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December 2008

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Location:

Pocatello,ID,USA

Member Since:

Sep 30, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Ran one mile in 4:58 in 1989.

Pocatello Half marathon: I was 3rd overall with a time of 1:27:02, 9/05/2009

Turkey trot: 3.20 Miles at a 6:03 Pace.

Short-Term Running Goals:

To stay fit..

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have Fun!

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216.008.000.000.000.000.000.00224.00
New Balance Miles: 42.00Spalding Mojave Miles: 5.00Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 168.00
Weight: 153.25
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00

My legs were a soar today. So i did not have any incline on the treadmill and my pace was 07:56.13. Now i have to back to work after a four day weekend and i am not looking forward to that. Anyway, thanks for reading and have a great day!!

New Balance Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00

Today was a speed work out for me. My plan says to run five miles at a 7:00 pace, but i am not really ready for that work out just yet. So altered it a little to best help me and get the best workout without dieing. 

  • 8:06
  • 7:19
  • 7:19
  • 7:08
  • 7:08
  • .5 @ 7:08
  • .5 @ 6:57
  • 8:06
  • 8:00
It went something like that, but i feel good and next time i will adjust it a little more to fit the workout plan. Then i did 100 sit ups. Thanks for reading and have a great day! :)

New Balance Miles: 8.00
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8.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00

Today my leg was hurting so i did not have any incline on the treadmill today. I ran eight miles at 07:57.38 pace.  i did take a nap after i ran and i do feel a lot better, i am not so tired at work now! Anyway, thanks for reading and have a great day! :) 

New Balance Miles: 8.00
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10.000.000.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Today's was good. I ran ten miles at a 8:04 pace with a 0.5 incline. I was thinking about running 50 miles this week but i think i will run 55 instead. I have started a new program of getting up early and running then taking a nap before i go to work. Let me tell you that makes a world of difference for me. Anyway, thanks for reading and have a great day!!

New Balance Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.000.000.000.0013.00

Morning: I ran eight miles at a 8:06 pace. I am sure am having a hard time running in the morning, but i will adjust. I also did 100 sit ups. :)

Afternoon: Ran an easy five at an 8:00 pace. I sure like running in the afternoon compared to running in the morning. But at this point i have no choice. Anyway, thanks for reading and have a great day! :)

New Balance Miles: 8.00Spalding Mojave Miles: 5.00
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Nice easy run today. I decided that next week i am going to cut back on my mileage, so that is why i did 60 miles this week. My pace was 8:06 with no incline. I sure am having a very hard time wanting to run more than 60 miles, i am not sure why. Any suggestions? Anyway i bought new shoes the two pair i have been running in hurt my feet so i decided to go back to Saucony shoes. The shoes i bought they did not have in my size so i decided to buy a half size bigger and they are working good so far. I guess we will have to wait and see how they do later on. Thanks for reading and have a great day!!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

Ran six miles at a 8:05 pace with three miles at 0.5 and the other three at 1.0 incline. Anyway, have a great day and thanks for reading! Also, 100 sit ups..

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 6.00
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6.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

Ran six miles at a 07:57.17 pace with three miles at 1.0 and the other

three at 0.5 incline. Anyway, have a great day and thanks for reading!

Also, 100 sit ups.. Sounds a like yesterday right!

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Nice easy run today. I ran six miles at 7:59 pace with a 0.5 incline. Then i did my normal 100 sit-ups. Not much else to say, but have a great day!!

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 6.00
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Ran six miles at a 7:56 pace with a 0.5 incline and 100 sit-ups. Plus, today is my wife's birthday. So anyway i am a very boring person with nothing to say in my blog, sorry. Try to have a nice day. :)

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.003.000.000.000.000.000.0012.00

4:30 A.M.: I ran six miles at a 7:40 pace. Three of them at a 7:30 pace and three at a 8:00 pace with a 0.5 incline and 75 sit-ups 

12:00 P.M.:  Ran six miles at a 8:00 pace at a 0.5 incline. Legs were a little soar, but not too bad. Next week i am planing on running 65 - 70 miles. Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 153.00
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4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

I wanted to run 40 miles this week, so i needed four mile to finish up my 40. My pace was 8:00 with an 0.5 incline. Anyway, it was a nice run. Thanks for reading and have a great day!!

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Nice easy run today. I ran nine miles at an 8:00 pace at a 0.5 incline. When I first started running I was adjusting my wire for my head phones and almost fell off the treadmill that hurt a little. This week goal is 70 miles, so please pray I will survive :).  Anyway, I have something to ask. Kory and I were talking about being addicted to running or even exercising and I would like other people thoughts on it. He was telling me that when you really are addicted to running that it takes over your whole life and all you think about is running or even exercising. I agree, but I would like some more input on this. So please tell me what you think I am very interested in what you all have to say. Also, where do you draw the line on being addicted or just wanting to keep in shape for running and wanting to do good? Thanks and have a great night!!

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 9.00
Weight: 154.00
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9.000.000.000.000.000.000.009.00

Ran nine miles at a 7:56 pace with an 0.5 incline. But i think i am going to have to take a break from running. Why, you ask. Good question, well the last pair of shoes (Saucony Trigon 4) i bought started giving me a blister and i though i could run through it. I have found out the hard way, no i can not. It keeps getting worse and so i think i will talk to my wife and she what she has to say. Thanks for reading!

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Well I did talk to my wife and she told me to soak it in Epson salt and white vinegar. So I did and I thought I could still run because it felt better. I was wrong way wrong. So now I am thinking about taking a couple of days off from running and see if I can run on it then. But mean while I will be soaking it and praying that God will heal it fast for me. One thing about the human body that really bugs me it when it gets hurt it takes for ever to heal. So my mileage goal this week will be (?). So thanks for reading and have a great day!

