Hubs: My Country Music 1/2 Marathon

I asked hubs a few weeks ago to do a post. Due to how busy we have been I am just now able to get that wonderful post to you.


Ladies and Gentleman, friends and runners may I present Hubs. 


 FCR asked me to write an entry for the blog. I'm still not entirely sure what she wants for this entry but here goes anyway. I guess I'll tell you about Country Music 2010. I starting running about the same time my wife did. For me, the enjoyment comes from the challenge, finding out what I can do. I found out early on that breaking my leg is one thing that I could do.

FCR and I had made a goal to run the Country Music 1/2 Marathon 2010. In January I break my leg. So much for that goal.

Or so I thought. Despite having surgery to repair my bone, my leg healed very quickly. I was up and about by mid-March, and walking without any brace or anything by early April. Surprisingly the metal plate and five screws did not even cause any discomfort. Maybe I could attempt this race after all.

We had already paid the registration way back in December (no refunds), so when race day came along, I decided to give it a go. I can always drop out if I need do. So with my new bionic ankle, I take off. It was a struggle but I managed to do it! To this day I'm not sure how. It took pretty much every ounce of strength I had.

But the point is, I made it. I finished in less than four hours, which still vexes my wife to no end. In the end I found out what I could do and if I do say so myself I didn't do too bad at all.

Hubs

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January Swag Winner

I'm here been some blog issues. But we are back up and running.

Our January poll winner is hseabrooks. Congrats! Can't wait to see you in your new piece of gear.

We are going to skip February and March is going to be all about the green! Oh and keep on the look out for a post from Hubs all about his 1/2 Marathon experience.

FCR
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The Results are in....

To start off our year right hubs and I ran in the local YMCA Frostbite 5k. Hubs had a new PR. 44:04. I on the other had did not. I finished just over a minute or so longer than my slowest 5k last year. I'm not too upset about it. I had rolled my ankle Christmas Eve and wasn't even sure I was going to be able to walk the 5k.

I pushed forward and took it easy. It was cold no big deal, I like cold races. It was wet no big deal, all my winter races last year were wet. It was hilly, no big deal there either if you find a flat course in the Middle Tennessee area I sure would like to know where it's at.

I finished in 56:07. The sweep guy was awesome at keeping me mostly on pace.

Recovery was a problem. It didn't help that I wasn't able to get a shower until 4 hours after the race, or that I got rained on. My feet were the thing I was really worried about. I was not recovering the way I had previously.

Oh sure I've had foot pain since I started running. I've tried different shoes, socks and inserts. I finally gave up and went to an orthopedic foot specialist.

Good news no stress fractures. Bad news my feet are 6 ways away from what a runners foot should be.

I am an over pronator, yup flat footed. It also doesn't help that I broke 4 of the 5 metatarsals when I was 10 years old some 27 years ago. Not only did they not heal properly but I was told they should have done screws to keep them in line. Go figure.

So my left foot and my right foot are two different problems sort of. Due to the being flat footed and wearing inserts and shoes for pronators it rolls the foot to the outside so that I'm running on my outer 3 toes, but then my foot rolls in to push off the big toe. I am striking the ground with outside and ball of my foot.

This is the cause of the sock troubles, the blisters on the instep and the sore ball. So I'm suppose to go and get these new uber inserts with a metatarsal bar built into each foot. These are suppose to help me strike correctly, and should get rid of the foot pain all together.

Now on to see if the almighty insurance company will pay for them.

Till Next Time
FCR and Hubs

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New Poll Up right over ---------> There

Wow so excited for YEAR TWO here at Diary of A Fat Chick Running. Lots of new and exciting things are on the horizon for us. New races, focused training and best of all. We will be running monthly polls.  If you answer the poll, leave a comment about your answer and you might just be the first SWAG winner of the year. We are going to try to do this EVERY month so you will have twelve chances to win something fun.  Sometimes it might be running gear, gift certificates, or other fun SWAG!

So please join us in our kick off and take a moment and fill out the first SWAG poll of the year!


FCR and Hubs.

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Welcome 2011!

We did not attend any fancy parties or wander around downtown Nashville till the wee hours of the morning ringing in the new year. It came softly in the night as I was in bed by 10pm. I was falling asleep in the computer chair and decided I needed to go to bed.

On this the first day of 2011 we are up early and ready for the first run of the year. The local YMCA Resolution Run this year entitled "So you want a resolution" we are registered for the 5k a nice short distance.

I hope that we can make this a New Years tradition starting the year off healthy and active.

We are looking forward to a year of blessings and trials and most assuredly a year full of happiness and love.

FCR and Hubby

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