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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).

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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, Jun 25, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.001.000.003.00

3 miles at 5:55 pace.  I went for a short run to test the knee out.  It starting bugging me about a mile in.  I decided to go a bit further and faster to see how it would respond.  I ran the second mile in 5:06, and it hurt much less going faster.  I slowed back down the third mile and it hurt a bit more again.  So, it hurts less going fast.  What does that mean? I have no idea.

Had a few extra minutes so I biked 15 more minutes then did my 10.5 minute ab workout.

It looks like I'll be off of running a few more days and maybe I'll test the knee out again Thursday or Friday. 

Asics 2170 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From AngieB on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 09:11:26 from 159.212.71.199

Sorry to hear about your knee that sucks. You are in great shape just focus on getting it better and you will be back. Have you ever got a massage from Sariah? She is awesome. Maybe that will help. Maybe the problem is cuz your tight somewhere else and its putting strain on your knee..Its worth a shot.

From RileyCook on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 09:46:54 from 132.3.57.68

Funny you ask, I just had Sariah work on my legs last Friday. I had the same thoughts that something was tight in the upper leg causing the stress on the knee. If that was the case, then this inflammation should start to dwindle.

I feel like I'm losing fitness and it's driving me nuts. But hopefully I can get back at it soon.

From scottkeate on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 15:34:36 from 216.49.181.254

Hang in there, dude! You'll kick this knee thing in a hurry.

I've got a super good chiropractor down in your neck of the woods named Dr. Eric Rawlin. He's not like your typical chiro who adjusts your body and tells you that you need to see him every 4-6 weeks. His specialty is Advanced Muscle Integration Technique (AMIT)--he learned this practice from Dr. Craig Buhler, John Stockton's doctor durring his time with the Jazz.

I've referred more than a dozen folks to him for knee, IT band, shin, and foot issues. In very few occasions their results have been so-so. Most, like me, have had remarkable results.

Here's a link to a good web site that describes the practice of AMIT (http://www.amitmethod.com/)

Dr. Rawlin is easy to find with a Google search. The name of his practice is Rawlin Chiropractic.

From JPark on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 23:33:26 from 174.52.34.169

Just wanted to bear my testimony about Dr. Rawlin. Scott referred him to me and he helped my workout a shin/tibia issue. Its definitely worth a try (and the drive to Syracuse).

From RileyCook on Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 13:39:15 from 132.3.57.68

Thanks for the encouragement and referral. If the knee doesn't get better within a week or so, I will give your guy a call.

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