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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

Sat, Dec 08, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
6.25	2.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.50

9:30 AM - So worked until 12-something last night, came home and crashed. Had a very scary dream - the second night in a row! I don't know what's wrong with me! Thursday night had a dream about the mob trying to take out a hit on me, and last night had a dream that someone was trying to kill me with carbon dioxide pumping it into the house. Very disconcerting to say the least. I know I'm stressed out and that I miss my Emmy, but can't I please just have dreams of like Olive Garden's never ending pasta bowl or something?! sheesh! Okay now time to destress and go for a run. Will be just under 50 miles this week and had like 51 last week so this is getting good! I'm finally prepared to commit to get in shape!

Had a nice run. Did 4.25 miles easy @ 7:30-7:40 pace, as well as 2.25 miles a little faster (hopefully goal marathon pace) 6:40-7:00. Felt really great!

Total Mileage: 6.5 miles Total Time: 47:08 Average Pace: 7:15

Just finished my second of five finals. These two were take home though. So I got my Criminal Justice and American Religious History finals out of the way (after ~19 typed pages later!). Then did my Women in American History take home portion of the final (~9 typed pages). So I am taking a break and looking at my log and see dang was so close to 50 miles this week. So how to fix that problem? MAKE it 50 miles. Time to hop on the treadmill quick! I am so looking forward to next Friday. Only six days until I get to see my sweetie. She's so absolutely amazing :) It's so hard for me to concentrate right now during finals week because I know I'm so close to graduation, and also I know that I am so close to being able to wrap my arms around my cutie and finally be happy!!! :-D

4:30 PM - was looking at the mileage for the week and the 48 was bothering me. So I hit the treadmill for another easy 2. Nice and relaxed. Did 2 miles in 15:18, or 7:39 per mile :-D! Woot! I really hope I get to get that long run in tomorrow.

TOMORROW'S GOAL: Follow the loop from house, down Parkis Mills to Hermance - back roads Grennell and Armer, come out at Rock City Falls, and come back with five and a half miles gradual uphill with total elevation gain last 5.5 of 430 feet. Total course loop is 13.61 miles. So will hit the Half and then cruise it on back home the last half mile. Let's hope the weather allows me to get out there!

Comments

From Daniel on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 09:49:46

Great job on the miles and the consistency. I can already see it paying off with your times. The Olive Garden's never ending pasta bowl would be a great dream.

From Benn on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:00:58

It IS a dream come true. Right after my first marathon in october of '06 we went straight to olive garden for the never ending pasta bowl :-D haha

From josse on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:09:47

Your dreams sound just like mine, I don't know why I have those type of dreams either. Good job on the mileage

From MichelleL on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:18:58

Are you going to get outside and do your long run tomorrow?

From Benn on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 13:05:11

I really want to get out there and do a long run tomorrow, though I guess my "long run" might only be 11 or 12 miles. It's going to be freezing, but I'm trying my hardest to get as much of my studying/writing done today since I will do that in the early morning and then have to work late tomorrow night 7pm to 12;30 am!! that will make for a horrible monday since I will get home at 1am and have to be up at 530am to go to school :( ugh!

From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 14:37:01

Regarding the dreams - check your TV, reading, and movie watching habits. Make sure you expose yourself only to positive uplifting material (not easy to do at all nowadays). This should improve the quality of your dreams.

From MichelleL on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 17:21:50

Benn - regarding women in American History, isn't it a shame that they lump it all in one class and that they can lump it all? What if there was was a Men in US History class - could they fit it all in and how many credits would it be? Hmmm. . .

From Benn on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 17:31:31

Yeah well it's titled Women in U.S> History, though I guess it's kind of "gender" in U.S> History but still only focuses on women. I mean if you think about it the majority of history classes are almost entirely about Men. History is highly gendered in favor of men it seems, and it's only since the 1980s that scholars have really even approached the fact that wait a minute! There were women around too? Holy cow! As if some revelation. So I think it's their attempt to correct some of the wrongs done in yester years.

From Cory on Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 12:12:26

Great week, Benn.

Your mileage and consistency are excellent.

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