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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
19.00
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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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Total Distance
5.00

Good run today. 8:15 per mile.  Feeling better then yesterday.  Really getting into the swing of things.  Hope I can keep this up.

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Total Distance
4.00

I ran a mile warmup, 2 miles at about 14:40 or so, and then 1 mile cool down.

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Total Distance
7.00

Ran this in 8:09 pace.  This was a successful run.  Felt great and stayed consistent.

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Total Distance
19.00
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