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Location:

OH,

Member Since:

Jun 03, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I started running in Feb of 2009.

First 5K- April 18th, 2009

First Marathon- Sept 19,2009 - Wright Patt Air Force Base Marathon.

PR 5K 19:36  7/04/11  Americana 5K   

PR 10K 42:25  8/06/11  Tadmor 10K (Dam run... HILLS)

PR Marathon 9/17/11 Air Force Marathon 3:14:38

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

Show up. 

REALLY show up.

2017 Races

Tie dye 50K - 29th

11/11 Richmond Marathon

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston 

Run Boston!  

No injuries and another marathon.

Did I mention avoiding injuries? 

More marathons, help others around me achieve goals.  

Personal:

Married and have two daughters 15 & 21... I hope to convert at least one into a runner :)

Psalm 14:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God."

John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Adidas Adizero - Adios Lifetime Miles: 333.37
Saucony Kinvara 2- Bright Lime Lifetime Miles: 744.21
Saucony Hattori Lifetime Miles: 514.86
Under Armor Speedform Lifetime Miles: 782.25
Saucony Kinvara 5 Lifetime Miles: 816.18
Newton Distance Lifetime Miles: 672.30
Innov8 220 Lifetime Miles: 637.27
Saucony Kinvara 6 - Wicked Orange Lifetime Miles: 582.87
Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Lifetime Miles: 719.03
Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Lifetime Miles: 800.36
Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Lifetime Miles: 670.32
Saucony Kilkenny XC5 Lifetime Miles: 185.08
Kinvara 7 Neon Yelarnge Lifetime Miles: 816.51
Adidas Duramo Cool Blue Lifetime Miles: 734.38
Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green #2 Lifetime Miles: 720.23
Nike VaporMax Red/Back Lifetime Miles: 293.03
Newton Mv2 Ghost White Lifetime Miles: 387.90
Saucony Ride Blue Lifetime Miles: 261.25
Reebok Harmony Gold Lifetime Miles: 16.50
Race: Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:19:04, Place overall: 234, Place in age division: 31
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0026.2026.20

After all the miles of training my focus race finally arrived. We spent the night in Indy and I slept like a log. I was surprised how well I slept since I went to bed earlier than normal, before bed I read and listened to things that inspire or motivate me and honestly I was anxious. It is kinda funny since Angel said there were people down the hall making all kinds of noise in the middle of the night. I vaguely remember hearing some door slam, but that might as well have been a dream. 

Woke well enough and it was cold. 27 Degrees. Nice. Did I mention I like sarcasm? I packed a few throw away shirts and used them well. The convention center was open so most of us stayed warm until about 15 minutes till the race began. I spent a few minutes in the elite starting area to see if I could see Paul, just to say hello, but nada. He had an amazing race. Somehow I got 3rd level seeding, I guess based on the time I told them I wanted to run. I find that amusing.

Race starts well enough, always some weaving early on as some people just do not get the point of starting at your planned pace. Oh well. Here are some mile thoughts, but they blend together.. I seriously do not know how so many of you remember so much!  Mile:

1- 7:42 Ok it was cold but being in the large crowd made it not so bad. Good start.

2- 7:40 The big sweat shirt went off as I was starting to sweat.

3- 7:19 Honestly I think the excitement of everything was running through me, but I was trying to remain calm :)

4- 7:24 5- 7:36

6- 7:53 My first and only potty break! I was happy I only had one, but this was coming since mile 2 so I needed it!! I am sure someone out there agrees!

7- 7:18 Really I made a mistake. I was trying to make up the lost bathroom time over the next 3 miles, but instead I made it up in less than a mile. I have to learn to control that.

8- 7:37 Long Sleeve white throw away shirt gone, down to running shirts 9- 7:33 10- 7:35 11- 7:31

12- 7:21 the coarse was almost all flat, but there were a few minor hills to note. I remember the small down hill here that was nice.  

 13- 7:29 Some guy was playing 'Hang On Sloopy' and being a Buckeyes fan I was yelling back to him that he was awesome. Good times. Still feeling pretty strong at the half way point. 

14- 7:31 15- 7:27

16- 7:44 When I passed mile 16 we headed into some park area. There was a wooden bridge that was a bit slippery. I was recalling my training, but felt a little tired. I had been using Shot Blocks throughout, but now I reached into the caffeine shot blocks. I had 2 packs of them, more than enough, but was saving them for the end and I felt like I needed a boost soon. 

