Trying to Get Back to Respectable

January 2010

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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
Total Distance
63.50
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6.00

Below freezing and slightly windy.  Wasn't a bad run just chilly.  My leg was bugging me again.  I put a hot wrap on it to try and get it to loosen up.  I will be spending some time tomorrow trying to stretch it out.

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Total Distance
5.00

Ran it in 38:50.  Made sure I took it easy since it was an easy run.  I am trying to make sure EZ runs are done at a reasonable pace so that I don't get hurt.  My leg didn't hurt too bad, I know the pain is there but it wasn't to bad.

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7.00

Ran in about 56:50, really trying to watch my pace.  My leg was bothering me during some of the run.  I think it is getting a little worse, probably need to spend some time stretching.  The pace was about 8:27.  This was a fartlek run, I ran 6- 30 second runs at ~6:40 pace.  I am starting to get used to the treadmill, but I really want my leg to start feeling better.

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1.50

This was supposed to be a 5 miler but my leg was bothering me.  It was not just a little pain, it was starting to shoot and it was getting worse as I went on.  Since this is the beginning of the program I thought I should take it easy.

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Held off on my long run to rest my leg.  Didn't want to have any more problems, I did stretch and I did ice today.

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Decided one more day of rest may do the trick.  I iced in the evening and stretched in the morning.  Felt a little twinge when leaving work so I held off.  I will be giving it a try tomorrow.

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Still feeling the twinge in the calf, stretched twice will ice tonight.  Lets see how it feels tomorrow.

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Normally an off day or cross training so I decided to bike.  This didn't bother me, I stretched twice and iced at night.  Should be ready for a run tomorrow.

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Once again didn't run, but I rode the bike.  There were times today where I felt it but it still is not terrible.  Stretched twice and iced.

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3.00

Tried to get some mileage in, my leg is still bothering me.  I am using new shoes so I have more support now too.  Hopegully this clears up soon.  26:21

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3.00

Felt better, by the end of the run I was starting to feel my calf some.  I ran 3 miles in 25:30, which is about what I should be doing for this training, just need to get the mileage back up.

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5.00

Ran it in 40:54, felt good no real problems, guess the key is going to be stretching everyday and try to strengthen the problem areas.

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4.00

Not to bad run, the treadmills were shutting off, so I ended up getting breaks.  Legs feel pretty good. 

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3.00

Leg started to hurt again, 25:20.  I am going slow, but I am starting to have problems again.

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5.00

Not to bad, my leg bothered me some but overall not too bad.  I have my pace down very well.

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5.00

Didn't feel too bad.  My plantar facisis was irratating me some.  If it continues I may need to go out and get new insoles, unfortunately the shoes are new and have "special" insoles.

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3.00

Ran from home today, the arch in my foot is starting to bug me with the one pair of shoes.  I am trying to watch my miles during the week so I can put in quality long runs on Saturday.

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4.00

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9.00

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63.50
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