| 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 | | 40.75 | 0.00 | 40.75 |
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| New Balance Miles: 32.50 | Asics Miles: 8.25 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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The day off yesterday was good for my foot. I wasn't sure what the problem was, but this morning it felt like it was bruised. I slept in instead of getting up to run with the group. I got out in the late afternoon for a short run to test it out. It started off a little sore, but it felt better as I went along, and it loosened up a bit. That was encouraging. It also felt better to go faster on it. My total time was 30:07 (7:31/mile) for 4 miles. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.25 | 0.00 | 8.25 |
| I got up this morning to run with the group as usual. A funny sight was seeing Sasha with a piece of garlic in his ear that was held in place by a band-aid. Anyway, the run went pretty well. I suspected that the problem with the pain in my foot might be my Asics shoes, and the run this morning pretty much confirmed it. The pain kept getting worse throughout the run. It wasn't as bad as Saturday, and I could walk on it during the day with no problem (unlike Saturday). I don't think the cushioning is worn down too much with less than 300 miles, but the fit is not quite right. I'll try 8 miles with the New Balance tomorrow and see how it feels. I think it will be just fine. Total time for the 8 miles was 60:00 (7:30/mile). | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.25 | 0.00 | 8.25 |
| I ran with the usual group. I turned around at 4 miles and they continued on. Total time was 62:13 (7:46/mile). | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
| The foot is still bothering me so I decided to only do 6. I ran with the usual group and finished in 45:43 (7:37/mile). | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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I didn't get to bed very early and Symphany woke me up a couple of times, so I slept in. I ran later in the morning and took it easy. I did 6 in 46:42 (7:47/mile). I ran a little bit in the grass and that felt better on the foot. In college, we almost always did our interval workouts for cross country on the grass or a dirt track. We also ran on the dirt and sand trails at Indiana Dunes State Park on Saturdays. I think that helped to have a softer surface every so often rather than pounding the pavement day after day. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Another lonely run with all of my training partners running in the SLCTC racing series. I did 8 along the trail in 60:00 (7:30/mile). My foot is still sore, but I am able to run on it. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 40.75 | 0.00 | 40.75 |
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| New Balance Miles: 32.50 | Asics Miles: 8.25 |
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