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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:

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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

Mon, Oct 20, 2008

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
5.75	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.75

Easy run on the trails and roads at work. Did one mile at marathon pace and pushed a couple hills. Mostly goofing around. didn't feel like running too hard today. Got in 5 X 20 Pushups. Was easier than last week.

Comments

From kelsey on Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 16:08:05

Hi! Nice to see a fellow "southerner" on here... if that's what you want to consider Tallahassee, I'm not really sure what it is :) I see that you have run a 50k and was wondering if you had any advice. I am interested in running a 50k after running a marathon. If I run my marathon hard, do you think I could run a 50k "easy" about a month or so later? Or would you not recommend doing that? (Should I just wait until next season and then run a slow marathon to train for a 50k?) I would appreciate any thoughts!!

Good run... sometimes those "goofing off" runs are necessary :)

From schotz on Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 18:52:38

I think a month is plenty of time. I did a 3:03 marathon at Mercedes Marathon once and followed it 3 wks later at the Black Warrior 50k and had my second fastest 50k (4:14). Just listen to your body and be prepared to skip the 50k if you are nursing an injury.

I've met a few runners from your neck of the woods: Gary Griffin and Jack McDermott. Both great ultrarunners. There is also a runner from Decatur,AL that is a freshman running at FSU- Jennifer Dunn. I've wanted to come down and run Gary's 50k at Wakulla for quite awhile but it is always the same day as our local marathon (Rocket City) . Some day i will.

From Nevels on Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 19:23:55

After spending some time near Tallahassee this summer, I was really impressed with the Gulf Winds Track Club, which I think was centered in Tallahassee. From what I saw, the running scene down there is great, and if I wind up back down there this coming summer, I'm really looking forward to hooking back up with the folks there.

From kelsey on Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 23:01:48

Great, that's exactly what I wanted to hear! If I qualify for Boston I won't do it because it won't give me enough time to recover, but if I don't at least I have something else to look forward too! I think the 50k you are talking about is a week after my race, so maybe in 2009!

I'm a member of Gulf Winds Track Club and I love it. I run intervals with the club every Tuesday night, and any given week we will have 20-30 people of all ages and speeds to run them. We have tons of races as well, and they really know how to run them. Tallahassee has the best running community I have ever seen... especially after coming from Mississippi, I had trouble finding any races there! It makes it way easier to stay on track when you feel obligated to go to interval workouts and such. I owe a lot to them.

From Nevels on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:43:12

So I think I'm going to be in town this weekend; anyone up for an easy 20?

From schotz on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 08:08:25

I'm doing 20+ on Friday. (Scenic route to and from work). I did want to do at least 10 on Saturday and then somemore on Sunday. I think Elmore is racing Saturday but he may be up to something Sunday morning before Church. Saturday, I think I'll plan to run over to Wilson Morgan and do some laps. Probably leave the house around 6-6:30am.

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