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
Totals
Total Distance
50.32
Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 17.75Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 19.32Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 9.14DS Racer 8 Miles: 4.11
Mon, Aug 06, 2012
Total Distance
5.42

930PM: Back late last night from vacation. Incredibly sore from my initial wake-boarding experience. I turned 40 last week which is probably 10 yrs too late to take up that hobby. Moderate easy run on a very warm evening. Supposed to reach near 106 degrees tomorrow so I'll have to make sure that I run early.

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 5.42
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Tue, Aug 07, 2012
Total Distance
12.63

630AM: Easy run. Temp 75 degrees. 

Noon: Easy run. 93 degrees. Ran O & B from Muni Park to Barber Park. Super hot. No really, it was hot. It was so hot that I burned myself trying to get a drink from the stainless steel drinking fountain.  

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 7.06Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 5.57
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Wed, Aug 08, 2012
Total Distance
9.14

6AM: Easy + speed (10 x 100m strides). Hips & left hammie are incredibly stiff and sore. Could not get going at all this morning. I attribute most of that to the double yesterday but my recent weight gain can't be helping either. I've definitely been consuming anything I wanted this past month.....and then some. No ice cream or candy for the next couple of months. 

Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 9.14
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Thu, Aug 09, 2012
Total Distance
4.11

Noon: 85 degrees; Hill workout on MR trails. Tried some different trails today. Hips/hammie felt much better after a good night's sleep and some stretching. I was able to go a bit faster on the downhill today. Quads are starting to come into shape. Almost went too fast on a really steep and rocky section. Stumbled forward for a bit and almost ended up doing a front somersault. I was able to catch my footing right before going off a ledge. Had a run in w/ another mt biker that refused to yield on the single track trail as required. I wanted to give him a hip check but I settled for wishing him a horrible syphillitic death.

DS Racer 8 Miles: 4.11
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Fri, Aug 10, 2012
Total Distance
5.27

630AM: Awful run that I cut short. Felt drained and sore in the hips. I feel like sleeping for two days and wiping the slate clean. Gotta work through this because time is getting short. 

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 5.27
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Sat, Aug 11, 2012
Total Distance
13.75

9pm: 85 degrees & no wind. Started off pretty good but my hips / groin really started aching after mile 7. Not a good run at all. Don't know what to do other than keep doing what I'm doing. I'm not overtrained just weak. Maybe I need to get back to a couple days of weight training?

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 13.75
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Totals
Total Distance
50.32
Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 17.75Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 19.32Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 9.14DS Racer 8 Miles: 4.11
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