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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
20.30
Saucony Guide Miles: 20.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
5.00

Not to bad of a run.  I tied my shoes tighter and it seemed to help for some of the run.  I am trying to get this PF to go away.  It will sooner or later.

Saucony Guide Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
2.25

Today was 9x400.  I had to run it on the treadmill again, I set it at 1:20 for the first 8 and then about 1:17 for the last one.  My foot was feeling better today so that is a plus.  Now I just need to keep the stretching going and hopefully it will work it out.

Saucony Guide Miles: 2.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
3.00

Saucony Guide Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
10.05

I ran this in 1:16.54 which is 7:39 pace.  I felt pretty good, there were a couple tight things and my PF was irritated for part of the run.  I pushed through and it feels okay now.  I am just glad that I can still run longer distances since I have been doing shorter things and have not been doing many long runs.  I really turned on the power the last 4 miles, I wanted to see what I could do.  Today was supposed to be a 15k race but I haven't done a long run so I chose a long run with a nice pick up at the end.

Saucony Guide Miles: 10.05
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
20.30
Saucony Guide Miles: 20.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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