Getting back to Boston

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Location:

Fort Smith,AR,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Dec. 5, 2009 -- St. Jude Memphis Marathon, 3:31:56. Boston qualifier for 2011. Two-time Boston finisher. 19 marathons so far in 10 states, Canada, Germany, England and Sweden. Next up: London (4/25/17)

5K -- 21:57; 10K -- 45:54; 20K-- 1:42:39, Half -- 1:39:30. All subject to improvement. Maybe. Or maybe not.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Short-term: Just get my motivation back and go from there

Long-Term Running Goals:

A lot of marathons, and other distances, slowly.

Personal:

Physician assistant/hospitalist, divorced since December 2010, one child (son). Ran high school track, took 10 years off, ran a 15K on my 25th birthday, took off next 21 years.

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Wed, Aug 24, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
9.25	2.11	0.00	0.00	11.36

Morning workout consisting of some XT followed by easy 5.25 on the mill. Going back tonight for 6 or so with some hard progression.

I'm finally starting to feel like I'm going to be ready for TOU. My body feels like a marathon body again. About time, I'd say.

Body felt a little older when I went back this evening to finish the double. Really, really stiff. In spite of that, started to push the pace at about 4 miles and I'm pretty sure it was down around MP, although wasn't wearing a watch to confirm it. Did 81 laps, 6.11 miles, then got in the whirlpool. Again.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From Laputka on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 23:38:26 from 98.202.142.68

I saw your post on the Forum about TOU. I've done it 3 times and there really isn't much to to say that hasn't been said. However, I see you are in Arkansas, are you able to do any significant downhill running? I looked up the elevation of AR and saw that half the state is at 55 feet. TOU begins at 5600 and ends at 4500. This gentle downhill marathon can hammer your quads after 18 miles if you're not used to it and maybe the altitude might be an issue too.

Like the other's have said, I find the final few miles very challenging as you twist and turn through town, it's hot and there are a lot of cars in gridlock making it much hotter. The first two thirds of this marathon is a slice of heaven, be sure to save a little for the end, it's a stark contrast to the beginning. This race is very well organized and I think you will be impressed.

From Spiderpig on Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 13:39:52 from 99.98.80.83

It's true that half of Arkansas is flat, but I live in the other half. Plenty of hills around here, one of which I live atop. I handled the downhills at Boston just fine. No idea how I'll handle that kind of altitude, but nothing I can do about it, so I just show up and try not to turn blue :)

From Laputka on Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 21:59:13 from 98.202.142.68

I'm looking forward to reading your race report. I hope you run well and have a nice experience in Utah.

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