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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
158.654.500.000.00163.15
Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 72.15Mizuno Wave Rider 12 #2 Miles: 43.00Acis DS Trainer Miles: 19.00Brooks Axiom Miles: 29.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

We had some thunderstorms roll through today so I ran inside on the TM.  I felt good and didn't have much problem with the hip.  It tightened up for a couple of minutes early on but then was good the rest of the time.  I am going to try to run the rest of the week and see how it goes.  Still stretching a lot and hoping that I can transition back to full time running and get my mileage up.  I feel like I am sliding backwards right now.

39:08 (7:50 avg)

Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

It was a beautiful morning today.  It was warm (74) but didn't seem very humid and a light breeze.  I had planned on running yesterday but it was storming in the morning and I thought I would wait and run outside later but got really busy with work and the day got away from me.  Anyway, today was pretty much the same as the the couple of weeks.  I have been babying my hip but doesn't seem to be getting much better but luckily not getting any worse.  I am not sure what it is going to take to get over this thing.  It is not causing me pain but always tightens up a couple of times during a run and I am just afraid to kick it back into normal training because it might get worse.  Not sure what to do at this point.  I guess I will continue to get into normal running routine and see what happens.

47:42 (7:57 avg)

Mizuno Wave Rider 12 #2 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

It was warm and humid this morning.  Just did another easy run as I try to get back to normal running without any hip pain.  I started off real easy to get warmed up.  This is something that I didn't do real well in the past and I am trying to do a better job of easing into the run to make sure my muscles are good and loose.  As I went along I felt pretty good.  I picked up the pace to around 7:30 and felt good.  I had one little section where the hip tightened up but not bad.  Overall this was my best run in awhile.  I think the stretching is paying off. 

47:38  (7:57 avg)

Acis DS Trainer Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

It was a nice day a little cooler and low humidity.  I had a busy day today so had to cut the run short.  I wanted to do 7 miles but had to get back.  I started easy and felt pretty good.  I did have about a 5 min stretch with some slight pain in the hip but it went away and the rest of the run was ok.  I did some extra stretching when I got back home which seems to be helping.  Hoping to run everyday this week to see how it goes.

 38:57 (7:48 avg)

Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

It was a nice morning today with temps in the low 60's and no wind.  I felt sluggish this morning starting out so took it real easy for the first couple of miles. I felt better as I went along and gradually picked up the pace.  My hip felt good for most of the run but had some pain/tightness in the last mile but it didn't last long.  After I finished did my normal stretching. 

56:22 (8:03 avg)

Mizuno Wave Rider 12 #2 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

It was raining and thunderstorms this morning so stayed inside on the TM.  I am continuing my recovery from some hip problems and this is the first time that I have ran three days in a row for several weeks.  I was sluggish this morning but once I got going felt much better.  I took it pretty easy the whole way and felt good.  I had the usual tightness with some pain in the hip for several minute but it went away.  Hoping to get back outside tomorrow and bump up the mileage a little bit.  

40:04 (8:01 avg)

Brooks Axiom Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

It was a great morning today around 60 and no wind.  I was dragging this morning getting up and going.  I started out real easy and started feeling better once I was running.  This is my 4th day in a row and haven't ran 4 days in a row since having the problem with the hip.  Nothing much different today.  I still have some aches and pains in the hip while running but it is nothing too bad.  It would be nice if I felt like it was getting better but it just seems to stay the same.  Luckily it is not getting worse.  Will keep stretching and massaging it and see what happens.  No time today my Garmin battery was dead and it was kind of nice just to run along based on how I felt.

 

Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Yesterday was my daughter's birthday so we took her and some of her friends on a short trip to see a play and spend the night.  We had a crazy day yesterday getting out of town so missed yesterday.  Today was packed as well so got in 4 miles on the hotel TM before they got up.  I felt pretty good today and seems like the hip was better.  I have noticed that it is feeling better when I stretch it so hopefully that is a good sign.  Not a bad week this week.  I ran 5 days but the mileage was less than I wanted.  I need to take it up another notch next week.

Mizuno Wave Rider 12 #2 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

DC:  Flew to DC last night for a quick trip.  I was downtown so didn't really have a good place to run so ran on the hotel TM.  I felt pretty good today.  No real problems with the hip.  I some of the usual tightness along the way but no pain.  Definitely a good sign.  I started off easy and picked up the pace as I went along.  Didn't have a lot of time because of early morning meetings so was glad to get in the 6 miles.

