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Location:

Westminster,CO,USA

Member Since:

Nov 11, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Finally started learning how to run in '09 after totally botching it up for the 14 years prior and dealing with chronic IT injury...have had zero IT band pain since fall of '09 and have run way more than ever before in my life...loving it.

PR's

Road Mile: 4:44 - Pearl St Mile August 2011 

2K: 6:32 - Uni HIll 2K 2011

3K: 10:07 - West end 3K 2011

5K - 16:53 - Turkey Leg 5K 2011

10K - 38:38 - Butte to Butte Eugene OR 2003 

Half - Never raced a half

Road Marathon - 2:57:19 - 11/12/2011 - solo.

Trail Marathon - 4:48 - Kings peak August 2011

55K - 4:59:54 - Moab red hot 55K 2011

Short-Term Running Goals:

Be healthy, run injury-free, listen to my body.

Sub 16 min 5K

Sub 34 min 10K

Sub 2:40 Marathon

    2012 Tentative Schedule

  1.  Quicker Quaker 5K January
  2. Boston Marathon - April
  3. ??

Long-Term Running Goals:

Get stronger, faster and more fit as a runner and biker to allow for bigger adventures as the years go on.

Still be running in my 80's.  

Personal:

I'm married to Nan Kennard and she kicks my butt at running.  She has beat me handily in every race we have done together except for a downhill mile we did once.  She is my running inspiration.  I'd like to run a marathon with her someday and actually keep up.  

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Bare Feet Lifetime Miles: 282.68
Cycling 2011 Lifetime Miles: 291.40
Altra Instinct July '10 Lifetime Miles: 637.35
Altra Instinct Sep '11 Lifetime Miles: 481.45
Altra Lone Peak Lifetime Miles: 157.50
Altra Instinct Black Lifetime Miles: 69.00
Altra Adam Lifetime Miles: 27.50
Thu, Nov 12, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.600.000.000.003.60

3.6 miles around the pond by our house at 7:45 pace.

My calves were a little tight at first but warmed up and felt good until the hill coming home at the end.

The left side of my left foot was a little tender, and the tendon/muscle under my right ball felt a couple tender twinges.  But both feet felt better than I expected them to.

It felt great to be out moving on a sunny 55 degree morning.  I'm getting kind of impatient with the small mileage, I would really like to go out for 10 miles.  But I'm going to keep holding off on longer mileage until I feel like my legs and muscles are fully accustomed to running without shoes. 

Five Finger Sprints Miles: 3.60
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 190.80
Comments
From Kelli on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 13:05:24 from 71.219.97.106

Welcome to the blog! It is awesome that you are so supportive f your wife, I am sure it is what helps her be so fast! However, I can see that you are fast as well!!

From Nan Kennard on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 14:24:56 from 174.51.250.151

And you already added yourself as one of my favorites. Thanks!

From LuzyLew on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 14:40:30 from 208.187.197.42

I'm finishing Born to Run now and don't know what I think about the whole barefoot running. Other books I've read include Lore of Running, which is huge on biomechanical correction (through orthotics and shoes, etc). I know it would take many miles to strengthen my feet and ankles back up from years of running on shoes. Without a big huge grass field to start out on, I'd be worried to give it a go. Thanks for blogging about this experience with the 5 fingers! I look forward to learning how it goes for you.

From Burt on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 18:02:07 from 68.76.197.194

Welcome to the blog Aaron. I don't know why, but as soon as I saw your name under the New Kids on the Blog I thought, "I wonder if that's Nan's husband."

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 16:51:43 from 198.241.174.15

Welcome to the blog. I don't know if you remember me. I live in Highlands Ranch and I came up and ran with Nan one day a few weeks ago.

I'll be interested to see how the barefoot thing goes for you.

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 08:54:28 from 90.201.147.160

Welcome to the blog Nans Hubby Aaron, wow hardcore Fivefingers nice one. :-)

From MichelleL on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 13:39:24 from 71.213.97.46

Welcome to the blog. It'll be interesting to see how your barefoot running goes over the long haul.

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