I just felt like running

December 03, 2008

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Location:

Decatur,AL,

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

17 Marathons and 10 Ultramarathons Completed

Black Warrior 50k 2006 2nd Overall - 4:14

Country Music Marathon 2006 - 2:58:06

Hot to Trot 8hr - 51.34 miles (1st overall)

Boston Marathon 2001: 3:22:32 (painful!)

PRs:

1 mile: 5:36

5K: 18:18

10K:37:26

1/2M: 1:26:13

Marathon: 2:58:06

Short-Term Running Goals:

1. Requalify for Boston Marathon (@ Rocket City 2008 or Grandma's 2009)

2. Run some fun point-to-point adventure runs

Long-Term Running Goals:

PR in Marathon

Complete Badwater 135 and Western States 100

Personal:

Born 1972 in north central Wisconsin

Married for 11 yrs to very supportive non-running wife. Two children : Fiona, 5 (in picture) and Elliott (10 months)

Co-Race Director of Delano Park 12 Hour Run (www.delano12.com) and Spirit of America 5 miler (www.spirit5mile.com). President of River City Runners (www.rivercityrunners.org)

3 cats and 1 dog (chocolate lab)

In high school, I was an slightly overweight , badly asthmatic J.V. cross country runner. I enjoyed being part of the team but never excelled. The summer after my freshman year in college I decided to run a marathon. 6 weeks later I ran a 3:11 at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth (1991) and I was hooked on long distance running where my asthma wasn't as much of a factor.

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Miles:	This week:	16.40	Month:	0.40	Year:	1715.94

Mon, Aug 18, 2008

Easy Miles Threshold Miles Marathon Pace Miles Track speed mileage Hill mileage Total

3.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.60

Hadn't run in almost a week due to work and family obligations. It was good in that I really needed a breat to heal up completely.

I got a little excited in my run- combination of ipod playlist, good weather, and a pent-up desire to run. I did a 7:10 mile and then a 6:30 paced quarter mile. My hamstring started to tighten so I backed it off..

It felt the best it has since my 8hr run.

This evening its sore.

Comments

From Nevels on Aug 21, 2008 at 13:06:58

Good to see you're back at it. What's your next race?

From schotz on Aug 23, 2008 at 21:57:32

Just some short stuff. Depot Days. Maybe big Spring jam. I'll likely do Dizzy Fifties - all you crazy fast runners will be at Pinhoti so maybe it will be a little less competitive. I may throw in another ultra before Rocket City but I'll have to wait and see.

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