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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
Tue, May 07, 2013
Total Distance
7.41

This was my first run back since the marathon.  I met Kevin at 101st and Garnet and we ran for an hour on the trail towards his house.  

It felt good to wake my legs back up after 8 days of time off.  It was also good to run with Kevin again after several months of conflicting training schedules.  

I've been having a conversation with my friend Shane who is a very experienced runner and recent Boston qualifier from Oklahoma City.  He suggested that I change up my training in order to BQ.  His suggestion was to take the next six months and continue to run 60-70 miles per week and to also run about 4 half marathons.  This would allow me to improve my lactate threshold while also building my racing experience.  The half marathons can be run more often and require little to no recovery.  So my schedule would look like this.  4 half marathons over the next six months.  Then take a couple of weeks to recover and then build back up over six months for the next marathon.  I told him I would look at the idea, but that I had two reservations.  1. I've already signed up for my home town marathon in November.  2. This is the big one.  My work schedule make is difficult for me to run that many races that close together.  It can be hard to find that many half marathons that happen on Sunday that I don't have to travel very far to participate in.  I have to be picky about which Saturdays I take off because I only get a few per year.  If I could find all local races that I could run Saturday mornings before work I could swing it.  I will look to see if this is even feasible, but as of now I feel I will probably stick to plan A and build back up for the fall marathon.  If I don't qualify then, I will try something different. 

 


New Balance 1080 Orange Miles: 7.41
Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50Weight: 157.00Calories: 768.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 08:33:41 from 155.219.241.10

Based on some of the workouts you hit this cycle, I am sure that you are close. I like your plan better. You'll still find a HM or two to race, when you're able.

I do agree to maintain some decent mileage, although take your sweet time building it back up, and let the legs fully recover from OKC. Then do a nice buildup for Tulsa when it cools off.

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