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Wineglass Marathon Team Relay

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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
Sun, Oct 03, 2010
Race: Wineglass Marathon Team Relay (9 Miles) 01:08:20, Place overall: 15
Total Distance
9.00

Today was the first time I ran in a bunch of weeks, so to run a race it was quite a stretch.  My hamstring began to ache mile 4 and then hurt 6-9.  I am feeling great now a few hours after the race and I believe I am ready to get back to training.  Up next maybe a Halloween 5k but more importantly the Run for the Diamonds on Thanksgiving (another 9 miler but a few mile hill with a very steep incline).  Last year I ran that in 1:04 and I hope to match or beat that this year.  Getting back to today, I am thrilled that I was able to run a great time for a gimp hamstring.  My teammates (my sister-in-law and her friend) were amazing in their legs to keep us high in the standings (15 out of 53).  Fantastic course and I would reccommend to anyone, Runner's World had high marks on it.

Saucony Guide Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From baldnspicy on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 09:17:35 from 72.77.68.219

Way to go, Steve!!! I'm so glad to see you back and after an awesome race time even!! It's great that you're feeling good after the race. Just keep it going, but go slow so you don't injure yourself. Oh, and stay away from the bowling and the football! We've got a marathon to run next year! :-) Great to have you back, buddy!

From Steve on Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 07:05:54 from 70.15.89.115

Thanks Wes! I only have two weeks left of football, and since most of my team has been nursing injuries I think we may try to mail in the last few games as we cannot make the playoffs anyway. I am glad to be back too. I missed the blog! I plan on adding some shorter runs during the weeks but keeping a long run on the weekends.

From baldnspicy on Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 07:21:22 from 72.77.68.219

Good news!!

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