Bret

March 28, 2024

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Location:

Milton,GA,USA

Member Since:

Jul 27, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PR's -

Mile - 4:38    (High School)

2 Mile - 10:12 (High School) 

3 mile - 15:51 (High School)

10k - 35:19 (High School)

Marathon - 2:59 marathon (London -2013)

Half marathon - 1:25:18 (Deseret News 2013)

Completed all 6 of the World Marathon Majors 2024

Completed each of the 5 majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice.

8 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021, 2022)

13 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3 hour marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to enjoy running and racing as long as my body permits me.  

Personal:

Old guy - (grandfather even) been running for 40+ years.  

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Miles:This week: 17.75 Month: 107.20 Year: 376.05
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AM - 7 miles - same as yesterday on the Alter-G treadmill.  This morning a physical therapist in the facility was asked by the tech from yesterday to evaluate me.  He came over while I was on the machine and got a brief history and then after run he took me through a number of tests on physical examination.  He and his facility treat a number of local runners and the local professional soccer team players (the Rowdies) - so he is familiar with these types of injuries and complaints.  This was all spontaneously done...I did not make an appointment with them or request advice or anything.  Very cool.

Anyway - he concluded with a differential diagnosis of either an e-centric transverse lower abdominal strain (not sure if I got that right - as it was from memory); or a left-sided sports hernia.  He wanted to refer me to a local expert physician in St. Pete for an MRI and further evaluation to nail down the diagnosis.

He said that if it is the sports hernia - he would recommend a doctor up in Philly.  That's when I told him I had an appointment with Dr. Meyers in Philly in two weeks.  He was impressed and said Meyers was the guy he was talking about.  Good to hear confirmation in the medical community unprompted.   

So, anyway, he will refer me to a St. Pete doc who may confirm and suggest that it makes sense for me to see Meyers or direct me otherwise.

 

 

 

 

Comments
From Jake K on Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 08:38:01 from 67.177.11.154

Probably smart to get that MRI, just to further narrow down exactly what is going on.

I like the name of that soccer team!

From Bret on Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 11:05:51 from 216.234.133.229

Jake - yeah, I think I will get the MRI- it is improving with the Alter-G running but there is still something going on there.

The Rowdies were an NASL team back in the day when Pele played for the NY Cosmos. Probably before your time. :)

The current version of the team is a league level (I think) below the MLS.

From dugco on Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:10:47 from 68.35.217.251

Sing it with me... The Rowdies ARRRRRRRRRRRRR, a kick in the grass! Wooo!! Head soccer coach here at the kids' former school was the information director/radio announcer for the Rowdies back in the late 70s/early 80s - small world.

Sounds like you're on track to sort out the injury - or maybe to start an Alt-G running league of some sort.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 13:01:27 from 24.10.249.165

Does Rodney Marsh still play for them?

Definitely Doug. One of the most catchy jingles in sports history.

Glad you're working through this Bret and pulling out all the medical and technological stops.

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