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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.010.000.000.005.01

Probably shouldn't have run today (or any time in the past week), but I'm OCD, I admit it. I wanted that round number, and I got it. A nice, slow, agonizing 5.01 on the TM put me at 1900.01 for the year (so I could say I went OVER 1900). My sinuses are killing me, I'm producing all sorts of green stuff, I'm not sleeping, and I'm exhausted. Got my nurse to call in a Z-pak for the sinusitis, which I am now taking. So I'm going to call it a year -- literally. I'm going to bed as soon as I finish updating my log. My copy of Lore of Running arrived today and I'll read myself to sleep.

Probably should not run a step until I'm completely over this (or at least until I get some sleep). But I bet I do anyway. Not tomorrow, though. Tomorrow's my dad's 70th birthday, and it's for him. 

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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