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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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Still haven't run since Sunday.  I am trying to rest this calf.  I thought just calf pain, but I think in the end it was a small strain.  Have spent a lot of time heating, icing, tiger balming.  You name it, I have done it.  I have a little over a week to go, haven't run and am not sure what to do.  I am thinking of skipping the 10-miler this weekend and maybe trying for 3 or 4 and then easing back in next week.  I just hope that I can get this squared away before next weekend.  I am really considering running it regardless and possibly taking a few Alieve right before the start.  I really need o do it this time, no excuses.  I am thinking I am there.  I was not able to find any treatment plans for this on the net, so I think I will keep doing this and be careful.

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Biked 9.66 miles.  Things are feeling a little better.  I think that this could be worked out by race time.  Just got to keep doing the heating and icing and compression sock.  I will stay hopeful that this will work itself out!

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