23 BIG ONES!!!

Whoever said that wisdom comes with age obviously didn't make it into their twenties.  Yesterday was my 23rd birthday and for the second straight year I spent most of my big day in various airports trying to make my way back to Fayetteville, Ar.  Upon waking this morning feeling sleep deprived, dehydrated, and sore from cramped and uncomfortable plane seats I realized that getting older brought me no new wisdom or insight, only pain and a fleeting feeling of morning sickness.  On the other hand I did get to spend my birthday with some truly great people.  Between spending the morning with my beautiful girlfriend Rachel (NOT RACHAEL) and her amazing family,  and some friends later in the evening It was a nearly perfect day.  The only reason I say nearly perfect is due to a rather lame World Cup final that resulted in the loss of my pre-cup favorites (the Dutch).  So to all those that made my birthday the best one yet, whether you sent a text, posted on my facebook page, called and sang to me, or I had the pleasure of being with, thank you for everything.  I am a lucky guy to have so many great friends, the love of the best girlfriend imaginable, and  a family I wouldn't trade for the world.  Who needs wisdom when you already have everything else?

Houston we don't have a problem!

Well as some of you may know, I have been undergoing some pretty extensive treatment and rehab for my knee and I am proud to report that I haven't felt pain in nearly two weeks!  I haven't worked up the nerve to run yet, and quite frankly I'm not sure I am ready to be done with my summer break yet.....  My week continues to get better everyday as I get closer to thursday.  I will be heading to Houston for the weekend to see my girlfriend Rachel.  This will surely be the highlight of my summer!  As of now these are my only blog worthy tid bits of info.  I will keep you posted on how the knee continues to rehab and try to load some pictures along the way.  Peace out!

The long road to recovery

Since The big race in New York City a few weeks ago I have been undergoing some serious treatment and rehab for my knee. We have a new trainer here at the U of A named Aki. He has really helped to speed up this process by thinking outside the box and not just treating the problem. We have been working on strengthening my hip flexors and stretching my I.T. bands to take pressure off of my patellar tendon. The recovery is coming along quite effortlessly actually. My knee is feeling better everyday. Until the time comes that I feel 100% confident that the problem is gone I will be in the pool in the morning and on the Alter G in the afternoon. I have tried this approach to my training before and the results were really great.

On a side note, I am in Branson, Mo this weekend with my family celebrating the 4th of July. happy birthday America! We have rented out a boat for the whole day, and the men are golfing tomorrow morning on one of the best courses in Branson. I might add that while driving by the course on the way to our cabin I caught a glimpse of the course....I think it may also be the toughest too. Wish me luck!

CHECK IT OUT!!!

Hey guys and gals,

Recently my good friend and training partner Scott MacPherson started his own running website.  I checked it out and I know what you are thinking, could his website possibly be as cool as Dorian's?  Well folks believe it or not....but it is!!  Check it out when you have some free time.  www.scottymacrunning.com

All things new

Forgive me for this rather overdue post.  Many things have happened in the last couple weeks which I really wanted to fit into one new entry on the blog rather than having 4 or 5.  As many of you may have seen on TV, New York did not go well.  I ran just behind the leaders mid pack for a little over half the race, with 500m to go the leaders began to quicken the pace and push for home, and it was at this point that I realized there were no more gears.  The last 300m proved to be the hardest of my running career thus far.  I managed to put 100m between the leaders and myself in only 300m.  

In the weeks since NYC I have been getting some long overdue treatment on my knee.  I have been having trouble with my knee since december of 09.  Thankfully my knee is feeling better and better each day.  Today I will attempt to run for the first time since last thursday.  

I faced a very tough decision this past week while trying to decide whether or not to run at the USA championships at less than 100% healthy.  In light of returning to The University of Arkansas for my final year of eligibility in cross country and outdoor track My coach and I decided to take this time to rest and get my knee better.  So as this means no USA champs it does mean I can take a little break and get my knee better.  In the end the right decision was made and I am very excited to come back for my senior year and run with a young yet very talented razorback team.  WOOO PIG SOOIE!!!!!

Let the good times keep on rolling.

Well last week was a great week for many reasons but running was a definite highlight as I had a great time trial sandwiched in between two other really solid workouts.  First and foremost was the time trial.  The goal was to run a 1k or 1000m time trial in around 2:20-2:22.  I had expected a pace around 1:54 through the first 800m.  My good friend and apparently world class rabbit Patrick Russell led me through the first 400m in just over 54 seconds.  Many thoughts rushed through my head at this point but none were as loud and clear as the feeling in my legs....AMAZING!!!  We continued to glide through 800m almost effortlessly in 1:50.xxx (which was a 7 second pr for PR) and finished the 1k in 2:18.1, which would have been a collegiate record had I run this time in a race.  My other two workouts consisted mainly of speed work, which was something I had felt was lacking previous to the beginning of the outdoor season.  The workouts went off without a hitch as my stride finally opened up and let it rip!  My confidence is at a really good point heading into the Adidas Classic this weekend in New York City!  

Back on track. Literally.

Well after a great week of training I feel as if I am back on track for a fast race in NYC. The Adidas Classic will surely be one of the most competitive races I have ever raced in as all four of my world championship 1500 teammates will also be in the race, along with countless other world class professionals. This week will surely be my hardest week thus far in training but I look forward to it all that much more. I will be doing a workout in a couple hours from now, another workout on thursday (the kill workout,) and a time trial on saturday! Wish me luck. I will keep you posted on how everything goes.