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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
Wed, Sep 19, 2012
Total Distance
4.01

Okay, since I don't give updates every day, I guess I should give an update now because I have some time.  Everything is feeling pretty good.  During some of my runs lately, I have noticed that if I change my posture and shorten my strides, I am getting rid of the pain.  In the same vein the posture change has also decreased my time.  I find that I am picking up speed by elongating my body.  I am not going to complain at this point because it helped two of my more recent problems (speed and injury).  The pacing has been about 7:30-8 for slower runs and then speed it is about 7-7:30 per mile.  The speed work could be a little better but at this point, I am not going to complain about it.

Overall, I think I think I should be good to go for both the Run for the Diamonds and the Half Marathon in December.

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Comments
From baldnspicy on Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 10:51:30 from 167.164.3.140

I think there's something to that 90 (or 180) steps/min. I started monitoring it when I first started getting more serious about running (2010). It was easiest to do this on the treadmill with the clock in front of me. I'd usually just count for 30sec then x2. At first, it felt really odd and seemed like I was taking little tiny steps. It took some time to get used to it and for it to become "my stride." I don't monitor it all the time, but when I check, I'm usually about 80-90/min.

I always feel like I'm shuffling, getting my feet a couple inches off the ground with a short stride, no matter how fast I'm going. I probably look like I'm barely moving along, too. Videos I've taken of myself or photos taken at races seem to confirm that. I've never gotten that awesome running shot where I look like I'm hauling. I look more like I'm speed walking or something. Haha

When I watch faster runners, I wonder how they're hitting 90/min with their feet are kicking up so high at the end of their stride, and still hitting mid-foot at the beginning of the step. It appears to me that the speed really comes from hitting mid-foot and then extending out the stride BEHIND you. I've always thought, they've got to be heel striking more than they "should" to be able to go that fast. But if the RPMs are high enough, hitting mid-foot and extending behind, you get the speed out the back, not stretching out in front.

I dunno...makes sense to me, I guess. Haha

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