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Wasatch Back Legs 18, 30

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Location:

Lehi,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 26, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Mt. Nebo Half 2011 - 1st Overall  1:10:17

St. George Marathon 2011 - 38th overall - 2:47:25  

Speedy Spaniard 10k 2011 - 6th Overall - 35:55   6.1 

Hale Freezes Over 10k 2011 - 3rd Overall - 35:56  5.97

St. George Marathon  2010     2:56:35

Hobble Creek Half 2010   4th in age  1:21:19

Highway to Hale 2010    3rd overall  37:25

5k in Lindon  2010   17:16

Utah Valley Marathon 2010, 3:01:26

Lehi 5k, 18:24

Timpanogos Half Marathon, 2010 1:54:29 

Speedy Spaniard 10k  (2009) 40:15

Hale Freezes Over 10k (2010)  40:16

Freedom 10k (2009) 41:34

 Provo River Half  (2009)  1:30:59

Symantec (Lindon) 5k (2009) 19:16

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 17: 5k,   sub 36 10k,  sub 1:15 half, sub 2:40 full

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a lot, stay healthy

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia Lifetime Miles: 114.00
Brooks Launch Lifetime Miles: 761.94
Five Fingers KSO Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Asics Nimbus 10 (13) Lifetime Miles: 496.00
Brooks Launch 2 Lifetime Miles: 33.00
Race: Wasatch Back Legs 18, 30 (10.63 Miles) 01:14:58
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0010.6310.63

As I was getting warmed up for this leg my hip/pelvis/right leg were very tight, walking was very painful, as well as the left heel was on fire.  I just hoped things would loosen up as I went so it wouldn't be so painful.  I like this nice 8 mile climb.  There are usually lots of tail lights to run down to keep the mind occupied.  There were less than normal, but enough to keep me motivated to keep going.  The most painful part of the two days of running was after the 8 mile climb they had moved the exchange from the road down into the park, so I had to run down some steep road/trail into the park and between the heel and the hip I was hoping someone would hit me with a car to make the pain stop.  Ran the 8.2 in 59:28  Around 15-20 seconds a mile slower than last year.

The last leg was a little 2.5 mile flat run in Heber.  15:30, 6:22 pace  Still very painful, was almost done by the time things loosened up enough for the pain to mostly recede.  Was very glad to be done.   

After finishing the leg I noticed a chiropractor doing adjustments next to the massage people.  After talking to the chiro and him doing a few muscle tests he determined that my issue with the right side of my body was due to my right brain being turned off, so he ran a red and white vertical stripped piece of paper in front of my eyes a few times to turn on my right brain.  Interestingly I noticed some improvement over the next two days, but nothing lasting.   My right brain must be atrophied.

 

1 7:08 -8

2 6:49 +27

3 7:02 +97

4 7:04 +44

5 7:17 +76

6 7:10 +47

7 7:56 +214

8 7:39 +108

.2 1:18 -99

 

1 6:24

2 6:23

.43 2:42 

 

  

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