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Location:

Fort Benning,GA,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Pretty new. Have done some training for specific Army competitions which have got me running a pretty decent amount, but by no means incredible.

5k-  21:00 (Oct. 2008) 

19:43 (May 2009)

10k-  41:07*

10 mile- (upcoming)

1/2 marathon- (haven't done it yet)

Marathon - Hopefully this year... 

*5.3 miles

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 19:00 5k

Run one marathon within the next 12 months

Stay healthy this year. Coming off of a bad shin splint which took about 3-4 months to fully recover.

Build back up to 60+ miles a week

Long-Term Running Goals:

Finish a marathon sub 3:00:00 

Personal:

A CPT in the US Army stationed at Fort Benning, GA. I've three wonderful kids and the best wife I could ask for. Been away from the running scene for a while, and I sure miss it. Trying to make a comeback!

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Saucony Omni 8 Lifetime Miles: 880.41
Saucony Grid Fastwitch 4 Lifetime Miles: 88.39
Altra Zero Drop Instinct 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 280.15
Thu, Nov 25, 2010
Total Distance
9.07

Well, my Garmin isn't working for some reason after I finished my run. I can't turn it on... :(

So, I can't figure out my splits, but I was just under a 7:30 pace for the entire run. I have pretty much been averaging 1:06:00 for 9 miles. Hopefully I can get this thing working again!

Alright, finally got it figured out.

7:37   7:27   7:27   7:25   7:24   7:24   7:21   7:09   7:02  =  7:22 ave at 164 BPM

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 9.07
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 1235.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 21:20:44 from 24.10.248.6

Google "Garmin troubleshooting". Make sure you use your model number. I bet you'll be able to figure it out.

Happy Thanksgiving (a day late for you) to you and your family.

From Quacky on Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 13:32:16 from 72.224.48.135

Hi My name is Tom.... I read your blog about the Rome Marathon... I have ran it twice with my cousins who live near Rome and two who who work at the Vatican....It is a great run....probably not the best place for a PR ...alot of Cobblestone and you need to be careful.....I dont recall any terrible hills but alot of congestion...Not sure if I am running it again this year although the cousins would love me to. I just finished philly and had my worst yet but was using it as a training run for Disney where I had my Marathon PR last year...anyway I just figured this site out and not sure if you will get this ..let me know if you do and if I can be of anymore help....

Tom

From Quacky on Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 15:13:02 from 72.224.48.135

Hi Colby,

The Course as I remember is mostly flat and in and around the whole City.....Travels through the Vatican and all the major streets of Rome... I would say probably 5 miles worth of Cobblestone and as I remember alot toward the end. I carried a camera my first time and took 100 pics on the run and still finished in 3:45 or so...... It is a great run and a great Metal at the end...I am fortunate to have my cousins there and so close......

I have ran 5 marathons this year and in May during the Vermont Marathon was on course to break my pr and Qualify for Boston when my Calf had two enormous bunches in it...I later discovered it to be two blood clots (superficial) and had those with some vericose veins removed 6 weeks ago....Thats why my philly time was so bad I had already signed and was not going to not do it.

How long are you stationed in Italy? and where are you from?

Tom

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