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Location:

Bend,OR,

Member Since:

Sep 21, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Whalepark 10K race 46:10 (2007)

USCG 7 mile run- 55:55 (2008)

5K treadmill 21:27 (2007)

5K road race 22:52 (22:28 actual 5K) (2008)

5K road race 21:47 (2011)

Klondike Relay Race Leg 9 11.1 miles 1:33:00 - 36 hours without sleep before my leg. (2007)

Klondike 2008 Leg 5 14 miles 2:02 (2008)

Seattle Half 1:48:30 (2007)

Avenue of the Giants Half (2008) 1:50

Surf City Half 1:44:37 (2011)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Half Marathon 1:40:00 or less-tempo ran a 1:44 WHAT IS THE LIMIT?

5k under 21:20

Marathon 3:25

Long-Term Running Goals:

Another PR before I turn 60.

Continue running and avoid knee surgery.

Personal:

I got back into running in January 2007. Lost 35 pounds and keep trying to follow my high school track/cc son around. Soon found out that coaching was a better choice. Ran semi seriously in high school ( 4:30 ish mile), but had done no running in 29 years. I think I'm back and complain heavily when not allowed to run.

Take Shape for Life helped me lose 25 pounds after I had been a runner for a number of years and my half marathon time clearly reflected that.....I must add that I feel and look way more like a runner.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Thu, Jan 24, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.50

Sunny day, great 30 degree afternoon for the Whale Park out and back route.

Lungs finally seem to be mostly clear with only minor coughing today. Ultra consistant with 35:50 minutes out and 36:10 minutes back.

Tried out the heart rate monitor. Ave 146 ( 112-166) for the easy run. I hope that is part due to the 9 days off and the flu. HR is too high for an easy day its almost tempo rate. Think I will try15-20 seconds a mile slower tomorrow and see what I get. For us old folk an easy day should be a HR of 130 or less.

Comments

From jeremystaples on Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 08:33:47

Thanks for the encouragement. I know what you mean. Sometimes, when I run early in the morning some part of me keeps trying to talk me out of going running. When I get past that and complete the run it feels great. Great job on knocking out those miles since being sick. I hope you continue to feel better. Don't worry too much about that heart rate, recovering from an illness can definitely do that.

From Bonnie on Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 09:15:32

I am just coming back from that crud -- it was not fun!

I saw that you were giving Benn some advice about his achilles problem. I actually have the "early morning" and first mile or so into my run heel pain (and achilles pain). It goes away once I get warmed up. I wear a splint every night, I stretch faithfully, I rotate shoes (with various degrees of stability), and still it is lingering on ... what advice were you going to give him based on your question yesterday? Do you have the "miracle cure"? I am reluctant, though not completely adverse, to asking Ian for the name of the greyhound heat cream!

Thank you,

Bonnie

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