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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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Worked today. Our General Manager thought it was an opportune time to rearrange everything, and as I was one of two guys working at the time, that's what he had me help with all day. Books = heavy = strained some muscles I think including my achilles. It's red and sore to the touch. Pretty upset. That about sums it up. Going to go work on finals stuff as my semester ends Tuesday. So much for ending on a positive note haha.

Congrats all FRBloggers on the race reports! Keep them coming!

Comments
From MichelleL on Sat, May 03, 2008 at 17:55:49

Benn - two words for you: desk job.

Ok three more: Hang in there :)

From MichelleL on Sat, May 03, 2008 at 17:56:51

Oh my gosh I just saw your name change! That is so funny! Thanks for the laugh (even if its at your expense).

From Bonnie on Sat, May 03, 2008 at 18:43:13

Oh Benn -- I am so glad you have your sense of humor about you! I feel for you. If you get a chance to look through the book stacks look for a book titled 'pain free' by Pete Egoscue -- I don't know that it will help you right now (because it sounds like you have a rather acute injury), but it might shed some light on why you are getting hurt.

Bonnie

From Brent on Sat, May 03, 2008 at 18:47:59

Benn, no advice about your injury, could be scar tissue since this has been going on for some time? Don't know, if you lived close Josse could likely tell what the problem is. Sylvie has started scrapping, Josse's advice, on her achilles and seems to be helping her scar tissue.

Stay Kool, hang in there, B of BS Rools out

From Benn on Sat, May 03, 2008 at 21:45:40

Okay I will look for that book Bonnie. Its just frustrating. I want to run, and nothing is letting me. Pretty disheartening. I would rather flunk out of grad school then to not be able to run. And the sad thing is I know that I can't even flunk if I tried :(

From Paul Ivory on Sat, May 03, 2008 at 23:47:37

Benn, they could make a movie of you and what you have gone through over the past several months. "The Achilles Chronicles" starring Benn.

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