| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 74.80 | 0.90 | 75.70 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.40 | 0.00 | 4.40 |
| Housing school loop plus 0.5 with my youngest. It was still windy and cool.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| It was a beautiful sunny day. I ran my Walgreens-Wabash loop plus 0.5 with my little runner. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.30 | 0.00 | 5.30 |
| It was a warm day with a nice breeze. Legs felt fine, but I think I was a bit dehydrated by the end. I ran my elementary school loop+ a little more to make it 5. I then did 0.3 with my youngest.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.80 | 0.00 | 4.80 |
| I am definitely not used to the hot weather yet. It was sunny, breezy, and humid today. I decided to run the Lincoln Prairie Grass trail for a little bit, and it was nice. That part was 4.3 miles, and then 0.5 with Izzie.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.40 | 0.00 | 5.40 |
| I ran my housing-school loop+ after a 0.5 warmup with Izzie. It was hot again today after a cool, rainy day yesterday.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.60 | 0.90 | 4.50 |
| It was another nice day with a little cooler temps than last week. We had a cold front and rain over the weekend, so I didn't get my garden started. I felt great today during the run. I even decided to do a couple faster surges. The first one was for 0.4 miles and the second was 0.5 miles. I'm guessing they were around 6:00/mile pace. They felt good. I think I could sustain them for longer, but I'm not used to that pace. I seemed to lose focus and slow down some near the end. I need to find my watch, so I can see my pace.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.80 | 0.00 | 4.80 |
| It felt great to get out for a run today. I decided to run on the Prairie Grass Trail out to the power relay station. I missed my turn in town and went an extra half mile, but it was fine. Legs felt fine and pretty smooth today.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| I did a quick elementary school loop in the afternoon. My legs started out tight and a little sore, but they loosened up.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| It was a calm day, but nice. I did my housing school loop plus. My left knee was a little sore, but it wasn't affecting my stride.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Half mile warmup with Izzie and then my Walgreens-Wabash loop. It was windy but sunny and nice today. My left knee was a little sore, but not too bad. I had my health check for work today, and all my numbers looked good.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| It was brisk today, but better than the freezing temperatures and snow yesterday. I ran my housing-school loop plus a little more to make 4 miles and then 0.5 mile cooldown with my youngest. My time for the 4 miles was 30:52 (7:43/mile). My left knee was a little sore.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| I got my second dose of the vaccine yesterday and have felt tired, achy, and feverish on and off today. It started last night. My arm is super sore too, but that is the same as the first dose. I decided to walk 3 miles. It took me 45:34 (15:11/mile).
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.70 | 0.00 | 6.70 |
| Started with 0.5 warmup with my youngest. Then I ran along the Lincoln Prairie Grass trail to the interstate and back. It was a nice run. I felt really good and no lingering effects from the vaccine except a sore arm. When I ran past the softball complex, there was a tournament going on. It was nice to see that since this town is crazy about their softball. It gives me hope that things are getting back to some sort of normal. Smelling the popcorn and hotdogs from the concession stand mixed with cigarette smoke from the stands brought me back to my childhood. This is the longest I have run in awhile. I'm hoping my knees feel okay on Monday.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Started with 0.5 warmup with my 2 youngest, and then ran my housing school loop plus a little extra to make it 4. It was a good run, and my knees felt fine. The wind was super strong from the south, which is pretty rare. It was blowing all of the petals from the crabapple blossoms into my fish pond. I have had lots of fun trying to clean all of that out.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Walgreens-Wabash loop in the early afternoon. It was cloudy but there was a break in the rain, so I got out a little earlier than usual. The temperature was in the 60s, but the humidity was really high. I felt like it was raining after a few miles.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.30 | 0.00 | 5.30 |
| It was an absolutely beautiful day and a great day for a run. I did my Elementary School Loop+LLBlvd route for 5 miles, and I added a little bit at the end. During my run I remembered there was a family moving out today that needed some help. I decided to run past and see if they still needed anything, but they were apparently all done. My legs felt fine.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 74.80 | 0.90 | 75.70 |
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