46:53 (7:49 avg)

Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.501.500.000.007.00

Back in Indiana today and it was warm (72) and very humid this morning.  I started off real easy this morning to get loosened up and woke up.  This is something that I have started doing since the hip injury.  In the past I may have been starting off to quickly running and not giving myself time to get warmed up.  I took it easy for the first half and then gradually picked it up.  My hip was good so I decided to keep picking up the pace to around MP.  The hip felt fine during all of this but I could tell that I have lost some fitness because 7:00 pace didn't feel as comfortable as it has in the past.  Anyway, I held this for about a mile and then actually picked it up some more to around 6:40 pace.  It felt good to run faster and not have any pain.  I don't want to overdo it but it was nice to feel like I was really running again.

54:03 (7:41 avg)

Mizuno Wave Rider 12 #2 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

I didn't sleep good last night so missed my morning run and ran after work.  It was warm (86) and windy.  I felt pretty sluggish getting started.  I am not sure if that was from the heat or the fact that I am out of shape from the cut back in running.  I didn't have any problems with the hip.  The pain seems to be gone now the only issue that I have is that sometimes it will tighten up while I am running but goes away after a couple of minutes.  I am still keeping up with the stretching which seems to really be helping.

48:01 (8:00 avg)

Acis DS Trainer Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

It was a very nice morning today with temps around 70 and no wind.  I was dragging a little this morning.  I think running last night and then this morning had some effect.  Also, continuing to build back up the mileage and get the body used to running full time again.  Other than that it was a good run.  Still no pain in the hip just the normal tightening during the run.  I just took it easy this morning.  Actually started off real easy and picked it up after a couple of mile to more normal pace.  Staying on track for my first full week of running since the hip injury.

55:58 (8:00 avg)

Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 7.00
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7.000.000.000.007.00

It was a nice morning (72) and calm.  I felt pretty good getting started this morning but still ran easy the first couple of miles to get good and loosened up.  This is 5 days of running in a row which is the first time since the hip problem.  I didn't have any problems with it today.  Not even any tightening like I have had the last few days.  Hopefully, I am finally over this issue.  I will continue to be conservative in my build up as I don't want another set back.  Yesterday I started looking a fall marathons and I am trying to come up with a plan.  I am looking at some later in the year to give me plenty of time to get back to where I want to be.  Any suggestions?

56:08 (8:01 avg)

Brooks Axiom Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

I slept in later than normal this morning so it was pretty warm when I got out (76).  Also, we had some storms blow through last night so it was still very windy.  I felt tired this morning.  This is my first full week of running in about 6 weeks so I think the cumlative fatigue was starting to get to me.  I just took it super easy.  I didn't feel like I had any energy at all.  I did have some tightening and a little pain in the hip but nothing bad.  I plan to take tomorrow off and will continue to stretch and massage it.  Hoping that I can build up the mileage more next week.  This week was certainly a step in the right direction.

65:30 (8:11 avg)

Mizuno Wave Rider 12 #2 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

It was very warm (78) and very humid this morning.  As usual I started off easy and gradually picked up the pace.  I had some stiffening and pain in the hip during the first mile but it went away and felt fine the rest of the way.  Nothing special about this run.  I am just trying to get in the miles and get back in shape.  I feel pretty sluggish in most of my runs but figure it will take about a month of solid running to get back to where I feel like I can get into the serious training again.  I won't to be careful on introducing speedwork back into my training.  Another thing that I need to work on is my diet.  I have picked up 7 lbs during since Boston.  Partly due to decrease in mileage but also not been eating the best.  I would like to get back to my normal weight over the next couple of months.  Just hope I can continue to build up the miles and stay free from injury.

63:55 (8:00 avg)

Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

It was pouring rain this morning so I put off my run until after work.  I actually didn't get out until after dinner right before sunset.  I was a pretty nice day around 80 and not as humid.  I felt good today and running felt a lot easier.  I started off slow and picked up the pace until the last couple of miles were close to MP.  Probably was MP for me now since I am out of shape.  I did have some pain in the hip but didn't last very long.

