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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
Totals
Total Distance
33.75
Kinvara 4 Miles: 33.75
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Mon, Aug 19, 2013
Total Distance
3.00

Kinvara 4 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Aug 20, 2013
Total Distance
3.50

Kinvara 4 Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Aug 21, 2013
Total Distance
3.00

Kinvara 4 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Aug 22, 2013
Total Distance
5.25

Nice 5 mile tempo run today.  Felt pretty good considering my shoulder has been hurting for over a week now.  But this felt right.  I am starting to get some fear creep going on in my brain.  This week's long run is a 20 miler and I am dreading running it.  I start getting my doubts when I get to lengths like these.  

 I am pretty sure that I can finish this 20 miler and then it is a few simple workouts before the marathon.  I know that I will get major fear creep once I am thinking about the marathon.  The mind is a powerful tool and it can really mess with you if you let it and it always does with me come marathon time.  (Not to mention all of the injuries I have faced over the last few years)

Kinvara 4 Miles: 5.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Aug 24, 2013
Total Distance
19.00

So this was supposed to be a 20 miler and it ended up being a 19 miler.  I met up with an old work buddy at mile 10 and he said he had 8 to go.  Then we proceeded to run together for the majority of my run.  However, he took me up some killer hills and while I felt good until mile 15-16, it all went down hill from there.  I ended up needing to run up another hill to get home and struggled.  I ened up walking and jogging the last 2-3 miles.  I think that with proper hydration and some gels I should be able knock this thing out in a few weeks.  I had some concern about only getting 19 miles but the guy I ran with said he only ran 18 before his first marathon. 

Confidence is back up but I am still a little scared.  Good thing I have 2 weeks of cutting back and that should make things nice.  Nothing is stopping me know, I am going to nail this and be done with it.  The other plus is the guy from work is going to run this marathon and do it at a much slower pace so if I start to die, he can motivate me to keep going.  Good news all around.

Kinvara 4 Miles: 19.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Total Distance
33.75
Kinvara 4 Miles: 33.75
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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