tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49722094427961195492024-03-14T01:56:46.927-07:00Let it acheLet it Ache!
We are a husband and wife who train and run a lot of races together. Heather is on a journey to complete her first 100k race while JD pushes towards a 100 miler. Between the both of us, we have dealt with numerous injuries and thought the title was appropriate!labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-70679349377247072692019-11-30T10:22:00.002-08:002019-11-30T10:33:53.160-08:00New Castle YMCA Thanksgiving 5k - 2019After battling foot issues and just not having time to train, Heather and I finally ran a small 5k while visiting her mother up in <a href="http://www.newcastlepa.org/">New Castle, PA</a> called the New Castle YMCA Thanksgiving 5k. We have been training for a 1/2 marathon on December 7th, 2019 so we figured we would just use this as a decent training run. We get there around 7:30 to get bibbed up given they said it race was starting at 8:30am. Hit the dumper and ran a 1/2 mile around 8:15am, got back and found out the race was not starting until 9am. Apparently the fun run for the kids was going to happen before the actual race - not sure why they did that but oh well. Neither one of us was going to run hard so we just wanted to get the run done. So we get to the line, queue the National Anthem then they have some crazy lady come out and have us do stretches before the race. Before the race started, heather and I got a shot of us:<br />
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It was around 33F with 15 mph winds but the course was relatively flat. I used the race as a decent tempo run running the following miles:<br />
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<b>Mile </b>1: 7:49<br />
<b>Mile </b>2: 7:59<br />
<b>Mile </b>3: 7:56<br />
<b>Mile </b>.1: 53<br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Conditions:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> 33F and Windy as hell</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Elevation: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> 89 Feet, lol</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Course type: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> road through the town of New Castle, PA</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Issues:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> Right ankle rehabing, out of shape</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><b>Bathroom situation:</b> Plenty of shitters at the YMCA so I give this one a A!</span></span><br />
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The race was kinda cool as I have done this before finishing <a href="https://www.smileymiles.com/2019/RES112819%20NC%20YMCA%20THANKSGIVING%205K%20OA.htm">29th overall out of 159</a> running a <a href="https://www.smileymiles.com/2019/RES112819%20NC%20YMCA%20THANKSGIVING%205K%20AG.htm">24:38.80 7:53/M</a> coming in 2nd in my age group.<br />
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Heather ran a 9:47 pace for the race but again, was not really trying to race as we are focusing on the upcoming race. Heather snagged some pics of the race while running and here they are:<br />
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After the race, she got another one of us:<br />
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We have a 10 miler tomorrow (12/1/2019), then the half marathon next week. Hopefully my right ankle holds up!!labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-42949074255869746572019-01-01T10:17:00.003-08:002019-01-01T10:27:51.285-08:00Beaufort, NC Resolution 5k - 1/1/2019The family was scheduled to run the Carolina Beach 5k down in Carolina Beach, NC on 12/29/2018 but we decided to bail on the 5k since it took about 2 hours to get there and the weather was finally nice that day. So we said we would do the Beaufort Resolution 5k instead, it was close, flat, and easy for the whole family. They finally got their act together and hired runtheeast.com timing company instead of doing it via a chalkboard like they had in previous years. The race course did not change and was about 1.5 out and back, flat, and windy. My right hamstring had been giving me issues all month and decided to take it easy on the run. Zach and Mom decided to run together and Nic wanted to just go out hard and see what happens! The race provided no real excitement and I ended up running a 25:21/8:06 coming in 6th out of 19 and 19th out of 93 in the race. Nic, on the other hand, came in 3rd in his age group running a slower than normal run at 27:46. Mom and Nic took it easy and jogged the race out given most of us were not in shape at all to run hard. Yes, I was out of shape and slow since I have not been training like I had in the past:<br />
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<u>Splits:</u><br />
<b>Mile 1:</b> 8:07<br />
<b>Mile 2</b>: 8:11<br />
<b>Mile 3</b>: 8:05<br />
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<b>Conditions:</b> 70F and Windy as hell<br />
<b>Elevation: </b> 34 Feet, lol<br />
<b>Course type: </b> road, out and back<br />
<b>Issues:</b> Hamstring rehab and out of shape :)labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-9747942365884174782017-12-30T11:13:00.002-08:002017-12-30T11:14:26.887-08:00Carolina Beach Trail Race - 12/30/2017After we ran the Thanksgiving 5k in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Castle,_Pennsylvania">New Castle, PA</a> this year, we decided to setup a race in <a href="https://www.carolinabeach.org/">Carolina Beach, NC </a>while on vacation to Emerald Isle, NC. Carolina Beach was about 100+ miles from <a href="https://www.emeraldisle-nc.org/">Emerald Isle</a> so I roused the family up at 4am, in the car by 0430 and on the road. Traffic was obviously light due to it being a Saturday and it being North Carolina. Got there around 6:30am after a visit to the Marriott to drop the kids off and see if I could snag something to drink before the 5k race before it started at 8:30am. So we finally got to the beach and parked - this was the first annual 1/2 marathon and 5k and surprisingly things ran smoothly. Shitter update - 4 port of shitters and 2 more inside dumpers to handle 250/300 people so yea, it was crowded. I decided to only run the 5k given this was my second race back after the Thanksgiving race plus was having left achilles issues for two weeks. Placing for these races was a non-factor to me for several reasons, out of shape, only been running 10 miles a week, left achilles been tight and achy for about a week and it was a 40-49 age group where only the top one in your group won. That said, I figured I would run with Nic and hope all would go well. After the 1/2 marathoner cleared out, we got setup and were off. Most of the crowd was filled with either people who ran trails alot or they had never run them at all - and they were way overdressed for the 35F temps, some had full coats and face masks. That said, we were off. The first .9 miles was on pavement, yes, pavement. I was wondering if there was going to be any trail in this race. Welp, after the 1 mile mark we mov into the trails which were nice and flat. Nic and I ran together for the first 2 miles, he pulled away and my left achilles was not feeling BUENO so I just let him go. Most of the trail was flat, some roots and a small wooden bridge. Below are our splits which were slow but ok for not running at all:<br />
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In the end Nic ran a <a href="https://carolinabeachtrailhalfmarathonand5k.itsyourrace.com//Results/9590/2017/65889/54">26:58</a> and I ran a <a href="https://carolinabeachtrailhalfmarathonand5k.itsyourrace.com//Results/9590/2017/65889/53">27:07</a>. Mom and Zach took it easy on the trails and I probably should of done the same thing. All in all, it wasn't a bad time but if I would do it again, would only do the half. Not sure how much variety was built into the 1/2 however any run is a good run.<br />
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Nic:<br />
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Hopefully, I can start building up my miles and move up to a 10k next and marathon by summer/fall. Below are the stats on the 5k race which was 3.29 miles:<br />
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<b>Distance: 3.29 miles</b><br />
<b>Final Time: 27:07</b><br />
<b>Pace: 8:16/min</b><br />
<b>Elevation gain: 33 feet, lol</b><br />
<b>Avg BPM: 155</b><br />
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Onto the next race!<br />
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<br />labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-77098215965118539672017-11-24T15:53:00.001-08:002017-11-25T11:03:50.366-08:00New Castle YMCA 5kWell, after two years of ankle and foot injuries, plus life shit I entered a thanksgiving race in New Castle, PA called the <a href="http://www.ncymca.org/events/thanksgiving5k">New Castle YMCA 5k.</a> I have been on a roller coaster of injuries and realized foot injuries can be some of the most frustrating to get over. However, the feet were feeling good but had a slight hamstring tightness in my left ass so I figured I would run the race but not hard.<br />
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Got the YMCA in downtown <a href="http://www.newcastlepa.org/">New Castle, PA</a> - a town that lives about 25 years in the past. Got the bib, shirt and bottle. Hit the dumper to clear it all out. Both feet have been giving me issues in the past couple of years such as <a href="http://www.moveforwardpt.com/SymptomsConditionsDetail.aspx?cid=d57d9776-a6a8-4d20-a3bb-3ea55ab5928e">peroneal tendonosis</a> (from an ankle roll on the trails), sesamoiditis (from hiking in shitty boots), and the winner of them all lisfranc sprain - all of which sucked ass. However, we are all feeling good except for some left hamstring tightness going on. I told myself I would keep it at 8 minute miles for the race and that would be fine by me. Nic, Zach, Heather, Charity, and my brother-in law all ran the race. As stated, I ran a pretty slow race finishing second in my age group and 47th out of 294 which wasn't that bad for no races for years. Hammy was a little tight at the finish but not bad at all.<br />
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labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-30557458623170002032016-10-09T16:30:00.000-07:002017-11-24T15:43:02.848-08:00Sesamoiditis is a show stopper!Back at the end of July, I went on vacation to Vail, CO and did a pretty decent hike - Booth lake trail which has about 4k elevation gain however the first 4.5 miles were 4k up. It was a single track trail and about 2+ miles in got pretty technical. Because I was already dealing with extensor tendinitis in my right foot, I may have been put more weight on the left foot more. I had the Merrill boots for a couple of years but they had a narrow toe box but were broken in. The hike took us under 6 hours which included frequent breaks with the kids and was about 9.1 miles at almost 12k elevation. After I got back to the hotel, I took off my left boot and could see my left big toe was swollen and thought to myself I don't recall feeling this during the hike. However, I had hurt my big right toe many years ago and remember how long that took to heal. I was hoping that was not the case here. Having another week of vacation, I KT'd it up and and iced it every night however it was not like I could rest given we were going to be in Vegas. Given that I have had foot injuries in the past, I went to my usualy podiatrist who had been pretty honest with my in past years. It had been 3 weeks and he told me that I should be ok in another 3 weeks. SO, I did the ice bucket every night after riding my spinning bike and doing upper body workouts. After 6 weeks, it still hadn't pregressed as I had hoped. Lets hope it heals quickly.labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-88366724781179845262015-11-14T14:44:00.000-08:002015-11-15T14:46:18.678-08:00BRATS T.A.P.S. 5k Last week I ran the <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2015/11/pr-ibc-veterans-day-5k.html">Veteran's Day 5k</a> and felt pretty decent and ended up with a low 22 min 5k. Horrible any other time but since I haven't ran much all year, I was happy with it. The whole week I was dealing with a sinus infection that just seemed to never get any better. Went on to the doctors on 11/11/2015 and they gave me a bunch of medicine that I probably didn't need as the infection was on its way out. I ran two miles on Tuesday and then 4 on Thursday. After the 4 miler on Thursday, I felt my left hammy tighten up during the run. Of course, I finished the run but on Friday knew it was a little more sore than usual. Both were tight as were my glutes so I did some yoga with Heather and then stretched some more, rolled and did the stick. It started to feel better but the next day I was supposed to run the <a href="http://bristowtriandswim.com/TAPS_10k_5k.html">TAPS 5k with the family.</a> So I woke up, took a hot shower and hoped it would feel better. Didn't. Hmm, ok, let me get the clothes on and see how I feel when I get there. Of course, it was about 40F with 15-20 mph winds which made my hammy feel like shit. I decided I would warm up and it felt ok enough to run but not run hard. <br />
