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Location:

Windsor,Ontario

Member Since:

Jan 22, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Detroit Marathon....October 2008...3:48:16

Half Marathon...Tecumseh Run From Cancer....July 2009....1:30:13

Detroit Free Pree/Flagstar Marathon...October 2009...3:30:24. Qualified for Boston!!


Short-Term Running Goals:

Maintain weekly mileage at 80 or more....


Long-Term Running Goals:

train and run a 30 mile ultra-marathon.

Personal:

I am a 52 yr. old single father of four children.  I am retired after injuring my back in 2000. I had back surgery, stopped running, and gained about 80 pounds. Decided to take my health into my own hands....lost 100 pounds, went to Nepal and trekked for two months in the Himalayas...climbed almost 18,000 ft.....felt so proud of myself....began running again. I qualified for Boston in Oct. 2009. I have shifted my focus now on ultra-marathons with the hope to run my first this year.
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Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0016.500.000.0016.50

Outside run....Sunny, 66 F and winds out of the NW @ 4 mph.

Ran 16.50 miles at MP of 7.16 minutes per mile....total time of 2 hrs. Felt very relaxed and strong....amazing what a two day rest does!

I know I have the speed, strength and endurance for a qualifier in October, so my plans are to bring my training down to 5 days a week at about 70 miles for the next 3 weeks  to maintain this level of fitness and hopefully, to avoid injury from overtraining. I will then begin my taper.

Afternoon......35 km. bike ride to Belle River and back.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Cal on Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:07:52 from 66.133.117.3

Sounds like a good plan. You're very well prepared to surpass the BQ.

Nice run today.

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