Running - just about up to full strength
Here are the details of the last run, this run put my mileage for the last week at 60 miles cumulative. Been a long road but I feel great, I’ve come to realize that just as working hard and giving significant & steady, constant effort is imperative to growing as an athlete just as important is taking responsibility for your post work out recovery…Eating well, sleeping massage foam roller, ultra sound…keeping your stress levels manageable…Looking out for yourself as a whole in Spirit (hanging out with & being nourished by the Lord, in pray & in his word, ect.), in your emotional life(staying balanced), & just continually listening to the signals your body will send you & also continually learning about how to properly care for your body…Maintaining fitness & taking proactive steps to prevent injury…There’s just a vast amount of knowledge out there to learn from…God bless you all It’s a long road but one we’re all on at one point or another, to those of you just starting out, It gets better, just keep moving forward and have faith! I was there at that point where I wondered if I’d ever walk properly let alone even run again…Now I’m running and running well with even greater strides ahead of me Lord willing…Stay positive and be proactive. God Bless All! Jesus love you and wants to work in all our lives!
Bridge 2 Bridge Run w/Calvery Chapel Monterey Bay
Sat, Aug 25, 2012 8:02 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada) By MikeyJimenez
Activity Type: Running | Event Type: Uncategorized | Course: –
Good run, steady effort, fun, great cool temps…Love using Vitargo, energy level was easy to maintain, drank a 20 oz. Vitargo mix pre-run & 2 - 20 oz. during run. Today was fun easy to maintain.
Summary
| Distance: | 19.89 mi |
| Time: | 2:34:43 |
| Avg Pace: | 7:48 min/mi |
| Elevation Gain: | 688 ft |
| Calories: | 2,522 C |
Details
Timing
| Time: | 2:34:43 |
| Moving Time: | 2:34:16 |
| Elapsed Time: | 2:34:43 |
| Avg Pace: | 7:48 min/mi |
| Avg Moving Pace: | 7:45 min/mi |
| Best Pace: | 6:12 min/mi |
Speed
Pace
Elevation
| Elevation Gain: | 688 ft |
| Elevation Loss: | 658 ft |
| Min Elevation: | -12 ft |
| Max Elevation: | 168 ft |
Additional Information
| Device: |
| Forerunner 305 , 2.90.0.0 |
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August 27th, 2012 at 10:44 pm
Awesome! Even though I have no intention of ever getting in the shape of you, ryanb, and others - it’s nice to know I COULD….:) Thanks for sharing - love hearing the stories of those of you who have gone onto strong recoveries and sport comebacks - makes my small goals seem even more doable! You are an inspiration!
September 5th, 2012 at 4:12 am
Just makes you appreciate what you have…P.S. going to be running the Steven’s Creek 50k this Sat. the 8th, it was my first goal way back when I was first coming out of my boot(also the 8th is my 16th wedding anny!), just a thought make sure you have a goal, even if it seems like it may be ridiculous at the time, feel like it really helps when/if you plateau in your rehab. Wish me well & if you’re the praying kind, I would more than welcome a prayer! This race is 31 miles and fairly tough as it has close to 6,000 ft of elevation, I was 9th last year in about 5hrs 48mins, I run this distance when fully fit on the road around an hour and a half faster so it’s really tough and hot usually…Haven’t run anything over 21 miles yet in my training so a little nervous about that…I hope to represent the ATR community well this weekend!
As always God bless you all.
September 5th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
Ultrarunning,
I think just showing up to the a 50K is representing the ATR community well. I hope fortune favors you this weekend. I totally agree with you about setting goals. At this point, I’m just trying to get my atrophied calf strength back to the level of my uninjured calf. When I started at the gym on the calf raise machine, my atrophied calf was at about 1/3 the strength of my other calf. Today I’m at about half strength. Every session at the gym I squeeze one more rep out or add 5 more pounds. It’s gonna take a while, still I know that with enough time and work, I’ll get there.
I’ll be looking forward to your report on the race.
September 5th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
I promise I will pray that God will grant you the strength of an angel on Saturday. Your 50K on Saturday & my Tough Mudder on Sunday - wheeee - this is gong to be a fun weekend.
October 7th, 2012 at 3:33 am
Quick update, first let me say I hope everyone’s recovery is going well…Now real quick cause I’ve been crazy busy and am in need of some foam rolling then sleep
Steven’s Creek 50k went great for the first 12-13 miles which isn’t surprising as my training to that point wasn’t as extensive as I would of liked leading up to a race as tough as this one is…I held 4th place until Saratoga Gap and was 15 mins behind the leader/defending champ/and eventual winner Jean Pommier. After a ridiculously long climb which I felt just fine on I realized my legs were gassed and I slowly started to fade on the next few climbs. Again not a surprise as I had been training on moderate climbs but not anything with really steep and prolonged grades. So at mile 20 with many more steep hills left to conquer I decided to call it a day with no regrets. No injury resulted and the race gave me a great bit of information as to what I needed to shift my focus towards, bigger climbs.
