Winning Back What I Lost

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Location:

Meridian,ID,US

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

5K Beat Coach Pete Fun Run Boise, ID- 21:13(2009)

Meridan Barn Sour Days 10k, Meridian, ID- 41:32(2012)

Famous Potato Half Marathon, Boise, ID- 1:30:40 (2012)

Utah Valley Marathon, Provo, UT- 3:20:14 (2011)

Athlinks profile here.

Garmin Connect profile here.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2014 Racing Schedule and Goals:

-Get healthy

-St. George Marathon, October 4, 2014, St. George, UT

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run at least one marathon every year until I buy the farm.

Qualify for Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Started running in November 2007 to get fit. Now I'm back almost to square one after back surgery. I did it once and I'll do it again.

"In truth, runners don't race other runners. They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares. And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better." Running for His Life by Michael Hall.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
New Balance MR 1400 Lifetime Miles:						392.77
Saucony Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles:						424.41
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles:						438.89
Saucony Ride 5 Lifetime Miles:						235.68
Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Lifetime Miles:						282.52
Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Lifetime Miles:						181.17
Hoka Clifton (Blue)(2) Lifetime Miles:						164.15

Tue, Jul 14, 2009

Total Distance

9.97

645AM: Hit my snooze a couple of times and I almost didn't get up. I started making bargains w/ myself that I'd run 10M this evening. After about 5-10 mins of internal debate I finally rose and quickly got on the road. 3.8 slow, easy miles. About a 60% effort was all that I could muster this morning. Same stomach issues as yesterday which dissuaded me from venturing too far from home.

Still having problems w/ my GPS (Garmin) watch shutting down for no discernible reason. I keep forgetting to do the 'hard reset.' I'll do it after I post this entry and see if it solves the problem.

8PM: Temp in the upper 80's; 2.5M fast miles at the start and then some slow, easy miles to finish it up as I got dehydrated and fatigued; I wanted to stretch the run out a little longer but as is often the case, time wasn't on my side. Mick Jagger is full of it!

Wave Rider 12 Miles: 3.80	Wave Rider 12(2) Miles: 6.17

Comments

From jtshad on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:22:47 from 204.134.132.225

Good job winning the argument with yourself to get up and out the door. Sorry about the stomach issues.

As for the Garmin, hopefully the hard reset will help. My buddies failed just due to the stress on the units internals when he tightens the band...he had to buy a new one. Hopefully this is not your issue.

BTW, nice new pic...from Fit for Life HM?

From Neil on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:36:16 from 164.165.24.5

Yep, that's the finish line at home plate in Hawks Stadium. You can't really tell from the pic but I'm really kicking hard. ;) Just completed the reset. We'll see if it works tonight.

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