Long Run 1/21

[wvrunner]

Just checking to see what we had going for Sunday. I'll be able to go at 7:45. I'm up for any course.

[mertz]

7:45 is good for me. where ever you guys want to meet is good.

[baldisbetter]

26.2 street gang,

I had to change my schedule this week because of family stuff. So I had to do my distance today. I went 20 today in 2:24:36. Started at the Depot then ran up to the 18 mile marker then down to the Canal Place. Cold, snowy,and windy in spots but all in all not a bad run.

Let me know about next weekend. Should be back on schedule next Sunday.

[frojoe23]

I don't plan on being there tomorrow. What I have been hiding from everyone and battling for over a month has blown up into full-fledged achilles tendinitis. Not a pretty thing. I had been having tightness in my calves on all of my runs and then on Tuesday morning about a mile from finishing I felt a sharp pain in my achilled right where it would insert into the heel. It didn't hamper the rest of my run, but I was not able to run in the afternoon. I decided to take Wednesday off completely. I had to can my run with JT on Thursday morning, but attempted a run in the afternoon. I made it two miles and had to walk home. The pain around my lower achilles just jumped up and got me. Attempted to run Friday afternoon, but could feel it slowly tighten and decided to stop. Didn't even get in a mile.

So I ran today. The pain in my lower achilles was like it was never going to come. It wasn't really there any more. So I was waiting for the train to coem through to cross at Baltimore Street (the piss tunnel under the road is closed off), so I thought I'd run over to Martin's. On my way around, I felt this sudden stabbing sensation in my mid-calf. I have experienced one other time and that was 3 years ago on a run at Christie Road when I ended up with Achilles tendinitis that I battled through all winter. It is a pain that can only be described as feeling like your calf is being torn off of your leg. I stopped right then and there and walked home. Three years ago, I still had another 4 miles into Cumberland and I kept going. The plan is to rest a few more days and see what I can do.

Things were starting to look good too. After a disappointing race on Saturday, I got 15.5 on Sunday, 13 on Monday, 11 on Tuesday morning. I was well on my way to 95-100 and feeling good on all my runs. Tuesday's run was a nice negative split, but things have definitely gone downhill. It seems that since Chicago I am experiencing one setback after another. One nagging injury followed by another one. I actually have been pretty slow in coming around. I have only run one week over 80 miles and that was not my choice - it was more of me running with Jordan too much! I'll let everyone know how things keep progressing.

[flyinghighrunner]

Nah...U can't admit injury. You're just fine!! (although a "planned" break might be in the training plan, right?). Seriously, get rested and better.

[wvrunner]

I was wondering why you weren't there today and your post answers the question. I hope it heals soon and you can get back to training for Boston. Similar to your experience I got a call from Brian Shrout on Friday. For the past three-four months he's been hampered by knee pain. He's been to orthopedic specialists, switched shoes, streched, iced and tried about everything. He got a tip from a runner in Jacksonville about a massage therapist who is a runner. He went one time and the lady found the problem, a lump in his IT band/quad area. She massaged it out and he's back training pain free. He's sold on massage therapy now. Hopefully it won't come to that for you Jaron but any option is better than not running. Good Luck.

[baldisbetter]

Sounds like orthotics might be in your future. But here is an inspiration training story for ya. Not near as good as a blond, blue eyed, 110 lbs massage therapist named "Helga".

Last year when training for Boston, ironically it was in January, I developed hamstring tendonitis. It was directly behind my left knee. The tendonitis developed during a 10 mile tempo. Then with less then 24 hours of rest, I started a distance run. Five miles into the distance and I was toast. I had to walk five miles in the cold back to the truck. I could barely walk. I missed 5 training. In a week scheduled for 75 miles, I put up 15.

So during rehab, I did the stair climber and stationary bike. That really sucked. The good thing that came out of it was I had to train smarter. I realized I was doing things like a tempo, then a hill repeats, and fartleks back to back. I had to develop a training schedule that max the rest between tempo, repeats, hills, and training pace. Once every 18 training days I still do a cross training day.

Moral of the story, that injury made me a better, smarter runner. (bla, bla, bla). See ya sometime this week.