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Location:

Bloomsburg,PA,USA

Member Since:

Sep 02, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Half Marathon: 1:34

Honestly, I need to get my PR's compiled.  This is something I started a year ago and then lost my file.  I have them on my old computer but need to dig them out.  There is still more I need to find.

Short-Term Running Goals:

February 1st: Frosty 5k
February 22nd: Run for the Cookies
April 6th: Scranton Half Marathon (with Wes)
July 19th: New York Giants Run of Champions
October: Gettysburg Half Marathon

On top of some races, need to lose some weight to get to a good competition weight and also need to get rid of all my injuries.  I would also like to drop my times

This year I would also like to hit 1000 miles during the year.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I think that eventually I would like to qualify for Boston.  That is something that weighs on me but not as bad as not completing a marathon.  Think I will take the approach of trying to complete a marathon within the next 3 years and then we will see after that.

I also want to keep dropping my times and stay competitive in age groups and get competitive overall.

Personal:

I am 29 years old, soon to be 30 and I have the best most supportive wife (Courtney) and we just had our first child (Isaac) in December.  I ran track most of high school and one year of Cross Country.  I then went to college where I ran for a year on the college team.  Since then I have been trying to get myself back on track with my running, I run more days then not but I have not been able to have one year without some type of injury.  I would really like to get back to being injury free and a competitive runner.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Guide Lifetime Miles: 219.06
Gel-Neo33 2 Lifetime Miles: 20.44
Cortana 3 Lifetime Miles: 46.88
Total Distance
3.00

I ran this in 23:00 flat which is 7:40 per mile pace.  I tried to push myself on a day after a long run to see what I had in the tank.  Tomorrow I will try to take my time.  Paces are looking okay but I want to get back down to training at about 7-7:30 training pace.  Not complaining just stating a goal of mine.  I am happy with everything the way it is.  The run today is definitely being felt in my foot, I will stretch it tonight.  Good day!

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Comments
From ACorn on Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 18:35:10 from 24.2.76.146

Not a bad pace at all. Good luck with your foot, I'm dealing with the same thing. Lots of stretching of the lower legs and some trigger point massage has helped me.

Keep up the great work!

From Steve on Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 18:54:38 from 50.29.196.135

Thanks! I have found the shoes that I bought have been helping me to stay pretty injury free. They are Saucony Kinvara's. The other thing that seems to help is the foot rocker. I got it on Amazon and it wasn't too expensive. I think I should look into the trigger point massage.

From ACorn on Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 18:57:17 from 24.2.76.146

I've been looking at that foot rocker on amazon but was skeptical. Thanks for the review, I will have to give it a shot.

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