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Member Since:

Aug 10, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon PR - 3:05 (3:06 at Boston)

Completed a dozen marathons and a handful of 50 mile ultras.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Consistent aerobic and strength training.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Participate in 5k and 10k races.

Personal:

I started more dedicated running and racing in my thirties. Eventually I developed symptomatic bradycardia and SVT which required a cardiac pacemaker implant and a cardiac cath ablation. It has taken a long time to get back to running consistently again. Counting my blessings and trying to remain more balanced with fitness.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	879.94

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.75	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.75

AM: Easy paced 7.25 mi run incorporating some hills (8:17 avg) + Strength training.

PM: Easy 7.5 mi run outside over a very hilly course (7:52 avg). Sunny with temps in the teens. I took the advice of my fellow bloggers and adding some clothes and g-pa's old wool mittens to my outfit. The additions made a huge difference. Thanks for the advice Dave, Jeff, and Bill!

Asics 2130 Red Miles: 7.25	2130 Orange Blue Miles: 7.50

Comments

From Jacob Flaws on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 14:28:56

Yes, wool gloves will do the trick. I got some possum-merino wool gloves in New Zealand last month, and they have worked wonders when running in the cold.

From Dave S on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 14:55:01

Glad the wool mittens helped. Way to get in the mileage.

From jtshad on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 15:11:16

Glad they helped, running with frozen fingers sucks!

From Robert on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 15:14:42

Jeff, seriously, I was a little scared for my fingers the last time it happpened. I could hardly move them and had no feeling in a couple. I ran them under warm water and it felt like it was boiling water! Definitely learned my lesson on taking the cold, wind, and wet combo serious.

From azdesertmonsoon on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 15:18:25

You have to be careful running them under water. People burn themselves because their hands are numb and they can't tell the water is scalding. The fact that you had sensation to complain about the temp means they weren't too bad.

From JimF on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 21:26:03

Nice running today. Good job on the hill work.

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