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
12.540.000.000.0012.54

Twelve and a half today. Not sure why it was difficult, but it was. Maybe I'm just not used to doing 12 right  now. That will change over the next few months as I add LRs back into the program. The course wasn't particularly hard; rolling but no Sherpa climbs. Went Overo to Backus to Gutensohn to Carley to Tyson Parkway. Right on Tyson to 40th. Back up 40th all the way to Falcon, with a detour over to the convenience store to get a Gatorade and energy bar (which ended up costing me $15, but that's another story). Right on Falcon to Silent Grove, through JBH and out the back, down Pump Station back to Silent Grove, and back to the house. A $10 bill in change fell out of my pocket twice; I somehow found it the first time, not the second, which is what that bar and Gatorade wound up costing $15. Anyway, hammies feel really drained right now, and I'm supposed to leave for the basketball game momentarily. Wound up with 45 plus for the week, which is the most since before Thanksgiving. Today's run was exactly twice as long as yesterday's, and took me 59:40 longer (yesterday was 58:25).

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