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The race was at the <a href="http://www.holytrinityparish.net/">Holy Trinity Church</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesville,_Virginia">Gainesville, VA</a> so we go there around 0730 for an 0830 race. Went inside to packet pickup, bib'd up and started to see if I could run. It felt tight at first but started to loosen up which made me feel better. I ran about a mile just to get loose and walk down to the start which was behind the church. The <a href="http://bristowtriandswim.com/About_Us.html">RD</a> said we would have to wait 10 or so minutes b/c the paving company was paving a road on our course. Meanwhile, the wind is whipping pretty good I am freezing my ass of. Finally, after ducking in and out of the church to stay warm, he announces he is going to start the race. He says GO and we are off, of course half the kids are out of the gate like Usain Bolt up a nice incline. I hold back hoping I don't feel any pain in my hammy and I don't which is good. We make the turn onto the road by the church and its a straight shot to Wellington which is about 1 mile away. The first mile had us running directly into the 20mph wind and it was like, fuck are you serious. The time for the first mile was 7:11 and the hammy wasn't feeling great but not hurting, the second mile had us run up Wellington to turn around and then come back to the Church. The second mile for me was a 7:13, still shitty. Somehow, I ran a negative split third mile with a time of 6:42 for a time of <a href="http://bristowtriandswim.com/uploads/results_4.pdf">22:13</a>. The results had me down for a 6:51 pace which means the course had to be 3.24 miles long yet I didn't have that. Whatever. The last mile, I was behind the master's winner and could of caught him however, I told myself not to run hard as it may injure my hamstring even more and so I ended up 7th overall and <a href="http://bristowtriandswim.com/uploads/age_group.pdf">1st in my AG (40-44).</a> Of course, Nic won his age group which was the 10 and under crowd with a time of 24:33 and Zach came in 3rd in the 11/12 group with a time of 24:59. Not bad for the boys. Heather got a 25:04 but this was a tempo run for her and knows she could of ran harder. Her A race is in about 2 weeks so we will see if she can get a PR. Me, I am going to rest the hamstring for 2-3 days and see how it feels for a small run Wednesday or Thursday. If it feels ok, I should be ok to run the Thanksgiving race on the 26th of November - we will see.</div>
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Hopefully the hammy is just a tad strained and will see how it feels in a few days.</div>
labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-70211932014734296492015-11-08T08:00:00.000-08:002015-11-12T15:06:31.707-08:00PR IBC Veteran’s Day 5k After taking 10 days off running to heal my "pain" on the right lateral side of my right foot and dealing with a above average head cold, I figured why not run a 5k today. We decided to run the <a href="http://www.prraces.com/veteransday/">PR IBC Veteran’s Day 5k</a> in <a href="http://www.fairfaxva.gov/">Fairfax, VA</a>. Nic had a 9U Cannons tryout later in the day and Zach had a VSA game in West Virginia so Heather and I let them take the 5k off. However, Heather wanted to get a tempo run in and I just wanted to get a run in b/c I had run 2 miles in 10 days. The 5k was at <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=11895+Grand+Commons+Ave,+Fairfax,+VA+22030&hl=en&sll=38.936797,-77.058706&sspn=0.008295,0.021136&t=h&hnear=11895+Grand+Commons+Ave,+Fairfax,+Virginia+22030&z=16" target="_blank">11895 Grand Commons Ave., Fairfax, VA 22030</a> at Fairfax Corner, VA and it was a course we had just run two weeks prior so we both knew it. My legs were pretty fresh but with the head cold just wanted to see if I could get a decent run in. I had no idea what time I would run. So Heather and I do a .75 mile warm-up. I could feel week from not running and being sick but figured getting a nice run in would be good. <br />
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<br />labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-25173939600891252432015-10-25T10:00:00.002-07:002015-10-25T10:07:41.231-07:00Goblin Gallup 5k, Fairfax, VA - Finally back running!Well, its been a tough 7 months. I am not back to full form but I am running which is alot better than where I was just 2.5 months ago. In March/April after a hard training cycle in the Winter, I rolled my ankle at Battlefield during a 7 miler and it developed into <a href="https://www.aofas.org/footcaremd/conditions/ailments-of-the-ankle/Pages/Peroneal-Tendonitis.aspx">peroneal tendonosis</a> in my left ankle. I think I was already on my way to developing it but the roll didn't help. Two negative MRI's and 12+ weeks of rehab, many othro visits who wanted to do surgery (even with no tears), it finally started feeling better. During that period I hiked and biked but unfortunately, rest and limited strengthening was the key to getting it better. Additionally, massage therapy on the ankle that contained all the scar tissue on that tendon helped as well. During this entire period, it felt strong but was aching just under the ankle bone and was tied to two knots in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrocnemius_muscle">gastrocnemius muscle</a> part of the calf. I am still in the process of trying to keep my calves loose during all my training. Additionally, in coming back, I ended up getting orthotics. For me it was a big mistake as it caused issues in my right (non-injured) ankle. So I scraped the <a href="http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00172">orthotics </a>all together (after 2 months) and bought a pair of new Brooks Ghost 8 Aurora's and have not been using any other soles than the ones that came with the shoe. So far so good and I am back up to around 20 a week although this week was a short week due to me rehabing the right ankle. Below is a snapshot of my comeback miles:<br />
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As you can see from the graph, I started back running 3 miles in early August, then moved to 5 miles, then slowly moved up from there. Next week, I plan on getting back to a 20+ mile week again.<br />
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So we arrived at Farifax Station around 7:30am, hit the dumper as usual. Zach and Nic had baseball tryouts the night before so I knew they were pretty tired and didn't know how they would do or even if they felt like running. I was somewhat excited to pace Nic as he had been doing better and better each 5k he ran. His previous 5k PR on this course was 25:13. The 1k fun run was at 8:30 in which most of the kids dressed. Meanwhile, nic, zach, and I warmed up with a small .75 mile jog. After that, we head over to the start. 9:00 rolls around so we are at the line and we are off. Nic takes off in a dead sprint, you know, the kind where they run balls to the wall and just know they can't hold that pace. I told him to just go at his pace and I would follow. I lagged a little behind b/c this was my first race back and didn't need to injure anything again. I look at the watch after .50 miles and its in the high 6/min mile range and am thinking thats pretty fast for an 8 year old. Finally, we it the first mile at 7:32 which on this course was pretty good. Just a note, it had been raining pretty decent most of the morning so the road was kind of slick but nothing that bad. His second mile was his worst which was a 8:19. To be fair, it had a decent amount of hills in that second mile. So at mile two, he asked me if he could run harder and I said, umm, your not running hard now? He gave me no response and he took off like he had at the start of the race. Straching my head, I just didn't know how he could go from running to sprinting at mile two. Oh well, I let him dictate the pace and we had a couple nice hills the last mile. He powered up them and got a 8:09 third mile and finished the 3.14 mile race in <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/media.racebx.com/transfer/gen/5/6/2/562ce51f-2b88-4e5c-bada-425bc0a86526/Goblin-Overall.htm">24:55/7:57</a> pace for a new PR. However, since he is competing against all 13/14 year old, he came in 8th out of 32nd and 41st out of 150 male runners. Not bad for someone who doesn't run at all.<br />
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Me, I felt pretty good the whole way. After the race, the left ankle was aching a tad but that is usually b/c of the tight left calf which felt better after I stretched it. Oh yea, I came in 5th in my age group but wasn't really running since I was pacing Nic. Big Zach who took a baseball off his face last night, powered through with a <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/media.racebx.com/transfer/gen/5/6/2/562ce51f-2b88-4e5c-bada-425bc0a86526/Goblin-Overall.htm">25:50</a> for a new PR himself. I could tell his face was hurting and he is just like me. I had to work for every improvement I got - nic, it just seems to come easier. Mom came in 27th out of 100 females, not bad for not running hard.<br />
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Here is a pic of us goofing around before the race:<br />
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After the race, Mom was quick on the phone to snap these:<br />
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Other than that, its nice to run a race and not be in pain. We'll see how the rest of the fall goes and see if I can get back into Marathon shape for early next spring. I am going to run some smaller races this Fall while trying to up my mileage.<br />
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<br />labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-65782015716565164752015-07-17T13:49:00.002-07:002015-07-17T13:49:28.256-07:00What Happened to the Other Three Running Duricks?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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lately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had some epic winter training
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spring races.</div>
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In February the boys and I did Run Your Heart Out 5K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a new course for this race, and there
were some hills at the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a
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In March we did Run for Haiti 5K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We love this race because it’s for an amazing
cause, and the energy at the race is always terrific.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">14 and under age group awards with Moise Joseph from the Haitian Olympic team</td></tr>
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The boys killed it at this race putting up
big course PRs and also grabbing 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> places in
the 14 and under age group. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is huge
for them because it’s always hard to get an age group award at a Potomac River
Racing event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The even bigger news was
that even though I thought I ran a bad race I also ended up with 3<sup>rd</sup>
in my age group for the event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had
been my goal for the year to age group in a Potomac River race so I was excited
about that.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some friends and I...we all won age group awards!</td></tr>
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formal races, but the kids and I hit up the 6K Walk for Water at the State
Department in DC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We elected to run our
6K for water and had a great time on the course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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amount of rolling hills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The boys did a
great job and PRd the course as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nic just straight killed this race and took 8 minutes off his time from
last year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He almost broke 26 minutes
and is having a great year with 5Ks so far with all 5Ks sub-27 so far this
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a 3<sup>rd</sup> place in my
age group at Bodies in Motion, but they only gave awards for the top in each
age group so no fun prize for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
was Zach’s only race this year with a 27+minute finish, and he had a rough go
of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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No racing in June, but July brought us the Freedom
Firecracker 5K. Fast, flat course that was a revisit of the PR setting
Thanksgiving race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was rainy to start
