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
Total Distance
43.01
Wave Rider 12(3) Miles: 13.45Nike LunaRacer +2 Miles: 13.01Brooks Launch (Black/Green) Miles: 10.25Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 6.30
Total Distance
9.01

9PM: Didn't sleep very well so I put my run off until this evening. One of the nicest evenings in quite a while, temp near 40 w/ little to no wind. General aerobic run w/ 10 x 100m strides (6:50ish pace).  A pretty good workout and I felt like I could have gone much longer and run much harder- but that's pretty normal for a Monday. 

Wave Rider 12(3) Miles: 9.01
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Total Distance
13.01

8PM: Another weekday half marathon in the dark.  I know I keep saying this but this running in the dark thing is really starting to wear on my psyche.  It's almost as bad as running on the TM.  I guess I could remedy this by running right after work but I'm really not brave enough to get home from work and then take off on a 13M run. 

Nike LunaRacer +2 Miles: 13.01
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Total Distance
4.44

Noon: Solved my phobia of running in the dark w/ a midday run near the office.  It was supposed to be a short recovery run after last night's medium long run but I got an itch to run up Shaw Mtn. Rd just to remind myself of what I'd be in for next month.  Ran it very slow on the way up and took it easy on the way down.  Message received- I need to a) shed more lbs; and b) do more hill/strength training.

Wave Rider 12(3) Miles: 4.44
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Total Distance
10.25

545AM:  Got a really good night's sleep.  Planned on running outside but all of my outside gear was in the wash.  The training plan called for 11M general aerobic run but I could not hang.  Felt good but not great. 3 of my kids are fighting colds and I'm starting on one myself. Luckily, I'm still taking an antibiotic for my root canal and its helped me to ward off the worst of what would likely be a nasty sore throat and congestion. 

Funny anecdote: Told my dad that I wanted to drop 20 lbs before my marathon in June and he said that if I'm successful he'd buy me a nice dress to celebrate.  That's the funny thing about runners.  To the "layperson," we don't look overweight. But most of us non-elites constantly do battle with the feeling that we are.  We say, "If I could just drop another 5 or 10 lbs I would feel so much better when I run."  Then we reach that goal and realize that, big surprise, running is still taxing.  So we vow to drop some more weight and the cycle repeats itself.  I guess this could qualify as a type of psychosis.  But so long as I'm cognizant of that fact and its rooted in efficiency rather than vanity it's not as much of a problem, right?   

Brooks Launch (Black/Green) Miles: 10.25
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Total Distance
6.30

830PM:  Easy recovery run on the TM. Started slow and finished strong. Tomorrow's long run is going to require some logistical gymnastics. My wife is in the hospital and returning home tomorrow so it may be difficult to sneak away until the late evening. 

Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 6.30
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Total Distance
43.01
Wave Rider 12(3) Miles: 13.45Nike LunaRacer +2 Miles: 13.01Brooks Launch (Black/Green) Miles: 10.25Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 6.30
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