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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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Tue, Jan 22, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

TM run today....6 miles @ 45 min.....easy run. Felt good to run again after a three day rest from a minor back injury. Felt minor pain but I was able to run through that. I had chiropractic work done on me yesterday....a few adjustments, and afterwards, I felt 100 % better................Good day!

2 hour strength training at the gym.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 13:28:05

Welcome to the blog!

From brian to run on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 14:04:18

Thanks for the Chiropractic plug. You are an inspiration, you should be proud!!

Todd

From smally on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 14:34:40

Hey Brian,

Thanks for the Chiro plug. I don't think I have figured out how to send messages yet, hope this gets to you.

I love your excitement!!

Todd

From smally on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 15:40:02

Hey Todd.....

Thanks for the message....your message did reach me...obviously!...I'm just seeing if I'm sending messages out properly....let me know if you recieve this...OK.

Good luck on your long run this week...I will try to go out and run a 15 if my back feels OK...

Take care Todd...Brian

From josse on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 19:19:18

Welcome to the blog, I often have greef from my back. this summer I had to take time off because of it.

From smally on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 21:54:36

Great times Josse, looking to qualify for Boston at a marathon called Last Chance For Boston Feb 17th, I've done everything to prove I can run under 315 but a stress fx on my femur 3 weeks before Chicago took my chance away and now I'm back.

What is up with your back? Have you seen a Chiropractor before, maybe I can help you find one. It sounds like you have a subluxation which is nerve interference.

Good luck

From smally on Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 21:57:29

Brian,

I don't know how to send these messages, I give up!!

Going to try and run outside tomorrow, 2 TM's in a row is too much.

Todd

From Dave Holt on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 09:36:55

Welcome to the blog. Great job on getting back into running - good luck reaching those goals! Go get it!

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