Paul Eident

Adventures in Marathon Training

"You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming." - Frank Shorter

Got the vigor back

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I bought some new shoes on Monday.  I went back to the New Balance 767 model.  The Asics Empire seemed to cause more knee pain than my worn out New Balance 767.
I ran 4 miles yesterday on the NB 767s at 7:28 minute miles with very little knee discomfort.  This morning, I ran 10 miles [...]

September 14th, 2007. Comment now »

Pain in the knee

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Since last Spring I have had an annoying pain in my knee.  It’s commonly called “Runner’s Knee”.  The injury occurs when the knee cap doesn’t line up correctly and irritates the cartilage holding the knee cap in place.
About six weeks ago the pain became a little worse.  I realized that my shoes may have exceed [...]

September 11th, 2007. Comment now »

I’m back!

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My family and I went on vacation last week to South Carolina then to the Smoky Mountains.  It was great.  However, running was tough.  I gained some weight and didn’t follow the schedule for a week.  Back at it this week.

September 11th, 2007. Comment now »