| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 27.38 | 0.72 | 28.10 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| It has been rainy the past few days and apparently will be rainy the rest of the week, but I was able to get out between storms. I did my Walgreens-Wabash loop in 32:25 (7:12/mile). I got some new shoes and was able to try those out today. They felt great.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| It has been more humid and hot. I wanted to try running in my old shoes to see how it felt. It has definitely been contributing to some of the little aches and pains in my legs. I did my housing school loop plus for 5 miles in 37:05 (7:25/mile). I then ran 0.5 with my youngest in 6:47.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.78 | 0.72 | 4.50 |
| I did a repeat of my workout from last Thursday with the 0.72 mile loop in the housing addition as a tempo run. I had my new shoes on, and it felt really smooth. I felt a little more tired than the previous week, but my time was 4:16 for a 5:56/mile pace. It didn't feel quite as sustainable as last week, but it feels like some progress. It was hotter today, and I had just mowed the neighbor's yard and my yard before my run. By the time I finished the 4.5 miles, I was pretty tired. Total time was 31:52 (7:05/mile).
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| I got out for a quick three in between thunderstorms. I didn't bother with the watch. It felt good, but the top of my right foot and the arch on my left foot have been sore the last few days.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Once again, I got out between storms. I ran in the early afternoon. It has been cooler the last few days with the clouds but super humid. I haven't been rained on, but it feels like I have with the humidity. I was planning on going 5, but I was tired. My legs just didn't want to go. Total time was 29:41 for 7:25/mile. It didn't feel like that fast. I felt like I was dragging along by the middle and all the way to the end.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.60 | 0.00 | 6.60 |
| It was another late afternoon/early evening run. The humidity was still super high. I decided to run a loop, get a drink, and then run another loop. I did the 3 mile elementary school loop in 22:21 or 7:27/mile. I was going to just do another 2.5 but ended up going farther. I ran my 3.6 mile Odd Fellows-Walgreens loop in 25:31 (7:05/mile). I really liked getting a drink in the middle of the run. I pushed the pace during the last half of the second loop to try to beat 26 minutes. Both runs felt good. I wore my new shoes for the first loop, but I think they are making my left foot hurt. Not sure why. I switched shoes for the second loop.
There was a race in town today that I seriously thought about running. After looking at the times for the 5K, I really wish I had run it. I think I could have won it even at my fitness level. The winning time was only 18:46. The 10K was a bit more competitive though.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 27.38 | 0.72 | 28.10 |
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