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Location:

Billings,MT,

Member Since:

Jan 10, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

~~Longest Ultra: Bighorn Trail Run: 12:19:00, 52 miles, Bighorn Mountains, WY, June 20, 2015

50K: Bighorn Trail Run: 5:52:13, 32 miles, Bighorn Mountains, WY, June 15, 2013

Marathon: 3:25:01, Deseret News Marathon, SLC, UT, July 24, 2013

Half-Marathon: 1:37:00 (downhill), Deseret News Marathon Split, SLC, UT, July 24, 2013

10K: 44:07, Big Sky State Games, Billings, MT, July 2012

5K: 20:25, Big Sky State Games, Billings, MT, July 2013

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back into running shape.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Not get super fat, and qualify for Boston before I'm 50 (April 2023).

Personal:

Started running seriously in March 2010. Married 22 years to a hot momma and we have 3 boys, 1 sweet girl, 2 dogs, 3 2 0 1 cat, and 6     4 5 6 3 5 3 1 2 0 chickens (until Spring 2019 when we'll start over). As of September 2018 I'm looking for work... yay. I'm on the local School Board.

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Mon, Dec 03, 2012
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4 elliptihell miles. I'm thankful for warmups. I wasn't feeling it this morning and I thought I might stop after a mile or so, but SportsCenter was in my face on a 50" flatscreen so I kept going. Ended up feeling good after 1.5 miles so I took it to 4. Also, amazed that a 15 resistance is good but doesn't get my HR up, but a 16 resistance took me into the low 150s, which is what I wanted.

I can still feel my achilles a little bit when I walk around so I'll stick with the elliptical or bike for a while more.

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Comments
From allie on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 08:58:53 from 161.38.221.168

nice work, russ. just keep being patient with it.

From Jake K on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 09:06:23 from 155.100.226.191

Russ what kind of shoes do you wear during the non-exercise portions of the day?

The reason I ask is b/c I have a perpetual achilles "niggle" - I have a knot in my right achilles (that eventually I need to have someone treat, but its been there for about 2 years, so no rush...). Occasionally it will bother me a bit, especially when I'm ramping up mileage/intensity. What I've discovered is that my "work" shoes have a lot to do w/ it... I have black shoes that have a big raised cushioned heel, and brown shoes that are basically flats. When I only wear the black shoes, my achilles doesn't bother me. I finally figured this out last week.

A little extra heel "lift" during the day can expedite recovery, or at least that's what I've found.

From Russ on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 09:12:40 from 74.114.3.253

Very interesting, Jake. I wear typical dress shoes M-F (but never a dress) and both my black & brown have a raised heel.

Now that you mention it, I felt the niggle this morning heading to the gym in my running shoes, but I don't normally feel it during the day in my dress shoes. I'll keep thinking about that!

From allie on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 09:15:44 from 161.38.221.168

you wear a dress on sunday though, right?

From Jake K on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 09:16:03 from 155.100.226.191

Since I run very midfoot, it doesn't really matter if I'm wearing shoes w/ little to no heel while running... but I notice a difference in what I walk around in.

My "dress" shoes are actually all black old-school Saucony Jazz with a huge heel cushion. Close enough to real dress shoes and they are a lot more comfortable... I don't think anyone expects me to wear anything other than sneakers anyways :-)

From Jake K on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 09:16:31 from 155.100.226.191

Saturday nights are good for dresses, too.

From Russ on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 09:24:46 from 74.114.3.253

I only wear dresses on Thursdays that have a 3 in the date. Don't want to stretch out my hosiery.

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