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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
4.04

Today was to be the marathon dress rehearsal, which is a 7 mile run with 2 miles at marathon pace.  Yesterday I bought some new shoes.  The Mizuno Wave Elixir was replaced by the Sayonara.  I tried it on yesterday and compared it to the Brooks Ravenna.  I have loved wearing my Elixirs this cycle,  and since the new Sayonara felt so good I bought it.  This morning at about the 2.5 mile mark I felt pain in the back of my right heel.  It only got worse as I kept running, so I turned around and walked about half a mile and then jogged the rest of the way home.  I know they say you shouldn't have to 'break in' a new running shoe, but I think that is all I can attribute this too.  I'm going to try this workout again tomorrow in the Elixirs, and if I feel good I will run the marathon in them.  They are up to about 410 miles so I bought the new shoes with the intent of running the marathon in them, but my feet may not be ready for that yet as I found out this morning. 

If I feel the same thing tomorrow I'm not sure what I'm going to do, but there is no point in worrying about that today. 

 

Mizuno Sayonara Blue Miles: 4.04
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 389.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 18:22:28 from 66.69.93.8

Looking forward to seeing how you do! Big PR, for sure...good luck.

From Daniel Brunson on Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 19:36:44 from 68.0.88.70

I hope you are right Joe. I don't much care for these weird last minute foot issues.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 19:46:21 from 66.69.93.8

hopefully just the shoe...doesn't make sense that you'd get an injury at the end of a taper like this - tapers have a way of making everything seem worse than it is too.

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