Completed a dozen marathons and a handful of 50 mile ultras.
Short-Term Running Goals:
Consistent aerobic and some easy strength training.
Long-Term Running Goals:
Participate in 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 and life.
I haven't completed a race in nearly 10 years so toeing the line and getting it done was an accomplishment just itself. My goal was to run under 1:50 so stuck with that pace group and then ran the last mile as hard as possible. Didn't check my watch at all and it definitely felt better not doing so. It was a beautiful day.
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 08:40:51 from 73.228.106.104
Congratulations Bob. Happy to see you out there mixing it up!
From Bob on Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 13:25:49 from 140.248.30.1
Thanks Rob. I forgot how good it feels to be out there running with people in a shared race experience. Great to see so many young people involved too.
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