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Nittany Valley Half Marathon

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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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Saucony Guide Lifetime Miles: 219.06
Gel-Neo33 2 Lifetime Miles: 20.44
Cortana 3 Lifetime Miles: 46.88
Sun, Dec 02, 2012
Race: Nittany Valley Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:43:54, Place overall: 139
Total Distance
13.10

This race was something else.  After the Run for the Diamonds, I thought I had hills in control.  WRONG!!!!!  This course was very hilly and the last mile was an average 2% climb with some points being 5%.  That last section was rough and really killed my time.  I haven't uploaded the Garmin yet but I expect to see my miles slow down significantly after mile 10.  For miles 1-9, I suspect I was running around 7:30-7:45 per mile pace if not faster.   

While it was a beautiful day, it was not a good race for me.  The time was my worst of a half marathon and in the end I think I hurt my foot more than what it was from the RFTD.  I went to the doctor Tuesday and he sent me for X-Rays, possible stress fracture.  The shoes are getting replaced and now I am off from running for a few weeks to see if it gets better.  Exercise bike, here I come!!!!  Low impact but high cardio for the next few weeks.  Maybe I will even do some strength training (probably should so I can make things better and stronger).

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Comments
From I Just Run on Thu, Dec 06, 2012 at 14:26:55 from 67.79.11.242

1:43 is still a very respectable time. Those type hills, at the end of a race, are brutal! Hope the foot heals up quickly.

From Steve on Thu, Dec 06, 2012 at 18:13:11 from 50.29.206.9

Thanks for the support, and the word Brutal is absolutely what it was! I hate being a debbie downer because the time was good, but for some reason my times don't seem to be good enough for me once I get them. It seems to be the theme in my competitive life.

The foot is feeling better but I still need to get my fair share of biking in!

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