Recovering From Microfracture Surgery

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Location:

Manhattan,KS,

Member Since:

Sep 16, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

400m = 55.7; 800m = 2:03; 1500m = 4:08; 1 Mile = 4:24; 2 Mile = 9:28; 5k = 15:26; 8k = 25:35; 10k = 32:12; 15k = 49:50; 10 Miles = 53:27; 1/2 M = 1:13:50 (during marathon); Marathon = 2:28:31

Post Microfracture Surgery:

5k = 17:25; 10k = 35:50; 10 Miles = 58:29

Short-Term Running Goals:

Masters USATF Cross Country National Championships 8k in St. Louis, MO!

Maybe a marathon in 2013?

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running and racing at whatever level I am able to. Possibly run another marathon post Microfracture Surgery in under 3:00.

Personal:

I'm in the Army. I am married with four children (20/17/13/8 years old). Trying to return to previous running form after having microfracture knee surgery in July 2008.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Pegasus 29 A Lifetime Miles:						438.30
Brooks Launch A Lifetime Miles:						429.17
Adios Lifetime Miles:						118.88
Brooks Launch B Lifetime Miles:						206.30
Pegasus 29 B Lifetime Miles:						146.50

Fri, Nov 02, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
15.60	1.00	0.00	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	17.10

AM - Ran as Sasha calls it the uneventful half marathon this morning. However it was slightly eventful in that our average was 6:52.89 for the run and we did 8x100 and the last mile in sub 6:00. The majority of the run was easy and we were still at our under 7:00 pace which is a good sign. Another good sign is that my heart rate at 7:00 pace was only 135 and it was only 150 at about 6:15 pace. This is lower than what it has been at these paces in the past so it appears that there has been some fitness gains as of late. The 100s were like usual in that I was about 1-2 seconds behind Sasha on the first 4 at 19-20 secs each and then the last 4 I was able to push a little more and run them between 15-17 secs. Overall a good easy run with some pick-ups today. Felt much better than yesterday. I am going to try and squeeze in a few more this afternoon but we will see as my schedule is pretty tight today and tomorrow and then I leave for another conference again on Sunday. This time I will be in Reno until Thursday. I am pretty bummed I won't be able to watch the trials on Saturday morning as I will be at work from about 4:00am until 9:00pm. Which means I will have to call Sasha during the day to get the results.

PM - Easy 4 miles, 1 with James and 1.5 with Jared. Jared asked if he could run 1.5 miles today. I think he is starting to like running now. It is a good sign when he asks to do more which is a first for him and he ran it at 8:30 pace. James was full of energy today which means he is rested and ready to go for tomorrow.

Comments

From James on Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 13:52:39

That is a lot of miles! Are planning on doing a marathon or something soon, or are you just running that many miles because you feel like it?

From ArmyRunner on Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 17:08:35

Well, if soon is the SLC or Ogden Marathon then I guess so. I really want to put in a big base of mileage this winter and next year. I really think the high miles over longer periods of time pay huge dividends. So all part of my long term development plan I guess. I hope to be the "baby lion" as Sasha calls it in next years races learning to run with the big lions. Although I think Paul has transformed to a Cheetah which means he may not be seen in the pack with the Lions much next year.

From adam on Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 19:47:45

Ted,

I figure I'd ask this by you before I start doing too much on the course at Kiwanis: The main outside loop, is it the one you run and is it meant to be 1500 or a mile? It's XC so it will be off some anyways, but how do they usually race that course? I also noticed it has another left turn to it (before the pavillion) that goes up toward the baseball field and connects back on to the bigger loop. Do you know what that is for? Thanks

From ArmyRunner on Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 22:42:25

Adam,

The outer loop that goes all the way around the baseball fields is the mile loop. It is probably about .99 miles but pretty dang close depending on tangents. The other markings you see are for the 3K course most likely as they do some smaller loops followed by the outer loop course. I hope that helps.

From adam on Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 07:23:02

Thanks Ted

I've been trying to stay on the grass the last few days, so that helps me gauge things a bit. Sometimes in XC you just never know what you are running, even if your times "look about" right.

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