Rhett

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Location:

Lake Havasu City,AZ,

Member Since:

Sep 29, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

23 marathons

6 Bostons (2007-2011, 2017)

3 Half Ironmans

2 Ironmans

3 50 Milers

1 Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim

Marathon PR:

     2:59:00 St. George 2008

     2:58:03 Boston 2010

 1/2 Marathon PR:

     1:25:41  Havasu Half 2009

     1:24:09 Painter's St.George 2010

 Half Ironman PR:

      5:25:02  HITS Havasu 2014

5K PR:

       18:23  LHC Turkey Trot 2014

        18:22  LHC Turkey Trot 2017

50 mile PR:

        7:56:14 Avalon50 2016

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break 3 hours again

Doing it a Boston would be sweet!

It was sweet!

UPCOMING RACES

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun!

 

Personal:

Married

4 kids

Optometrist

 

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Hoka Clifton 8 Lifetime Miles: 346.00
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Stationary bike x 1 hour.  20.35 miles... not bad.

Got on the TM for a really easy jog to test out the leg.  My achilles didn't bother me, but the tendon that runs up the outer leg between the achilles and the knee hurt pretty good. It's a weird feeling almost like I'm hitting a nerve with each foot fall. It was uncomfortable enough that I stopped after 1/2 mile of very slow running.  Guess I need more rest.  Back to the pool and the bike.  :(

So at work I was noticing that my leg was actually feeling looser after the little run so I decided to head to the track and see how it went.  I warmed up really slowly for a mile, did some stretching and then did another mile a bit faster.  Then I joined Jim for 3 x 1 mile but I told him to keep it easy:  6:03, 5:59, 6:11  Then did 1 mile cool down.

My leg didn't hurt after the warm up, but just felt a bit tight.  Then I went home and iced it and then it tightened up big time. I ultrasounded and slept with my strausberg sock and this morning it feels a ton better.

Asics Tarther Miles: 7.00
Comments
From Smooth on Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 16:36:15 from 174.27.219.252

So sorry the tendon is not cooperating. May be you have some nerve entrapment? Who knew that running requires *detective* work to figure out the culprit...so much trial and error involved.

Keep up the good rest from running. Were you the one telling me cross training does a body good! :) And you are SO GOOD at swimming and cycling! Onward and upward! :)

From Teena Marie on Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 23:19:05 from 75.162.92.164

STINK!! This is not what I wanted to read!!! Be careful with those Brooke Connects. I have found that I am not able to run too many miles in them at once.

Tendon from achilles to knee on the outer leg???? Are you talking about one of your fibularis/peroneal muscles?

From timp on Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 07:15:22 from 144.188.24.33

gosh - can any of us stay healthy? crazy isn't it?

From Rhett on Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 09:57:45 from 74.41.249.102

I was feeling better during the day after the short run so I thought I'd give it a go at the track last night. It went well, but I'm a bit sore today. I did a little too much for my first run in 12 days, but it felt good to run. I better post it.

Smooth, it is interesting how we runners are always trying to figure out what is hurting.

Teena, I don't know what it is called or if it is a tendon or a muscle. It has been way to long since i took anatomy. All I know is there is a tender spot on temporal part of my lower leg and when I roll it, it makes my achilees burn. Does it help to ice before doing the ultra sound. I don't the the Brooks shoes were the cause. It happened a few days after I had last run in them and was just something I woke up with one day not during a run.

Tim, it is crazy. I'm glad I'm doing a tri to help keep me focused on cross training.

From Teena Marie on Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:23:52 from 75.162.92.164

Rhett~

I am just glad that you are feeling better. Yeah, I am guessing it was one of your fibularis muscles (either the longus or brevis). Here is something funny, when you took anatomy I am guessing you learned those muscles as the peroneal muscles. Within the last handful of years they have changed their name to the fibularis muscles! Which is actually pretty nice since they run along the fibula. :) :) :)

Just be careful! No doing anything crazy!!! I am trying to stay under control as well ... it is just so hard when you feel good not to go full out. Let's just keep an eye out for each other! :)

Regarding ice before ultrasound. It sounds like you are really trying to target a chronic inflammation problem if you are considering that. If that is the case, you really should use the ultrasound on a low setting for a longer duration. If this is the case and it were me I would stagger the treatments. In other words, do the ice a few times a day at different times than the ultrasound. BUT if you are using the ultrasound to get more extensibility out of the achilles tendon and stretch it out I would personally not ice before ultrasound no matter what. Although research shows that you can get more range of motion with both ice and heat if you are using the ultrasound for its thermal properties it would not make sense to ice first.

Will you email me the exact issues you are dealing with? I.e., pain/muscle stiffness/lack of range of motion/muscle spasm/inflammation, etc? Let's see if we can figure out the best overall treatment which may include more than one modality/treatment. I could even run it by some of my favorite professors if need be. :)

ALSO, have you spoken with Paul about all of this? :)

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