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

Thu, Jan 13, 2011

Total Distance

6.70

635AM: Easy run. It was warmer this morning so I wanted to get back outside. Little did I know that we had some freezing rain last night. Made it difficult to get any push-off. Slippery enough to feel it in every stride but not so slippery that it made you fall down. It would be interesting to calculate the actual resistance benefit of running on ice. It's got to be similar to a 2-3% grade.

Wave Rider 12(3) Miles: 6.70

Comments

From Court on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 13:46:01 from 204.228.205.14

Must have been slicker up where you live. I didn't notice the ice at all -- But I still ran slow.

From Neil on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 13:57:41 from 164.165.24.5

Hmmm, that is odd. Not sure if it was freezing rain or rain that froze later on in the evening.

BTW, I wanted to pick your brain re: your success dropping a lot of weight recently. Would you attribute it to running faster (higher intensity) miles? Obviously, diet (total calories) controls a lot of it but I can't help but notice that your weight loss seemed to coincide with the change in your training regimen. IYO, are you running faster b/c you're lighter or are you lighter b/c you're running faster? Any insights?

From Court on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 16:53:28 from 204.228.205.14

I definitely think I'm running faster because I'm lighter. Although currently I'm feeling fat and slow, but that's just a funk I'm in right now.

From Neil on Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 00:09:01 from 71.37.166.107

Interesting. I ask only b/c I read something recently in RW regarding the increased benefits of higher intensity training. Supposedly, you burn up to 10 more calories per minute, per mile if you run a 7 min/mi pace v. 10 min/mi pace.

From Court on Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 15:35:19 from 204.228.205.14

Yes, but if you add up those calories, it only gets you to a cheeseurger. And since you and I both know that we are capible of downing three of them ...

From Neil on Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 17:22:04 from 71.37.166.107

This is true.

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