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Location:

FL,United States

Member Since:

May 11, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2000 Walt Disney World Marathon: 3:58:02

2000 Jacksonville Bank Marathon; 3:59:26

2005 Jacksonville Bank Marathon; 3:57:48

2009 Snickers Marathon Bar Marathon: 3:52:58

2010 Frankenfooter Half Marathon, 1:33:10 (PR)

2010 Spacecoast Marathon;  3:30:56 (PR, BQ)

2011 RAP River Run; 5K - 20:11 (PR)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • Run injury free
  • Run higher milage (40-60/wk) (50 - 70/wk)
  • See my daughters (16 & 18) run the Disney Princess 1/2 Marathon 
  • Qualify for Boston in next three attempts
  • Break 3:30
  • Get Registered for Boston 2012 before it closes!!!

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Still running at 80
  • One Ultra
  • One Iron Man
  • More running friends
  • More life lessons while running, from running

Personal:

  • Married 21 years
  • Four childeren 2 girls, 2 boys
  • Two Daughters at University of Florida
  • Thinking Conservative Christian
  • Guiness over anything I can see through
  • Zac Brown Band
  • Chick flicks with my wife & daughters
  • Man movies with my sons

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Lifetime Miles: 1226.18
Brooks Glycerin 7 Lifetime Miles: 394.79
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Lifetime Miles: 709.55
New Balance Lifetime Miles: 267.34
Ascics Speedstar Lifetime Miles: 374.56
New Balance 1063 Red Lifetime Miles: 148.76
Ascics Speedstar II Lifetime Miles: 41.23
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.00

I've decided not to fight it anymore. I have a college student, two high schoolers, and one middle schooler, all with friends who like to stay over and laugh and watch movies late into the night. I am now a night runner! Getting up early in the morning is just not possible during the week. If I'm not in bed by 9:30 or 10:00, there's just now way to get the rest I need at the milage I'm at now or to come.

So last night I did a slow, comfortable 7 miler. Started at 10 PM ended at 11:00 PM. In bed by midnight. Got 7 hours of sleep. That's what my running and sleeping life will look like this summer. Quite honestly, I'm good with that. I get to see my wife & kids. Have a house full of laughter and kids, and still get rest and runs in. Not a bad lot in life!

Time: 11:00 PM   Total Time: 1:00:01 (had to stretch it out to get an hour. I was done at 58 min.)  Temp: 80 degrees

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 175.00
Comments
From KP on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 09:10:28 from 65.208.22.26

I don't sleep much either. I do most of my running in the afternoon, around 6pm... right when it is the absolute hottest in Alabama!

From Mark on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 12:15:01 from 64.0.96.50

Sounds like you have found a good logical solution. Great job on steady mileage this week. I'm running tomorrow early (trying to get 18 done by 7:30 and ending the run at Sim's Park)

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