The Quest for Boston

March 2011

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Member Since:

Nov 01, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Best Post High School 5K (Nate Bruckenthal Memorial 2011): 20:28

Best half marathon (Maryland Half Marathon 2011): 1:38:02

Best 20 Miler (NCR Trail 2010): 2:34:43

First (and so far only) marathon (Baltimore 2010): 3:39:48 (nursing an overuse injury)

Short-Term Running Goals:

I think I have a shot at qualifying for Boston if I put in the time, train for strength and speed, and avoid injury. With the new times that may be only a distant dream. Running is about becoming a better person and not just qualifying for Boston.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running as a part of my fitness routine after I do 4 or 5 marathons

Personal:

Married with 3 boys

College professor by day (and night a lot of times)

My best event was the mile in high school (two decades+ ago)

Blogged about the spiritual nature of my first marathon (http://p-s-wellbeing.blogspot.com)

Wrote a book called The Radical Transformation of Runner 1313--all profits go to charity

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to Ukraine's Armed Forces

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

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
9.50	4.50	1.00	0.00	15.00

Sat, Mar 12, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	6.00

I have been away form here way too long.

I ran in Sydney Australia last Saturday (March 5). Traced part of the 2000 Olympic Marathon Course. Pretty cool.

On March 12, I ran the first 5 in 8:53/8:44/8:21/8:26 (mile 4 was mostly uphill)/7:50.

Then, I finished in 6:53. It was an incredible feeling.

Whether I will reach BQ time later this year (and avoid injuring myself along the way--I'll share my latest story if anyone wants to hear), remains to be seen. But, I am feeling more confident than ever, I am inspired by my fellow runners, and I have been inspired by Hood to Coast and the coming release of My Run.

Also, if anyone is interested, I took my personal blog about my training for my first marathon last year, and turend it into a short fictional novel. If interested, let me know and I'll share a link. We all have such interesting stories to tell.

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Sat, Mar 19, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.50	4.50	0.00	0.00	9.00

Today was an awesome day. I got nearly 8 hours sleep last night which is not something I always get. I went to the group run at 7:30 this morning. I ran the first 3 miles with someone who was just running 6 and she turned around afterwards. I ran another 1.5 at an easy pace. The last half mile of the first 4.5 was in about 8:30 and the others were as high as 9:30.

Then, I turned around (the course was an out and back) and kicked it in 7:15/7:07/7:07/7:14 (for the half mile between 3.0 and 3.5) and then ran 6:55 for the last mile. I felt great. It was wonderful to make sure that the last mile was the strongest although I could have taken the whole thing at just a more reasonable pace after the first 4.5

I think that a sub 1:35 is a possibility for me half marathon in May.

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
9.50	4.50	1.00	0.00	15.00

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