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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

After taking 2 full days of rest from running my feet and legs were feeling pretty well recovered today.  I ran for 50-55 minutes, about 6 miles, at about 8:40 pace around the track at the gym.  I just felt like taking it really easy and enjoying a slow run.  It was on the other end of the extreme spectrum from my last two runs which were in the snow, and it felt good to give my feet and mind a break.  Its a lot different running in the elements without shoes, you're forced to think a lot more about what you're doing.  Today I was listening to the end of the book Born to Run and just enjoying it for the second time.  I heard some good stuff the second time around that I must have missed when the kids must have been screaming in the back of the car the first time I listened to it.

Five Finger Sprints Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 190.00
Comments
From Burt on Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 15:14:56 from 12.231.112.98

Hasn't the prophet said you learn something new every time you read it? Or was that a different book?

From redrooster on Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 15:19:16 from 129.123.3.31

nice picture! I am getting out in the FF tomorrow. If I freeze my toes off you may hear from my lawyer though.

From Aaron Kennard on Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 15:26:04 from 174.51.250.151

burt- Ummm...I know barefoot Ken Bob looks like an old school prophet (www.runningbarefoot.org), and he would probably say so, does that count? You might be thinking of a different book though.

redrooster - I hope to hear from you and not your lawyer, but I will disclaim that I haven't tried it in below 10 degree weather, it was at least mid teens or higher when I ventured out!

From jun on Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 15:33:27 from 66.239.250.209

I can attest to the attention level when running barefoot. You actually get mentally tired after a longer run. Nice job taking a break.

From Adam RW on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 11:30:57 from 155.101.152.103

I'm glad the rest paid off. I definitely have to revisit that book. The first time through was so motivational.

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