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Location:

Lawton,OK,United States

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Got off the couch and started running

5K PR   : 30:25
8K PR   : 58:53
7.2mi PR: 01:21:53
HM PR: 02:49:06

2010 Results --
Dallas RnR Half Marathon: 02:49:06

States --
AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL*, KS*, MO*, NC, OK*, TX*, VA*
Countries --
CA*

Short-Term Running Goals:

Build up to a 30 mpw routine.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Establish and maintain a program of cardiovascular fitness.
Participate in one of the Ragnar Relays.
Manage to place within the top 3 in my age group in a race. Any race.

Personal:

My wife, Teresa, has stayed by my side for over 21 years and I am a much better person as a result. Kristoffer, our only child, is now 15 and continues to exceed all my expectations. If you look in the dictionary under the word luck you will see my smiling face.

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Tue, Aug 12, 2008
Total Distance
5.08

5.08 mi in 01:05:34 for a 12:55/mi pace burning 435 calories.

Today's splits ---
12:48
12:57
12:48
13:00
12:58

Instead of waiting for the alarm I had set at 0530 my body chose to awake at 0430. This let me take advantage of the cool morning (57F) to start my run in relative comfort. Running in the total darkness was a bit unusual but once I got my stiff legs moving I fell into a nice slow pace. My target pace was 13:00/mi which is an area that puts absolutely no strain on my heart or lungs. It is the pace at which I feel like I can go forever if my legs would just stop complaining about how tired they are. With the cool temps and lower humidity this morning if felt even more so.

Lots of bunny rabbits out in the darkness of the pre-dawn. Some of them are obviously quite accustomed to human activity as I was able to get within 4-5 feet before they would hop just far enough to see that I was not going to pursue them further.

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Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments
From marion on Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:21:09

Great run! GReat paces!

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