Of Mice and Marathons

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Location:

Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

16:52 Phillies Charities 5k (2016)

35:52 Beach to Beacon 10k (2015)

58:10 Broad Street 10 Mile (2016)

1:16:02 Philadelphia Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2015)

2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

Personal:

I live in Michigan with my wife, Megan, and our boys, Charlie and Sawyer. I started running in September 2010.

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Miles:	This week:	32.70	Month:	57.70	Year:	1986.65
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles:						613.75
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles:						99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles:						21.60
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles:						253.80
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles:						357.35
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles:						145.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles:						465.10
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles:						287.00
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						5.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles:						304.80
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles:						310.95
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles:						64.50
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles:						12.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles:						4.10
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						13.10

Sun, May 11, 2014

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

South side loop - 14 miles, averaged 8:07.

Warmish with medium humidity. Not terrible but it's not my favorite. Trying to acclimate.

I may not be the fastest guy on the blog, in fact I doubt I am in the top 100. But I am guessing I am in the top 10 for falls. Notched another one on the crete today and barely got a scratch. This is the second fall in 8 days and at least the 3rd fall of 2014. I can think of 8 or 10 falls in the last ~3.5 years. Average that over ~8000 miles and you don't have a good track record.

#lafayettesidewalksaintpretty

A very special Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers all the blog and wives and mothers of those on the blog. Hardest reponsibility in the world.

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 14.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From allie on Sun, May 11, 2014 at 11:56:17 from 65.130.187.133

james is also a faller. his knees are covered in sidewalk scars, most notably his summer of 2013 wound within a wound scar (one knee, one week, two nasty falls).

From Rob Murphy on Sun, May 11, 2014 at 11:58:34 from 24.10.249.34

We all have at least one area where we excel. Congrats on finding yours.

From Jason D on Sun, May 11, 2014 at 12:34:15 from 24.1.80.94

It seems I have some competition. I can't decide if PRs should be factored into the falls per 1000 miles equation or not. It seems style points would be necessary.

I've been pretty lucky. I just kind of roll, except for this winter. That hurt a lot and I thought I was going to be run over.

It generally happens when I'm running slow and I catch my right toe as I am lifting my leg.

From Matt Schreiber on Sun, May 11, 2014 at 16:38:29 from 66.17.102.175

Sorry, I can't help but laugh. You don't even discriminate with the seasons. I like it.

From Jason D on Sun, May 11, 2014 at 19:44:37 from 24.1.80.94

Historically, I think I have recorded more falls in non-winter months. The times I have fallen in the winter have been bad.

Uphill fall PR: 6:57 at the end of 13 mile run.

Flat fall PR: 6:38 in the middle of an 8-mile tempo

Wednesday I might try for sub-6:00 on the track!

From Jake K on Sun, May 11, 2014 at 19:56:09 from 98.202.128.218

"Hardest reponsibility in the world."

Uhhh, ever heard of Jack Bauer?

From Jason D on Sun, May 11, 2014 at 20:29:15 from 24.1.80.94

Yes, and look what happened! If he was there for his daughter she wouldn't be trying to hook up with terrorist's assistants and causing national security breaches. Just wait until you're a mom; you'll understand.

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