17- 7:43 18- 7:41

19- 7:26 Me thinks the caffeine is kicking in! Okay I admit, this was one of the other down hills. Some exit ramp.  

20- 7:39 I keep chomping blocks, more as a way to keep my mind occupied than actually doing any more good at this point.

21- 7:29 Good mile here, mentally I knew when I hit 20 I wanted to stay sharp. I may have expended a bit more energy, but that was the edge I wanted. I was starting to feel it though.

22- 7:35 The wall was coming... think think....

23- 7:52 'I can do hard things' Phil 4:13 kept racing through my mind...

24- 7:44 Legs were starting to give some... I heard someone yell 'Its all heart from here' and I was trying to focus on anything. When I saw the mile 24 marker I felt like I passed the wall... good thoughts were coming...

25- 7:15 An old movie I used to watch was running through my head. The lines went something like "You done everything you came here to do?" "Not yet"  So yeah I was digging deep. One neat thing was you were headed right to the center of Indianapolis here and it was beautiful to look upon.... if my legs were not killing me! 

26- 6:59 Best mile for the end. I was reaching for anything I had left and it was not much, but I was surprised what the garmin said! I was thanking God and running everything motivation thought through my head I could!  .2- 7:00 I could see the kids and camera and threw the hands up at the finish! 

Total time- 3:19:04 Pace 7:36 Boston Qualified, yeah I am happy. Some of you better go to Boston in 2012, I have to meet some of the people who inspired me. My first marathon just over a year ago was 4:26:35. I will take a 1:07:31 improvement. Thanks to God, thanks to the loving family, thanks to those of you who have honestly motivated me and just helped make the blog enjoyable!! 

Adidas Adizero - Adios Miles: 26.20
Comments
From Bonnie on Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 18:16:05 from 128.196.228.134

YEA!!! I thought that was you (I looked for D.S's in the results!!)

Congratulations, great race Dan!!!

From rockness18 on Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 21:02:13 from 75.16.161.91

Seriously awesome run! Sorry you can't do 2011 Boston, but make sure to sign-up right away for 2012- you deserve the experience!

From Adam RW on Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 21:24:24 from 24.10.132.131

Wow. What a great improvement over such a short amount of time. It is a while to wait but have fun when you get to Boston!

From allie on Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 23:28:43 from 174.23.195.124

congrats to you on a great race, a huge improvement, and a BQ. very cool, dan! and to run your fastest mile in the last mile is truly impressive. there's definitely more to come! awesome.

also, you mentioned something about 'sarcasm'. what is that?

From Paul on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 17:00:00 from 174.27.187.235

Great job, especially on the finish. It's hard to rally back with the fastest miles of the race at the end. Shows that you were in shape.

All the miles blend together for me too, but I do remember the slippery bridge. Fortunately I did not leave a body print on the frost.

From derhammer on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 14:12:16 from 192.156.110.34

Dan, phenomenal race! Congrats on the BQ - all of you hard work paid off. Hopefully I will get it right and see you in 2012. I am sure people will be sitting at thier PCs next year as soon as registration opens.

From Dan on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 19:55:19 from 74.142.142.52

Thanks everyone, kind words, Bonnie- Thanks for always lending that support, ever since that random note after my 10k- thanks. Rockness- Thanks, yeah Id love to do 2011, but I can wait for 12 :) Adam- Thanks, I worked hard this summer and honestly probably added too much to fast but I never said I was smart. Allie- you are awesome, and that was not sarcasm... I will save that for the Mayor!! Paul- Man you flew, I hope to catch you at one of these (not during the race, before or after) oh and I don't know if it was me being in shape or just stubborn. David- I fully expect to see you there in 2012! Let me know what you plan on running before.. thinking about Steamtown again or no?

Overall guys thanks, this blog has done wonders.

From Tom on Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 17:11:49 from 67.199.180.90

Belated congrats on the great race, BQ and PR! The first time getting the BQ is always extra sweet.

From Kelli on Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 16:03:57 from 71.219.65.246

AWESOME!!!! Seriously, check out those last two miles! You had some major steam left in you. WOW!

Congrats on the BQ. Guess I better come to Boston in 2012!!!

Now, how do you chew shot blocks and run? Those things are so thick and gooey!

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