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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

Thu, May 29, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.71	4.71

2:00 PM - Went bike riding with my sister Su for the first time all year. We had fun. Temperature about 70 degrees and windy but sunny and not a cloud in the sky. Didn't try to cycle hard at all. We took a nice leisurely pace, went up to the school and did a mile on the track, walked a lap, jogged one, walked, jogged one, then came home. Total did 11.27 miles of biking and mile on the track in 1:10:00. Felt good. It's been a very hectic week so far. Went to Emma's graduation and it was so awesome to see her walk! Drama started when I got yelled at for saving seats by people. God forbid I save seats for her family that drove 4.5 hours to see her walk at graduation. Well they stopped for breakfast I guess. So I was out in the hot sun saving seats for a cool 80 minutes. I was okay with that, but it was just that one guy saving seats for five people I guess can look sketchy. But this a$$hole complained as if I didn't have a right to save seats, and actually went and got the cops. Her family was there, it was just that they had to walk from the parking lot to the ampitheater, and he went and got the cops and the cop comes down and tells me I need to move. I go excuse me? I have been saving seats for my girlfriends family. They are at the restroom. He goes: Nice try. And kicks me out. So I told him to go somewhere not so nice and do something that I don't think is anatomically possible, and this only further supports my hatred for cops. (All those but Scott Z. that is.). Well the rest of the week was nice. I got to spend time with Emma and her family. Got to see little Sky boy who is very big now, and it was overall very nice.

Yesterday was my 22nd birthday and it was bittersweet. Emma made me two paintings and breakfast and we got to go for a walk and all which was real swell, but then I had to work 4pm to midnight. My family came in to see me though. So that was nice. Had to run a lot of errands today though, and I work Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Oh yeah, I got a whopping .20 cent raise finally after 2 years. So I now make $8.08 an hour. Oh the joys of having a 4 year college degree. Talk about stupid. Can't wait to quit this job.

My achilles still hurts, and it doesn't seem to help me if I take time off. So it doesn't look like I'm going to be running any time soon. I'm going to try to focus on other stuff to get my mind off of it and maybe do a little biking this summer, but I'm not keeping my hopes up.

Finally my uncle had a massive heart attack and has been in the hospital for 19 days now. :( My parents went to see him yesterday on my birthday out in Boston, but he had a mini stroke while they were enroute and then another one today. So they are going back out there this weekend. I am really hoping he is alright. He is such a really cool guy and he definitely doesn't deserve it. I wish I could be the one having the heart attack instead of him.

Comments

From Shauna on Thu, May 29, 2008 at 16:23:16

Wow, sounds like an eventful few days! Sorry to hear about your uncle-I hope he feels better soon.

Good for you for staying so positive during your injury. I hope the improvements continue!

From josse on Thu, May 29, 2008 at 18:16:02

Happy bithday Benn!! I am so sorry to hear about your uncle. Have you tried any type of treatment for the achilles yet?

From Benn on Thu, May 29, 2008 at 21:08:35

Well I'm just sick of it. I really think I need to get a scrip or something and get an xray or evaluation or something? I mean it's been 17 weeks. Everyone else so far on the blog that had achilles issues that seemed about the same severity are back logging 50+ mile weeks. I could go for even 30 mile weeks. It just totally sucks not being able to go for any pain free distance runs. Sure I guess a couple miles is better than nothing, but I need the 10 and 12 milers. That's the only time I feel comfortable and actually able to relax - and more importantly, like I'm actually getting some exercise. It's just so frustrating. Sometimes you feel like you'll never heal you know? And when you're used to blogging every day when you're forced to go this long without "real runs", you feel lazy, depressed, and basically lose faith that you're going to be able to run again.

From Scott Zincone on Thu, May 29, 2008 at 21:11:28

Congrats on the raise. Sorry about your Uncle. Happy Birthday. Thanks for the kinds words about me, and you are lucky you did not go to jail.

From josse on Thu, May 29, 2008 at 23:14:31

Benn everyone of us understand your frustration. Please, please, please go see some one and get some therapy (phsysical not mental, only if you need it;)) because I am going to pace you to your Boston Quilifier and you are going to do it. I do know alot of the people that have had these issues have gotten some sort of treatment to get over there injuries.

From wheakory on Fri, May 30, 2008 at 01:10:45

Keep your faith up Benn. That what I try to do. Have confidence in your faith and you'll be able to run again.

Sounds the like the family visit went well. That's a bum deal about the sitting for the graduation.

I would totally take your mind off running and your achilles right now and focus on other areas. Not thinking about the stress of it could heal it. Don't even attempt to run for a while and see what happens. Focus on your job and your family and bike rides.

From Benn on Fri, May 30, 2008 at 06:30:16

Thanks all for the kind wishes.

Josse - Do you really think I can even have a chance at the open BQ time? I mean I want to give it a shot, but I just don't know. I guess when you get used to only being able to do a couple miles here and there, just finishing another marathon seems like a feat in itself.

Kory - Thanks. I will keep the faith alive. I will try not to run, it's just so hard to do, you know? And I do this little 5k summer series that starts in like 3 weeks. I hope I can still run in it!

Oh, Josse - so the pain isn't nearly as intense as it was in January, so that's a good sign right? But it's just that the pain doesn't seem to go away. I think part of it might have to do with more stress getting put on my achilles since I've gained like 14 pounds since January? I'm going on a diet starting today, as I don't even get much exercise in anyways. Today will be Day 1 of the serious training. Also, should I consider consulting a PT for electric shock/stim stuff? I never really used it, but I know some people swear by it.

From josse on Fri, May 30, 2008 at 09:54:10

Yes I do think you would benifit form some sort of treatment. I have done electric stem and think it works. I swear by the scraping.

We might have to wait until next year for the BQ but I do think you will be back.

From Benn on Fri, May 30, 2008 at 15:31:08

Okay I will try to look into electric stim stuff and see if I can get an appointment or something. For now I can still bike though right?

Does it seem like it's out of the question for me to do a fall marathon then too? I just hate having to put off all these races. I haven't raced since January 1st! And haven't been able to run more than 5 or 5.5 miles since the injury on Jan. 21st :(

From wheakory on Fri, May 30, 2008 at 16:59:35

Benn - I would try a Half Marathon first before you decide to do a full Marathon. If your achilles is feeling good by the fall I would do a Half Marathon first. Because you would really want to know if your achilles is totally better.

Since you really haven't put the miles in yet to even consider a full marathon but you decided to do one anyway I would be concerned about your running form and endurance the last 6 miles of the race.

If your completely exhausted your form could be horrible and awkward and you might hurt your Achilles again, because of the poor running form.

You know your abilities, and for me I don't run a marathon unless I'm ready. You don't know what can happen out there if your not ready.

That my thoughts and only a opinion.

I really hope you can start running again. Your very good person and very upbeat keep that attitude and you'll get healed.

From josse on Fri, May 30, 2008 at 17:27:09

I was injured all last summer so I know how frustrating this is. My advise is to get yourself better and running again before you consider a race of any distance. Keep up the crosstraining, that really helped me be able to jump right back into running.

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