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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
Sun, Jun 07, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.000.000.000.0032.00

Outside long run.....mostly cloudy, 69 F and winds out of the S @ 7 mph.

Wow!!....I set a goal for myself to run a long run of at least 30 miles before my next marathon, and I did that...plus....today. For the most part, I felt very good but the last 6 miles were quite slow. I ran 32 miles in a time of 4 hours, 21 minutes....with an average pace of 8.10 minutes...which is a faster pace than required for me to get a BQ. A real confidence builder, because if I can run a qualifying pace over 32 miles, I know now that I can do so in the marathon.....if things go the right way for me....of coarse!! My first 26 miles I ran in 3 hours, 23 minutes...the last 6 miles was a slow 58 minutes.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Robert on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 12:03:45 from 71.32.163.35

Great job! Shoot, you need to revise your weekly mileage goal.

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