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Member Since:

Feb 19, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2:43 Marathon

1:17:45 Half Marathon

59:09 10 miles

17:15 5k

Still Running (again) after all these years

Short-Term Running Goals:

get back to it and not be a fat blob

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running my whole life

Personal:

Married 21 years- - two kids - 18 year old boy and  15 year old girl

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26.2 miles on the bike - 1 hr 45

15mph ave -

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Comments
From DaleG on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 01:52:22 from 71.199.57.238

Nice ride. Too bad we couldn't run a marathon that fast. lol

From timp on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 09:30:28 from 144.188.24.25

yeah - right on, Dale.

/how's the back?

From JG on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 10:01:54 from 71.57.246.108

That is a nice ride Tim! I am always amazed when I look at triathlon results & see people avg between 18-22 mph! I maybe maintain 18 with an all out effort over a shorter distance, but it is usually more like 14-15 for a ride! Guess I need to ride more ... maybe it has something to do with my bike being a Wal-mart blue light special, instead of a $4,000 racing machine! lol Gotta love the classic Schwinn Varsity though for $149!

That is a great follow-up to your 6 mile run ... hope that foot is holding strong.

From timp on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 10:07:07 from 144.188.24.25

Hey JG - thanks. Yeah my thirty+ year old Schwinn isn't up to par. I would love to try a decent road bike some day, but I am too cheap to foot the bill. At least I'm not riding my wife's heavy Target mountain bike anymore.

The foot is fine, I guess. Will try it later today for 2-3.

From JG on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 10:31:42 from 71.57.246.108

30 years old ...That is funny! :) A friend of mine talked me into a Century ride last year for breast cancer ... when I showed up for a training ride with her about a month before the ride, she laughed at me & told me I couldn't ride 100 miles on my old mountain bike! I went to Wal-Mart & the Varsity was on sale ... that was the last road bike I owned ... about 30 years ago ... so I got one! The difference was unbelievable.

From timp on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 10:41:33 from 144.188.24.25

yeah 100 on a mtn bike would be rough. I think what I really need is some clips or something for the pedals.

From JG on Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 10:52:06 from 71.57.246.108

Yeah ... that was the one upgrade I did to my Varsity, clips ... and they really help. I was doing Spin class a lot last year to train for St. George (and my Century) the Spin instructor recommended them. So I actually got the shoes before I had a bike for them! I highly recommend them!

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