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Location:

St. Petersburg,FL,

Member Since:

Dec 30, 2014

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k - 3/8/14 - Armadillo Run - 15:58
10k - 2/7/15 - BDR, Safety Harbor - 33:17
15k - 2/21/15 - Gasparilla - 51:05
1/2 - 12/14/14 - Holiday Halfathon - 1:13:31
Marathon - 10/04/15 - Twin Cities - 2:38:46

Short-Term Running Goals:

2016 Races

Clearwater Halfathon - Jan 11
Donna Hicken Marathon - Feb 14
Gasparilla 15k - Feb 20
Florida Beach Halfathon - Mar 6
??? Chicago Marathon ???

Long-Term Running Goals:

Find balance. Run with my girls. Break 15 in the 5k.

Personal:

Born in 1973 in Southern California.

Ran in high school for Arcadia. They have a famous cross-country team now. In my day, we were famous for dodging our coach during runs.

Over the next 15 years I ran very little, but life was awesome. I lived mostly in Northern California, where I met my wife. We moved back to her native state of Florida in 2005, where I gradually started running more seriously.

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

Sat, Apr 09, 2016

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

So I haven't run since Monday. Every day this week my ankle felt a bit better, but there's still something not right when I put pressure on that leg by jumping, twisting or running. I have a doc appt Tuesday, which I'm hoping to be able to cancel.

In othe times I would probably have gone nuts with Google trying to self-diagnose, but this time the issue was acute enough I couldn't do anything with whatever half-baked theory I drummed up. So I've just been a bit checked out and focused on other things, but I'm getting antsy to start training again.

Comments

From Bret on Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 09:53:41 from 216.234.133.229

Any official diagnosis from the doctor, Drew?

From jtshad on Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 11:27:00 from 173.198.176.201

Hope you are recovering ok. Haven't heard from you lately...life must be busy.

From Jason D on Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 19:59:12 from 68.80.27.222

I've seen a few mentions on Mike's blog that you've been out and about. You're missed. I enjoy watching your training and non-training related posts.

From Drew on Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 13:15:41 from 24.73.66.122

Thanks for checking in guys, I really appreciate it.

I haven't been running much. Most of my runs have been to see friends, so it could give a false impression that I'm training as usual...sadly, I'm just not.

At first, it was a combination of injuries and burnout. And then it became more insidious - I started to really enjoy sleeping in, and not being as tired. I got involved in developing a new product at work, and threw a lot of my OCD impulses into that.

But it's come with a cost - I've put on 20lbs over the last 6 months. My fitness has fallen apart and I'm not happy with the way I look or feel a lot of the time. But I'm sure I could come to terms with that with time.

I want to get back to my running routine, and I've had some brief stretches of good training, but I haven't been able to sustain it. And getting back into shape in the Florida summer is not fun.

I did run 5 miles with Quint at lunch today, and with cruelty and malice he got me to run one of those miles sub-6:00 pace. It was awful. But I wanted to put down at least one positive note.

I signed up for Chicago a few months ago - a whole lot of friends are going. I'm planning to, but I don't have much interest in just dialing it in. If I want to run credibly, it's past time to get moving.

I miss posting and following everyone, but I can't stand my constant lack of positive training to report. As soon as I can get my training back on track, literally and figuratively, I'll be jumping back in.

From Derunzo on Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 20:27:26 from 98.229.177.205

"I pity the fool" - Mr. T

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