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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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Sat, Sep 08, 2012
Race: Melonfest 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:18:24, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.024.503.130.009.65

AM: Melonfest 5k race in Brownstown, IN - 8a, 55-60 degrees, a hilly and soggy course after last night's rain.  PArt of the course was through some mud and puddles on a grassy path.  First mile was downhill, some good rolling hills over the rest of the course, including a nasty one to finish the race... 

5:29, 6:08, 6:02, :44

3rd overall, and a nice door prize - a watermelon :)

Feel good after an easy week.  I'd say another week like this one and I'll be feeling amazing!  Watch out, St Charles.

PM: 3.43 mi. buildup - 24:48 (7:46, 7:08, 6:35) -- the legs were a little stiff from this morning, but the effort level was very low on the last mile!  Very encouraging.

Saucony Kinvara 2 - Black/Gold Miles: 9.60
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 18:24:15 from 69.131.141.92

Another good showing. Have a nice taper week, looks like you're right on track.

Most cumbersome door prize ever!

From joebell1981 on Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 08:46:41 from 108.59.48.1

Thanks, Joe. I really appreciate the supportive comments. Yes, the melon likdid a fair share of rolling around in the car on the trip home :)

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