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Decatur,AL,

Member Since:

Jan 27, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

New blog at http://runkeeper.com/user/schotz/

Short-Term Running Goals:

2010 Race Schedule:

6/5: Eurocross 5K/8K

7/17: HTC Twilight Run 5K

8/7: Hot to Trot 8 Hour (Atlanta)

9/18: Hartselle Depot Days 5K

9/25: Elkmont Rails to Trails 10K

10/16 Liz Hurley 5K

10/24: Stone Steps 50K (Cincinnati,OH)

11/13: Chickamauga Battle Field Marathon (TN)

12/4: Frosty Freeze 5K (Decatur)

12/31: Recover 50K (Huntsville)

Long-Term Running Goals:

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Personal:

Born 1972 in north central Wisconsin

Married for 11 yrs to very supportive non-running wife. Two children : Fiona, 6 (in picture) and Elliott (2 yrs)

Co-Race Director of Delano Park 12 Hour Run (www.delano12.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:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Ohana Racers Lifetime Miles:						232.86
Saucony Trail Lifetime Miles:						147.44
Lunar Racer Lifetime Miles:						69.61
Lunar Glides Lifetime Miles:						132.75
Kayano 16 - 1 Lifetime Miles:						276.41
Kayano 16 - 2 Lifetime Miles:						19.11

Sat, Aug 09, 2008

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
3.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.50

I went down to the Cullman Midnight Run with Jon. After not running a step since Hot to Trot, I was excited to get back at it. This run is always an oasis in the middle of the summer. This was no exception with temps down in the 60's.

My legs didn't cooperate. From my first warmup, my hams were very tight. They never loosened up so I went to the back of the pack at the start and decided to take it easy. I pushed it too hard at times - I tried to keep the hamstring pain manageable the entire way. I didn't see my time and didn't turn in my time card. I was somewhere around 22 minutes.

the next day, I was sore. My left hamstring had a big bruise (3" diameter) right above the knee. I definitely overdid it. Must have strained or sprained it a little. More time off. Maybe I'll test it on Monday. Its supposed to be cool this week so it will be hard to keep away from running.

Comments

From Nevels on Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 10:10:04

Not that I'm incredibly authoritative on the matter, but I'd say that a win at the Hot to Trot warrants a significant rest.

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