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Member Since:

Aug 03, 2015

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5k PR - 23:04

10k PR - 47:54

1/2 PR - 1:49:29

Full PR - Running 1st one in November!

Finished 3 half marathons, one 10k (PR accomplished during training), one 5M, and one 5K. Scheduled to run 10k on 08/09, 1/2 on 10/04, and a full on 11/08 (Madison Marathon in Madison, WI).

Short-Term Running Goals:

Finish a full marathon, become FASTER, get closer to Boston Qualifying shape.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for, and run in the Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Married with 2 kids. My personal story is that at the time I started running, I was 5'11", 255lbs. When my daughter was born I realized how important it was to me to not only be there for all of her significant milestones and life events, but how important it was to truly BE THERE. By that I mean that I needed to be the BEST version of myself physically, so that I could be a great example to her, and could be a healthy participant in all of life's magical events. When I first started, I could finish a mile (barely) on a good day in about 11-12 minutes. Now, I am running 40 miles a week as I prepare for my first full marathon and currently weigh 170lbs.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.440.000.000.007.44

LSD - total time 1:10:02. (9:25/mile) This run was supposed to be 10 miles, but I had raced the day before, so I cut the distance short and took it easy to make sure I didn't risk injury ahead of the more difficult weeks to come in my marathon training plan. Overall mileage for the week was right on plan, due to the increase on Saturday. Quads and calves felt sore afterwards, but it was a good kind of sore. The kind you get when you know you have put a tough week in and gotten stronger. They felt pretty good when I woke up Monday morning.

Comments
From Jon on Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 18:33:40 from 107.203.52.135

At least it wasn't a headwind with snow, right? ;)

From Wally on Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:03:07 from 155.70.23.45

It wasn't Jon (thank goodness). I was racing a storm that was coming in though. It was actually pretty serene.

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