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Location:

Middle Grove,NY,

Member Since:

Nov 01, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Finished two marathons before my 21st birthday this year (5.28.07),
First Marathon - 10/08/06 - Mohawk Hudson River Marathon 4:26:57,
Second Marathon - 5/27/07 - Vermont City Marathon 4:32:xx

Personal Bests:

400 - 1:01 (2004)
800 - 2:16 (2004)
Mile - 5:12 (2004)
2Mile - 11:27 (2004)
5k - 19:44 (2005)
10k 40:46 (11/22/07)
15k - 1:07:40 (11/11/07)
13.11 Half - 1:38:31 (12/9/07)
Marathon 4:26:57 (2006)

Gave up soda starting November 23, 2006. Still going strong.
Eagle Scout with Bronze and Gold Palms (2002)

Biked from Ticonderoga, New York to Old Orchard Beach, Maine in August of 2005 (Total of about 290 miles)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Be able to run more than 3 miles pain free again.
Eliminate processed foods from my diet.
Increased Focus on Core Strength Exercises.
No Eating After 8:00pm!
Get more sleep.
Most importantly, Think POSITIVE!!!

50 MILE and 100 MILE bike rides before the end of the year!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Be able to lace up my shoes and head out the door into my 70s, 80s, and 90s. Would like to do a marathon in as many states and countries as I can.

Break 19 minutes for a 5k
Break 39 minutes for a 10k
Break 60 minutes for a 15k
~~Break 1:40 for a half marathon~~
Break 1:33 for half marathon
Under 3:10:59 in full marathon (*BQ)

QUALIFY FOR AND RUN IN THE BOSTON MARATHON!!!!!

Run a TRAIL Marathon as well as at least one 50 or 100 MILER in my life!

Personal:

"Just Race" - Jonn during Stockade-athon 15k 11.11.2007

"Get out the door and let the run happen." - Sasha

**Trying hard to live up to both of these goals!** Determined to finish more marathons, and hopefully a 50miler one day!

I live in upstate NY. I am the oldest of four kids. I've been running since the spring of 2003 when I decided to shed some extra weight and maybe go out for my high school cross country team. Currently am doing MS in Education. Hope to teach Social Studies one day. I have the most amazing girlfriend ever, and she frequently goes running/jogging/hiking with me. Going to marry her one day :)

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Mon, Jan 21, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
10.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.25

11:00 AM - Bitter cold out today; that kind of cold that when you breathe in it stings your nostrils. I went with Emmy to her work and I got in a good treadmill run. I was going to go for an increased pace run, but decided to keep it easy and relaxed. I am not sure why but my right achilles is tight and I had to ice it a couple times last night. Feels better, though still hurts a bit. Almost like a grinding as I walk around on it. Am going to have to take it easy this week. Still get the mileage in when I can, but no speed work. I think I have been pushing a little hard with speed in December rather than just easy miles.

Miles 1 - 3 : 8:20 pace held steady.

Miles 4 - 10 - 8:00 pace. Only bad part was when the gym's treadmill decided to make me cool down after 60 minutes, so I had to take a 10 second break and reset the treadmill to finish the run.

Total Time: 1:20:40 Total Distance: 10.25 Average pace: 7:52 / mile

Asics 2120s: 68.68 miles

Comments

From josse on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 10:52:37

thats one of the reasons I hate treadmills they asume you only want to do 60 mins.

From Shauna on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 11:01:55

Be very careful with the Achilles! I had some problems with my Achilles a few years ago. It was grinding a little, and then it totally gave out on a run, which was horribly painful. I had to take 4 days off (could have been much worse). I applied heat, and then stretched it a few times a day. I took it easy for a few days when starting up again. It hasn't bothered me since.

From Benn on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 11:26:34

Yeah I have been fortunate to not have very many running injuries, but I iced last night, I am taking today off and tonight after my late class I will apply either ice or heat. Maybe I should soak it as well?

From Paul Ivory on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 11:41:03

Benn, thanks for the note on my blog. My response below.

Benn, thanks for the kind words. With our running the good news is our life is better every day. I consider every running step as an investment in today's happiness and tomorrow's fitness and longivity. Run4fun, Run4life, Paul

From Shauna on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 11:45:52

I don't know anything about soaking, so I won't try to advise you on that. I forgot to mention, though, that I would apply heat and stretch before every run, so that my Achilles would be nice and warmed up when I started the run. That helped a lot. Since then (2005), I have been very diligent about stretching my Achilles and calves after every run, and I have never had another problem. Hope the pain goes away quickly!

From josse on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 12:15:34

Try ice followed by heat I have great success with this. also try to massage the whole claf down to the achilles.

From Benn on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 19:07:48

Okay. I will try that tonight before bed. I really want to get a run in tomorrow though! I hate taking time off, though I don't want to injure myself so that I lose weeks or months rather than days. I will ice/heat and stretch easy tonight and then get a good night's rest.

From saamijeff on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 20:43:51

Take it from one who has ruptured one, when you show signs of achilles tendonitis DO NOT IGNORE IT. Stretch, ice, gentle running or rest as necessary but under no circumstances should you do any agressive activity, ( racquet ball, basketball, sprints and the like) until the pain subsides. I ignored the signs and ended up with one torn in half.

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