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July 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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Saucony Guide Lifetime Miles: 219.06
Gel-Neo33 2 Lifetime Miles: 20.44
Cortana 3 Lifetime Miles: 46.88
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103.25
Kinvara 4 Miles: 103.25
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Kinvara 4 Miles: 3.00
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3.00

Interval workout.  7:30 pace for the 1 minute speed up x 6.

Kinvara 4 Miles: 3.00
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4.00

Kinvara 4 Miles: 4.00
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4.00

Hill workout.  3 iterations up the hill.  Did it outside as the gym was closed today.

Kinvara 4 Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
6.00

Things seem to be going well.  I am excited to see how everything feels next week after 14 miles.  I am hoping that everything is feeling good after that.  The new shoes seem to be doing the trick.  They are so good, I might even consider buying an extra pair of them.  We will need to wait and see.

Kinvara 4 Miles: 6.00
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4.00

Kinvara 4 Miles: 4.00
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3.00

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4.00

Kinvara 4 Miles: 4.00
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3.50

Kinvara 4 Miles: 3.50
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14.00

Kinvara 4 Miles: 14.00
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3.00

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3.00

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8.00

Kinvara 4 Miles: 8.00
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3.00

Kinvara 4 Miles: 3.00
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Kinvara 4 Miles: 3.50
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5.25

Kinvara 4 Miles: 5.25
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16.00

2:17:49.  This was 8:37 pace.  Last weekend, I did the 8 in 8:38 but that was a rough run.  Not sure why I am slowing down, I tried to keep myself in check so that I did not die at the end and it worked.  I stayed strong for almost the whole run.  I cannot complain about anything as I only have two more LONG runs prior to the marathon.  I just want to stay healthy and get this done.  I think that if I can complete it, I will shoot for a good time in the Half Marathon in October.  That should help with my confidence in my times and racing.  I haven't decided on the Run for the Diamonds this year, but it is a possibility considering my training.  We will see, one step at a time.

Kinvara 4 Miles: 16.00
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3.00

Kinvara 4 Miles: 3.00
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Kinvara 4 Miles: 4.00
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Kinvara 4 Miles: 3.00
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103.25
Kinvara 4 Miles: 103.25
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