and humid at the finish so no PRs, but the boys once again brought home 2<sup>nd</sup>
and 3<sup>rd</sup> in their age groups.</div>
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for me after my huge winter training cycle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I felt stronger and fitter through this past training cycle than I ever
had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had done tons of strength work
and a lot of specific workouts and had insane volume for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was at multiple 50+ mile weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About a week before Blue Ridge Marathon, I
started to experience pain in my left 2<sup>nd</sup>/3<sup>rd</sup> metatarsal
area which was particularly bad during hill work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went and got checked for a stress
fracture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phew!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No stress fracture, just inflammation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After thinking it through I decided to
withdraw from Blue<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ridge in an attempt
to save the bigger goal of Mohican 50 in June.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The hills of Blue Ridge would have really put me out for a long
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mostly biked and did some
running leading up to Glacier Ridge Trail 50K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I was really excited for GRT and thought that I could do really well at
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did really well and was killing
the course and feeling very strong running the hills particularly the downhills
aggressively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was unseasonably warm,
but I was dialed in with hydration and nutrition and feeling good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, by the 25K mark, the rocky terrain
and constant rolling hills on the trail were wearing on my foot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could have pushed through and a year ago I
probably would have pushed through, but I made the decision to drop at the 25K
point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oddly, I wasn’t upset and felt
really calm with my decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Truthfully, I just didn’t have the fire for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As many others who have run Oil Creek have
said, I feel like I left a little part of myself out there on that trail last
October.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having done something so
amazing and been in such a dark place for so much of that race has put some
things in perspective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t feel the
need to prove to myself or anyone else that I could tough it out at GRT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I could tough it out, but it wasn’t
smart to tough it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was changing my
gait and risking a longer term injury.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After that, I made the decision that Mohican was not in the cards for
this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I backed off of running quite
a bit and focused on strength and yoga to let my foot get back to normal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve just started to consistently get back to
training this month and finally got a run above 6 miles with no pain in my
foot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know what I’m going to do
for fall races, and I’m OK with that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m looking forward to having fun with the kids at fall 5Ks and on the
trails and toying with the idea of trying for a PR half, but who knows?</div>
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In more exciting news we will be off on an epic adventure to
the Pacific Northwest soon so we will have a lot of exciting hiking adventures
and trail porn to post in the next month.</div>
Heather Durickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480410088341445567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-81427506402206182572015-06-14T04:15:00.002-07:002015-06-14T04:15:42.149-07:00Peroneal Tendonosis - feeling a tad better?On June 11th, 2015, after 2.5 months of dealing with PT, it is feeling a tad better but I am cautiously optimistic. PT has a tendency to come back if you overdue it. On the 11th, I hit the bike for 32 minutes for 9 miles and it all felt good. What is sort of working: a combination of ankle strengthening (3 days a week), rest, and stretching....and throw in the ankle brace which I am off of now. What I have done, dry needling, massage, rolling, stick and foot ice buckets. Its starting to feel good and will walking be doing little bit on Saturday. Well, I walked a little more than I wanted and walked 7+ miles according to my fitbit b/c of all the baseball games I had to go to. Now of course, the ankle is a little sore which I guess is expected. Today on Sunday, its kinda sore when I woke up. The gastrocnemius and soleus are tight which is what I expected. So we will see how it feels today, another baseball game and will try hit the bike later today. I will try not to walk to much today and stay off my foot and see how it feels.<br />
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Either way, I think it is feeling better but who knows at this point. Will re access next weeklabgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-67309536987707044632015-05-17T07:24:00.000-07:002015-05-17T07:24:03.044-07:00peroneal tendonosis or something worse or just impatient???Family is running the Bodies of motion 5k today and I am in starbucks keeping my mind off the fact I am injured. According to the MRI, I got a diagnosis of peroneal tendonosis and it has to be one of the toughest injuries I have had, hands down. <br />
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Here is the timeline from hell:<br />
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3/30: rolled ankle at the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/mana/learn/historyculture/first-manassas.htm">Manassas National Battlefield</a> and thought it was a sprain (little did I know, I had <a href="https://www.aofas.org/footcaremd/conditions/ailments-of-the-ankle/Pages/Peroneal-Tendonitis.aspx">peroneal tendonosis</a> going on). Skipped my trail 1/2 marathon in PA, was sick too.<br />
4/1 and 4/2: <br />
4/5: Biked all week and ran 3.16 miles to test it out and didn't feel that bad.<br />
4/6 - 4/11: Biked this week <br />
4/12: Ran 4.2 miles in 38:30. Ankle ached a little bit seemed to warm up after running<br />
4/23 Got <a href="https://www.aofas.org/footcaremd/conditions/ailments-of-the-ankle/Pages/Peroneal-Tendonitis.aspx">MRI</a> on left ankle and received results (Negative for tears in <a href="http://www.foothyperbook.com/elective/peroneal/peronealBasics.htm">peroneal tendons,</a> have tendonosis)<br />
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Ligments:<br />
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<i>There is mild scarring of the deep fibers of the deltoid ligament without tear. </i><br />
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Tendon Findings:<br />
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The extensor tendons are intact. There is mild juxta insertional tendinosis of the posterior tibial tendon without tear. Remaining long medial flexors are unremarkable there is a small amount of tenosynovitis about the flexor hallucis longus at the know of henry. The peroneus longus tendon demonstrate mild to moderate degeneration distal to the fibular tip. Peroneus brevis tendon is intact, Achilles tendon and plantar fascia are unremarkable. <br />
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Overall Impression of MRI:<br />
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<i>There is mild to moderate degeneration of the peroneus longus tendon distal to the fibular tip without tear. There is mild tenosynovitis about the flexor hallucis longus tendon distally. </i><br />
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Got a description of the difference between peroneal tendonitis and peroneal tendonosis:<br />
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<i>The distinction between tendonitis and tendosis is important since
tendonitis is more of an acute injury, and rest, ice,
anti-inflammatories, etc. tend to resolve it quickly (within 6 weeks
or so). Tendinosis is when the tendon itself changes (hence your MRI
findings) from chronic stress and takes much longer to resolve
(hence modalities like PRP injections, Graston therapy, etc.).</i><br />
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However, I am a big opponent to anti-inflammatories and have not used any during this time period.<i> </i><br />
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4/24: Started <a href="http://www.athletestreatingathletes.com/ata-blog/2013/05/peroneal-tendonitis/">PT</a> regimen<br />
4/24 - present: Biking as prescribed by PT <br />
5/12: Saw a Dr. Neufeld (he spent a whole 3 minutes with me and referred me to someone else, isn't he the specialist??? Thinks peroneal nerve entrapment)<br />
5/13: put ankle brace back on for immobilization, keeping it on for two weeks, no bike, just PT exercises and see how that works. <br />
5/29: Have appt with <a href="http://www.c-o-r.com/phys-microsite/lutta-index.asp">Dr. Lutta with OrthoVA</a> to go over MRI results again and get a plan.<br />
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Days since ankle roll: 48 <br />
Days haven't run: 35<br />
Days since PT: 23 <br />
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So, yea, I am pretty bummed out however, I am looking for any sliver of improvement. To tell you the truth, biking would be a godsend at this point!<br />
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<br />labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0Haymarket, VA, USA38.8120591 -77.636380638.7873136 -77.6767211 38.8368046 -77.5960401tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-53827804792150859672015-05-09T07:19:00.000-07:002015-05-09T14:49:29.457-07:00Peroneal Tendonitis - day 27 of no runningSo I am up in New Castle, PA and Heather is running the <a href="http://www.glacierridgetrailultra.com/">Glacier Ridge 50k</a> trail race today. It is supposed to be 90F by midday so I can only imaging what that will be like. She is a real trooper and hope she does well today. Actually, when I ran the North Fact 50k a few years ago, it hit 92/94 F and that was a brutal 7 hours. Anyway, sitting in the <a href="http://www.twp.cranberry.pa.us/">Cranberry, PA</a> sbux sulking over my foot and dealing with <a href="http://www.athletestreatingathletes.com/ata-blog/2013/05/peroneal-tendonitis/">Peroneal Tendonitis</a> in my left ankle/heel. Hit the Physical therapy 3 times this week and have two next week. I had this a few years ago and rested more and it didn't take this long to heal and was back to running within 3 weeks. However, this time around, I am looking at every bit of 4+ weeks after the ankle roll. Here was my biking schedule:<br />
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Monday the 4th: road 10 minutes and did all my foot exercises and heel drops plus tons of hip/core exercises<br />
Tuesday the 5th: 20 minutes on the bike<br />
Wednesday the 6th: 20 minutes on the bike<br />
Thursday the 7th: 20 minutes on the bike<br />
Friday the 8th: 20 minutes on the bike<br />
Saturday the 9th: 15 minutes on bike and walked .5 miles with Heather after dinner <br />
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I plan to hit the bike tomorrow for 30 minutes tomorrow and see how it feels. Getting frustrated with this injury. Its been 27 days (day 15 of physical therapy) since I have not run but atleast I have been biking some. Supposed to have a reassessment of my physical therapy on the 26th of May which is two weeks away. Was hoping to be running by next week but am starting to question that. Flexibility and strength in left foot is really good but apparently the tendons are still sore. Hard to differentiate between aches from physical therapy or if it actually aches. <br />
