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May 23, 2010

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Running Accomplishments:

5K- 14:58, 10K- 31:05, 1/2- 1:06:47 Marathon- 2:23:29

3rd- Park City Marathon 2008

3rd and 4th Ogden Marathon 2010; 12'

5th, 3rd, and 7th- Utah Valley Marathon 2011;14'; 16'

9th, 3rd,11th, 8th, 5th, 8th St. George Marathon 2010, 11',13',14',15'16'

2nd- Deseret News Marathon 2015

1st- SandHollow Marathon- 2016 (CR***)

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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.

-Helen Keller

Personal:

Married to Nikki we have 4 children. Jaerdan, Korver, Grady and Lyla McKell

Head XC/Track Coach at Weber High

Graduated from Weber State with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Athletic Therapy.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	257.46

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00

1800 meters in the pool today, followed by 3 painful miles of running. Knee is still the same as day one, and unfortunately there is no end in sight.

Iso Transition Miles: 3.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Fritz on Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 21:48:17 from 67.177.4.64

I hear your frustration. ITBs are the worst. All I can say is be patient and try to resist running to the point that there is a sharp pain. I injured my right knee in early June 2010 and couldn't consistently run again until that November. And since it still wasn't healed completely I over compensated and have since had several left leg injuries, i.e. hip (ongoing), hamstring (ongoing), and foot. Swimming will serve you well. :)

From Ben VanBeekum on Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:08:25 from 67.169.244.46

Thanks Fritz. It is way frustrating, what was your main exercise that you did that seemed to help out the most? I roll quite often and stretch but not seeming to help right now.

From AngieB on Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:13:17 from 159.212.71.69

Hey did you try the aqua jogging?

From Fritz on Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:47:16 from 65.116.116.6

I went to PT for a couple of months but that didn't seem to help so I stopped going. I even went to an orthopedic surgreon because I couldn't understand why it wasn't getting better. In hindsight, and as frustrating as it might be, I think the fastest way to heal it is to prevent it from flaring up at all. Although I wasn't running for several months the biking and cross-training was still irritating it just enough to delay the recovery. Knowing what I know now I should have just been swimming for a few weeks.

From Ben VanBeekum on Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 13:26:29 from 67.169.244.46

Angie I haven't tried it yet. Going to try on Tuesday.

Fritz I can't agree with you more. Swimming is a killer workout and it looks like that my part of my daily routine for the next little bit. Thanks for the advice. I starting with some anti-inflammatory creams today also so maybe that will help too.

From Matt Poulsen on Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 18:13:59 from 98.202.242.213

You are doing the right stuff, Ben. You need more rest and some serious cross-training. I've been there -- once I had IT band syndrome for 9 months. Brutal. I really don't think yours will last that long if you play it smart. Sorry you're struggling.

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