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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Sun, Jun 12, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	10.05	0.00	0.00	10.05

This was a great morning. Another 10-miler on my own in hilly north Baltimore. I ran a 1:19:06 or a 7:52 pace. Still working on what I need to do to run the course next week as lose to 1:10 as possible but I have some hope I may get there.

Today's food diary below...

A few extra notes...bad form but napping was during mass (I did a hard run ahead of time and the priest was not the most dynamic). Went to HonFest and got some extra cals there (and sweated off some water as well).

Water and almonds pre-run

Orange juice
Pineapple & pomegranate juice
3 crepes--peach and cherry preserves 
Banana with peach preserves  

Pepsi
2 veggie dogs with bleu cheese, mustard, and ketchup on a roll
Cinnamon and honey in Greek yogurt 
Pickle 

Chocolate ice cream at Hon Fest	
Iced tea at Hon Fest

Red wine 
Pepsi 
Potato chips
Olives
Pickle 
Stromboli--ham, cheese, chard, onion

1 Fruit Bar

Comments

From Claudio on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 00:03:09 from 208.125.72.237

Hey Kevin, I will probably be shooting for something around that same time, depending on the temps (forecast of 90 and sunny right now), so probably our best bet for meeting up is right after the finish line or soon after at the food area. Last year 70 minutes made top 50. I will be looking for you if I make it. My bib # is 1149, don't know yet what shirt I'm going to wear but I'll let you know so if you spot me just say hi and I'll do the same... good luck!

From Kevin-Miler turned Marathoner on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 04:41:05 from 98.140.204.40

I also got my number today--1486. I ran the course and think that running 1:12 would still be a satisfactory time. 1:10 is still a long shot for me, but I have to go out with the fastest pace group because 1:15 would be a bit of a disappointment for me it unless the weather conditions are really bad.

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