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Iron Heritage 5k

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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Guide Lifetime Miles: 219.06
Gel-Neo33 2 Lifetime Miles: 20.44
Cortana 3 Lifetime Miles: 46.88
Race: Iron Heritage 5k (3 Miles) 00:22:24, Place overall: 39
Total Distance
3.10

Felt good.  It was cooler out then the Giants 5k so I think that helped.  The race was pretty flat.  I had a little problem getting out of the gate but I ran the first mile in 7:07.  The second mile was done at about 7:20 or so.  Glad I ran it, I think the next one will be in August!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From baldnspicy on Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 06:22:01 from 72.77.110.237

Great job, Steve! Races are a great way to see where we're at, and you're definitely doing well! Sorry about the start...what happened? Did you trip over the gate (haha) or was it just congestion?

For me, it's usually the congestion. I don't want to start too far to the front so I'm just in the way of the runners that are faster and needing to get around, but it frustrates the heck out of me to be too far back - having to jog and accept the slow pace until things open up, or "dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge" to get around people and feel like a jerk.

From Steve on Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 17:19:05 from 50.29.193.110

Yes, it was the congestion. I cannot believe a race with only 230 or so people can get congested. The problem was we were on a back road to start the race and then we stayed on back roads until we got on a tight trail. It was a beautiful race though. (I like the dodgeball reference, one of my favorite movies).

From baldnspicy on Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 17:08:49 from 167.164.3.140

Doesn't matter how many people are racing if you're dealing with narrow roads/trails. Great job opening up. You've still got some great speed!

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