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Location:

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:

http://runkeeper.com/user/schotz/

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

Sun, Jun 15, 2008

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.00

easy day. pushed elliott in the stroller for 4 miles. Called my dad on the speaker phone for fathers day. I knew if I didn't do it then, it would be 9pm before I'd get the chance. Worked pretty well- I ran slow 10-11 min/mile while pushing so I could talk without breathing heavy.

Later in the day I ran a little at point mallard. Jon and I were finalizing the start for the Spirit of America 5 mile run. We will do a little over a lap on the soccer field before heading down the paved road between the golf course and the forest where the trail is. It will return on the trail like it normally does. It will end up over 1/2 mile grass, 1.5 paved, 3 miles trail.

Elliott Stroller Miles: 4.00

Comments

From Kathy on Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 22:14:18

Hey, Eric! By your description it sounds like we won't run around the parking lot at the Spirit of America this year -- is that right?!?! Sounds like a winner to me!

From schotz on Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 21:41:23

You are correct. No parking lot lap. With the age graded start, I didn't want to send a stream of runners around there for 20 minutes. Traffic control nightmare. And this eliminates over a 1/2 mile of pavement.

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