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So as the beautiful days pass, I wonder what if any running I will be doing this month. I am doing rehab almost every day. It was feeling better but now seems to be sore, SIGH. My guess, I am now hoping to be running small miles in two more weeks which puts me around May 25th - a good two months after I actually rolled this thing (however started PT on April 24th). This is not how I saw this year starting out. Maybe ultras and marathons aren't for me, don't know but I am at a point where running a 5k would just be fun.labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-81371141552525371952015-05-02T13:30:00.002-07:002015-05-02T13:40:18.201-07:00Peroneal Tendonitis from a rolled ankle!So after about a good 5 weeks of 30+ mpw in shit ass weather, I started to ramp up my training. As such, I have been hitting the trails almost exclusively and the ankles have been giving me some issues after runs - most likely due to the trail running. So on 3/30/2015, I rolled my ankle at about mile 2.5 into a 7 mile run. Nothing killer, just a decent roll and finished the trail run at the battlefield. I got home and it didn't swell at all and thought that was a good sign. For the rest of the week, I thought I would be ready for the 1/2 marathon up in PA that weekend. Just so happened, I got sick, sick enough to where I didn't feel like I should run the race. The ankle was still sore but now I was sick so I bailed on the race and decided to rest of the foot. I ran again on 4/5 and it felt ok but not great so I rested and biked. Another week goes by on the bike and I try to run again on 4/12, it went fine and did a decent 8:40 something pace but the ankle just wasn't getting any better. So I went to the same orthopedist I went to when I found how about my hip labrum tears and he wanted to see if my peroneal tendons were tore so he sent me for an MRI. Results came back with the following:<br />
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<i>There is mild to moderate degeneration of the peroneus longus tendon distal to the fibular tip without tear. There is mild tenosynovitis about the flexor hallucis longus tendon distally. Plus, they said something about mild juxta insertial tendinosis of the posterior tibial tendon without tear.</i></blockquote>
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Treatment: Rest/PT - yea, that shit sucks...so much for the 50k and the 50 miler I had planned coming up! <br />
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So the doctor sent me to PT which started 4/24/2015 and I am scheduled to 4-6 weeks which takes me to June, 2015. On 4/27, I rode the bike one mile as I did on 4/29. On 4/30, I rode it for 10 minutes and got 2.3 miles and today, May 2nd, rode it for 12 minutes for 3.3 miles. My <b>hope</b> is to continue biking the rest of the week with no setbacks. Go support Heather in her 50k race this coming weekend at Glacier Ridge ultra in PA and hopefully I can start light running in few weeks. Whether that happens or not, we will see. <br />
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So lets take score - I stopped running on 4/12/2015 and it has been 20 days since I have run. I stopped biking on 4/16 and took a total of 11 days off doing nothing other than core, hips, bench, etc...<br />
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As of today, I am biking 10 min to warm my ankles up, then doing ankle exercises twice a day. If you were like me and you are looking around to see how long it takes to get rid of Peroneal Tendonitis. Well, it depends. If you get it from overuse, probably alot sooner than if you rolled it and kept irritating it. From 4/17 until 4/26, I wore a ankle brace and don't know if that helped or not. Last time I had this, it took about 3-4 weeks since the time I stopped running but it was more on the 3 weeks side. I was just coming off a 100k trail race and it was the end of the year so I didn't mind the resting. This time, I thought I could get back sooner and that didn't work. That said, I stopped running on 4/12 but not resting it until 4/17 so if we are looking at that time table, I should be back to running around the May 11th-ish time frame. And of course, I can't just jump back into my old mileage which sucks. Guess I will be looking forward to some cool late summer and Fall races. <b>Shit happens.</b>labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-30906409204779220802015-01-19T14:48:00.001-08:002015-01-22T12:54:02.994-08:00MLK Trail run 10k (1/19/2015) - finally, they got it right!Welp, we came back for a third year and it looks like the third time is a charm. This year, they the Metro Run and Walk race had a 10k option that was going to be officially scored but the 5k was not. Why, I have no f-ing clue. It wouldn't of been that difficult but hey I am lucky they had a 10k option. Race was in <a href="http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec/moore/">Wakefield Park</a> in Annandale, VA as it is every year. Both races were to go off at 9am so we got up around 6am, ate my usual which is raisin bread and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Justins-Nut-Butter-Almond-Classic/dp/B000V79VSY%3Fpsc%3D1%26SubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-d-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB000V79VSY">justin's nutbutter</a>. Then we were out the door at 7am to get there and pick up our bibs and shit. So after we get there, Heather grabs the bibs and shirts while I snap a selfie of me and the kids crapping around in the car.<br />
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A few minutes later, I see Juan Tisera, a fellow runner I met a couple of years ago at the North Face 50k. Anyhey, I get out and get in about .5 miles in before the race. The temps were about 38 to start which was nice. I went with my <a href="http://www.trailsroc.org/">#trailsRoc</a> t-shirt compliments of <a href="http://ronheerkensjr.com/">Ron Heerkens</a> who lives up in NY and belongs to that running group. So the time arrives and we walk down to the start and I get up by the front as I don't want to get behind a bunch a people when we hit the single track trail section. So we are off and I notice right away this is going to be a fucking sloppy mess with no footing, ice, and mud. That said, I kept a 7:34 pace on the first mile, how I don't know because I felt like I was running much harder. The second mile brought us back to almost where we started but we would be heading out to the <a href="http://www.traillink.com/trail/lake-accotink-trail.aspx">Accotink Trail</a>. My 2nd miles was not good with a 8:02 - yea, it wasn't going to be a good day. At this point, a 35 yo woman passed me which by the way was the only person to actually pass me during the race which is usually the case on single track trails. However the Accotink Trail was actually quite wide, plenty of room for passing. So I essentially ran with/behind her the whole way. Mile three didn't have the muddy hills and leveled out and ran that at a 7:43 pace. Now we were into the meat of the Trail and was it half done. However, I could definitely feel the 4-5 lbs I had put on since December. Mile 4 wasn't to bad as I had a sub-8 with a 7:59. Mile 5 had us coming back to the start and coming off the <a href="http://www.traillink.com/trail/lake-accotink-trail.aspx">Assotink Trail.</a> I did notice as this point that Mountain bikers were having trouble getting up some of the hills because of the ice and mud. Anyway, mile 5 had me at 8:17....Coming into mile 6 I passed the woman who originally passed me at mile 6 which tells me I could of run the race much harder but was probably too conservative...Given that its January, I just didn't want to get hurt and I think that was the mindset of everyone out there. I finished mile 6 with a 7:28 mile to give me 1st in my Age Group (40-49) with a final time of: <a href="http://www.novaracetiming.com/Race/Results/Metro_Run_And_Walk/10km_TrailRun/Overall_Age_Group.htm#%207">47:05:8</a>. I was very surprised to place in anything because I had run so poorly but I was 1/19 in the 40-49 age group and 15th out of 67 in the mens division for the 10k. It turns out that its a new PR for me since I have only ran two 10k's since I started running! Here is a shot of me coming down the home stretch:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing with a time of 47:05 (7:35 pace)</td></tr>
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We hung around a while and I was surprised to find out that I placed first in my age group:<br />
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<b><u>Final Stats:</u></b><br />
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<a href="http://gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6487955">Distance: 6.2 miles (10k)</a><br />
Time: <a href="http://www.novaracetiming.com/Race/Results/Metro_Run_And_Walk/10km_TrailRun/Overall_Age_Group.htm#%207">47:05:8</a><br />
Pace: 7:35/mile - sucked :)<br />
Place: <a href="http://www.novaracetiming.com/Race/Results/Metro_Run_And_Walk/10km_TrailRun/Overall_Male.htm">1st in age group (1/19 in 40-49 and 15th out of 67 in the mens)</a><br />
Location: Wakefield Park/Assotink Trail<br />
Who ran: JD the 10k, Nic, Heather, and Zach the 5k<br />
Conditions: Mud and ice (sloppy)<br />
Bathroom rating: One toilet for 100+ people, you do the math. Although I have had plenty of practice crapping in the woods so I am used to the situation by now! <br />
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Overall, they have improved alot and would recommend to others as long as they have an official timing company. Maybe next year they can score the 5k's as well but doubt it. Whats next? Keep building my base and training by adding in hill work. I do have the Cherry blossom 10 miler on April 12th - shooting for a sub 70 minute run as my best time there is 1:13 and change. Next signed up run is the <a href="http://www.glacierridgetrailultra.com/">Glacier Ridge 50k</a> near New Castle, PA in May. I have the Mohican 50 miler in June and am really looking forward to that. However, I may add in a marathon in March but don't know. Next to work on getting my right hip flexor figured out. <br />
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<br />labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-17168249688006369492015-01-19T14:21:00.000-08:002015-01-19T14:21:09.117-08:00Third Times a Charm-MLK Trail 5KToday we ran the <a href="https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=BQ2VVH7">MLK Trail 5K</a> at<a href="http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec/moore/"> Wakefield Park</a>. This was our third year doing some variation of the race. We had not so great experiences the last <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/01/mlk-trail-race-strikes-out-again.html">two</a> <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2013/01/mlk-5k-trail-mess.html">years </a>with issues with poor course markings, but we love the idea of being able to race on a Monday so we decided to give it one more shot.<br />
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This year there were two distances. The 5K was not being officially timed, and there were no prizes being given out so it was more of a fun run. The 10K was officially timed and had awards. I'm not sure that I understand the logic of not timing one distance if you are going to the trouble of having the timing mat set up anyway. I'm guessing it's a cost issue since the race is for charity, but I would gladly pay a little extra for the 5K to get an official time. The race was much improved over the past two years.<br />
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Packet pick up was easy once again. We got there right when it opened at 8 am and were able to pick up our packets. Shirts were extra and were a long sleeve cotton t shirt, but I always like the design so we got it. I also appreciated that they actually had kid sized race shirts because the kids really do like to wear their race shirts to school and so many races don't offer shirts in child sizes. <br />
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Bathrooms were also much improved as the park bathrooms were open this year so we didn't have to go to the recreation center to use the bathroom. The race started on the <a href="http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/cct/">CCT</a>, and the race director warned us that the trail was muddy and wet. No big deal for us, but I think it alarmed some of the runners who weren't quite used to trail running. The race started promptly at 9 am and had a fairly good section of wide trail before it got to single tracking. The 5K and 10K runners were on the same course for the first two miles. Within the first mile we hit a ton of mud and ice. I was running with the boys as I wanted to make sure they didn't get lost given previous issues with this race. We hit right around a 9:50 for the first mile. The first mile also included a small stream crossing. As most other runners were trying to pick their way over on the rocks, I had a proud mama trail runner moment as my two guys ran straight through the stream. I don't think the other runners appreciated our 'splash and dash' technique, but hey, it's a trail race. We were looking to get dirty! <br />
