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Location:

Draper,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 11, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5K- 16:37

6K CC - 19:55

4 miles- 22:10

10K- 34:38

15K- 49:57

Half Marathon- 1:12:03

20K - 1:08:38

Marathon- 2:35:49

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay fit and have fun doing some local races.

Get my youth cross country team, www.racecats.org off the ground.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Feel energized. Stay healthy and balanced

Personal:

Four awesome kids ages 4, 8, 10, and 12 years old. Love to run, play, and write. Married to entrepreneurial Aaron.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Book Dissolved Lifetime Miles:						6539.00
Altra Intuition Lifetime Miles:						35.00

Mon, Jan 11, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00

Tried running for .25 miles on the treadmill and this injury is still crippling me! There is no point in running like a crazy limping person, so I just stopped and did the elliptical for 40 minutes, which still aggravated the injury slightly.

I've officially decided to not race this weekend. Even if my injury does start feeling better later this week its very unlikely that I will be 100% ready to go all out for 13.1 miles by Sunday. What is more likely to happen if I race is that I'll re-injure myself and extend my recovery time further. I'd rather recover as quickly as possible and get back to my regular training so I can be ready for Boston in April.

Comments

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 17:38:39 from 205.172.12.229

Sorry to hear about the injury not cooperating. Hope you are back on track soon!

From allie on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 18:07:19 from 98.202.24.36

such a bummer...although it is a very smart move. i spent a good portion of the past three months running like a crazy limping person. only made things worse. not worth it.

i hope it heals quickly. you still have plenty of time to get ready for a great race in boston.

From Bonnie on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 18:08:44 from 128.196.228.134

oh Nan, so frustrating! Good move on not racing this weekend, priorities are priorities ...

From MichelleL on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 21:13:01 from 216.83.146.162

I'm sorry you had to make this call, but it sounds like you made the right one. Hopefully you can heal up quickly and benefit from your wisdom.

From runningafterbabies on Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 09:50:47 from 67.177.9.74

Sorry about the injury but I agree with everyone else. You are smart to be looking at the bigger picture.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:56:30 from 24.8.167.243

You made a really hard decision, but a wise one. I hope you are rewarded with a speedy recovery.

From Nan Kennard on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 15:26:00 from 174.51.250.151

Thanks everyone. Yeah, I'd much rather take it easy and run healthy, even if it is slower and less mileage, than exaggerate injury and not run at all.

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