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Location:

Logan,UT,United States

Member Since:

Apr 08, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Former Course Record Holder (it was a good run while it lasted...)

Logan Peak Trail Race

Completely addicted to trail running

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2016 Race Schedule

TBD...

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Who knows?

 

 

 

 

Personal:

Link to my Wife and I's Photo and Running blog

 

 

 

 

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Microspikes Lifetime Miles: 408.50
PI EMotion Trail N1 Lifetime Miles: 357.00
MT1010SA Lifetime Miles: 120.50
Rapa Nui 2 Lifetime Miles: 305.50
Altra Olympus Lifetime Miles: 555.80
PI Emotion Trail N2 Lifetime Miles: 312.50
PI Emotion Trail M2 Lifetime Miles: 328.50
2015 Trail Miles Lifetime Miles: 2047.50
2015 Road Miles Lifetime Miles: 490.00
2015 Mtn Bike Miles Lifetime Miles: 58.00
Altra Impulse 1.0 Lifetime Miles: 46.00
Altra Lone Peak 2.5 Lifetime Miles: 242.00
Altra Paradigm (blue) Lifetime Miles: 102.00
LP 3.0 Tester Lifetime Miles: 64.50
Altra One2 Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Altra Paradigm 2.0 Lifetime Miles: 92.00
Altra LP NS HT Lifetime Miles: 95.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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AM: 5 miles easy.  GC-WP-FG-PW

PM: On a recommendation by Luke Nelson I drove up to Pocatello to go to his esteemed colleague Jenny something or other at Superior Physical Therapy.  I went there to get an assessment on my legs.  She ran me through a battery of tests to see all the mechanical and muscular issues I have.  It took 1.5 hours to get it all sorted out.  I thought the tests were very interesting and will likely be very helpful in correcting my problems (running related).

  Some highlights:

My left leg is weak

My left leg is 2-3 cm longer than the right

I heel strike a bit too much

My cadence is good

My right foot splays out a bit

No major pronation issues

The big problems were my ratio of Extensors from right to left was 7%

My Flexors were 19%

My Abductors were 22%

My Adductors were 38%

So not very balanced at all.  I have lots of exercises to work on it.

I decided that since I was in Pocatello, I might as well go run for a bit on their trails.  I headed up City Creek Trail for 3.5 miles (then back of course).  The trail is very windy and shady.  Perfect.  Got home late.  Quite the night.

1 mile on treadmill doing video of me running

7 miles on trail - 61 mins 1150' vert

Launch Blue #2 Miles: 8.002012 Road Miles Miles: 5.002012 Treadmill Miles Miles: 1.002012 Trail Miles Miles: 7.00Ghost 4 Miles: 5.00
Comments
From Jon on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 19:14:11 from 74.177.127.167

golf course, water park, FG???, planet walk

From Cody on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 20:11:04 from 166.205.140.247

Golf course willow park fairgrounds planet walk

From Jon on Tue, May 22, 2012 at 20:03:48 from 74.177.120.63

I've been away too long

From Jon on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 17:12:42 from 74.177.120.63

An inch difference in leg length?

From Predog on Thu, May 24, 2012 at 18:22:51 from 67.41.230.76

Wow...so what do those percentages mean? Are they supposed to be 100%?

From Cody on Thu, May 24, 2012 at 21:04:29 from 67.177.0.196

Joe-

No they are supposed to be 0%. 0 means that the muscles are balanced.

Jon-

Apparently, it is common to have different leg lengths. Non-runners just never know.

From Adam RW on Fri, May 25, 2012 at 08:35:46 from 155.101.152.123

I hope that the exercises are able to balance things out for you. Have a great holiday weekend.

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