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After the first mile we circled back and headed out of Wakefield and into <a href="http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/lake-accotink/">Lake Accotink</a>. Right around 2 miles we hit a water stop. This was at the top of the only real climb on the course, and this section was also paved trail. We had a nice 9:27 pace for the second mile. At the water stop, we were supposed to turn around and head back to the finish while the 10K runners continued on. Small problem: they had no signage indicating this and were relying on the water stop volunteers to warn 5K runners to turn around. They were not very vocal about this though so Zach overran the turnaround and only came back because I was shouting at him. If I wouldn't have been there, the little guy would have been off to do the full 10K. For next year, I would recommend a sign at the turnaround point. Otherwise the course was very well marked this year and easy to follow. As we headed back in the third mile, we were back on the very muddy trail sections so slopping along and getting messy. The last mile was around 9:50 again. We all finished within a few seconds of each other slightly over 30 minutes. I beat the kids this time just because my legs are used to the trails, and they can't outkick me on the trails yet. <br />
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We were actually among the really early finishers of the 5K so I'm pretty proud of their times. They did a great job in some sloppy trail conditions. The post race food was awesome. They had hot veggie soup and chicken tortilla soup along with pita bread and a wide variety of sweet and salty snacks. Overall we were very pleased with the race this year and will be back again. Nice job fixing the issues from the previous years <a href="http://www.metrorunwalkspringfield.com/run-walk-live">MetroRunWalk</a>!<br />
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By the way, the awards from<a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/11/richmond-8k-and-marathon-spectating-is.html"> Richmond 8K</a> arrived this week, and wow are they nice!<br />
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Heather Durickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480410088341445567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-21275077380813119792015-01-04T12:30:00.001-08:002015-01-04T12:31:05.113-08:00BRATS Frozen 5K and Exciting Sign Up!!Since JD already did a recap, I won't spend too much time on<a href="http://www.bristowtriandswim.com/BRATS_Frozen_5K.html"> BRATS Frozen 5K</a>. The new course is OK. It's just an out and back and is hilly on the way back with 135' of elevation gain over the course with most of it in mile 2. The downhill on the way out is nice. Having access to Sport and Health for bathrooms and post race activities is great. As always, awards are terrific. My only real complaint is that I wish they would fix the results so you can get chip and gun time. The online results only have gun time which sometimes causes confusion if someone has a faster gun time than you, but then places behind you because you have a faster chip time.<br />
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Summary of my run: Should be renamed Dying a Slow Death 5K because that's what I did once again. In all fairness it was downhill on the way out and pretty much uphill and into the wind on the way back. 7:32 mile 1; 8:28 mile 2; and pathetic 9:15 on mile 3; 8:15 last 0.1. Overall I was OK with my time. Good enough for 4th in my age group. Temperatures were great but the course was not PR friendly even if I was in shape for it. Final time: 26:23 for me and 25:52 and 25:54 for the boys.<br />
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The kids did a great job in their age group so we have two 5Ks in the books in the first 4 days of January. The kids and I are going to try to log 2015 miles as a team in 2015 so they have each committed to 4 miles per week. We are all pretty excited about that.<br />
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In other exciting news, JD and I signed up for <a href="https://www.ultrahike.com/">Mega Transect</a> an insane ultra in central Pennsylvania on August 29. I am beyond excited about this race. Registration online was insane yesterday with wait times of 16 and 25 minutes respectively for us to finally get our confirmation that we were in.<br />
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<br />Heather Durickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480410088341445567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-45408595583201740072015-01-04T10:42:00.001-08:002015-01-22T12:55:28.603-08:00BRATS Frozen 5k - 1/4/2015The #runningduricks decided to run the BRATS 5k again, however this year, the course moved from the Freedom Center in Manassas, VA to the <a href="http://www.sportandhealth.com/locations/virginia-clubs/Gainesville">Gainesville Sport & Health Fitness Cen</a>ter. This meant instead of a flat fast course, we could be going up and down for 3 miles. Definitely not a PR course however it was all for fun anyway. After the race on News Year's Day, my <a href="http://loki.stockton.edu/~ospreys/HipFlexorStrain.htm">right hip flexor </a>had been bugging me, and I was a tad concerned given I have done no speed work and all of a sudden, I was jumping into sprint type races. Ok, so we arrived at the <a href="http://www.sportandhealth.com/locations/virginia-clubs/Gainesville">Gainesville Sport & Health Fitness Cen</a>ter around 7:45, the race was at 8:30am. I hit the dumper and it was packed with all the dudes working out at the fitness center and of course the runners starting to warm up. After a couple trips to the can, I went out and ran for about .75 miles to get my legs warmed up. Coming into this race, I am in horrible 5k shape. First, I weigh 167, <a href="http://www.active.com/running/articles/5-ways-to-avoid-unwanted-offseason-weight">about 7lbs heavier than I want to be during the racing season.</a> Half the problem was that after the marathons ended, I kept up with the same type of eating schedule and thus I put on a good 5-7 pounds. Second, I have done no real running given I have been trying to heal various aches and pains in the right leg/hamstring. Lastly, motivation. With no training and being a tad heavier, I just didn't feel like I could run well.<br />
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Before the race started, we all waited for the National Anthem to start but realized it had already started and the sound was all screwed up. Oh well, they might want to work on that for next year. That said, the RD gave us a few instructions and we were off. The first mile was downhill a tad and I ran a 6:39 which felt decent and felt like I could have gone harder. Then, I followed that up with a 7:23 - it was a small uphill followed up by a downhill. Additionally, some kid passed out in front of us, so some other guy and I stopped to see if he was ok but some other runner was tending to him. So both us kept going and I yelled out to the cop to notify him that some kid had passed out from running. Never figured out what happened or if he just ran too hard or what. The last mile was all uphill and ran a sluggish 7:40 - I might as well havebeen walking... that is just pitiful. I finally make it to the top of the hill, bang a right and pass a few women on the way to the finish for a 22:08 - just horrible. I am definitely to fat and out of shape to run 5ks and need to get them back down to the lower 20's and upper 19's. However, that said, I got first in my AG (40-44):<br />
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<a href="http://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-12092?lc=en">Time: 22:08 (my watch) </a></div>
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Pace: 7:12/mile - out of shape!</div>
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Overall place: 37th out of 369</div>
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Age Group place: 1st out of 12 </div>
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Here is a few shots of me with the boys who also placed during the race.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad got 1st in AG, Nic got 2nd in AG, and Zach got 3rd in AG.</td></tr>
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<u><b>Notes about the race:</b></u> First, don't think I will ever join <a href="http://www.sportandhealth.com/locations/virginia-clubs/Gainesville">Gainesville Sport and Health</a>, too packed and crowed for my likes. Second, <a href="http://www.bristowtriandswim.com/BRATS_Frozen_5K.html">BRATS</a> gave us the clock time, not the chip time which if you actually cared would be anywhere from 2-10 seconds off. I don't know why they did this but I noticed that my time was a few seconds off. Third, not that competitive - even with my slow time, I managed to do well however it builds your confidence up but we know that if I entered a <a href="https://potomacriverrunning.com/">Potomac River Running </a>race, I would come in 100th or worse! All that said, it was a fun race for the family and would do it again next year.</div>
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<b>Next</b>: Might do the MLK 10k in Wakefield, don't know yet. It's in about 2 weeks or so.</div>
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<u><b>Final stats from BRATS Frozen 5k:</b></u></div>
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<tr id="leader5K Run804"><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-rank"><a class="bzr-entry-link" href="http://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-12092?lc=en#" rel="12616112" title="Click for details.">3</a></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-athlete"><a class="bzr-entry-link" href="http://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-12092?lc=en#" rel="12616112" title="Click for details.">Troy Eldredge</a></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-bib"><a class="bzr-entry-link" href="http://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-12092?lc=en#" rel="12616112" title="Click for details.">804</a></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"><a class="bzr-entry-link" href="http://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-12092?lc=en#" rel="12616112" title="Click for details.">00:23:07</a></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td><td class="ui-widget-content bzr-lb-time"></td></tr>
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labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-74629549789640463752015-01-01T12:10:00.000-08:002015-01-04T12:10:56.250-08:00Beaufort Resolution 5K<br />
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On New Year's Day we decided to run the <a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ea88wgtic21fc217&oseq=&c=&ch=">Beaufort Resolution 5K</a>. This is the third year that we have done this race. We choose it mostly because there aren't many options in coastal Carolina during this time of the year, and it's part of the<a href="http://www.crystalcoastcountdown.com/"> Crystal Coast Countdown</a> in the area where we stay. This race isn't well advertised, usually doesn't have online registration set up until about 2 weeks before the race, and is not timed or recorded so it has pretty low participation. This year was probably the largest number of runners that we have seen. The course is completely flat and is an out and back right down Front Street in Beaufort. It actually boasts beautiful water views and tremendous historic homes so it's quite a pretty run. The race was only $15 for adults and free for kids under 10 years old and proceeds went to support the local Boys and Girls Club. There is a 5K and 1 mile option. The bathroom situation was fine as there was an open coffee shop as well as public bathrooms at the start.<br />
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My major issue with this race is that they advertise it as a fun run, but then they give out age group awards at the end. They have to go one way or another with this. If it's a fun run, then don't do the awards. Everyone got a pedometer as our swag item for registering. They had a clock set up at the start line so you could keep track of your time for your own purposes, and they had race bibs but no timing chips. All fine if it is a fun run. The problem arises when they pull the bottom off your bib at the end of the race and staple it to a big board. Then the "race director" randomly decides on age groups (after the fact) based on participants in each group and hands out top 3 awards in each of those age groups, but the age groups include the overall top three who are not swept out of the placings. These are all things that runners understand, but this race director was obviously not a runner. So she stood at this board and decided that the age groups were <15, 15-30, 30-50 and 50+ for males and females. Um, yeah, whatever on that one. No times are recorded on the board nor are the results posted anywhere online so it's not like the awards matter.<br />
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They actually go to the trouble to buy decent medals, but then they can't be bothered to record times or post the results online. It's so crazy. There were at least 125 people who ran the 5K by my count of bib numbers and what ended up on the board so if they did want to do awards, they could have easily done top 3 in ten year age groups or winners only in ten year age groups. They could also easily record the times on a clipboard as the runners cross the finish and then transfer this information and put it online if they don't want the expense of chip timing. It really makes no difference to me if it is a fun run or a timed race, but giving out awards randomly after it was advertised as a fun run is just weird. Lest you think I'm being sour grapes because we didn't get any awards, JD actually got 3rd place in the 30-50 age group this year. They did the same thing last year and both JD and Zach got awards last year as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JD's 20 year age group award-bet no one else can boast that!</td></tr>
