WildBull

easy miles.   Calf is still a problem!  Not happy! 

Not happy, But i am goingto be positive.  Runners are generally very happy people who enjoy what life gives them.   I will take what ever i can get at this point.  

Well tonight I got my first massage ever. Steve has been raving about this person for over a year now and I decided to give it a try. After all Steve in the gooroo on massage and he states that it made him the man he is today. (Bald middle age man with a slight speech impediment!) The massage guy brings it to your door. You call and he will travel! He shows up! 6 ft guy with bicep’s bigger then my waist! (I am a dead man) He tells me to lie down on the table and relax. (Let the pain begin) I immediately go back to the war days and tell him only my name rank and serial number! This is going to be the most painful hour I have had in long time. It feels like he is scrapping down my legs with a roller. Scrapping away the muscles off the bones. After the legs he goes for the back and neck. I feel like a helpless child being controlled by a stranger! It felt like a truck running over me that stops right on top. I gasp for air! And wonder if I will ever run another marathon! The man smiles as I hold back the tears and cringe at every pressure point. He told me I was a mess! I am now! Holy cow! Bring in the wheel chair! And the oxygen machine and the painkillers.

Here is my race report for the St. George   Marathon.    It was a mild cold day at the start of the race.  People were running all over the place trying to stay warm.  Music was blasting and I was stoked just to be a part of it.   I stayed with Dustin at his cabin in Pine valley the night before the great Race.   I picked up Steve from the Expo and drove up around 10 pm.      As usual we were pretty much up and down all night.  We got up at 6 am and drove over to the marathon!    The gun sounded and off we went.  Mile one I was having a sharp pain coming from my lower back.   I tried to stretch it out. I was maintaining a 6:40 pace as planned.  I stopped at the first aid station and had a guy give me a bear hug to see if he could pop it.   I stopped at several aid stations and had them try to pop my back but each time with no success.  I tried sports cream.  My left leg was going numb.  My form and stride was completely out of wack.   I managaged to hold a 6:50 pace the first half but after that my pace and time quickly deterated.  My calf’s felt like exploding and I knew at this point my goal of under 3 hours was dashed.    I observed the ambulance go bye several times and thought about having a DNF on my record.  I decided that I was going to finish. I was not going to let this win.   I run many races each year and i realize   I  will have a bad race once in awhile.  This was one of those.  Finished around 3:30.  Just behind grandpa and walker brigade!  

Thinking back J this may be the cause of my problem at this marathon.

1. I hurt my calf two weeks before Marathon.   Tapered more then I should have. To recover from injury.  Body did not respond well to running again? 
2. I had a full body massage (Deep Tissue) Weds first massage I have ever had. 
3. It was colder then normal. I was not use to the cold! 
4. Back was simply out and it made the difference.

I would like to say I loved this experience. But it was the most painful Marathon I have ever Ran thus far. #4.     I am looking forward to another race at another date. 

The pain game!   Oh shoot me!    if it  walks like a duck and look like a duck it must be a Duck!     No Stairs allowed!  

Body feels better. back is still bugging me. calfs and legs need attention!    I need a girlfriend!    One that is under 80 years old this time guys!  

I went to the chiropractor who put me on a table and did some funky things with the table.   He then proceeded to put some electrodes on my back and slowly turned up the power until I cried uncle.    He left the room as my back muscles were twitching every which way.  (Is that smoke I smell?)  Is the man coming back?    He told me  my back was a bit messed up and that I cannot run for the rest of the week.    Boo> I am use to the guys on the club telling me I cannot run,  but the chiropractor!     Instead of running I went and finally watched Harry Potter.  The movie is a bit over my head so I will need someone to explain it to me some day!

I showed up to run Saturday Morning and i got stood up by my running friends.   Thank goodness because i tried to run a mile before they got there and I ran like an old Grandpa.  Nothing seemed to work.  It was like put a sign on my shirt that says "out of order"   I went to the gym and did some stretches and staionary bike for an hour.   I think I need to get back into doing something every day.  My body wants to be lazy!   

five easy miles today. Ran with my son cody.  He out kick his old man at the end. 

I had to put this under easy miles because there was not a catagory for painful miles.  I ran my old pregarmin ten mile course around the black hill.     I feel like i am out of shape!   Body is still very slow!    

Hip abductors are very sore.  Very difficult to run .  I ran a slow mile in pain and went to the gym and got on the hip abductor machine to see if I could work them loose a little.   Put on minimal weight and tried to stretch them out.   I am not recovering like I thought I would. But hopefully things will come back soon.

I had to put this under easy miles because there was not a catagory for painful miles.  I ran my old pregarmin ten mile course around the black hill.     I feel like i am out of shape!   Body is still very slow!  At my best i was only running 7:11 Pace.  I felt winded. out of breath at this pace.   Hmm.   

Some people do it better in the dark.  But i got to tell you i have to see what is in  front of me before I Trip!  I Got up at 5:45 AM and Did some speed work at the track.  Met up with Kristy and Dawson.   After  a decent warm up,  We ran 5 x 800.    Still feeling slow and sluggish.  I feel i am putting in the effort but my speed has split town.  I run like a man that wants to get cought?  My splits were like 3:19.  I felt pretty sore the last 800.