My Running Journal

January 11, 2026

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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

Wed, Mar 25, 2009

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

Strength training at the gym......arms.

I injured my back at the gym today while stretching.....nothing serious, but decided it would be best to take two days off of running just in case. I leave on Sunday for Seattle for the month of April and plan to do some good training with all the hills there, so I need to be injury free and well rested.

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

Comments

From SMALLY on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 14:58:17 from 209.195.65.89

Hey Brian,

If you need to get into today just stop in. Put the tens on as well with ice.

From rockness18 on Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 16:00:50 from 75.9.135.5

Brian,

Do you normally warmup before stretching? (5-10 minutes on bike, treadmill or stairmaster nice and slow). I've heard stretching can actually cause injury (slight tears) without a basic "warm-up" to get the muscles loose.

I hope it's nothing serious and the rest time is effective.

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