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OK, enough venting about the race. It actually is a really nice course with great support from the local police and fire departments and an awesome way to kick off a new year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Race start-JD is over there in the blue closest to the building.</td></tr>
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I was having stomach issues on race day so I ran a pathetic 27:07. Zach ran a 26:21 with Nic close behind at 26:23. They ran together for most of the race, and then it was a foot race to the finish. JD ran just under 22 minutes. We were all a bit off our usual 5K game after staying up later than usual for New Year's Eve. We still had a great time, and we will definitely be back next year.<br />
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<br />Heather Durickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480410088341445567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-70169664775884386852015-01-01T11:37:00.000-08:002015-01-04T11:37:50.615-08:00Hiking Weetock Trail Croatan National Forest<br />
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Since we were in coastal Carolina for the winter break, we wanted to explore some new hiking trails. We have hiked the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=48494&actid=50">Tideland National Recreation Trail</a> the past few years. This is a really pretty trail, but it's only 1.3 miles so it's not really that exciting if you have done it a few times. They actually run the <a href="http://croatan24.com/Home.html">Croatan 24 Hour Race</a> on this trail. While it would be super flat and pretty flat because the trail is packed gravel and boardwalk, it would be mind numbingly boring. I might give it a go one year anyway just for kicks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So you see, beautiful, but easy and flat.</td></tr>
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Anyway, I went googling for more trails in <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/null/recarea/?recid=48466&actid=63">Croatan National Forest.</a> There are a 160,000 acres of coastal forest so I figured there had to be some decent trails. I quickly discovered that Neusiok Trail was the gem of the area, but it was a bit farther than we wanted to drive for a day hike. There is also an ultra on this trail, <a href="http://www.neusioktrailrun.com/Home.html">Neusiok Trail Run</a>, with 20 mile, 40 mile, and 100K options. Next time we are in the area, I really want to check that trail out.<br />
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Finally, I find a trail that is close enough to our general area that it makes sense for us to hike it. Weetock Trail is maintained by the <a href="http://www.carteretcountywildlifeclub.org/Weetock.html">Carteret County Wildlife Club</a> and some sections are not officially approved by the Forest Service so it is really difficult to find information on this trail. I found some blogs that talked about how the trail was not well maintained and not well marked so I wasn't too encouraged. However, I finally found a post by a trail runner that said that the trail was great as well as finding that a group had hosted a <a href="https://runsignup.com/race/nc/maysville/weetocktrailrace">trail half</a> there in March 2014. The north end of the trail begins just off of NC 58 near Haywood Landing just past Mayville. The south end (which we did not visit) begins off NC 58 and Hill Field Road. You can also access along the forest roads from Haywood Landing and Long Point. We found that the best point to park was Haywood Boat Landing. There is a marked turn off of NC 58 for Haywood Landing and then you follow the signs for the boat launch. There is one tricky stop sign where there are no signs, and we discovered that you need to take a right at that sign to end up at the boat landing. There is a pit toilet and ample parking at the boat landing. Once we arrived at the boat landing, we weren't quite sure where the trail started, but we quickly discovered it behind the pit toilets.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail head is down that section to the left behind the pit toilet.</td></tr>
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The entire trail is supposed to be 11 miles long. We were just interested in a short day hike so we did 2.5 miles out and back from the north end. This trail is really well marked with metal blazes on the trees.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Metal blazes that show up really well and would be super easy to follow even for a night hike.</td></tr>
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We had no trouble finding the trail. It weaves through beautiful coastal forest, and it is really pleasant in the winter months. It was still pretty wet so be prepared to get muddy and have wet feet, but everything was passable. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the wet areas that had trickier crossings if you wanted to keep your feet dry.</td></tr>
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After a big rain, it probably gets a lot more swampy, and this trail would be particularly unpleasant in the summer with heat, humidity, and insects. There were a number of boardwalks built over the really wet areas, and plenty of markings when the trail crossed over a forest road.<br />
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If you are interested in running the trail, most of it is really runnable with no elevation gain, but there are a few sections where the mud makes the trail quite slick. Otherwise it's not very technical and would make for an easy run.<br />
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<br />Heather Durickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480410088341445567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-64510806504835071772014-12-31T13:02:00.000-08:002015-01-22T12:58:06.496-08:002014 in review for JD - the year of the injury!<div class="tr_bq">
Well, the year started off pretty rough when I found out in December of 2013/January 2014 that I had two small<a href="http://community.runnersworld.com/topic/running-with-labral-tear-in-hip-and-fai"> hib labrum tears </a>in my left hip. I went to see a few Dr.'s in the Northern VA area and ended up with<a href="http://www.c-o-r.com/phys-microsite/parker-index.asp"> Dr. Parker</a>. He looked at the MRA but didn't see any <a href="http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00571">FAI</a> (Femoroacetabular Impingement) but did see the two tears. However, my flexibility looked good and we thought we would work on PT first before going to surgery. So I hit PT hard for about 3-4 weeks and slowly began running again getting around 20 miles a week. Ran the PR "Run your Heart out 5k" and came in 4th in my AG and then ran the <a href="http://www.runnersmarathon.com/">Runners Marathon at Reston </a>. The race was brutal, here was my dailymile log:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Decent run, planned to live in the 10 min range and did on the back half...wanted this to be a relaxing training run. Weather was absolutely brutal....start of the race it was 20mph winds and pouring rain and around 39F to start...It only got worse from there, wind picked up and got some nasty hail by mile 20, then sleet at the end...all with even bigger winds...so, I was about a good 20 min from hypothermia...hands were swollen from being so cold....all that said, aerobically, felt good and legs felt decent, left hip aching towards around half point and end of race... - had a blast :)</span></blockquote>
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The marathon consisted of cold cold rain and I got something like a <b>4:20:31. </b>Not bad for someone who was supposed to get surgery just a few months prior.<br />
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Then I got injured. I had planned to run a 50 miler (<a href="https://www.cayugatrails50.com/">Cayuga 50</a>) and Pittsburgh marathon but strained my upper hamstring/lower back on April 20th. It wasn't until the end of July, early August until I got done PT and built the strength back into my hamstring. However, on June 1st I paced <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/08/herndon-festival-10k-zachs-first-10k.html">Zach to his first 10k</a> in Herndon, VA. The hamstring was bothering me but I was just running through it which wasn't smart.<br />
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After I got back to running in September, I ran the 2014 National Capital 20-Miler, Carderock Park, MD where I ran a PR best 2:53:26 in 20 miles for a 8:43/mile pace.<br />
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It felt good to just be able to run somewhat hard again for any real distance. After the 20 miler, I ran YUTC 50k in which I had a planned DNF and only ran 25k. I could of probably run the whole thing but told myself I wanted only wanted to do 15+ miles that day. After YUTC, I paced heather to her <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-pacers-perspective-of-his-wifes-first.html">first 100k at Oil Creek 100</a> in Titusville, PA.<br />
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The month of November was fun. I ran Richmond on absurd mileage (20+ miles a week) and almost PR'd my marathon time with a 3:54:48. Actually, the best part about that race was <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/11/richmond-8k-and-marathon-spectating-is.html">both Zach and Nic placed in the top 5 at the Richmond 8k</a>.<br />
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I was very proud of them running so hard and doing so well. The <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/11/richmond-marathon-11-15-2014-race-report.html">Richmond Marathon</a> took a toll on my knees but wanted to do another Marathon two weeks later to become a Marathon Maniac. Heather was a maniac and I really wanted to do it too so I signed up for the <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/11/northern-central-trail-marathon-quest.html">Northern Central Trail Marathon</a> which was on November 29th, 2014. I ran that race and slugged my way to a <a href="http://mdtiming.com/2014/NCTmar/NCTMArathonResults-4.txt">4:31:13 for a 10:21 pace/mile</a>. It was something I really wanted and finally became a Marathon Maniac:<br />
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All in all, it wasn't that bad of a year given I had been dealing with hamstring and back issues. Currently, I am dealing with some piriformis problems in the same gluteal area. Next year, I have a couple of 50 milers on the schedule and HOPEFULLY on 100 miler attempt.<br />
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<br />labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-11454188065202092782014-12-22T14:34:00.001-08:002014-12-22T14:34:15.862-08:002014 in Review and Looking ForwardAnother amazing year of running! I didn't have any personal PRs this year, but I did accomplish my big goal of the 100K. That was my focus this year. I also had an amazing time watching the boys grow as runners. I ran 23 races for a total of ~269 miles raced of the close to 1700 miles that I will get this year.<br />
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Starting 2014 off with a family race at the Resolution 5K in Beaufort North Carolina where Zach got 3rd in his age group<br />
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ScoutStrong 5K with Zach where I placed 2nd overall female, and he won his age group </div>
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Cherry Blossom-just because it's Cherry Blossom, and I love this race so much. It's my run happy space.<br />
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Pittsburgh Marathon because who doesn't love Pittsburgh! Followed by Mother's Day 4 Miler with Zach who PR'd his 4 mile time.</div>
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<b> </b>Herndon Festival 10K where Zach made his 10K debut and Nic got a massive 5K PR!<br />
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Absolute best racing day of the year! Richmond Marathon and 8K! Great day for the whole family and the kids both placed in their age group.<br />
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Nic won the Turkey Trot 1/2 mile for his grade at school, and I had a ton of fun helping.<br />
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TAPS 5K where I won my age group, Nic got a PR, and Zach got 3rd in his age group.<br />
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Massive PRs and sub 25 minute 5Ks for both of these guys at the Prince William Turkey Trot.<br />
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Last race of the year, and Zach won his age group, and I was third in my age group.<br /><br />
