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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
Race: Quicker Quaker 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:17:52, Place overall: 20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.900.003.100.0014.00

Fun race this morning!  Fantastic weather, tons of competition, met and ran with a bunch of cool people.  Great times.

Also I set a 29 second PR which felt good, even with a screwup at the finish line when I accidentally stopped too early.

See my full Race Report here 

NB MT101 - Black 11.5 Miles: 14.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 178.60
Comments
From JulieC on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 17:35:57 from 67.41.190.118

You're gaining on her : D!!! Way to go on your sub-18!!!!

From Aaron Kennard on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 17:44:47 from 98.245.117.176

Thanks Julie! But looking close, you'll actually see her pulling away from me even farther...she beat me by 1:15 this 5K compared to only 1 minute on Thanksgiving.

From Twinkies on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 18:24:02 from 24.2.82.73

Congrats on a new PR. You're getting the year off to a great start.

From Cody on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 20:48:16 from 174.52.244.185

Sweet PR

You are in the best shape I have ever seen you (virtually at least). You are looking great for moab! You will do better than you think....

From Aaron Kennard on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 23:08:35 from 98.245.117.176

Thanks guys, it is a good start for sure, now I just need to keep it going! But hey, I guess it was an omen that I beat Jurek to the top of green mtn. on the first, because then I beat him in a legitimate race a week later! Ok, just don't ask me to race him at anything long, that dude can go forever.

Cody - I am feeling good and looking forward to Moab...I really hope you're leg cooperates for you. I'm bummed for you that you got derailed the last month. Moab is going to be one competitive 50K though, lots of fast dudes running it this year.

From Bryce on Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 00:07:47 from 67.186.213.216

Nice job Aaron! Add my congrats on the PR to the list. Alot of hard work paying off. Can't wait to see it pay at Red Hot. Cody's got it right, you will do well.

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 12:30:18 from 66.239.250.209

You're going to have an awesome 2011. Nice report.

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