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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, Mar 31, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00

11:00 AM - Freezing rain today. Blah. But tomorrow is supposed to be thunderstorms and temperatures in the 50s, so I am holding out hope that perhaps I might see the lawn again sometime. Felt really good today. No soreness at all. Did my normal warm up walk, then eased into a jog. Couldn't have asked for anything better. Ran 2.5 miles in 27:00 @ 10:48 / mile pace. This truly shows that all this work is paying off. I am steadily progressing, and I have no doubt that I'll be able to call myself a runner once again! :). Did my warm down walk and then stretched.

Total Time: 48:52 Total Distance: 4.00 miles Average Pace: 12:13 / mile

Comments

From MichelleL on Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:33:12

Wow, 2.5 and no pain! Hurray for Benn! Don't go do 4.5 miles tomorrow!

From Benn on Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 13:07:30

Don't worry, Michelle. Tomorrow I am going to do 1.75 or 2. I've been reading a lot from Running A to Z, by Joe Henderson (circa 1983) and it hit the nail on the head for why I probably injured myself and how to train smart this time around. :) I'm getting psyched. Don't worry I will keep within reason though, but I agree, 2.5 and no pain is such an upper! Woot! Hope youre getting more sleep!!?!

From will on Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 13:53:12

Benn - great job on determining when to push and when to pull back - your foot seems like it is back to normal. Now you just have to ease back into running at a safe pace.

Have a great week of spring training!

From MichelleL on Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 14:09:27

Not quite. Got good sleep Sat-Sun (10 hours) but 4.75 last night. Right now I am running on borrowed time (I can see the light at the end, I am using my sleep time I will get in late April).

From Jill on Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 20:16:36

eeek... was it the treadmill that hurt your foot? Anyway, glad you are feeling better. Yes, I hope to shatter 4:30.. we will see... Official training with the running group starts April 10th-ish. So, for now, I am building myself up to be able to get in a decent pace group.

From Benn on Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 20:36:44

Yeah I was coming off a 10 day break from a half marathon where I PRed with a 1:38:31... then I went and did a 50 mile week, no speed work, but I dont know my achilles hurt after the 10 mile treadmill run :( its been 9 slow weeks coming back so far, but I think running is in the near future!

From josse on Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 20:54:58

I think we all have intentions of training smart after an injury but the more miles we run the less brain cell we have to reason with ourselves. Maybe you will do better than the majority of runners out there.

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