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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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Mon, Feb 16, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
21.500.000.000.0021.50

Outside run....condition were sunny skies, 26 F and winds out of the N @ 7 mph. Woke up this morning feeling very good after the stomach flu of yesterday, so I decided to get my long run in, if possible because the rest of the week doesn't look to be that nice. Decided to do what I can....no pressure! Felt pretty good, considering, and all I ate yesterday was 2 banannas, pineapple, and lentil soup for dinner......which is the only thing I kept down! No records broken on this run, but glad to have got it in. Same route as last week. Total time of 3 hours.....average pace of 8.22 minutes.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From smally on Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 14:59:58

Great run Brian.

Make sure you take it easy next week regarding a long run, you don't want to do too many back to back long runs. I can't remember if you ran 20 plus miles last week or not.

Your on a roll and I don't want to see an injury.

Make sure you hydrate extra due to the flu.

From rockness18 on Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 18:53:44

Nice run...most running plans emphasize a 20-miler no more than every other week. I took the same route as you this week due to free day + crummy forecast for this upcoming weekend. If you do back to back weekends, just be careful to listen to your body and definitely go slow the next day. Great job!

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