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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
33.03
Mizuno Elixir 7 Miles: 25.01New Balance 1080 Orange Miles: 8.02
Night Sleep Time: 19.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 19.50Weight: 154.00Calories: 3225.00
Total Distance
17.01

I skipped Friday and Saturday because my legs had been feeling very over trained or something.  I almost decided to skip today and start about a one to two week break from running altogether.  I thought maybe my entire body was in need of a reset.  I'm so glad I went ahead and ran today.  It was a little bit cooler at 73 degrees, and there was this wonderful could cover that kept things cool as the sun came up.  I felt my pace being somewhat difficult to maintain for the first 7 to 9 miles.  I think I average about 8:30 for this part.  I was able to finish my seven of my last eight mile in under eight minutes per mile.  This made me very happy, especially since this was a 17 mile long run.  I have been struggling in my mid-week MLR's to stay around 8 minutes per mile.  I think now that it has just been the heat getting to me. 

AP today of 8:06. 

Mizuno Elixir 7 Miles: 17.01
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 1643.00
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Total Distance
8.02

General aerobic run.  8 miles.  8:22 AP.  72 degrees.  100% humidity.  I sweat just a little bit on this run, and I witnessed the deaths of hundreds of little black bugs on my face, chest, torso, and forearms.  They were really bad this morning. 

It was so humid out I saw girls running with tech shirts in hand having stripped down to sports bras.  I saw older men running shirtless.  Maybe these people were just training for the undie run, but it probably has more to do with the humidity. 


New Balance 1080 Orange Miles: 8.02
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 154.00Calories: 775.00
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Total Distance
8.00

8 mils in 76 degrees at an 7:36 AP.  This took 1:00:51 to complete.

I set out to run a 7 mile tempo that I was supposed to run on Wednesday morning, but work life and other factors have been severely impeding on my training lately.  So I thought having taken two days of unscheduled rest I should be able to nail this tempo.  That did not happen.  I hope it is still the heat, but I'm not feeling like myself these past few weeks.  The power is just not there for me to string together 5 to 7 consecutive miles in under 7:00 minutes a piece.  


Mizuno Elixir 7 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 154.00Calories: 807.00
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Total Distance
33.03
Mizuno Elixir 7 Miles: 25.01New Balance 1080 Orange Miles: 8.02
Night Sleep Time: 19.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 19.50Weight: 154.00Calories: 3225.00
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