baths!! Holy cow that is not fun. But I will probably do it again and need more ice next time. How do I know if all this hurting is muscles or injury?  Last but not least my youngest son was hit by a car on his bike! Nothing broke but banged up pretty good.

OK that is enough.... silver lining. The rain will be good for the new trees and shrubs I planted last weekend. Trail running always is better then road running. Ice baths will (hopfully) make me feel better. My son is fine, it could have been so much worse.

8.3 miles - 1:35:08

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
Comments
From Snoqualmie on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:01:42 from 67.171.56.164

GASP - Child being hit by bike... I am so glad to hear he is ok. Did you strangle the driver? I'm sure you'll get off on a justifiable insanity defense.

This is just my 2c and I hope you will feel free to totally disregard it, but I vote No on the ice baths. You've got some challenging stuff ahead, you are not "feeling good," and the cortisol levels are already probably whacked out without this punishing routine. I know, they help muscles that are inflamed. My opinion (and it's only that) is that the psychological strain of them outweighs the benefit, at least for now. Other bloggers will certainly disagree with me - that's fine. But my post run routine for you would be more like: dark chocolate, chamber music, and 20-30 minutes with a good book.

From Metcalf Running on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 12:24:43 from 207.225.192.66

Sno, I was so upset with my son getting hit. If I had been there in person I would probably ended up in jail. When I finally saw him in person, it broke my heart to see my beautiful boy so banged up. At 19 they think the are bullet proof, but to mom's they will always be our babies.

I think I will try your post run routine, that has to make me feel better :)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 12:44:51 from 198.241.217.15

Yikes. I'm glad your son is OK. That is really scary. I think I understand about you being upset with your son. I've got a 17-year-old boy myself and he really makes me crazy sometimes.

I've tried ice baths a couple of times and I can't really say whether they've been any help or not. I'm much more likely to take a nice relaxing hot bath after a long run. But maybe that's because most of my long runs lately have been in cold weather.

Just curious, Sno. Do ice baths do something with cortisol levels?

From marion on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 15:03:02 from 71.213.125.148

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I am so glad he is OK. I am SO glad that you were not there to beat up the driver! HOLY CRAP!!!!

Pause... ice baths have magical healing powers. THEY SUCK, but they are good for all that ails your sweet legs :)

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