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Location:

South Weber,UT,

Member Since:

May 09, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records:

800 Meters 1:50.14 (Track-BYU)

1500 Meters 3:42.07 (Track-Stanford) Likely the best race of my life; converts to a 3:59.85 Mile

5000 Meters 14:20 (Track-Stanford)

8000 Meters 23:53 (Cross Country-Pre Nationals Iowa)

10000 Meters 29:57 (Track-Stanford)

Half Marathon (Mesa-Phoenix Half) 1:05:11

Marathon (St George) 2:16:09

Short-Term Running Goals:

2017 Races:

Mesa-Phoenix Half - 3rd Place 1:05:11 PR

Ogden WRC 10-Miler - 1st Place 55:46

Provo City Half - 1st Place 1:06:33

Ogden Marathon - 2nd Place 2:25:46

Long-Term Running Goals:

My main goal is just to stay healthy. I was injured every year in my college career except for one. I would like to reverse that trend and always stay injury-free.

Personal:

I am a family man. I am married to my beautiful wife Amy (who also ran at Weber and is quite the runner). We have four beautiful daughters named Evelyn (6 years old), Hannah (4 year old), Nora (2 year old), and Iris (5 months).

Twitter handle: @RunnerRiley7

Instagram RunnerRiley7

I am supported by Brooks

I am a Generation Ucan elite athlete

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Salomon Pro Wings 2 Lifetime Miles:						161.10
Brooks PureCadence 5 Lifetime Miles:						101.85
Brooks Adrenaline 17 Lifetime Miles:						161.85
Brooks Transcend 4 Lifetime Miles:						219.45
Brooks Ravenna 8 Lifetime Miles:						225.10
Brooks PureCadence 6 Lifetime Miles:						188.10
Brooks Launch 4 Lifetime Miles:						107.50
Brooks Glycerin 14 Lifetime Miles:						101.47
Brooks Hyperion Lifetime Miles:						92.13
Brooks Caldera Lifetime Miles:						31.10

Mon, Jul 28, 2014

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

I had an IT Band Release this morning down in Provo. Matt was my surgeon and he went above and beyond to make me feel comfortable and informed. There was a lot of scar tissue covering the bursa under the IT attachment to the knee there. He also had to shave down the bone just a little bit where the IT band crosses over. This should help the band glide more smoothly over the bone there. I'm in a straight-leg brace for a week and then can resume weight bearing as tolerable.

8 weeks is the most likely timeline before I can resume running. I am very happy to get this done. I was sick of being in an eternal running purgatory of always thinking I was healing and never would. I had lost complete faith it was ever going to heal. At least now I can see some light at the end of the tunnel. This year has been a loss, but I look forward to training this fall and hoping for a bright 2015! Thanks for everyone's support and comments of encouragement you've given me over the last four months. And I especially have to thank Matt, he's truly been there for me through it all and has been not only professional but has really gone far beyond what you'd expect a doctor to do for you.

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Comments

From Josh E on Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 05:21:19 from 205.235.104.4

Perhaps not a total loss with the showing in Phoenix but it has been disappointing to see you sidelined by this for so long. I wish you a speedy and successful rehab. I am sure the Ogden Crew can't wait!

From Trevor Baker on Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 16:09:40 from 216.83.66.20

That Dr. Matt is the finest Doc/Surgeon one could ask for.

From Superfly on Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 02:58:56 from 64.255.82.224

Hope it went well!!! Hope to have you back on here asap. Good luck!

From JPark on Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 11:54:58 from 76.8.212.219

Here's to a safe and speedy recovery Riley. I'm sure you were in great hands with Matt at the helm. Looking forward to seeing you back on the roads soon doing what you do best and laying down smoke'n fast times. And congrats on the new baby you and Amy have coming!

From Rob Murphy on Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 19:55:33 from 64.134.150.255

I wish you the best Riley and can't wait to see you back out there mixing it up.

From Jason D on Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 20:57:24 from 68.80.27.222

Best wishes, Riley. It sounds like you guys located the issue and solved it. Aerobic builder Tuesday will be back in full swing before you know it!

From Fritz on Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 21:15:46 from 98.202.9.237

Good luck with the recovery. 8 weeks is right around the corner.

From Lesley on Fri, Aug 01, 2014 at 23:20:54 from 107.185.96.82

Wishing you a speedy recovery! Sounds like you were in good hands and are on the road to fast running again.

From josse on Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 18:01:03 from 71.199.39.138

Happy recovery, here's to 2015!

From steve ash on Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 18:46:22 from 174.52.33.62

This has most definitely been a tough setback.. But definitely only a temporary one, all that background training doesn't go away overnight as I'm sure you are well aware of. Hang tough Riley.

From jtshad on Mon, Aug 04, 2014 at 09:23:49 from 141.221.191.225

I hope the recovery goes well and you get back to your routine for a strong 2015.

From Kendall on Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 17:32:14 from 208.187.252.62

Heal up and see you out there soon.

From RileyCook on Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 22:28:55 from 73.52.134.194

Thank you everyone! I really appreciate all the support. I'm certainly counting down the time to when I can join y'all back out on the roads again.

From CollinAnderson on Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 22:51:48 from 172.56.38.109

Riley, sorry it came to this. Don't count this year as a loss. You ran a really sick marathon down in Phoenix and finally figured out the GI stuff. As someone who lost 18 months to a long term illness, I can tell you that you can make it back faster than ever before. Stay smart and listen to your body. I'm looking forward to seeing how fast you can get in the future.

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