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Location:

Fort Collins,CO,

Member Since:

May 15, 2003

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Unaided PR's:
5K: 14:48 (Track - 2001)
10K: 30:45 (Track - 2001)
10K: 31:32 (Bolder Boulder - 2013)
Half Marathon: 1:06:09 (Duluth - 2013)
Marathon: 2:17:54 (Grandma's) - 2014)
Marathon: 2:19:47 (Indianapolis Monumental - 2013)
Marathon: 2:19:49 (Indianapolis Monumental - 2010)

Aided PR's:
10K: 29:38 (Des News - 2011)
Half Marathon: 1:05:30 (TOU Half - 2011)
Marathon: 2:18:09 (St George - 2007)
Marathon: 2:17:35 (Boston - 2011)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis in June of 2008. Started taking Enbrel in March, 2009.

Run as much as I can, and race as well as I can. Make the most of however much time I have left as an able-bodied runner.

Training for the 2018 Colorado Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run until I'm old, and then run some more. Stand tall.

Personal:

1 wife, 2 kids. 1 cat. Work as a GIS Specialist/Map Geek

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

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Trail Shoe Lifetime Miles:						247.50
Hoka Clifton Lifetime Miles:						491.50
Saucony Type A6 Lifetime Miles:						186.50
Saucony Zealot Lifetime Miles:						478.75
Saucony Kinvara 6 Lifetime Miles:						433.50
Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Lifetime Miles:						358.75
Brooks Pure Connect Blue Lifetime Miles:						337.25
New Balance Trainers Lifetime Miles:						314.50
New Balance 1400 Racers Lifetime Miles:						65.00
Brook Pureflow Lifetime Miles:						99.50

Sat, Apr 29, 2006

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00

No running. Biked to the gym (took the long way; beautiful day!), where I did my core strength workout and some light lifting. I also jumped on the elliptical for 5 minutes, just to see how it felt. Although it didn't really hurt, I could feel my foot some, so it may not be a great cross training method at this point. Recumbant bike may be safer, although harder to get a good workout on. I'll have to call my podiatrist and ask what cross training methods will be best for my foot. Especially with that steriod injection, I don't want any weird side effects.

Comments

From Mike Kirk on Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 13:03:29

Hi Paul. I have suffered through plantar fasciitis for the past eight months. Keep stretching! I found there were two schools of thought to pf. One is to mechanically compensate for some biomechanical problem the other is to strengthen and stretch your feet and calves to fix some weakness. I tried a lot of different things but wanted to avoid orthotics because I refuse to believe that I have run for 20 years and suddenly need orthotics. I am not a fan of something that I need to wear every time I run for the next 40 years. Instead I have worn night splints for 6 months (Dorsal Night splints), stretched my calves every day, done single leg calf raises, and when my feet started to recover I walked around barefooted. This is the opposite advice that some foot doctors will give you. My feet are well enough to race in flats again and run uphill hard although I can still feet my left foot some.

My point is to think hard about your treatment since you will feel the effects of pf for at least a year.

Google the following files:

THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 30 - NO. 7 - JULY 2002

Good article on the effectiveness of each common treatment.

low-dye strap for plantar.pdf

A taping guide for the first few months.

American Family Physician plantar fasciitis

THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 32 - NO. 11 - NOVEMBER 2004

Good luck.

Email me if you have any questions.

mikekirk@xmission.com

From Mike Kirk on Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 13:06:10

One more article

AustJPhysiotherv47i4Russo plantar.pdf

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