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Location:

Seattle,WA,

Member Since:

Nov 13, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

St George Marathon 2008 = 3:05

Boston Marathon 2009 = 3:07

Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon 2010 = 3:07 (in Five Fingers Bikilas)

1500 meters this summer = 4:36

Ran 30 miles on my 30th birthday (Feb 7 2010)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break 3 hours in the marathon

Run a trail ultra

Find a way to run high mileage without injuring myself. My current theory is that transitioning out of my super-cushioned shoes into more minimalist shoes or bare feet will help improve my form and make this possible.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 100 mile race.

Personal:

I am happily married to Jenni. We have three energetic little boys who also enjoy to run. Jenni and I are both going to try learning how to run without shoes this year.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Barefoot Lifetime Miles:						11.00
FiveFingers Lifetime Miles:						118.00
New Balance 790 Lifetime Miles:						128.00
Inov 8 Roclite 295 Lifetime Miles:						3.00

Sat, Jan 16, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
18.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	18.00

So, interesting run today. It was good and bad. I started off on an 18 mile route in my five fingers. I was feeling a little sore right from the start, mostly in my ankles. I think maybe I pushed the pace a little fast this week. Anyway, I had some issues with blisters, which started to really worry me around mile 7. By mile 9 the combination of sore ankles and blisters forced me to call Jenni and have her bring me a pair of regular shoes. This allowed me to finish out the run, and even enjoy some of the later parts of it. I'm still a little sore in the ankles the day after, so I think I'll run in my regular shoes for a bit.

Besides the minor setbacks, it was a beautiful run and fun to go far. I tested out a portion of the route I will be running on my birthday. Lots of water views. Gotta love Seattle.

FiveFingers Miles: 9.00

Comments

From Aaron Kennard on Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 00:08:54 from 174.51.250.151

Bummer about the blister/ankle issues. Have you tried the injinji socks on the FF's? Maybe they will help with the blisters (maybe not). I have some, and I ran in them a couple times when it was really cold in the FF's. But if they get wet, they make the cold worse I think.

My inside ankle bone was stiff and sore today also, but I think its because I kicked it at one point and bruised it. Then I pushed a 7:30 pace the last 3 miles and I noticed a slight twinge and disregarded it...oops.

Nice job on the long run!

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