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Location:

Baden-Württemberg,Germany

Member Since:

Oct 29, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2004.

PR's 

10k 37:44 Sülzbach May 08

Half 1:24:22 Bottwartal  Oct 06

Marathon: 3:06:18 Antalya Mar 08

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train consistently.  

Sub 37:30 10k

Finally break that longstanding 1/2M time

Run a sub 3:00 marathon.

Have a crack at a 5k, an uphill only race, a 50k.

Long-Term Running Goals:

2:55 marathon

37:00 10k

1:22 1/2 marathon

Place 1st in my age category.

Personal:

I'm a Brit living in a small town in the south west of Germany, on the edge of a nature park, the Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald. The landscape is very hilly with vineyards & orchards on the lower slopes merging into forest above. 42 years young, married since 1997 to my lovely wife.

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Wed, Jan 23, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.400.000.003.7013.10

A.M. Winter is back with chilly minus temperatures (C). A nice big moon to light the way this morning, 5k easy warmup along a cycle path to the next town. Then 6 x 1k w/ 2 min rec on a frosted track but with still decent traction. Splits, 3:42, 3:46, 3:44, 3:42, 3:40, 3:42. My r achilles felt ok until immediately after the intervals, then painful and sore. 8k return at a very easy pace along a trail. Total 21,1k in 1:38:54, av 4:41/k, 7:33/mi.

Comments
From Benn on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 07:17:26

Hey Ian. I have a sore right Achilles I just noticed the other day after my treadmill run. What do you suggest I do? Just got back intensity and run easy until it heals?

From Dale on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 13:19:44

Sounds like you might want to ease off a bit so the Achilles doesn't get away from you....a couple of easier days (or even, *gasp*, a day completely off) is a heck of a lot better than being forced to take time off for an injury, and the achilles can be nasty. Of course, this from someone who can't heed his own advice!

From Tom on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 18:49:13

Wow that's weird so many bloggers seem to be dealing with Achilles issues recently, and seemingly all on the right side. I had good luck with my achilles problems with the basic ice/heat/ibuprofen routine, as well as avoiding all hill running for a few days.

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