Running on Twinkies

May 03, 2024

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesTwinkies's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20092010201120122013
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Location:

Bountiful,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 24, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Winner of 1994 Teton Dam Half Marathon, 1:25:01.

Best Marathon: 3:23:40. (Deseret News 2006).

Completed Utah Grand Slam (2006).

Completed 8 Marathons in 1 year, the last four were each two weeks apart.

Marathons to date: 25.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay Healthy

Sub 3:15 Marathon

Train consistently

Finish in the top 10% at all races 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3 hr marathon

Complete a 100 miler

1st Overall at any race

 

 

Personal:

Hi, my name is Matt and I love to run! I especially enjoy trail running. I am married to Susie and we have six children Connor-10, Jed-8, Jaxine-7, Evan-4, Eliza-2, and Susanna-0. Look for me at your next race, I wear the same bright yellow Twinkies shirt at all my races.

Favorite Course: Mid-Mountain Marathon, Park City, Utah

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.000.001.00

Twas the morning of the night before Christmas
And all through the Blog
People asking, "Where's Twinkies?"
"And the miles he used to log?"

Okay, that's the extent of my rhyming abilities. 

In October my arthritis started acting up, which then led to Baker's Cysts in both legs. On my right leg I have a lump just smaller than a tennis ball on the back of my knee. On my left leg I have a golf ball sized lump at the top of my calf and the calf muscle is usually swollen. The good news is that the cyst's are going down in size now and I am on the road to recovery. 

The mile I got in today was only walking. I went up the the Bonneville Shoreline trail, and found a large fence where the trailhead used to be. There was a sign there that said that the trail head had been temporarily moved until November 2011 because of a gas line project. It also said that all my local trails (Wild Rose Canyon, North Canyon, and Mueller Park) will be having temporary closures throughout 2011.

I found the new trail head and walked a mile in the fog. It felt great to be out on a trail again. I will be back to running soon and setting some new goals for next year.

Comments
From Burt on Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 10:20:58 from 72.223.84.236

I've never heard of Baker's Cysts, but they sound grody.

From Twinkies on Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 12:55:07 from 72.37.171.44

Things that are baked sound good this time of year, but I wouldn't recommend these ones.

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 12:45:16 from 66.239.250.209

Wow! Hope you get better soon Twinkies. I'm looking forward to hitting the trails with you in 2011.

From Twinkies on Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 14:08:19 from 67.158.131.21

Thanks Scott, I am feeling better. I actually got out and ran today.

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: