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One of the leading sources for the discussion of Houston-area (and Texas as well) road racing. Focus and attention will be given to Houston-area runners, specifically HARRA members, that compete in outside-of-the-area events as well as those who do interesting things that aren't captured in the various media outlets, such as Inside Texas Running, Runner Triathlete News and Roberta MacInnis' Running Notebook in the Houston Chronicle (all fine publications and columns but with limitations too).

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Location: Spring, Texas, United States

I'm a mid-to-the back of the pack runner who probably enjoys promoting runners more than I do running myself ... I've completed 21 marathons (with a 4:47:32 PR! in Austin) and 52 half marathons (with a 2:09:58 PR! in Oregon) since November 2003 ... I've done a marathon in 12 states, half marathon in 23 and an event in 30 states and one Canadian province ... I have a 13-year-old daughter, Waverly Nicole, who completed her first half marathon in January 2006, made only two B's each of the last two years, was the only sixth grader to sing a solo (Carrie Underwood's Don't Forget To Remember Me) in their choir program (adding Taylor Swift's Tim McGraw in '08) and scored a 19 on the ACT in December 2007 as a seventh grader ... Waverly and I are members of the following clubs -- the Seven Hills Running Club, HARRA and The Woodlands Running Club ... I'm Marathon Maniac #308 ... I edit HARRA's Footprints in Inside Texas Running and write a column for Runner Triathlete News called, "Talking the Talk" ... I'm also the running columnist for the Courier of Montgomery County ... I'm a three-time winner of TAPPS' Sportswriter of the Year Award as well as TABC's Golden Hoops Award.

Friday, May 12, 2006

And The Official Diagnosis Is ....

... not as surprising as Chris Daughtry being voted off of "American Idol" this week.

If I could pick an injury in the knee area, I guess that I'd rather have an IT Band problem as opposed to a meniscal tear. And as Dr. Kant at KSF Orthopedic pointed out this morning, if it were a tear, I would have known about it.

They took three (3) X-rays of the right knee and he said that, other than a little bit of arthritis at the top of the knee, it looked very strong.

He asked me if I had a strong stomach. (I should have asked him to look as if I've missed a meal lately.) I said, "I did" and he prescribed a month's worth of Voltaren - an anti-inflammatory - to take twice a day. They recommended to ease back into some activity perhaps as early as Monday - including some of my old routine of the elliptical trainer and stationery bike - and come back in thirty (30) days if things didn't get any better.

So I guess it is "take a little down time", celebrate the successes of the past spring season (a marathon and half marathon PR!) and make sure that I can continue to doing what I love for another day.

posted by WalkSports.com | 10:47 AM

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