The Quest for Boston

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Member Since:

Nov 01, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Best Post High School 5K (Nate Bruckenthal Memorial 2011): 20:28

Best half marathon (Maryland Half Marathon 2011): 1:38:02

Best 20 Miler (NCR Trail 2010): 2:34:43

First (and so far only) marathon (Baltimore 2010): 3:39:48 (nursing an overuse injury) 

Short-Term Running Goals:

I think I have a shot at qualifying for Boston if I put in the time, train for strength and speed, and avoid injury.  With the new times that may be only a distant dream.  Running is about becoming a better person and not just qualifying for Boston.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running as a part of my fitness routine after I do 4 or 5 marathons

Personal:

Married with 3 boys

College professor by day (and night a lot of times) 

My best event was the mile in high school (two decades+ ago)

Blogged about the spiritual nature of my first marathon (http://p-s-wellbeing.blogspot.com) 

Wrote a book called The Radical Transformation of Runner 1313--all profits go to charity 

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Ran 5.0 a lot faster than I had been planning.  But it felt so good and so easy.  Ran it in 37:29 but have to be careful not to get carried away running too quickly.

Then went out with my kids.  My 11 year old ran 3.1 on a local high school track.  I am trying to convince my 5 year old there is a reason we did not register him for the 5K Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving.  He did run 1/2 mile without stopping and managed to get around another 1 mile.

Hoping that the little pain in my left knee that showed up when I ran with my 5 year old goes away. 

Comments
From Burt on Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 11:34:05 from 68.225.214.248

Nice pace for the five.

From Kevin-Miler turned Marathoner on Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 13:55:22 from 98.140.204.40

Thanks, Burt. It felt great but may have been a bit much for my knees. I'll see how I feel tomorrow.

From Rye on Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 20:48:55 from 174.27.113.31

Two thumbs up for your son....

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