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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
Total Distance
49.24
Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 49.24
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 6704.00
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9.01

Well, first time running from home to work. I woke up at 0430 and was on the road by 0445 and made it to my 0600 meeting with time to spare. It is a nice run, but running on a little two lane road with cars that will go over 40mph can be a bit nerve wracking. I brought a head lamp with me to shine at the cars coming my way and I think Iwill keep that up along with wearing an extra reflective belt.

7:46   7:43   7:31   7:31   7:22   7:24   7:18   7:14   7:00 = 7:26 average at 156BPM

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 9.01
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 1228.00
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Total Distance
9.02

Well, today was my Marathon...Tuesday. I have changed my faster tempo day to Tuesday instead of Monday to give my body a little more time to recover from the long run on Saturdays. Today was an awesome run though and I am feeling pretty confident again. I originally planned on just doing 7 miles at my GMP, but felt good and ended up doing 8 miles. I was faster on all of my miles than my goal of 7:15-13 which was nice, but I know I can't do that when it comes to running the longer distances.

Here were my splits:

8:02   7:15   7:15   7:10   7:10   7:07   6:59   6:58   6:52 =  7:12 average and 165BPM

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 9.02
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 1213.00
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Total Distance
9.03

Today's run was good. I was definitely feeling a little sore in the legs from yesterday's run. It might also be from a very light leg workout in the gym yesterday too. But I was able to hit negative splits the whole way which is always a good thing.

8:00   7:41   7:34   7:29   7:28   7:17   7:13   7:05   6:48 = 7:24 avg at 163BPM

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 9.03
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 1228.00
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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
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0.00

The weather today was horrible! Rain and snow...I guess it was snowing bad on post because they closed it down which means they closed the gym and I wasn't even able to go run on the treadmill.

It stinks not being able to run and hit your goal...any tips or advice for running in a downpour? I wouldn't mind running in the snow, done that plenty of times in Utah, but when it is raining like crazy....I don't know about that.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Total Distance
13.11

Well, I did it. I ran a half marathon today. I started off pretty slow, but ended up finishing with a 7:30 avg. That may have been too fast. Right around the 13th mile I felt really sick to my stomach and almost lost it. I am not sure why. How far do most people go on a run without any water? I wonder if I ran too far without water. Anyway, here are the splits.

7:38  7:32  7:37  7:46 (bad side stitch)  7:45  7:37  7:31  7:29  7:23  7:17  7:15  7:06  7:12

=7:28 ave at 161 BPM

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 13.11
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 1800.00
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Total Distance
49.24
Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 49.24
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 6704.00
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