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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.100.0017.10
New Balance Miles: 6.50Asics Miles: 10.60
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

I've had a cold the past few days and finally felt okay to get out for a run.  Did 3 miles around the golf course.  It felt pretty good.  Total time was 23:57 (7:59/mile).

New Balance Miles: 3.00
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2.500.002.50

Easy stake center loop with Symphany in the stroller.  Total time was 21:13 (8:29/mile).

Asics Miles: 2.50
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.500.004.50

I went a little farther today, but it felt great.  My cold was still bothering me yesterday so I took the day off, but I felt good today.  Total time was 34:04 (7:34/mile).

Asics Miles: 4.50
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3.500.003.50

I tried a different course tonight and enjoyed it.  I ran to Wal-mart going on the back roads, and it was a nice run.  Total time was 26:39 (7:36/mile).  Met my family there for some shopping and then rode home with them.

New Balance Miles: 3.50
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.600.003.60

3/4 golf course run in the late morning.  I felt pretty good, but it was getting fairly warm.  Total time was 28:52 (8:01/mile).

Asics Miles: 3.60
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.100.0017.10
New Balance Miles: 6.50Asics Miles: 10.60
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