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Location:

Falls Church,VA,USA

Member Since:

Mar 02, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2010 Ocean City Half Marathon: 1:41:49

2008 Marine Corps Marathon - 3:40:59

2009 Clarksburg 5k - 20:05

2008 Jingle all the way 10k - 42:36

2009 Cherry Blossoms 10 Miler - 1:14:43

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a sub 3:20 Marathon

Run a 1:30 half marathon

Ensure my heart doesn't explode while running, biking, hiking, and exercising. Live long and prosper.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep on running and not become a lard-a$$.

Personal:

Pepper is my dog, thus my namesake. Used to run quite fast in the USMC (15:30 3 miles was my best) but stopped running when I got out. Now, it's much tougher and I generally cycle more than I run. However, I still compete in races because it's run and I can be a wee bit competitive.

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Sat, Jun 28, 2008
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Went hiking on the White Oak Canyon/Cedar Run in the Shenandoah with several folks, including fellow blogger Lucia. Overall, it was great to get out with nature again and as per the norm, I decided to take the road less traveled and left the trail to climb up the river with another guy, Patrick. The trail was quite steep, so you can only imagine the fun we had climbing up river on all the bolders and up the various waterfalls. Overall, the trip was great as we also got to hit some natural water slides along the Cedar Run portion of the hike. To be honest, I probably could have hiked another 5+ miles after I was done, but it was nice to head home to Pepper at the end of the day. A happily wagging tail can certainly warm the heart and soothe the soul.

Comments
From Lucia on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 21:19:35

You guys climbed some tough stuff! I'm glad you had a good time - I think some of us would've gone faster and could've gone further; that's the tradeoff of going with a group... when I drive that far, I want to stay outside as much as possible though, right? But the two slow guys had fun; this was their first real hike ever! Next time we'll get the faster guys and gals and do get a more strenuous workout. Glad you enjoyed it though!

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