Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

December 02, 2008

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 8 Women

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Location:

Logan,UT,

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 14:48
10K: 30:27
Half Marathon: 1:09:27
Marathon: 2:18:09 (aided), 2:22:34 (unaided)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis in June of 2008. Need to learn how to manage the disease and the treatments, and figure out what sort of training I can do with it.

I would like to spend the winter building a really strong base, and potentially try another marathon in 2009. Next big race will be the Indy Mini Marathon in May, 2009.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run another marathon...well.

Personal:

Personal Blog: Of Marathons and Maps.

1 wife, 1 kid, 1 dog.

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to your good. - Ovid

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. - Romans 5:1-5

Favorite Blogs:

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Miles:	This week:	9.00	Month:	9.00	Year:	1595.55
Nike Air Pegasus Lifetime Miles:						351.50
Nike Elite Lifetime Miles:						400.00
Brooks Adrenaline 7 Lifetime Miles:						417.00
Saucony Tangent Lifetime Miles:						100.00
Brooks Axiom Lifetime Miles:						207.00
Montrail Hardrock Lifetime Miles:						100.00
New Balance 780 Lifetime Miles:						50.00
Saucony Racing Flats Lifetime Miles:						5.00

Fri, Apr 28, 2006

Easy Miles Marathon Pace Miles Threshold Miles VO2 Max Miles Crosstraining miles Total Miles

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

No running. Rode my bike to work and did some core exercises and stretching.

It seems like the cortizone shot is kicking in. Last night and today my foot has felt much better, and I walk with much less of a limp. I will have to restrain myself from running if this trend continues. My knee has been feeling great too. Not 100% yet (I can still feel it if I go into a complete squat), but it does not affect daily life. I wonder if the steroid shot to my foot is reducing inflamation to my knee as well?

If things continue to improve I may start some cardio cross training again (probably recumbant bike).

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