Recovering from micro-fracture surgery :(

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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 09, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon #3 - PR - Salt Lake Marathon 2011- BMQ 3:41:03

PR - Bryce Canyon Half - July 2011 1:38:29

BOSTON

 

At the finish

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Recovering from micro-fracture surgery on my right knee.  I tore the cartilage off of my knee while doing a speed-training run one month before Boston.  Doc gave me a cortisone shot so that I was able to finish Boston.  After the surgery, I was told to never run again. :(

Long-Term Running Goals:

QUALIFIED FOR BOSTON! April 16, 2011 

Ran Boston on April 14, 2012! 

Personal:

 

Married, 40 year old, mother of four. 

 

"In truth, runners don't race other runners.  They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares.  And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better." Running for His Life by Michael Hall

 

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Heading out for 8 right now.  I have everything from Christmas put away.  It has taken me about 2 full days! I decided that I am not putting up Christmas next year! ha!  I wouldn't let myself get out for a run until all of the crappy work around here was done!  I am heading out around Little Cottonwood and up and around Bengal Blvd and back....weather is not looking so hot.  I wish the sun was out! I hope the kids all survive while I am out and the fighting is kept to a minimum! Ended up doing 8.5...yeehooooooo

 Off to see my daughter dance in the Nutcracker downtown for about the 6th time this week. 5 more performances to go...... 

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I am worn out today! 3 days of working out in a row and my body is wiped!  I think I will take the day off since I have to spend the day downtown and I am running 13.1 again tomorrow.  I need some energy.  My old, bod just doesn't get back in shape like it used to.  I'm hoping my bod can get it together by April 16th!

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13.1 in 1:48:52 -- Crappy, no good run today!  I wasn't in the mood to head out, no energy, no one to run with.......got ready and pushed myself today.  I knew I was in trouble by the time that I hit the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon about .7 from my house.  I am usually still chattering from the cold and today I was already in a sweat.  I was wishing I had my short, running shorts on with a tank.  

Took off my sweaty hat and gloves at mile 4 at my pit stop at the Smith's on Bengal Blvd. and chewed down half of a Shot Blok.  Mile 5, I started to have stabbing pains in my left ovary.  Guys just don't have the same cyclic problems that women do and it just isn't fair.  I thought I was going to die of pain by mile 6...I had to stop and walk and about 6.5, I almost stopped a car to take me home or to the ER.  I was in so much pain....by mile 7...I thought I was going to die, the cyst must have popped and it started not hurting as bad.  By mile 8.5, the pain was gone.  I have had this happen to me several times, sometimes it is during races.  It seems to happen more when I am pushing myself.  Really,  it is not fair that guys don't have to worry about when the race day is and where their cycle is and how their body will react.  

I pushed myself the entire run, I really wanted to come in under 1:50 so that I could beat my last weeks run since I was running the exact same course.  I felt that I was pushing myself too hard.  I thought I was going to puke from mile 11 on.  I kept getting hot and it felt like my legs were going to crack they were hurting so bad.  I think it is interesting how different the exact same run can be one week later.  Last week I pushed myself, but I felt great through the whole run and thought I could run another 5 after I had finished.  This run, I was never so glad to have it be over and I laid on my parents living room floor and thought I was going to puke for about 10 minutes after the run.  

I did meet my goal...I ran it in just more than a minute faster than last week. :) 

I'm wondering how I ever ran a full marathon after a run like today! 

My hub was sick with the stomach flu last night.  I am still feeling sick. I hope it is just from a hard run and I am not getting the flu too! yuck! 

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