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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 17 years now to my beautiful wife Kathleen. We have 4 wonderful kids, and I teach physics, astronomy, and earth science at Lake Land College in Mattoon, IL.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 96.75
White/black/yellow Lifetime Miles: 306.90
Saucony Cohesion 13 Lifetime Miles: 111.25
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New Balance Miles: 12.50
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I ran with Sasha, Jeff, Ted and Colby, one of Ted's ROTC cadets I think.  Ted, Colby and I turned around after 3 and headed back.  My legs were pretty sore after the race on Saturday with 11 days off beforehand and only 9 miles total the two days before.  Total time was 44:42 (7:27/mile) for 6 miles.

New Balance Miles: 6.50
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Nice run with Sasha and Jeff.  I turned around after 3 with the legs still a sore but improving.  Total time was a much slower 49:55 (8:19/mile) for 6 miles.  I was glad for the slower pace with my sore legs.  Interestingly enough it has been the hamstrings that have been the sorest.  Usually it is my quads.

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I overslept and got my run in a little later.  The legs are doing much better.  There is still some soreness, but not much.  Total time was 44:07 (7:21/mile) for 6.

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No running today.  We spent nearly the entire day in the car driving to and from Laramie, WY.  We went up to look at some apartments and signed a lease for a nice 2 bedroom place.  It was a long day.

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I got in a little bit of running to and from the car in the morning.  Most of the rest of the day was spent at the 1st (hopefully annual) BYU Astrofest.  It was an event put on by the BYU Astronomy club and Astronomy research group in commemoration of the International Year of Astronomy.  There were many booths and exhibits about telescopes, space exploration and astronomy as well as physics demos, planetarium shows, and other activities including building and launching rockets.  It was a lot of fun and free.  I was a volunteer and helped at the rocket building table, the information booth, and the life of a star exhibit.  Kathleen and Symphany spent the day going around to all of the activities and had a great time.  I would definitely recommend it if they have it next year.

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