53:44 (7:41 avg) 

Acis DS Trainer Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

It was hot (79) and very humid this morning.  I was dragging getting going today.  I ran late last night so this was quick turn around for me and just didn't have much energy plus the heat was taking it out of me.  Because of this I just took it real easy.  I felt ok but had more problems with my hip.  It was dull pain for the last three miles.  I hope this is not the start of the same problem again.  I will continue to stretch, massage and ice to see if I can keep from having a set back.  Ready to be healthy again.

57:49 (8:15 avg) 

 

Mizuno Wave Rider 12 #2 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.150.000.000.009.15

It was cooler this morning (71) and less humid plus it was windy which felt good.  I was concerned going out today after having pain in the hip yesterday.  Because of that I started off real easy to try to get loosened up real good.  I felt ok the first couple of miles so picked up the pace.  I did have some tightening in the hip and a little pain but it was much better than yesterday.  Most of that was during the middle miles and actually felt better toward the end.  This is my longest run since getting going again and it felt good to get in some extra miles.  Still trying to get built back up.  Feel like I am starting to make some progress if I can keep this hip from acting up.

1:13:16 (8:01 avg) 

Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 9.15
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Nice morning.  It was 66 but humidity is creeping up again.  I felt good this morning.  Did the normal easy start to get warmed up then eased into a comfortable pace.  Had a couple of issues with the hip but for the most part it was good today.  I can actually start to feel my fitness coming back.  It is exciting to feel like a runner again I just hope I can stay injury free.

63:07 (7:54 avg) 

Brooks Axiom Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.003.000.000.0011.00

AM:  Our church had a 5k run/walk to raise money for missions this morning.  I ran about a mile warmup and then ran the 5k at around MP or maybe a little faster.  My time was around 22 min.  Most of the miles were around 7:00 pace.  It was really warm and humid since they didn't start until 10:30.  It felt good to run a little faster and I didn't have any problems with my hip.  

 After the 5k and picnic lunch I went with some of the teenagers and we played soccer for about an hour.  It was blazing hot during this time (around 90).  We played pretty aggressively so it was a good workout.  One of the other men that went with us dislocated his shoulder and one of the teenagers cut his knee pretty bad.  I guess everyone was fired up for the world cup.  Too bad USA lost.

 PM:  I waited until almost dark since it was so hot and went out for an easy run.  Just took it easy and enjoyed the beautiful sunset that we had today.  I was tired from all the activity today but felt pretty good running.  Again I didn't have any problems with my hip.  I am definitely pumped up about that and hope it is behind me (no pun intended) for good.

56:02 (8:00 avg)

Mizuno Wave Rider 12 #2 Miles: 4.00Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

It was cooler this morning (68) but really humid.  It looked like it was going to rain the whole time and actually did sprinkle for a while but luckily held off.  I felt ok this morning.  I was a little sore from playing soccer on Sat but after a few miles felt good.  Nothing really special today just building up the miles.  The body is starting to feel more used to the steady running and I hope to continue to build the mileage back to normal.  The last 3 weeks have been 28, 41 and 50.  I would like to get in around 55 this week and then 60 the follow week which is about normal for me. Just hope the body holds up getting there.

1:10:39 (7:51 avg)

Brooks Axiom Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Portsmouth, NH: Traveled this morning then meetings so ran after dinner.  It was pretty nice around 80 and very windy.  It was a good run but started a little too close to dinner so the stomach was rolling some.  Other than that I felt good and just crusied along.  Feels good to start to get in some consistent mileage.

63:55 (8:00 avg)

Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Portsmouth, NH:  It was a really nice day but still pretty windy.  Full day of meetings so ran afterward and before dinner.  Started off easy and felt good.  This is the fartherest I have ran in a couple of months so I was starting to feel it the last couple of miles.  I was also feeling like I was running out of energy.  It had been a while since I ate lunch and I didn't have that much to eat so that could have been part of the problem.  I was still able to hold a good consistent pace to the end though.  Still just trying to get the miles in and stay consistent.  I might start reintroducing some faster runs next week if everything goes ok.

1:20:22 (8:02 avg)

Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
158.654.500.000.00163.15
Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 72.15Mizuno Wave Rider 12 #2 Miles: 43.00Acis DS Trainer Miles: 19.00Brooks Axiom Miles: 29.00
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