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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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Totals
Total Distance
40.00
Night Sleep Time: 32.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 32.00Weight: 159.50Calories: 0.00
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
Total Distance
11.00

I left the house at 6:45 this morning.  The sun was already rising and the temperature was quickly rising with it.  Fortunately I have about 1/3 of my route shaded by trees until after about 7:20.  I felt pretty good this morning and I saw a lot of other runners out apparently feeling good too.

I'm really looking forward to getting a Garmin to track my splits.  I feel really constrained to my mapped out routes. 

Time: 1:37:25

Pace:

8:51

Splits:

First 5 miles: 47:41

Back 5 miles: 49:44

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Mon, Jul 19, 2010
Total Distance
6.00

A very humid morning with a temperature starting out at 78 and a heat index of 83.  My legs still felt a little sore from yesterdays 11 mile run, but otherwise I felt pretty good.  I ordered my Garmin Forerunner 110 yesterday and I'm really excited about it.  I will finally be able to break free from my 3 mile neighborhood loop.  I've been running this same loop for 80% of my runs for the past 6 years.  It is beginning to get a little monotonous. 

Time: 0:48:13

Pace: 8:02

Splits:

8:12

7:38

8:05

8:17

7:50

8:11


Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 159.50Calories: 0.00
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Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Total Distance
10.00

I finally beat the sunrise this morning.  I left the house at 6:10, which is about 15 to 20 minutes before the sun comes up.  The two older men that I almost always see walking, and have developed somewhat what of an acquaintance relationship with, asked me my name this morning.  So I stopped and introduced myself to them.  Their names are Sal and Don.  Now when I see them I suppose I can say, "good morning Sal and Don," as opposed to just, "good morning gentlemen."  

Time: 1:30:26

Pace: 9:02

First 5: 44:18, average 8:51

Back 5: 46:08, average 9:13

My back 5 are always interrupted by two water stops.  I stop to refill the two bottles attached to my belt.  I've never timed this, but I would guess that I am stopped for a full minute at each of the two stops.  So when this is accounted for I believe that I ran the back 5 faster (at 44:08) than the front 5 (at 44:18) today. 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Total Distance
6.00

This morning I felt a little fatigue and had some stomach cramping early on.  This was not one of my better runs.  

Time: 0:48:49

Pace: 8:08

Splits:

8:07

7:45

8:15

8:26

8:00

8:16


Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Fri, Jul 23, 2010
Total Distance
7.00

Beautiful 80 degree (heat index 85) morning with a slight breeze.  I felt so much better this morning as contrasted with yesterday morning.  Running with stomach cramps is never fun.  

Time: 0:57:08

Pace: 8:09

Splits:

8:22

7:51

8:12

8:20

7:52

8:22

8:09


Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Totals
Total Distance
40.00
Night Sleep Time: 32.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 32.00Weight: 159.50Calories: 0.00
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