 

P.S. If anyone has a better idea what to do with an open soar on a foot, please let me know.

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 1.50
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No running today :(. I pray and also please pray that i can run tomorrow! Thanks and have a great day!

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7.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.00

I today was a good day for runing, thank the Lord! Ran seven miles in 7:52 with a 0.5 incline. I think i can still get 40 miles in this week so we will see. Anyway, thanks for reading and have a great day!!

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 7.00
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2.005.000.000.000.000.000.007.00

Good run today, with some pick-ups to help me with my speed. 

  • 8.00 No incline
  • 7:13 0.5 Incline 
  • 7:13 0.5 Incline
  • 7:13 0.5 Incline
  • 7:13 0.5 Incline
  • 6:58 0.5 Incline
  • 8.00 No incline
Not a bad day of running i think. I think my blister is almost healed. Since the next two week are going to be busy i am not sure what to run for mileage. Any suggestions? Thanks for reading and have a great night!! :)

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 7.00
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I was trying to finish off the week with 40 miles. My pace was 8:00 with a 0.5 incline. I am also thinking about running 60 next week, but i am not sure because my Saucony keeps giving my left foot blisters. So anyway that is the plan, thanks for reading and have a great day!!

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 6.50
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I felt really good today, my pace was 07:41.75. I think i am going to buy some different socks to see if that helps my foot from getting blisters. Anyway, i had a really good day of running. Thanks for reading and have a great day! :)

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 8.00
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I think i might have figured out why i keep getting blisters on the side of my foot. I think it is how i was tying my shoes. Today i changed how i was tying them and it seemed to help a lot. I guess time will tell. Anyway, ran eight miles at a 7:51 pace with 0.5 incline. I am having a hard time getting back and doing my sit-ups again. Maybe when the New Year starts i will start doing sit-ups again. Thanks for reading and have a great day and drive carefully for those who are getting snow!

Evening: Tonight has been a rough night for me. Anyway ran four miles at a 7:58 pace with no incline!

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 12.00
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11.000.000.000.000.000.000.0011.00

I did some speed drills today. 

  • 8:00 miles with my heart rate around 154
  • 7:24 miles with my heart rate around 152
  • 7:24 miles with my heart rate around 154
  • 7:24 miles with my heart rate around 158
  • 7:19 miles with my heart rate around 160
  • 6:58 miles with my heart rate around 162
  • 8:00 miles with my heart rate around 152

I felt really good, but tired. I am planing on running 4 tonight . Anyway, thanks for reading and have a great day! :)

Evening: Ran four miles at a 7:58 pace with 0.5 incline. My legs started to feel like jello when i was done running!

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 11.00
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Today run was good, but my legs felt like rubber. I ran seven miles at a 7:561 pace with a 0.5 incline. I also want to wish everyone a

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

But most of all please remember the reason for the season. JESUS!! He is the one who God sent to the earth to be the sacrifice for our sins. So we can have reconciliation with God. It is through his Blood and dieing on the Cross for our salvation. After accepting God and asking God forgiveness and by his Grace we are saved, we will spend Eternity in Heaven with him. For those of you who do not know Jesus here is a prayer you can say and mean it then you will be saved!

“Lord Jesus, I confess all my sins to You, and ask that you forgive me. I believe that You died for my sins, and I want to turn from them now. I ask that You to come into my heart, and be my Lord and Savior. I give You my life, from this point on. In Jesus name Amen.”

 

Thank You and God Bless,

Barry

 

 

 

 

 

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The weather was way too bad for me to run outside.

Merry Christmas!!

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Wow, did my legs feel good today. I ran seven miles at a 7:50 pace with a 0.5 incline. I hope everyone out there had a GREAT Christmas! Now there is less than  a week left before we are in the new year. I really have to say WOW, this year went by really fast. Anyway thanks for reading have a great Day!!

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Nice easy run today. I ran five miles around 7:56 per mile with a 0.5 incline. When I was done running I went looking at the Subaru Outback. Really nice car, but they sure want a lot of money for them. Anyway, not much else to say but have a great night!

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Will write more later.

Later: I ran the eight miles in 7:23 with a 0.5 incline. I was in a hurry, because church was let out late. But it was worth the extra time in church because I really learned a lot.  Also, I am trying to figure out what to do for New Years, any suggestions? Not much else to say, but have a great day!

 

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Will write more later.

Later: Today my legs were a little soar, but not too bad. I ran eight miles in 7:53 with 0.5 incline. I have been wondering something and I could use some help. I am have a hard time knowing what to do to build my core training. I am trying to get my mileage in, but I am not sure how to build my core. I really could use some suggestions if anyone has any. I been doing set-ups, but I think there is more to do for running. My goal for the half marathon is 1:20 and I know I can not do that alone with just running. So any suggestions would be great. Anyway, thanks and have a great day!

 

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 8.00
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Morning: Not much to say, but i ran eight miles at an 7:49 pace with a 0.5 incline. Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Evening:  I was feeling good tonight so i decided to run eight miles. I ran eight miles at an 7:56 pace with a 0.5 incling.  Thanks for reading and have a great night!

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 16.00
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Boy, was my legs soar today! I ran six miles at a 7:58 pace with an 0.5 incline. I am going to try to run this afternoon, but i am not sure how that will go. Anyway try to have a Great New Years Eve day. 

Afternoon: Nice easy run of four miles at a 8:36 pace with no incline. I felt a lot better running slower.

Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 152.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
216.008.000.000.000.000.000.00224.00
New Balance Miles: 42.00Spalding Mojave Miles: 5.00Saucony Trigon 4 Miles: 168.00
Weight: 153.25
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