God is good and right now life is pretty sweet. I have tried to have a positive outlook, just knowing God and what he’s done with my life, which wasn’t always the easiest of lives particularly growing up, but if you caught me at a down moment in one of the darker moments for me during this injury and subsequent recovery, of which there were a few, I never would of thought in those times that things would progress as they have. I have a lot to be thankful for and am appreciating the blessing, life isn’t perfect but I choose to believe with Jesus the best is yet to come!
Be well friends.
So fast forward a week later I returned to the place I was initially injured, Black Mountain Trail in Toro Park, just minutes from Monterey, plenty of long steep climbs there. I’ve been running there 3-4xs per week averaging @ 4,500 ft of gain per run at about 15 miles per run. It’s been the next step in my training and my tendon although a little sore after has felt strong, which is great especially since this has been a banner year Caddying at Pebble Beach and her sister GCs about 5-6 days a week, so lots of time on feet to say the least…The most important thing has been trying to focus on recovery, ultrasound, foam roller, massage. Just ran a trail half-marathon at Toro Park put on by a great company, Inside Trail Runs, had pretty good results with the stepped up training coming in 4th OA and 2nd in my age group(AG), so feeling pretty good about my progress…Next adventure is the Lithia Loop Trail Marathon in Ashland, Or. Nov. 3rd!
P.S. my daughter has been named captain of her XC team for Marina High School as a freshman and is doing well making her Daddy PROUD!
God bless you all and just look at someone like me who’s gone through what you’re going through and didn’t know what to expect (though I chose to have faith and hoped against hope, some people told me I’d never run again, have hope in the face of those type of doubts). Well things are well with me and I’m hear to let any of you know that need to hear this, things will be well for you as well. It’s just a matter of faith and time. Did I say this was going to be a quick little update? Well I tried
October 16th, 2012 at 12:21 am
Quick update, first let me say I hope everyone’s recovery is going well…Now real quick cause I’ve been crazy busy and am in need of some foam rolling then sleep
Steven’s Creek 50k went great for the first 12-13 miles which isn’t surprising as my training to that point wasn’t as extensive as I would of liked leading up to a race as tough as this one is…I held 4th place until Saratoga Gap and was 15 mins behind the leader/defending champ/and eventual winner Jean Pommier. After a ridiculously long climb which I felt just fine on I realized my legs were gassed and I slowly started to fade on the next few climbs. Again not a surprise as I had been training on moderate climbs but not anything with really steep and prolonged grades. So at mile 20 with many more steep hills left to conquer I decided to call it a day with no regrets. No injury resulted and the race gave me a great bit of information as to what I needed to shift my focus towards, bigger climbs.
God is good and right now life is pretty sweet. I have tried to have a positive outlook, just knowing God and what he’s done with my life, which wasn’t always the easiest of lives particularly growing up, but if you caught me at a down moment in one of the darker moments for me during this injury and subsequent recovery, of which there were a few, I never would of thought in those times that things would progress as they have. I have a lot to be thankful for and am appreciating the blessing, life isn’t perfect but I choose to believe with Jesus the best is yet to come!
Be well friends.
So fast forward a week later I returned to the place I was initially injured, Black Mountain Trail in Toro Park, just minutes from Monterey, plenty of long steep climbs there. I’ve been running there 3-4xs per week averaging @ 4,500 ft of gain per run at about 15 miles per run. It’s been the next step in my training and my tendon although a little sore after has felt strong, which is great especially since this has been a banner year Caddying at Pebble Beach and her sister GCs about 5-6 days a week, so lots of time on feet to say the least…The most important thing has been trying to focus on recovery, ultrasound, foam roller, massage. Just ran a trail half-marathon at Toro Park put on by a great company, Inside Trail Runs, had pretty good results with the stepped up training coming in 4th OA and 2nd in my age group(AG), so feeling pretty good about my progress…Next adventure is the Lithia Loop Trail Marathon in Ashland, Or. Nov. 3rd!
P.S. my daughter has been named captain of her XC team for Marina High School as a freshman and is doing well making her Daddy PROUD!
God bless you all and just look at someone like me who’s gone through what you’re going through and didn’t know what to expect (though I chose to have faith and hoped against hope, some people told me I’d never run again, have hope in the face of those type of doubts). Well things are well with me and I’m hear to let any of you know that need to hear this, things will be well for you as well. It’s just a matter of faith and time. Did I say this was going to be a quick little update? Well I tried