The Quest for Boston

16th Annual Towson Y Turkey Trot

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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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Going on a somewhat disrupted 7 hours sleep, I ran an easy 5K with my 11 year old so that he will be ready for the Turkey Trot on Thursday.  He is feeling a little less ready than for two 5K's last spring, but he has not been retraining for as long.  My left knee is still acting up a bit but it is less than last week.

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Ran 5 miles at evening rush hour.  So, the run was with stopping for lights.  Did not over exert myself. Ran in 41:51 (or 8:22/mile).  Feeling really good except for my left knee that continues to act up.  

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Race: 16th Annual Towson Y Turkey Trot (3.1 Miles) 00:22:32, Place overall: 48, Place in age division: 10
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So, my Gamin tells me I hit 5000m at 21:22.  The official posted race time is 22:32.  The is consistent with where my meters per second slowed down quite a bit at 5290m.  I also Google mapped the course and it came out closer to 3.3 miles.  Whatever the case, this is my best 5K official time in many years!  

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32:30 on the elliptical for 505 calories

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