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Location:

Mooresville,NC,

Member Since:

May 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

2007 Highlights:  Litchfield Road Race (7.1) in 58:36

2008 Highlights:  New Jersey Marathon in 4:12, Bay State Marathon in 3:10:30

2009 Highlights:  Boston Marathon in 3:13:26, Litchfield Road Race in 49:30, New Haven 20k in 1:25:03, Bay State Marathon in 3:09:09

2010 Highlights:  Bradley 10k in 39:58, Litchfield Road Race in 48:06, New Haven 20k in 1:23:59, Ghost Trail 1/2 Marathon in 1:29:12 (trail), Philadelphia Marathon in 3:06:59

2011 Highlights:  Litchfield Road Race in 47:44, Ghost Trail 1/2 Marathon in 1:28:35, Goshen Turkey Trot in 40:46, Jingle Bell 5k in 19:05

2012 Highlights:  Finished Boston Marathon in 3:41:59 in 89 degree heat, broke the top 100 in Litchfield Road Race (82nd), 1st Place (overall) in Solstice 5k, Hogsback 1/2 in 1:29:36, and bq'd in Bay State Marathon (3:14:20).

Personal Records

1-mile:  5:39/track (2008)

5k:  19:05/Jingle Bell (2011)

10k:  39:58/road race (2010)

20k:  1:23:59 (2010/New Haven)

1/2 marathon:  1:28:35 (2011/Ghost Trail)

marathon:  3:06:59 (2010/Philly)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub-3:05 marathon in Fall

Sub-1:23 in New Haven 20k

Sub-46 min in Litchfield RR

Sub-19 in 5k

Sub-5:30 in mile

Upcoming Races: 

     TBD

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

sub-3hr marathon

sub-5:15 min mile

become a competitive master's runner

win age division in smaller marathon

 

Personal:

Married w/six daughters (9 year age span)

Pastor a church in NC

Enjoy travel and recreation with family

Began running in November of 2007

 

 
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Miles:This week: 24.00 Month: 90.00 Year: 1425.00
Barefoot Lifetime Miles: 114.25
K12- Black Lifetime Miles: 401.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 1) Lifetime Miles: 341.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 2) Lifetime Miles: 366.00
Kinvara 14 Neon Lifetime Miles: 388.00
Kinvara 14/teal Lifetime Miles: 520.50
Kinvara Blue/red Lifetime Miles: 377.00
Kinvara 15 (blue/grey) Lifetime Miles: 238.50
Kinvara 14 Green Lifetime Miles: 280.00
Fri, Oct 28, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.008.500.000.009.50

Dilemma...would like to get at least one 20-miler in before the Philly Marathon in three weeks.  Decided to take off yesterday to see if the blister would dry out for a distance run to be more tolerable.  Got up today, laced up, and the blister feels exactly the same.  Within a mile of running the forefoot was already burning.  Realizing 2.5 hours on the foot was not going to happen, I shifted gears quickly and decided to just run hard for an hour through the hills.  If it's going to hurt, might as well get as far as I can in a limited amount of time on the foot- mind over matter!  Did 8.5 w/an overall pace of 6:58- fastest mile (6) in 6:40, slowest mile (3) in 7:29, and last 1.5 miles @ 6:55 pace before jogging the final mile slowly back to the house- 9.5 miles total and hope to get a 20-miler in on Sunday or Monday- we'll see. 

Asics Dc-racer Miles: 9.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 14:57:35 from 155.100.226.53

Have you tried soaking your feet in epsom salt? That always seems to help really expedite how quick blisters will heal.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 17:51:22 from 24.22.239.183

It sounds gross, but I clip a good size hole in mine to drain them(that way they don't fill up again like they do if you just use a pin or something)and then dry them out with a hair dryer(on cool of course). Within a day or two the area should toughen up. Your mileage may vary.

From rockness18 on Tue, Nov 01, 2011 at 13:55:48 from 69.183.244.106

thanks guys...things are progressing. My major problem was that the entire area of skin (size of a silver dollar) was completely ripped off. No protection to the tender area whatsoever. However, a couple forced days off this weekend helped significantly and I almost had a pain-free run today.

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