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Instant Trail Classic in March was probably my worst race of the year. The heat got to me, and I didn't hydrate well.<br />
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DNF at Bull Run 50. Again hot temperatures, and I got in my own head. <br />
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So way more highlights than low points. Even the low points weren't all that awful. I got a record for distance this year, and accomplished my big goal. <br />
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Big races on the list for 2015 include:<br />
Blue Ridge Marathon<br />
Glacier Ridge 50K<br />
Mohican 50 Mile<br />
Ultra MegaTransect<br />
and maybe Virgil Crest 50 Mile and NCR Trail Marathon.<br />
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We met up for a photo with some <a href="http://www.momsrunthistown.com/">Moms Run This Town </a>ladies. Then we were off on the race.<br />
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Zach started pretty fast, but I hurried to catch up to him because I really wanted to run the whole race with him. I had just done 12 trail miles on Friday, but my legs were still feeling pretty good. We did an 8:46 on the first mile which was mostly all paved. Then we hit the trail section. He did really well on this section with a 9:21 in the second mile, but I could tell that the trail was starting to get to him. He was having to work harder than he normally does on the road to keep the pace. Mile 3 was mostly on the trail, and his legs were feeling tired in this section. He ran a 10:15. During mile 4 we got back on the road which he was happy about, but this is also the section where almost all of the elevation gain for the course occurs. There was close to 100' of gain on one big hill in this mile so he only managed a 10:22 pace. He was feeling discouraged, but I let him know that he could still get his goal of a sub-50 minute finish if he pushed on the last mile. The last mile was back on the trail and then a short uphill past the elementary school playground to the finish. A bunch of the older cross country boys were hanging out at the playground and did a great job encouraging him to finish strong up the hill. He got his time back down to 9:59 for the last mile and got a 48:41 finish. We didn't bother to stay around for age group awards because I thought it was 15 and under for his age group and they only award 1st in each age group. <br />
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Once we got home we had a results email letting us know that he had won his age group because it was 14 and under. He had the best time in his age group. The race director was really amazing and dropped his medal off at our house the next day. He was really happy to get that. I ended up 3rd in the 40-49 year old women and although I didn't get an award I was happy with that because there were a lot of women in that age group, and I was running with Zach and not racing. I could have pushed a lot harder, but it was so much fun for us to run it together. I'm looking forward to an amazing 2015.<br />
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<br />Heather Durickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480410088341445567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-17122693221426335902014-12-11T14:52:00.002-08:002014-12-11T14:52:26.667-08:00Run with Santa 5K-Why Do I Keep Running This Same Course?The kids and I did the<a href="http://www.prraces.com/runwithsanta/"> Run With Santa 5K</a> this past Sunday. It's always a fun race, but I forget how much I hate this particular course for 5Ks. It starts uphill and ends uphill, and I don't like it very much. However, PR puts on such a good race that I keep signing up for <a href="http://www.prraces.com/">PR Races</a> on that course. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zach being smart and taking the outside lane to get out of the mess.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heather getting trapped in the pack like a rookie.</td></tr>
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I could see the kids up ahead of me and figured that I would eventually catch up to them. I figured that I would focus on trying to negative split the race. I came through the first mile at 8:29. Zach ran his first mile at 8:15, and Nic was somewhere in between the two of us. As we turned a corner to go into mile 2 which is normally the flat easy mile in this race, we got hit with a wall of wind. I managed to keep my pace and speed up a bit to get an 8:21. Zach slowed down a bit for an 8:26, and I caught Nic at this point. Zach started to pull away again in the last mile, but Nic was struggling a little on the uphill so I stayed with him. Zach ran an 8:46 in the 3rd mile.<br />
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Once I got up the hill, Nic took off on the flat, and I started to go with him.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nic mixing it up with a master runner again. I think he secretly likes to torment these guys by trying to outkick them at the finish.</td></tr>
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Then I saw a boy off to the side crying with his shoe in his hand. I told Nic to go ahead and stopped to help the kid put his shoe on. He was still crying and said that he didn't want to finish so I told him that I would run it in with him.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with my new little friend</td></tr>
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I ended up doing my last mile in 9:21 due to the time that I lost with the kid in the shoe. My final time was 27:50, Nic was 27:19, and Zach was 26:51. Decent day overall and a fun way to spend a Sunday morning. That was the last race of 2014 for Nic. He has improved so much since last year, and he is developing into quite a little runner. Zach and I are going to do a 5 mile trail race on Saturday to wrap up our 2014 race season.<br />
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<br />Heather Durickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480410088341445567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-21966996406233193662014-11-29T08:30:00.000-08:002014-12-07T14:50:49.233-08:00Northern Central Trail Marathon - Quest to be a Marathon Maniac<a href="http://ncrtrailmarathon.com/"><u>Northern Central Trail Marathon - Gunpowder State Park (Sparks, MD):</u></a><br />
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A few weeks ago, I ran the <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/11/richmond-marathon-11-15-2014-race-report.html">Richmond Marathon</a> down in <a href="http://www.richmondgov.com/">Richmond, VA</a> and had a blast with the whole family. I ran a surprising 3:54 with limited training even though my PR was 3:49. However, I was just happy to make it the whole way uninjured. After I finished that race, Heather said why don't you try to get "<a href="http://www.marathonmaniacs.com/">Maniac</a>" and run <a href="http://www.marathonmaniacs.com/are-you-a-marathon-maniac/maniac-criteria">another race within 16 days to qualify!</a> I said, well my knees are sore as shit and I have on avg, 25 miles a week running the past 7-8 weeks. The competitor in me said, WTF, why not. It would salvage a year destroyed by injuries although I was risking more injury if I did this. I knew it wasn't smart, but I signed up anyway a few days after <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/11/richmond-marathon-11-15-2014-race-report.html">Richmond</a>. So the entire week after <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/11/richmond-marathon-11-15-2014-race-report.html">Richmond</a>, I iced the knees and lightly stretched until Wednesday. Here was my schedule the week after <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/11/richmond-marathon-11-15-2014-race-report.html">Richmond</a>:<br />
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<li>Monday: Rest/Ice</li>
<li>Tuesday: Rest/Ice</li>
<li>Wednesday: Bike 10 minutes (yea, knees still sore)</li>
<li>Thursday: Bike 20 minutes</li>
<li>Firday: Bike 30 minutes (knee bothering me pretty good)</li>
<li>Saturday: Bike 45 minutes, knee feeling better</li>
<li>Sunday: Bike 45 minutes, probably should of taken off today.</li>
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Umm, yea, not alot of running :) So that was the week after <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/11/richmond-marathon-11-15-2014-race-report.html">Richmond</a>. I didn't have quite the training base I usually have going into race b/c of injuries so I was working with what I had. The next week leading up to the race was the following:<br />
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<li> Monday: Ran 3.2 miles at a 9:58 pace (wow, was that painful however I think it was breaking up the scar tissue from the previous marathon).</li>
<li>Tuesday: Rest/Ice</li>
<li>Wednesday: Spinning bike for 30 minutes (felt like I was coming down with a cold)</li>
<li>Thursday: Bike for 11 minutes</li>
<li>Friday: Drove up to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparks,_Maryland">Sparks, MD</a> for the race and rested.</li>
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Yea, 3.2 miles in 2 weeks, not exactly feeling good about this race. Plus, I felt like I was getting a fever and some sort of cough. People at work were hacking and coughing all week, I wasn't training well, my knees hurt, I felt like I was getting sick - THIS WAS GOING TO BE A <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=train+wreck&client=firefox-a&hs=fs8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&imgil=fEqxDHV49-BO3M%253A%253B38X8BhM_8uHDHM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fhollyonthehill.com%25252Ftime-to-end-the-culture-of-corruption%25252Ftrain-wreck%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=fEqxDHV49-BO3M%253A%252C38X8BhM_8uHDHM%252C_&usg=__eJfzF-RtviTDhQj3OCtzAH8PLq0%3D&biw=1280&bih=714&ved=0CCsQyjc&ei=ZEB7VOGwIePLsASixoHgAw#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=fEqxDHV49-BO3M%253A%3B38X8BhM_8uHDHM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fhollyonthehill.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F05%252Ftrain-wreck.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fhollyonthehill.com%252Ftime-to-end-the-culture-of-corruption%252Ftrain-wreck%252F%3B942%3B600">TRAIN WRECK</a>! and this is how I felt:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What was I thinking running two marathons in two weeks?</td></tr>
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That said, GAME ON!<br />
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<u>Friday (November 28th, 2014)</u><br />
The Running Duricks drove up to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timonium,_Maryland">Timonium,</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> MD </a>and packet pickup was at <a href="http://www.charmcityrun.com/">Charm City Run.</a> Here is a snap of me with my #104 bib:<br />
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The people there were nice and because this was the 25th running of the <a href="http://ncrtrailmarathon.com/">Northern Central Rail Trail marathon</a>, they were giving out a nice jacket. I actually really like the jacket alot and it fits, bonus. So we head over to <a href="https://www.jerseymikes.com/">Jersey Mikes</a> which is pretty close by to the packet pickup. Seemed to work for the <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2014/11/richmond-marathon-11-15-2014-race-report.html">Richmond Marathon </a>so why not. After that we checked in and Heather left me in the room to rest while she "scouted" out spectator spots along the trail. She and the kids did one hell of a job meeting me along the course which I really appreciated. After they got back, we chilled then headed down the road to this place called <a href="https://plus.google.com/111597109705180820965/about?gl=us&hl=en">Serpico's Pizza and Pasta</a>. We loved it and definitely recommend it for some pasta before the race. It's only a few miles from the Residence Inn in <a href="http://www.timonium.com/">Timonium, MD</a> so you can't beat the location, and the food was great. Then, off to the hotel where I laid out my flat daddy and got ready for the race the next day.<br />
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<u>Saturday (November 29th, 2014)</u><br />
