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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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I hope I'm just being overly cautious here, but better to be overly cautious at this point, I think. Went out for a planned 12-miler this afternoon after the baseball game (which Hogs won 17-16 on a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth). It was warm, windy and humid. Didn't push the pace real hard, but didn't just jog either. Ran one loop to Shiloh, came back to the houe to get a drink, make a pitstop and change shirts, and was setting out to duplicate the same loop. On Camino Real, though, sensed trouble. I had a new pain in my right foot, really the right heel, that I've never had before. Didn't feel right. Don't remember twisting the ankle or anything, although the last mile of the first loop I had to run in the grass a lot due to heavy traffic on Silent Grove. Anyway, tried to see if I could walk it out, and it did stop hurting after 100 yards or so. Tried to run again, and the discomfort soon returned. I wouldn't even call it a pain, really, just a niggle that didn't feel right. So I shut it down and walked back through JBH to the house. I'll go soak it shortly and elevate it just to make sure.

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