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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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Fri, Jan 01, 2016
Race: Pancakes and Resolutions 5K (3.11 Miles) 00:21:45, Place overall: 9, Place in age division: 2
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.003.107.10

So my goal has been to get back to the starting ever since the trifecta of injuries starting as far back as 2011. The last 5K I ran was 2012. In 2015 I ran 1500 miles, most in the last half so I finally felt like I could 'race' a 5K and hope to do an April marathon.

I am mixed on how I feel. It was 26 degrees with wind chill in the teens. The course was NOT favorable and the cold win against us. I checked who was there and some local elites came out. The best time was 20 flat from a guy that is WAY faster than that. So I am trying to keep my feelings in check because I hate my time. Yet people are telling me how solid a run it is for that course and weather and previous years results (by good runners) seem to support that. I just am trying to be patient with my comeback and yet I want my old times back an more. I guess I am being selfish. Maybe I am just mad because I started too fast and the mile 2 hill ate up my mile 3 comeback.... on the positive.. I am SO THANKFUL to actually run a race again - PAIN FREE. Well except the breathing. That was painful. Garmin splits- well they add up right, but even though it was a head wind/hill mile 2 the gaps seem huge. Mile 1 5:46 flat/head wind Mile 2 8:15 uphill/wind Mile 3 downhill 6:58 The .11 was 46s (7 pace).

 

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Comments
From SlowJoe on Fri, Jan 01, 2016 at 15:32:49 from 45.18.50.53

For your first race in 2+ years, you can pull many positives from this. Not too far off the front runners is a good yardstick when the course/conditions are bad. And like you said, your pacing cost you some time as well, but that will improve as you race more, obviously.

Congrats! Glad it was pain free - the times will only get better from here.

From Dan on Fri, Jan 01, 2016 at 19:23:15 from 71.72.159.140

Thanks Joe- I tried drafting the lead guy for the first mile. Fun while that lasted.

From flatlander on Fri, Jan 01, 2016 at 20:34:55 from 76.31.29.220

I think it's a great time, but you won't want to go off of my perspective! Seriously, you are fine. I also had a pretty slow race today, about 25 seconds off of my PR pace per mile, yet I still had a great time and was glad it actually felt like I was racing.

From I Just Run on Wed, Mar 02, 2016 at 08:41:09 from 108.178.73.170

I think it looks pretty good to me! I had to take a second look at that 5:46 first mile...Really? Nice job, looking forward to seeing your progress!

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