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Wake up came at 5:00 am for a 8:30am race, yea, I like to get up early and get the bowels moving so that I am feeling fresh for the race. Something I must add, I had been feeling pretty stressed all week about this race. I had no idea how my legs would react to running a marathon two weeks before, running only 3.2 miles in two weeks, and resting the other 13 days. I am one of these people who trains more coming into a race so that my mental state is there even if I have more miles on my legs. So needless to say, I was more stressed than usual even though this was my <a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/p/race-history.html">9th marathon or longer </a>distance race. So we head over to <a href="http://sparkses.bcps.org/">Sparks Elementary School </a>around 7:00am. Because of the parking situation, you could not park there but as we eventually found out, by the end of the race people had parked their cars in the parking lot. So for people contemplating running the <a href="http://ncrtrailmarathon.com/">NCR Marathon</a>, you could probably get away with not using the shuttle and parking at the school. However, they discourage it on the website and don't want people to do this but I didn't see any cars getting towed so you would probably be ok. While at the school, the cafeteria was bustling with people, and they had section where you could drop your bags if you needed it. Here is a shot of me and the boys hanging out before I went outside for the marathon:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's a fake smile you see me with!</td></tr>
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I didn't need to drop a bag as my family was there, and they just parked up at the top of the road and walked down to the school after they dropped me off.<br />
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<u>THE MARATHON </u><br />
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The marathon and half marathon relay started at the same time which was 8:30am and the 8k started at 8:45. I am not a big fan of relays. I understand why they have them but just think it takes away from the overall marathoning experience. Although the <a href="http://www.brrc.com/">Baltimore Road Runners Club</a> did a great job with the event, they could eliminate the relay event altogether and still have a great race. So around 8:20, I entered the 29F temps and walked up to the top of the hill where the starting pad was. My l<a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/runners-knee">eft knee </a>was "not feeling it dog" and was thinking, are you kidding me, how the hell am I going to make it 26.2 miles on this shit. So the gun went off at 8:31am and the course takes you about 1.5 miles down Belfast road onto York Road, then onto the trail. The first 1.5 miles were downhill and I mean a good downhill. What does the mean, it means that the last 2 miles of the race are going to be "DEATH" b/c it will be coming uphill. So as I start, the <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/runners-knee">left knee is aching </a>and am thinking wow, can I really go this far. I told myself, it will loosen up, it will loosen up, just get to the trail where it will be softer on your legs. As we hit the trail, the left knee is still bugging but starting to feel about 20% better. I first saw Heather and the boys at mile 5, and it was feeling much better by then. The best part about my left knee was the fact that my right knee was aching a tad too b/c it took my mind off of the left knee. As many who run with aches and pains, sometimes when you run, something will start to ache or hurt but if you run long enough, something else will take the place of that pain. Obviously, knowing your body is important here as running through extreme pain is not a good idea but certain things you learn to run through and that's ok. When I ran the<a href="http://letitache.blogspot.com/2013/10/oil-creek-100k-2013-race-report.html"> Oil Creek 100k in October 2013</a>, I rolled my ankle at mile 3, mile fucking 3 and said, holy shit JD how the hell are you going to run 59 more miles on a rolled ankle. When it didn't swell and just ached I knew if I made it to mile 14, I would stop and take a look at it. Eventually, the pain went away and was fine so certain things you can deal with, others you can't. Back to the marathon, the trail apparently has an upward grade until the 13.1 mile marker but I couldn't tell. It was mainly flat and fast for those who were killing the course. Me, I was keeping a steady 9:30 ish pace. The first 5k had me coming in at a 9:12/mile pace which I was happy with. Given the goal here was to finish in 5 hours b/c this was my second in two weeks, my plan was to bank time until the half point, then reassess and possibly drop to 10's as long as I could, then run walk if it warranted it. So the 10 mile mark had me coming in with a time of 1:33:52 and pace of 9:23/mile. So so but wanted to get to the half marathon before I could semi-relax. It was at this point that I started to fade a tad and it was getting pretty cold. We ran by some small rivers and I could feel the temps drop. I hit the half way mark, 13.1 at 2:04:07 with a 9:28 pace/mile. NCR had you run past the 13.1 mark and go another .25 miles before you turned around. Because the relayers, it was all bunched up at the half point and it would of been a mess to have marathoners turn around and relayers start there so they had you turn around further up the trail. Good idea but again, I don't like relay races for this reason. That said, they had oreo cookies at this point and I grabbed two and a gatorade which gave me some energy. Here is a pic of me coming in at mile 15:<br />
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The next goal I had was make it to 17 which in my mind was only 3 miles from 20. When you are tired and hurting, you play mental games with yourself and trick your body into doing small chunks so this was me attempting to run to various points of the course. I hit mile 17 at 2:44:24 with a 9:40 pace so I was extremely happy to still be in the 9's at this point. Here is a shot of me heading in to mile 18:<br />
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Next goal was mile 20! I saw Heather and the boys at 18 which gave me a pep in my step plus I was going to see them again at mile 21.5. I reached mile 20 at 3:15:54 with a pace of 9:54 pace/mile. At this point in the race, math wasn't really working but I knew that my 20 miler at Richmond was 2:53:02 so being 22 minutes off that with only a 10k to go, I will take it. However, I was starting to die and die quick. This wall was like no other - even on this pancake course, I just couldn't do it anymore. The last 6.2 miles, I would average a 12:15 pace which was sickening but I was pretty much done at 20. I saw Heather and the boys and 21.5 and they knew I was hurting pretty bad. Here is a shot of me leaving 21.5 onto 22. I was actually craving sugar real bad and could tell my fueling for cold weather races (long distances) was still not working. Summer, I seem to have things down ok but cold weather, I have no clue. It didn't help I was working with a limited running base too.<br />
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They jogged in with me to the aid station and one of the guys asked me if I was ok and I said yea, just tired. Don't know why he was so concerned b/c I know for a fact that if I was in very bad shape, Heather would have pulled me to the side to chill for a bit. Anyway, it was another 5k to the road which felt like a 10k. Walk, run, walk, run...until I hit the road. Once on the road, that was no party either. We hit the hills and the walk run strategy became more frequent. The last 1.5 miles of the course was up hill and seemed never ending. That said, I could see the finish at the top of the hill and kicked it in for a <a href="http://mdtiming.com/2014/NCTmar/NCTMArathonResults-3.txt">final time of 4:31:13 for a 10:21 pace/mile</a>. I was particularly proud of this marathon only b/c I had done it with no training at all and I am not even joking. Below are a couple of shots of me after the race while warming up at the Sparks Elementary school<br />
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Many thanks to my support team Heather, Zach, and Nic for making what seemed like every aid station. They must have made 8 aid stations which was absolutely crazy b/c as soon as they saw me, they had to hop in the car and get to the next one before I got there. I really owe them for getting me through this race. It is more comforting knowing you will have someone there when you are hurting.<br />
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<b><u>Race Stats:</u></b><br />
Miles: 26.2<br />
<a href="http://mdtiming.com/2014/NCTmar/NCTMArathonResults-3.txt">Finish time: 4:31:13 / 10:21 pace/mile</a><br />
Place: 223/344 (sucks but don't care)<br />
13.1 half time: 2:04:07 9:28 pace/mile<br />
20 mile time: 3:15:54 9:54 pace/mile<br />
Location: Sparks, MD (Gunpowder State Park)<br />
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And finally, I am a MANIAC:<br />
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<b>Marathon Maniac: #10300 </b></div>
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As for what's next, don't know yet. I am going to go for a mile walk to stretch the legs out then start back later this week with quad/hip strengthening. Might work on my speed/hill work in the next month or so. I am contemplating the Mohican 100 in June, but I just don't know yet and need many more miles if I am going to succeed at that.<br />
<br />labgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13996156231901338083noreply@blogger.com0Gunpowder Falls State Park, Kingsville, MD 21234, USA39.4137982 -76.50401970000001539.4015307 -76.524189700000008 39.4260657 -76.483849700000022tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972209442796119549.post-90208679633822192362014-11-28T14:51:00.000-08:002014-12-06T14:51:55.510-08:00Turkey Trot 5KSince JD was tapering for his second marathon in 14 days, the boys and I decided to run the <a href="http://www.funrunracing.com/the-pw-5k-turkey-trot/">Prince William Turkey Trot </a>on Thanksgiving Day. This was a new race for us and was sponsored by <a href="http://www.therunningstoreteam.com/">The Running Store</a> and <a href="http://www.funrunracing.com/">Fun Run Racing</a>. It was really well done, easy logistics, and super fun. The race was at the Freedom Center so the parking was easy, and we could wait inside to stay warm and use the bathrooms before the race. We will definitely be making this an annual tradition if we are in town for Thanksgiving. <br />
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We knew the course was going to be pretty flat so we thought we would race it. Zach had a goal to stay sub-8 for the whole race, and Nic was going to try to PR. I had been planning to run with Nic.<br />
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At the start line, both of the boys took off. I couldn't stay with them at the start, but usually Nic fades back to me after the first quarter mile or so. Not on Thanksgiving!<br />
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I could see him right up ahead hanging onto the back of Zach. I pushed as hard as I could on the first mile, but I still couldn't catch him. My Garmin recorded a 7:35 for the first mile. Zach easily had to be sub-7 because he hit that mark way ahead of me, and I'm thinking that Nic was right in the low-7s. That was just crazy because this summer at track they had both PR'd their mile with 7:3xs.<br />
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At this point I figured I would try to race it for myself since the kids had left me, and I had a strong first mile. I was really hurting from that hard first mile though, and my legs were feeling heavy. I haven't run fast in quite a while so it was really a different feeling. I hit the second mile at 8:16 so a pretty big drop off from the first mile, but I still hadn't caught the kids even though they had slowed. Right around this point, I noticed that Nic had caught up to Zach, and that they were running together. I saw them on an out and back and yelled encouragement. Surprisingly, Nic looked really good, at ease, relaxed, and strong. Zach looked like he was hurting pretty badly at that point. I suspect that his hard first mile had really hit him. His Garmin had lost satellite right as the gun went off so he didn't know his splits and was worried about that as well. I just blew up in the last mile and ran an 8:43 in the last mile so I basically did everything wrong in running a 5K. My time wasn't awful (25:46), but it was way off my PR (almost 45 seconds slower) which was on the same course. I was pretty irritated with myself because I probably could have age grouped if I had PRd. As it stood, I ended up 6/65. Nicolas ended up beating Zach at the end of the race and having a massive PR with a 24:39 finish (7:56 pace) and 6/31 in his age group. Zach also had a huge PR despite a bad last mile 24:49 (8:00 pace) and 7/31 in his age group. We were super proud of both of the boys for their hard effort. <br />
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While we are talking about being super proud, Nic was the second grade boy winner for his elementary school 1/2 mile Turkey Trot!!! He ran a great race and paced right off of the lead boy until he ran him down at the end. Zach ended up 3rd for the 4th grade boys for his mile race. He tried to pace himself a little too much and couldn't catch the leader at the end. Too bad it wasn't a longer race, or he would have had them because they were fading. <br />
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<br />Heather Durickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480410088341445567noreply@blogger.com0