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Rivertown Half Marathon

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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: Rivertown Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:40:42, Place overall: 14, Place in age division: 5
Total Distance
13.10

Overall not a bad race, last year I ran the half in 1:34.  There are a few reasons I would imagine I had a worse time: 1.) I was training for the marathon 2.) This course was different from last year's race because the director had to change it due to construction in the area 3.) This year it was in May not in early April and 4.) The injury bug has been hitting me on and off during my training. 
There were a few things I would like to take away from the race: 1.) I was fully prepared to handle 13 miles at a reasonable pace 2.) If trained properly I would have had a much better time and 3.) I love half-marathons and once I get my first marathon under my belt I hope to get more half-marathons run.
I would have to say that I am pretty pleased with my run, and now I need to get on track with training for the marathon on June 13th.  I am going to shoot for 8:00 per mile pace or 8:15.  I just need to make sure that I get my self injury free.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From baldnspicy on Mon, May 03, 2010 at 23:25:12 from 72.77.121.216

Nice job, Steve! 14th overall is awesome! I'm sure your Marathon training made you a little slower in this race, plus your schedule, but hey, still a great run! Congrats! I'm sure you'll do great on June 13 and will have your first Full under your belt! Then we'll have to plan for doing one next year together!

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