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Location:

Falkville,Al,USA

Member Since:

May 17, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

6 ultramarathon's completed

43 miles in 9 hours

Short-Term Running Goals:

50 miles

100 miles?

Long-Term Running Goals:

 

 

Run a ultramarathon Done 12/31/09

Run a 50 miler

Run a 100 miles

 

 

 

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Wed, Oct 01, 2008
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0.004.200.000.004.20

I woke up this morning ,dropped off the kids at school and ate a small breakfast. A cool front is coming through this morning and there is a pretty stiff breeze out of the north.

It took forever to get warmed up this morning and the entire run I felt like BOTH my harmstrings were going to pull at any second.After a warm up my first mile was a 7:50. Stopped and stretched my hamy's but they seemed tighter after I got back going?? The next two miles were at a slower pace and the last was a 7:18.(yay me!!)

I'm still trying to drop some pounds. Current weight is 196. I ran a 5k in August at 205lb's and the time was 26:47 :(  I ran another 5k in September at 198lb's and the time was 24:39 :) Losing weight makes me feel like a different runner. It is amazing!

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Comments
From Lucia on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 11:19:16

Nice running Mike! I hope your hamstrings get better soon. I'm right there with you on the weight loss, keep on running, add some fast intervals and, since you're a man, you'll lose weight without even thinking about it :)

From mikemac on Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 15:54:39

Thanks Lucia! Sorry about your injury, I know that you will be back running in no time. I'm a little confused,is it easier to lose weight if you are a man?

From Bob Anderton on Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 23:12:07

Hey Mike, just found your blog. I've been out of town for a few days so I'm just catching up. Great job on getting it started and for hitting the road so regularly! It ought to be easier for men to lose weight due to having more muscle mass burning it, but our appetites seem to compensate. :)

From mikemac on Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 00:16:01

Thanks for helping me Bob!!The blog has helped me with my mileage. After all... I've got to have something to write about.

From schotz on Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 21:03:10

good job on listening to hamstrings. Slowing done and getting them good and warm and then stretching is a good move.

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