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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

Upcoming Races

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

Thu, Apr 09, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
9.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00

Got busy yesterday and didn't get a run in. I have been struggling with staying consistent with my training the last few weeks. I need to get back to where I get in at least 6 consective days of running in. Hopefully, that will improve over the next few weeks.

It was a cool morning (33) but no wind. I felt good this morning but just ran easy. I have had some kind of a stomach bug or something the last couple of days but that didn't bother me too much. I would like to get another good workout in this week but I am thinking about running a 10k this weekend. I am looking at our schedule and will try to make a decision today. If I don't do the race I will do a longer tempo run tomorrow.

1:10:01 (7:46 avg)

Saucony Triumph 6 Miles: 9.00

Comments

From wheakory on Thu, Apr 09, 2009 at 14:45:35 from 134.50.89.33

Good run today. Looks like you've had a good week so far and very consistent.

It's hard to keep things going when work is busy, and family life. I compared where I was last year in running and it's depressing. I have a hard time letting go to slow down. You think in your head that you have a small window to get faster because you know your age will caught you.

But I guess we have to realize that God doesn't care about our times but only about where our heart is. But it's still hard.

From rockness18 on Thu, Apr 09, 2009 at 21:24:07 from 75.11.49.149

Jim, hope you're feeling better and wish you luck on your run this weekend.

Kory, you still have several years of good running ahead of you. This season of "trials" will make you stronger.

From JimF on Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 16:48:07 from 67.173.26.163

Kory, it is always a balancing act to keep everything going between family, work, church, etc. Makes me appreicate the time that I do have for things like running. I have tried to make sure that I have the priorities right in my life but I don't always succeed. I do the same thing, I get down on my runnng progress and get frustrated sometimes but when I look at it in the big picture of my life I realize how unimportant it really is. Just hard sometimes to keep the big picture view.

Dave, thanks I am feeling better and will give that 10k a try tomorrow.

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