Clyde's Comeback!

March 28, 2024

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Location:

St. George,UT,U.S.A

Member Since:

Apr 02, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

97th at Boston

1:09:40 Half Marathon

2:25:50 Marathon

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get healthy enough to enjoy a run again.

Long-Term Running Goals:

To be able to do it... long term. 

Personal:

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift" -Steve Prefontaine

Live your life. Take chances. Be crazy. Don't wait. Because right now is the oldest you've ever been and the youngest you'll be... ever again.

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Baby Jogger Lifetime Miles: 623.95
Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 313.32
Asics TRI Lifetime Miles: 610.65
Pegasus Lifetime Miles: 520.90
Kinvara2 Lifetime Miles: 350.20
Ghost Yellow Lifetime Miles: 374.25
Kestrel Bike Lifetime Miles: 1883.75
NB- Rainbow Lifetime Miles: 57.80
Red Cumulus Lifetime Miles: 594.95
Neon Launch Lifetime Miles: 533.40
DS Trainer Lifetime Miles: 467.77
Green Pegasus Lifetime Miles: 479.75
Lunerglide Lifetime Miles: 276.70
Blue Pegasus Lifetime Miles: 528.06
NoosTri Lifetime Miles: 283.07
BlueKinvara Lifetime Miles: 216.60
Innov Lifetime Miles: 58.50
Ride Lifetime Miles: 207.45
NavPeg Lifetime Miles: 162.50
Green K5's Lifetime Miles: 88.00
Total Distance
14.00

21.4 miles on the elliptical in 90 min's. I'd much rather have spent a hour and a half running and hit like 12.5 miles. This cross training stuff isn't a freebie. Yesterday's 31.5 miles on the elliptical made me more tired and sore than a regular day of 20 miles running. But I am working a few different areas so that could be it.

11.6 miles on the elliptical in 50 min's.

I went to see St. George's own legendary April "the massage girl" today. Amazing is all I can say and I kick myself for not going to her for the last two years or so. She worked out my quad situation and my chest... we hope. Here is the low down.

First the chest and pain I had during Ogden and then on and off to the present was a tight diaphragm. She followed the contour of my ribs and applied pressure to help loosen it up and it worked! The pain when she was applying pressure was the same spot and type I had during Ogden. Most importantly she showed me how to keep it loose at home myself.

Now the quad issue that slammed me last week. After messing with it for only a short time she could tell it wasn't a tear. Thank goodness. Most of the intense pain was isolated in a small area and she determined it was a muscle cramp that had caused a major knot. So she proceeded to work it out. Yeah it was pretty much the most painful thing in my life. I'm sure you ladies can relate who have had children- It was that bad or worse. Only this was for a short time (like 25 min's). The good news is she thinks it is all out and that just to be safe I should use the elliptical tomorrow but that I can run on Friday. From my point of view as soon as I got up off the table it was like night and day. So I'm not going to get too excited until I come home from a run pain free but this is moving in the right direction.

 Anyways maybe this little miss-hap will be over a lot quicker than I thought at first.

Comments
From Wildbull on Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 12:42:16

Remember to turn obstacles into opportunities. Those machines do use some different muscles. You will be back in no time. are you going to the new rec center in washington?

From Superfly on Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 12:45:02

Yes the new DogTown Rec Center.

From Clay on Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 23:06:01

Good news Clyde. You are not going to miss a beat!

From James on Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 23:52:32

Very good news!

From Kim on Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 10:05:45

Great news! Now get that wife of yours all better too!

From dave holt on Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 10:42:00

Good to hear - keep it easy for a day or two and let it get all worked out.

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