| Location: Pittsfield,MA, Member Since: Jul 02, 2008 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments:
- 2006 Mohawk Hudson River Marathon (NY)
- 2007 Vermont City Marathon (VT)
- 2011 BPAC 6 Hour Run (NY)
- 2011 Mind the Ducks 12 Hour (NY)
- 2012 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #1 (IN)
- 2012 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #2 (IN)
- 2012 BPAC 6 Hour Run (NY)
- 2012 Mind the Ducks 12 Hour (NY)
- 2012 Memorial Day Marathon (MA)
- 2012 Around the Lake 12 Hour (MA)
- 2012 Hancock Shaker Village 50 (MA)
- 2012 Bay State Marathon (MA)
- 2012 First Descents Marathon (DE)
- 2013 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #1 (IN)
- 2013 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon #2 (IN)
- 2013 Circular Logic Marathon (IN)
- 2013 Lake Waramaug 50M (CT)
- 2013 BPAC 6 Hour Run (NY)
- 2013 Ragnar Cape Cod Ultra Team (MA)
- 2013 Memorial Day Marathon (MA)
- 2013 Relay For Life No. Berkshire (MA)
- 2013 Ragnar Adirondack Ultra Team (MA)
- 2013 BayState Marathon (MA)
- 2013 One Day At the Fair Marathon (NJ)
- 2013 West Palm Beaches Marathon (FL)
- 2014 Arena Attack XL Center Marathon (CT)
- 2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #1 (IN)
- 2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #2 (IN)
- 2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #3 (IN)
- 2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #4 (IN)
- 2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #5 (IN)
- 2014 Maple City 6-Pack Marathon #6 (IN)
- 2014 Circular Logic Marathon (IN)
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 3:59:18 (1/25/14)
- 50 miles 11:44 (5/14/11)
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: 200 miles @ 72 Hour Race in May
Under 200 #
Sub 4:00 Marathon
Long-Term Running Goals: QUALIFY AND RUN IN THE BOSTON MARATHON. Personal: I am 27. Have done 33 marathons and ultras. Really trying to get in shape to get back to running the miles I want to. I love to read and worked for four years in a bookstore. I like to keep track of the books I read. Currently I work as a 6th & 7th grade history teacher at the only charter school in Berkshire County, as well as serve as the coach for the cross country team! Been experimenting as a pescatarian (eating only fish) since August 10, 2011.
Just earned my Master's Degree in Adolescent Education for Social Studies. I have the most wonderful WIFE in the entire world.. EMMA! October 16, 2010
Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must. Just never give up! - Dean Karnazes -
We are all teachers and we are all students in this sport. - Dean Karnazes -
The simple act of putting one foot in front of the other and moving forward at an accelerated rate can be one of life's greatest - and simplest - pleasures. ~Dean Karnazes
"Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny." - MK Gandhi
"The marathon mercilessly rips off the outer layers of our defenses and leaves the raw human, vulnerable and naked. It is here you get an honest glimpse into the soul of an individual. Every insecurity and character flaw is open and on display for all the world to see. No communication is ever more real, no expression ever more honest. There is nothing left to hide behind. The marathon is the great equalizer. Ever movement, every word spoken and unspoken, is radiant truth. The veil has been obliterated. These are the profound moments of human interaction that I live for." - Dean Karnazes
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 62.75 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 177.33 | |
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12:30 PM - Went for a bike ride before doing mounds of homework. Emma left to go home today and I kind of feel down in the dumps. I don't like this whole living in different states junk. Kind of bites the big one. I have a lot of homework to do. Major presentations and finals and final projects all due this week. My achilles and bottoms of my feet hurt something fierce the last three days at work. I go on Wednesday to get seen by another specialist and hopefully once I get new orthotics things will be better. I did 80 mins at a good clip on the wind trainer though.
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I ate a little more the last few days than I wanted to, but I'm going to try hard to eat a little better and bike a little more and try to keep the weight down. I really should aim to get to 166 again though. I'm 10 lbs away from goal!
Total Time: 1:20:00 Total Disance: 25 mi Average Speed: 18.75 mph |
| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 176.00 |
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8:15 AM - Woke up around 7:00 this morning after getting 9 hours of sleep. I really needed that sleep. I was tired! Had to get a bike ride in especially after both Jonny and Harry poked fun at me this morning saying that I was putting on "Papa Pounds" (though I was informed by my sister that I have to be a dad first to put those on). Hmm, so yeah I didn't feel too awesome today, but I got on the bike and biked hard for 80 minutes reading another 100 pages from Michael Connelly's 26 Miles to Boston. Some good stories in there!
Total Time: 1:20:00 Total Distance: 26 miles Average Speed: 19.5mph
Arm exercises afterwards for 20 mins. If I get my presentation stuff together for tonight's class I am going to try to do another 15 or 20 minutes on the bike before going down to Albany.
2:30 PM - Was on fire today! Got so much work done. Now I just have to wait to turn it all in! I have a presentation tonight and then have to prepare one for next Wednesday and then finally Christmas break! Did a solid, steady 20 mins and change on the bike.
Totatl Time: 21:00 Total Distance: 6.75 mi Average Speed: 19.3 mph |
| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 179.00 |
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Off to the Orthopedic today to hopefully get fitted for new orthotics! Wish me luck! I will update before class tonight! :) Make it a great day!
UPDATE: Back from the doc's office. The guy was nice and he examined my feet and my gait when I walked and we agreed that my feet are not exactly built to be a distance runner's. They are completely flat and my collapsed arch I guess is the result of a severely weakened postfibular tendon or something like that which is the tendon that controls your arch when you walk. He said that its weakness has resulted in all the other muscles in my feet having to do a lot more work than they should which has hence put stress on my achilles tendons. We figured this out by having me stand on my toes, and then he wanted me to go up on one foot only and then the other and I was surprised to find I couldn't do it! I smiled, embarrassed but he said don't worry about it, now you see how your feet have been "cheating". He said that even though I can go up on my toes, it is usually when both feet are on the ground so as to compensate for the other's weakness. I am hoping I can find stretches/strengthening exercises to do so that I can help myself heal. So long story short, he took impressions which made me chuckle because they looked just like BigFoot footrpints in the foam, and scheduled a follow up in a few weeks when the orthotics will be ready. Bad news is the pricetag. $350.00 for the orthodics, today's visit, and subsequent followup and fitting sessions. But if it means I can be a runner again, I guess it is worth it. Afterall, there is no feeling like a jog on the open roads.
Short ride on the bike today. I was going to do more but I just didn't have the drive in me after long morning at the doc's office. Ended with 250 crunches and arm exercises with free weights.
Total Time: 16:00 Total Distance: 5 mi Average Speed: 18.9 mph |
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I tried to google it and I think that what the doc must have said was that it was either the tibialus posterior or tibalus anterior that I need to strengthen (as in the tendon running from my heel bone through my arch). If anyone knows any strengthening exercises that'd be awesome!
I watched this video off of youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vZVq3ov914
I also remember now about four years ago when I got my set of first orthodics, the ortho telling me to try to do an exercise where you place your feet 1-2 feet from a wall and make your feet into arches (especially for me since I have flat feet). He told me to try to work up from 1 to 2, to 5 mins at a time but I never felt any beneft of it so I didn't do that. (This was back in 2003 when I first started running. I guess I should have listened!)
I'm going to try to do both of these exercises to see if I notice any benefits while I'm on my feet at work the next few weeks. |
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