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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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Thu, May 14, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Outside run......Sunny skies, 68 F and gusty winds out of the W @ 25 mph.

Was hesitant to do an outside run due to these strong head winds for the first 8.25 miles, but decided that I should get used to it as it could be the conditions on marathon day!

Ran 16.50 miles...first 8.25 with a strong head wind....total time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, with an average pace of 7.53 minutes.......which doesn't mean a whole lot as I know I ran a negative split with the winds as they were!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Jaime on Thu, May 14, 2009 at 14:29:17 from 72.1.76.89

I don't know if I could run outside in those winds! Nice job!!

From wheakory on Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:46:42 from 134.50.89.33

I dislike windy conditions as well. They tend to zap you after the run when you try and push the pace. But like you said you have to get used to them. Nice run.

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