Getting back to Boston

January 02, 2026

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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Today was supposed to be an SRD due to the work schedule: Off at 5 a.m., few hours of sleep, back to work at noon, work until midnight. Which is almost how it worked. But tonight was light, I got to leave at 11:20, I felt pretty good considering I'd worked 23.5 of the past 31 hours. and there were still a few minutes of Friday left. So I make a quick store stop for catfood and a few other things, got home at 11:50, put up the groceries, changed clothes and went out the door at 11:59. Voila! No more SRD.

Cold front blew through today/tonight while I was at work, not sure which. So now it's breezy and COOL -- like mid-40s. Felt wonderful. Put on a long-sleeved tech shirt and shorts; didn't need the sleeves. Barely needed the headband. I kept the run to 3.2 because I did work 23.5 of the last 31 hours and need some sleep, but the run went well. Pace was low-9ish. Even attacked the hill on Duncan pretty well.

Tempted to sleep with window open, but won't. Get a shower and a snack, hit the rack, get ready for 12 more hours tomorrow. Not sure which hours that will be, as I may need to cover for someone who may not be able to come in, but whatever. I can get a short morning run in regardless.

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