The Next Step

December 22, 2024

15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate

to Ukraine's Armed Forces

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

Tue, Apr 13, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00

It has been unbelievably nice this week. It was in the upper 60's and the wind was finally not blowing that much. Today I just wanted to do an easy recovery run as I continue to taper for the marathon. I felt ok but I kept the pace real easy so hard to tell much about how I was running. The plan for the rest of the week is easy day tomorrow then a few faster repeats on Thur to shake the legs out the really taper down for the race. I will be traveling to Boston on Sunday so I am trying to take it easy before the race and not get out sight seeing, etc. I just really hope the weather forecast holds because it is looking good.

40:24 (8:05 avg)

Saucony Ride (Blue) Miles: 5.00

Comments

From rockness18 on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:48:03 from 64.29.183.134

Jim,

Good luck in the taper this week. I'll be arriving with family on Saturday night and then will be in Quincy most of Sunday (our former church is there). Sunday evening we plan on doing the pasta dinner with a family going up with us (you're welcome to join us if you'd like). If we don't connect on Sunday, I'll keep an eye out for you in "the corrales". My e-mail is dfr-congregation@sbcglobal.net. You should have my facebook email as well. We're still playing post-race by ear. Probably dinner in Boston at some point. Are you coming with any family?

Wish you the best this week!

From JimF on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 18:41:00 from 67.162.67.145

Dave,

Yes, I would love to get together. I had planned to take my wife but now I have a business trip the day after the race so I will be coming up on Sunday by myself. I don't want to intrude on your family dinner but we could dinner after the race or maybe we could meet for the bus ride out the morning of the race. Whatever works best for you just let me know. I am very flexible since I am by myself and will have a car to get around. Here is my contact info: Cell: 317-690-1672 email: flowers.jim@gmail.com. Hope the rest of the week goes great for you and look forward to meeting you.

Jim

Add Your Comment.

Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.

Debt Reduction Calculator

Featured Announcements

Most Recent Entries:

New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):

Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):