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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
4.78

Getting ready for the Giants 5k in 2 weeks.  Plan is to not do to much extra but put in a few miles each day.  Felt good today, ran it in 8:34 pace.  Not to bad considering I haven't run over 4 miles in 12-24 months.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From baldnspicy on Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 22:35:06 from 141.0.8.240

Great job, Steve! Nice pace and it sounds like your fitness is still there! Keep up the consistency and you'll do great at the race.

I posted my race report. I did time, nothing real exciting, but it has gotten me back on the path. It would be great to do a race together. Let's chat about which to run!

From Steve on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 05:09:35 from 50.29.198.72

Wes, that was quite the report. Still, really good job! Would you be up to doing something in the fall? I will have to talk to the wife about coming out there but I bet we can find a weekend and either a 5k or a 10k.

I am hoping that I can get a few miles in next week early so my legs are not heavy for the race next Sunday. Because my time slowed down significantly Monday!

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