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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
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Ran 4 miles.  Time: 34:20  Pace: 8:35/mile.  Heart rate was between 145-155


I would like to have run outside today, but Nan went to an early training group run so I took the kids to the Gym.  I  did the first 2 miles on the treadmill to see how I liked that.  I didn't like it much.  My upper/inner thighs and my hamstrings were kind of tight, still recovering from being woken up from a long hibernation yesterday when I adjusted my running form to include them in the fun.  I don't care for treadmill running that much, its better than nothing, but I prefer moving around. So I got off and stretched.  Then I went up to the track and ran 2 more miles and enjoyed it.  My upper legs were still feeling it so I decided to stop there, but everything else felt great.  No pressure from the Gym manager today since I was wearing FiveFingers 

I'm going to swim tomorrow instead of running, to let my upper legs recover. 

 

Five Finger Sprints Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 190.00
Comments
From Burt on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 19:02:07 from 12.231.112.98

What you need to do is use both hands, take your two forefingers, point them down at your shoes in a vee shape with your thumbs out, then point them at the gym manager, and lower your thumbs like a gun hammer. No words will be needed.

From Danny on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 23:00:19 from 71.231.104.88

Have you had any problems with your five fingers rubbing you raw? Mine fit really well, and yesterday I was bragging to my running friends how they don't cause blisters because they fit so well. Then at the end of my run I had a screaming sore spot on the inside of my arch. It didn't bubble up like a blister, it looked more like a burn. Any similar problems?

From Aaron Kennard on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 01:01:02 from 174.51.250.151

Good idea Burt, that will really show him I can't be stopped!

Danny, I have only felt them rub on the tip of my left pinky toe, but it only bothered me the first time I used them. I keep the straps on the back really loose now to give my feet room to move. I also think mine are slightly big on me because all my other toes don't touch the ends of the toe slots. I'm doing a longer run tomorrow in them, I'll let you know how it goes. Sorry to hear you got chaffed.

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