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Location:

Columbus,IN,US

Member Since:

Jun 13, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

37 Marathons -- PR - 2:48:53 (Fall 2014)

A bunch of Half Marathons -- PR - 1:19:20 (Aug. 2015 - Converted)

10k - 36:30 Unaided // 35:25 (July 2014 - Aided)

5k - 17:28 (Aug. 2015)

1mi. - 4:58 (July 2014 - Track)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

10k and 5k's to get back into the swing of thing this summer

Sept. 21:  Mill Race Marathon - Under 3:00.  LET's GO!  

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

R2R2R in Grand Canyon  5/18/19 

Marathon < 2:45

Half Marathon < 1:18

Top 10 in Bluegrass 10k

5k < 17

Personal:

400m/800m competitively in track in high school.  Took 15 years off. Started running again in 2010.  Married to my beautiful wife, Tiffany, with 2 little boys, now 4 and 6.  I'm a civil engineer working for the Indiana DOT in Seymour, IN.   I live in a slightly larger town about 20 miles north - Columbus, IN.  Originally from Lexington, KY.

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Barefoot Running Lifetime Miles: 4.00
Swimming Lifetime Miles: 6.20
Elliptical Lifetime Miles: 81.50
Vilano Road Bike Lifetime Miles: 1216.95
Vilano Bike On Mag Trainer Lifetime Miles: 277.85
Red Peregrine Velcro Lifetime Miles: 314.94
Red Peregrine NO Velcro Lifetime Miles: 171.83
Saucony Kinvara 11 Lifetime Miles: 237.33
Blue Arahi 4.2 Lifetime Miles: 662.17
Nordictrack TM Lifetime Miles: 358.98
Hoka Bondi 7 Lifetime Miles: 325.22
Wed, Oct 31, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.342.000.000.003.34

Easy buildup to MP - 3.34 mi. - 24:38 -- 8:12, 6:49, 6:35, 3:01 

My knee still feels weak and my whole left side is tight :( 

Thursday and/or Friday off if I can stand it.

I've got extra incentive for a PR this weekend - my wife and I recently found out that our baby boy is due April 22, 2013.  So even though I finally made it in to Boston, I may not actually get to go run it.  Priorities in life... This will be my first hard leason :)

Brooks Ravenna 3 - Orange Miles: 3.34
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 09:45:57 from 72.37.171.52

Congratulations! I think :)

From Jake K on Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 09:46:33 from 155.100.226.191

Congrats on one hand... and on the other hand, tell your wife not to have the baby a week early! :-)

From SlowJoe on Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 18:52:49 from 69.131.141.92

Good luck in the race, I predict a PR.

And awesome news on the kid, congrats! Hopefully you can still run Boston - you know, as a last hurrah before you are tied down for the next 18 years.

From joebell1981 on Fri, Nov 02, 2012 at 06:22:37 from 99.39.133.24

:) Thanks, Joe/Jake/Andrea - Funny comments :)

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