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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, Feb 11, 2008

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

Dangerously cold out today. Will not be fun walking to class. Did 250 crunches and pushups and curls. Bored out of my mind. Wish had a time machine to make the next couple weeks disappear and hopefully be healthy to run again!

UPDATE: So my achilles is a little sore from the riding yesterday as well as the shoveling and short run up and down the driveway. I did the stair lifts again and I think that my muscles are strengthening because I am able to do the lifts without much pain. I can put all my weight on my right foot as well. It's just that there is soreness there, and I don't think I could run on it without the pain coming back. I really don't know what I should do. I mean I don't think I tore it but it's just like the weeks go by so slow. It might be a smart decision to not try running again until March 1st and truly concentrate on just trying to get healed up nicely. But it seems everyone else who has had an achilles issue says that despite taking time off, the problem just resurfaces when you try to run again. Also, if someone could clarifty the whole 'compression' aspect of the healing process. I mean I usually wrap my ankle in an ace bandage if it starts to hurt and after icing. Also, I don't walk around barefoot any more. I wear a pair of trainers with my orthodics in (I'm flat footed so I have orthodics to help combat my pronation as well as my messed up bowlegs).

So was sitting in class and came to the conclusion I was not meant to be a runner. That's why I got hurt. I haven't done anything strenuous in training that I haven't been through before. And I do everything right. I stretch, get my rest, don't do too much speedwork, and most importantly DONT TAKE STEROIDS. And yet I get hurt. That doesn't just blow. It sucks. And nothing against you tri people, but biking/swimming SUCK compared to just being able to run. This absolutely SUCKS. And my achilles hurts like heck today. And I didn't even exercise! I am considering just cutting off my foot and getting a prosthetic. At least then I could run.

Comments

From Tom on Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 12:01:13

Benn - best of luck getting over the injuries. I know how incredibly frustrating and depressing this can be. Hang in there and know that "this too shall pass" and you'll be back on the roads and knocking down your goals in no time.

From Shauna on Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 21:26:13

I definitely dont think your injury means you are not meant to be a runner. You have already run times that most people would never dream of doing, and in a pretty short time period! Even the elites battle injuries, sometimes long-term. You are going to heal and come back strong!

I also just saw that you gave up soda over a year ago! have you really not had a soda since then? Amazing! Soda is truly an addiction with me....

From Benn on Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 21:30:40

Yeah. I used to drink 4-5 Liters of Diet Soda a day. And I have not touched the stuff since 11/23/06. It was perhaps the hardest thing I ever did. Just went cold turkey one day.

From Benn on Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 21:31:54

Maybe I overexaggerated. But I don't know how I can even stay positive when I'm hurt. All the literature about achilles is bad news :( And I already paid my entry fee for my June 1st marathon. I don't even know if I can get in shape now by then! :( Just really disheartened because running is truly about my only vice.

From Scott Zincone on Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 22:13:49

Benn,

I am not sure I can explain this properly because I can not even explain it to myself. But last year I found out I had a stress fracture in my femur. My doctor said take 6 months off from running. I was so discouraged. All I could think about was how hard it would be to start from nothing once I was healed. But I found my relief in cross training. I cannot put into words the drive I felt to stay fit and healthy so when I did run again I would be ready. Every swim and bike workout I did was for my running. But the result was a fitter me.

It was hard at first. But eventually I got into swimming and biking shape. I began to do more than just base work. I added speed and distance workouts towards the end. Cross training will get easier and more fun as you keep working hard. Just as you would in your running. Right now it is going to take a purposeful decision to just do it. Whatever way you choose to stay fit, give it all the effort you would have put into your run training. You will appreciate this more than you know when its running time again.

By the way I started running again at 4 months. It was all I could stand of that darn cross training...don't tell my doctor :)

From Paul Ivory on Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 22:15:00

Benn, if you do go ahead and cut off your foot be sure to check out the webmd site for good information about prosthetics. With today's technology you could be making a great choice by cutting off your foot. Maybe get some extra spring in the new foot as well. Heck, it may be so good that you decide to cut off the other foot as well. Good luck. Paul

From Benn on Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 22:37:37

LOL Paul. Funny. Just normal discouragement and borderline depression over here. Almost 3 weeks without a run that you truly WANT to do takes its toll. I don't think I"m doing the bike again. I have a feeling that's what caused the soreness. So it's going to be back to pushup, crunches, and swimming, though theres no way I can manage swimming more than a couple times a week which sucks. Tomorrow am starting a diet. Going to reduce to about 1800 calories or less since I'm not doing any activity.

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