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Location:

New Palestine,IN,USA

Member Since:

Oct 23, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5k - 18:59 (3/09)
4M - 25:06 (9/09)
10k - 41:01 (11/07)

Half - 1:25:58 (11/09)

Marathon - 3:06:33 (12/09)

Short-Term Running Goals:

1:25 for the half marathon
Sub 39:00 for the 10k.
3:07 marathon
18:30 5k

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Long-Term Running Goals:

Break 3:00 for the marathon.

Personal:

Married, two daughters (18 and 15).  Masters runner trying to get competitive in my age group.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Ride 5 (Red) Lifetime Miles: 372.70
ASICS Excel 33 Lifetime Miles: 152.00
Saucony Ride 7 Lifetime Miles: 249.00
ASICS DS Trainer Lifetime Miles: 212.20
Asics Cumulus 16 Lifetime Miles: 241.30
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

DC: It was hot (75) and humid this morning with some wind.  I felt sluggish this morning getting started and ran real easy the first few miles.  Starting running more normal pace after a few miles and felt better.  The route I was running was rolling hills so that was good since I don't get to run hills very often.  After about 8 miles the sun was up and the heat/humidity was taking its toll on me.  Plus I didn't take any fluids with me so that was a factor as well the last 3 miles I didn't feel the best.  About a mile from finishing I tripped over a steel rod sticking out of the ground and fell.  Cut up my hands, knee, hip and shoulder but mostly just road rash.  I don't know why there was a piece of steel sticking out of the ground on the edge of a running path.  So finished the last mile running easy.

1:29:45 (8:10 avg)

PM:  Ran a little over a mile with my daughter.  Tomorrow she starts running with the CC team after school so we just took it easy.

Saucony Triumph 6 Miles: 1.00Mizuno Wave Rider 12 Miles: 11.00
Comments
From Robert on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:44:39 from 70.58.141.71

Ahhh, nothing like a good trip to wake you up. Glad to hear you are alright though.

From jtshad on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:51:48 from 204.134.132.225

It is a way to slow you down so the bums can come pan-handle off of you!

Good run this morning in the heat and rolling hills, good to hear no major injuries.

From rockness18 on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 18:34:20 from 69.183.230.143

Glad you're ok...just spent a day in Richmond and that heat/humidity was brutal!

From JimF on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 21:46:53 from 68.53.178.164

Thanks! It has been a long time since I hit the dirt. I guess I provided the passing cars some morning comedy. One minute he's up the next he's down rolling on the ground for no apparent reason.

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