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February 2008

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Location:

IL,USA

Member Since:

Oct 23, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

800 - 2:03 - 1999 Mid-Con. Championships - Kansas City, MO

1500 - 4:12 - 1999 Mid-Con. Championships - Kansas City, MO

Mile(indoors) - 4:34 - 2000 NIFS track - Indianapolis, IN

3-mile - 18:04 - 2021 Broadway Bolt, Mattoon, IL

5K - 16:59(split) - 1998 Mid-Con. CC Championships, Chicago, IL; 17:33 - 1995 Charger Classic, Crawfordsville, IN

8K - 26:52 - 1998 Indiana Intercollegiates - West Lafayette, IN

10K - 37:28 - 1998 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional - Terre Haute, IN

Ran in the 2002 Hood-to-Coast Relay.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back into shape and lower my running times (5K and 10K in particular).

Run a half marathon and possibly a marathon.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Still be running 20+ years from now.

Personal:

I ran cross country and track in high school in good old Indiana and at Valparaiso University in college. I've been married for 14 years now to my beautiful wife Kathleen. We have 3 wonderful kids, and I teach physics, astronomy, and earth science at Lake Land College in Mattoon, IL.

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It felt good to run today.  The toe wasn't a problem at all.  The ice under the bridges was difficult, but I didn't fall or anything.  It was an easy 3 along the trail at 7:53/mile.

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About a half mile of running to and from the church for the basketball game.  We lost again, but I played much better.  Got some good running in going up and down the court.  I'm not nearly as sore today as I was last time.

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Just three easy miles along the trail.  It was nice and warm today.  Pace was about 7:09/mile.  I just got a fancy new watch so my half mile splits were approximately 3:40, 3:42, 3:39, 3:34, 3:26, 3:24.

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I've been really bad lately about getting out and running.  I just haven't made the time.  I'm going to change that next week.  I would like to do the Rex Lee Run here in Provo in March, so I need to get some base in before then.

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Cold morning run with Sasha, Ted, and James?? on the trail.  I turned around at 2 miles and finished up with 4 at 30:19 for a pace of around 7:34/mile.  The extra 0.25 was from running to Sasha's house.

I felt pretty good except for the last mile or so.  I just run out of gas in the morning.

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Easy, afternoon run along the trail.  Three miles at 7:06/mile pace.  It felt pretty good.  I was pushing the pace a little bit, but I should slow down a little since I am only trying to build base.  Splits were 3:42, 3:39, 3:35, 3:29, 3:26 and 3:25.

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Evening run along the trail.  Pace was about 7:09/mile.  I felt pretty good.  I pushed the pace a little for the first two miles and then slowed down for the next half.  Splits 3:37, 3:32, 3:38, 3:28, 3:39, and 3:32.

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Just 2 miles along the trail because I have a basketball game tonight.  I took it easier on the pace, and it felt good.  The pace was around 7:26/mile with splits of 3:49, 3:50, 3:40, and 3:32.

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Wet, rainy, snowy 4 miles along the trail.  I saw a big group of runners on the way back.  They looked like a team of some kind.  I tried to keep the pace relaxed and controlled for a total time of 29:12, which equates to a pace of 7:18/mile.  I plan to go a little longer tomorrow.  Legs feel fine and that pace feels comfortable enough.  Splits were 3:47, 3:41, 3:37, 3:39, 3:43 (turnaround), 3:40, 3:40, and 3:25.  I think the last half is a little short because the time is always faster with what feels like the same amount of effort.

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It was a beautiful day.  It's always nice to run without a hat.  There were a lot of people along the trail today taking advantage of the warmer weather.  It was an easy 5 at about 7:16/mile pace for a time of 36:21.  I felt pretty good.  I was starting to tire out towards the end, but it still felt good.  Splits were 3:50, 3:47, 3:40, 3:36, 3:34, 3:36, 3:35, 3:36, 3:36, and 3:28.

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Five easy miles along the trail.  It was nice and sunny.  Great weather for running.  Time was 36:26 for about 7:17/mile pace.  Mile splits were 7:19, 7:17, 7:15, 7:20, and 7:14.

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Four easy miles along the trail with 8x100m strides in the middle with 100m rest in between.  I had to do it in the evening so it was dark.  I don't like running on the trail in the dark.  I'm always afraid I will twist an ankle or fall, especially going under the bridges.  Pace was a little slower at 7:20/mile, but I attribute that to the dark.  Splits were 7:27, 7:09 (a little fast), 7:19, and 7:26.  I felt pretty good overall.

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Easy 4 along the trail.  I felt tired and sluggish until about 1.5 and then felt okay.  Time was 29:30 for around 7:22/mile.  Splits were 7:33, 7:28, 7:21, and 7:06.

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It was a beautiful sunny day here in Provo.  I started out with a long sleeve t-shirt over my short sleeve one, but took it off about halfway through.  I felt really good for the 6 miles, and it is the longest I have run in a long time.  The total time wa 44:20 for a pace of around 7:23/mile.  I tried to slow it down for the first few and then just ran by feel.  Splits were 3:48, 3:49, 3:45, 3:42, 3:39, 3:40, 3:46 (turn-around and taking off my shirt), 3:37, 3:38, 3:40, 3:42, and 3:30.

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