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Ran 200 miles in under a week(nov 2019) . Ran 226 miles in under a week twice in 17 days(oct 2023). Ran 250 miles in under a week(mar 2024)

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Tue, May 14, 2019
Total Distance
4.00

Another 4 in the morning. I think a couple of things might have been affecting the calf, one is I've been opting for a uneven and rocky, but fast, course instead of my normal Sandy Rd lately since driving out to Sandy and back means 30 miles of gas used, but I think it puts more strain on the calves(and thinking back to it I think the calf strain originated stepping wrong in a rockier area) which is fine when I'm healthy but right now Sandy is the easier route on the legs. I ran there today and felt better, I could still feel it at the end though. Each time I run 4 miles I feel a bit better but being as the calf pain is still there, albeit barely, so I think I need a few more days off. I have many choice words about it and none of them are blog-friendly but I'd say two weeks of (choice word) training are okay if it means I can get good training in after so I'm just gonna end the post here. See ya in a few

All Black Pegs Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Eva Splaine on Tue, May 14, 2019 at 16:04:07 from 108.61.201.170

I know very well how frustrated you must be feeling. Hang in there! Things will get better.

I had a great morning this morning. Got e-mails from two of my favorite people who used to be on the blog here. Do you remember Zack and Collin? They are still on their missions and both doing well.

I think I told you, but last weekend I worked as a volunteer at the IAAF world relays. It was so fun. I first was assigned to the meet director as an interpreter, but he didn't really need an interpreter, so the next couple of days I worked at the practice field with the athletes. That was great, because I was able to get to actually talk with the athletes, especially the US team.

Take it easy with the calves. Ice them well before and after your runs, and don't forget to do a nice slow warmup before doing anything fast. Also, don't stretch them too much. If the problem is a slight tear, it could make things worse.

Good luck to you Eugene. "Chu"!

From Eugene on Tue, May 14, 2019 at 18:40:07 from 73.58.34.45

thanks for the kind words Eva. Yes I definitely remember both Zack and Collin, tell them I said hi! Since a lot of bloggers are on missions the blog has been pretty dead for the younger bloggers compared to when I was in high school when we had at least 50 high schoolers blogging every day, but I'm excited for this summer when Zack gets back and Connor Baller gets healthy again because those guys are animals and I love getting to train my rear off while they're doing the same and get to check in on each others training. That's something I'd do with you too if you were public! Not saying you need to or anything, but I think at this point it's pretty widely accepted that whole incident before was definetly an honest mistake and I'm sure lots of people here are curious about how you are doing :)

I'm sure World Relays were amazing! This is either the first or second year they've done gender-mixed relays and I've never seen a race like that so I'm sure it's super cool to watch.

You're very savvy for a high schooler on running and recovery. I was like that too, maybe not now though since I'm hurt, but I honestly think I could have been fine if I hadn't finished with the 3:28 kilometer yesterday, I wasn't even planning on stopping then, I was just excited to be running again. I'll give it a few more days and come back and save fast stuff for after a few days of running easy

From Kenny the Apache on Tue, May 14, 2019 at 21:36:12 from 65.48.74.201

Good luck with the calf Eugene!

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