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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
8.100.000.000.008.10

It was an absolutely beautiful day to run barefoot.  About 35-40 degrees and sunny.

I did a loop around my neighborhood and then up a 1.5 mile hill climb.  I LOVED the barefoot hill climb and descent.  I wanted to do it again, but I felt like I should get home and get going on my work for the day.  I can foresee more hill runs in my immediate future.  This week I think I'm going to go barefoot for every run, my feet and legs felt fantastic today and I didn't feel like any tenderness anywhere was holding me back.   

8.1 miles - 1:10:38 -  Pace: 8:43/mile -  HR 149 avg - Ascent/Descent: 1064 FT 

Bare Feet Miles: 8.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From jun on Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 23:19:32 from 97.126.232.185

So that was a straight barefoot run, no FFs? Not that the snow is bad, but how were the roads? I still fear the pebbles. I'm pretty sure I still have one in my foot from last week.

From Aaron Kennard on Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 23:45:14 from 174.51.250.151

Yeah...no FF's today. The forecast is so awesome this week I'm really looking forward to barefoot every day.

The roads feel the best! My steps have to be super light and quick on the icy frozen dirt paths...once I get back on the road or sidewalk it feels amazingly smooth. It only took 2 or 3 barefoot runs to get the soles of the feet less sensitive to the minor stuff. The main thing to know is if it ever hurts, that's just telling you to change the way you are doing it.

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