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Location:

Broken Arrow,OK,United States

Member Since:

Dec 13, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Route 66 Marathon 2012 (3:12:34)

Route 66 Marathon 2010 (3:35:05)

Glow Run 5k Aug 2012 (19:28)

Aquarium Half Marathon 2013 (1:30:17)

Post Oak Lodge Half Marathon Trail Run 2012 (1:46:22)

Aquarium Half Marathon 2011 (1:39:19)

Oklahoma City Memorial Half-Marathon 2010 (1:42:22)

Williams Route 66  Half-Marathon 2009 (1:42:52). 

15k Tulsa Run 1:00:34 (2013) 1:01:48 (2012), 1:05:12 (2010) 1:09:05 (2009), 1:11:37 (2005), 1:14:26 (2004). 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2013 Goals: Qualify for Boston in Oklahoma City on April 28th.  Goal missed. Actual time: 3:20:37.

Qualify for Boston in Tulsa at the Rt. 66 in November.  

PR in the half marathon in Jenks on April 6th.  (Sub 1:30) PR of 1:30:17...close enough! 

Marathon Finish Williams Route 66 2010 (3:35:05)

Run a sub 20 5k  Full Moon 5k 2011, 19:34

Long-Term Running Goals:

Win my age division.  (Alzheimer's 5k 2010, 21:21)

Run a sub 3 marathon

Run an ultra. 

 

Personal:

I'm married to a very supportive, although slightly less enthusiastic runner than I.  Alisha has run a little with me and participated in several 5k's, but mostly she supports me at races.  She ran her first half in November, 2011.  We have a son who was born in 2010, the year that I ran my first marathon.  I participated in my first Triathlon in April 2011.  I think I may have been bitten by the Ironman bug.  Though an Ironman finish is a long term goal, I want to BQ first. 

I find that the more I run the more I want to run.  I consider my self a running addict.  I like the motto: pain is weakness leaving your body.    

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia Red Lifetime Miles: 41.39
Barefoot Lifetime Miles: 1.00
Ravenna 2 White/Black Lifetime Miles: 750.54
New Balance 1080 Orange Lifetime Miles: 705.99
New Balance 1080 Blue Lifetime Miles: 524.47
Mizuno Elixir 7 Lifetime Miles: 513.14
Mizuno Sayonara Blue Lifetime Miles: 71.48
Mizuno Sayonara White Lifetime Miles: 42.19
Total Distance
13.00

I ran this morning with my Superfeet Orange insoles inside my New Balance 1226's for the first time.  I had used nothing but my Brooks Ravena up to this point with the insoles.  I felt fatigued a little early today.  My body and legs felt heavy and my breath seemed to shorten a little earlier in the run than I would have liked.  At first I thought maybe it was the shoes.  My Ravena's are a little lighter than my 1226's, and I have worn them exclusively for the past four weeks.  But Kevin noticed the same feeling of fatigue, so I'm not sure what to attribute it to.  Maybe I was dressed too warm for the 40 degree weather.  The last time I ran (Wednesday morning) I believe it was about 30 degrees. 

As for my feet, they felt mostly good on the run and have felt good since (the time is now 11:55 AM).  I had worn my Orange insoles in my work shoes Wednesday and Thursday this week to see if wearing them during the work day helped.  I think it did, because by the end of the day both days I did not notice any soreness or that feeling like something is in my shoe under the ball of my left foot.  The only negative to doing this was that at the end of the day Thursday I noticed the left insole making a popping noise.  When I got home and removed it from my shoe it turned out that the plastic near the inner side of my left heel had cracked.  I was a little disappointed as I had only worn them on two runs and then two days at work.  I wore them this morning as I said, and the cracked area did not seem to be a problem in my running shoes as they fit a little tighter than in my dress shoes.  In any case, the support I need from them is under the ball of my foot rather than the heel area so I believe I will be alright.  I do need to figure out a solution for my feet during the day at work though.  I think they really helped, I just don't want to invest in another set for work that ends up cracking again after a couple of days wear.   

If anyone else has had similar ball of foot pain issues I would love to hear how it was resolved.  

1226 Blue/White Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 155.00Calories: 1653.00
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