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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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Wed, Jan 09, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.001.500.004.50

When it rains it snows.  Over 8 inches of heavy and slushy snow.  No roads were plowed today so outdoor running was not an option.

Went to the gym. Looked good as all four treadmills were open.  Started with a longer than usual 3 mile warm up at 8:45/ mile.  Sped the machine up to do a tempo run and it quit...quickly....and I didn't.  Fortunately no injury.  Moved to the next machine,  it did not work either.  Third machine..... belt slipping so badly the tread stopped on each footfall so as a result it was unusable.  Last machine, the one I never use, the one that reads 3.5 mph low was the only option.  Ramped it up to 5.2 mph( 8.7 real speed) and started a tempo run when after a mile and a half, you guessed it, the breaker trips and I'm lucky not to be on the deck.  Sometimes you have to just admit defeat.  lets just call this a recovery day and move on.  On the way back to work I bought a set of Yak trax so the icy conditions expected tomorrow will not prevent an outdoor run.

The things we will do to excercise!

Comments
From andee on Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 20:16:41

WOW - that is some serious dedication to your run. I would have called it quits after the first treadmill broke! Better luck tomorrow!

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