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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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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.5515.000.000.0035.55
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Sun, Jan 11, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

rest day....back in Windsor

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Mon, Jan 12, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

TM....6.25 miles at an easy pace of 8.10 minutes.

Strength training at the gym.....chest and shoulders. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Tue, Jan 13, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.254.000.000.006.25

TM......1.0 mile warm up @ 8.30 minute mile, then 8 repeats of .50 miles @ 7.30 minute mile with 1 minute walk in between, then .25 mile cool down.

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

New shoes.....can step up my training now!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Wed, Jan 14, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.254.000.000.005.25

TM.....8 repeats of .50 miles;  .25 miles @ 8.6, then .25 miles @ 7.0 with 5.0% incline, with 1 minute walk in between repeats and .20 mile cool down after wards @ 7.6. walk for .25 miles.

Strength taining at the gym....back.

My son bought me a great book for christmas called 'Running & Philosophy'..a marathon for the mind. It really sums up  what running means to me. As one person put it...'Every runner who has ever pondered the pleasure of pain, wondered about the duality of mind and body, or felt the artistic beauty of a perfect set of 800m repeats will enjoy this book'.

Its not a 'how to' type of read, but rather the relationship between running and life.....philosophically! I love it, and would suggest to anyone who has not read this book to get it.

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Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.454.000.000.006.45

TM......2 mile warm up @ 8.25 minute pace, then 12 repeats of 400m @ 6.50 minute pace with 1 minute walk in between repeats, then .25 mile cool down walk.

core excercises @ the gym.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Fri, Jan 16, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.253.000.000.003.25

TM....3.0 miles @ 7.40 minute pace and .25 mile cool down.

Strength training at the gym.....chest and shoulders.

longer run outside tomorrow if weather permits.

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Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.100.000.000.008.10

outside run today...conditions....6 F...felt like -11 F. Winds out of the S @ 17 mph. 

Ran 8.10 miles....short of my intended 10 mile run, but conditions got too bad at the 4 mile point, so I decided to turn around.....could hardly see  because the wind and snow was so heavy.

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

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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.5515.000.000.0035.55
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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