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Location:

Mesa,AZ,

Member Since:

Mar 20, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

  • Mile: 4:37 (HS)
  • 2 Mile: 10:11 (HS)
  • 10K: 35:52 (HS)
  • 5K - 18:15 (ARR Summer Race Series #1 - 2008)
  • 1/2 Marathon: 1:32:00 (St. George 2008 enroute)
  • Marathon: 3:10:56 (St. George 2008)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  1. Get down to 155 lbs 
  2. Run sub 18:00 5K
  3. Run sub 1:30 1/2 marathon
  4. Run sub 3:00 marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

  1. qualify for Boston Marathon
  2. run Boston Marathon
  3. run sub-2:50 marathon
  4. run sub-1:20 1/2 marathon
  5. run sub-17:00 5K
  6. beat my high school 10K time of 35:52

Personal:

I was married in 1997 to my beautiful wife Lybi (confessions of a piano teacher on the blog), and we have 3 wonderful boys who are just as active as I was when I was little (he he). I grew up in southeastern Michigan, and my family became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when I was 6. I attended BYU, and served a mission in Berlin, Germany. After graduating from BYU with a degree in Health and Human Performance (pre-physical therapy), I promptly changed careers and started working with computers (although no programming for me). We have moved across the country several times, and currently live in Mesa, AZ.  I work in computer security for a major nationwide homebuilder.

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Saucony Grid C2 Flash Lifetime Miles: 148.66
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
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Well, in case anyone has been wondering why my entries have been so spotty, last week we were on vacation, and this week I got sick on Wednesday and Thursday and didn't run.  I felt better today and decided it was time to get started again.  I also got my free pair of Grid Tangent 3's from Road Runner Sports this week, so I was anxious to try them out.  I think that my Grid Tangent 2's have pretty much worn themselves out - probably between 350 and 400 miles on them.  So I set out for a nice easy 4-5 mile run.  I felt really good, even though it was still 100 degrees out.  But then disaster struck - after only .6 miles, my right calf gave a mighty twinge (not a pop, mind you!), and my calf started to tighten up.  I was so angry, I was running easy, just trying to get back in the groove, and my body was not cooperating with me at all!  Well, I walked a bit, stretched out my calves, then jogged back home.  Total of 1 whole stinking mile.  Looks like it is crosstraining time . . . I am going to pick up a bike headlamp from wal-mart today so that I can go out and ride my bike and still maintain some fitness while I rehab my calf.  I am hoping I will still be able to do the ADT 1/2 marathon as a good indicator of fitness for St. George.

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Comments
From Scott Zincone on Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 22:29:22

I know your calf has been troubling you lately. But since you were sick the last 2 days do you think today could have been a hydration issue or some type of injury ?

Two years ago when I was only a "blog lurker" and not yet a member I was having similar problems with my right calf. I believe it was a micro tear or something like that. Hurt like heck, and seemed to come out of nowhere when it hit. I think I took a full month of running off before it stopped hurting.

I hope yours gets right, and soon.

From Brent on Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 22:38:27

James, good luck on the rehab, do you have any knots in your calf? Maybe a deep tissue massage may help. I have had many tight calf issues, Sylvie has done wonders to free them up.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

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