Trying to Get Back to Respectable

May 2013

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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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Interval workout. 5 minute warmup, 6 intervals (1 minute @ 7:53 and then 2 minutes @ 8:36), 5 minute or so cool down. Went 3 miles. Pretty good workout. A little tough as my feet and legs are sore from the workouts and all the softball. Mostly the softball.

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Interval workout. Did .25 mile warmup and then 1.5 @8:06 and the second 1.5 @8:00.  Makes me think back to when I was able to do 3 miles or more @6:30 pace on a consistent basis.  Times have changed, really have let myself go, but after all the injuries and such, I guess this isn't too bad.  Really would like to get back to that someday but don't think that will happen.  I guess I would rather do a ton of things mediocre then do a few things great.  So is life.

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Pace was 8:26 (50:33).  Not to shabby for a long run.  I think that I am going to keep about 8:30 as my long run pace.

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Interval run today.   First four were @ 7:53, fifth was @ 7:47 and sixth was @ 7:41.  Foot felt good through it so I think I am starting to find a number that I can run at for short bursts.  Everything is feeling stiff but I am doing pretty good compared to where I was.  I think that I just need to keep at it and keep stretching.

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This was a hill workout.  Cannot remember the times or much else as I am adding this almost 2 weeks later.

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This was an interval workout.  Don't remember the times and such.

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Tempo Run.  Ran the first 1.5 @ 8:06 and last 1.5 @ 7:53.

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