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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
Race: Glow Run (3.1068 Miles) 00:19:32, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
3.10

Not yet official, but I think I achieved a new PR tonight!  I clocked my self at 19:32, which beats my previous record of 19:34.  I will update when they post the results.  I believe that I placed 5th overall, but again I anxiously await the results to be posted which are taking quite a while post. 

This was strange race.  It took place at Mohawk Park after dark.  The theme involved all the runners wearing glow sticks, necklaces, bracelets and anything else that glows in the dark.  The course was adorned with glowing objects was well. 

I know I finished very near the lead pack because I kept the pace car in view up until the last K.  I thought I heard a race coordinator shout out 5 to me as I approached the finish line.

UPDATE:  I just got the official results and I placed 5th overall, 2nd in my age group, and recorded a new PR 19:28.85.  There were 4310 total runners.  Feeling great!  

 

Brooks Ravenna 2 White/Red Miles: 3.10
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 148.00Calories: 333.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 11:11:01 from 69.131.141.92

Congrats, sounds like a PR. Just think what you could do on a cool morning with fresher legs...

From Daniel Brunson on Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 12:34:09 from 68.14.174.169

Thanks Joe. Your positive vibes the other day set me up for this one. The results have now posted and it is official. 5th place overall and a PR.

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