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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
Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.504.50

Today my 11 year old ran her first 5K. It was part of a street festival. Our church has a parade we are apart of and we run the 5K before. She really did not prepare fully for it, but I have been making time to run with her all the same. I was not sure she really could run the whole thing since she never made it 3 miles (at once) in our running together. 

So we made it out on a little chilly morning  (40)with  some cold drizzle to boot. I am thrilled to say I paced her all the way start to finish and she never gave up! She ran the whole distance and I was one very proud dad. Un-importantly she was 7th (of 14) in her age group. She was very excited about this and now claims she is going to run every day and see what she can accomplish. (I believe the awards the others got was motivation).  I would love it if she keeps with it from this age, but even if she doesn't this has been a great day!

Adidas Adizero Boston2 Miles: 4.50
Comments
From JG on Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 06:56:48 from 71.57.246.108

Congratulations to your daughter Dan, that is totally awesome! I remembered when Alex ran his first, he was 13 & ran a 26:?? ... time did not matter, I was so happy & proud because a few months before I could not have paid him to run a mile! 18 months later he broke 19 minutes ... it is amazing what a little training can do!

From I Just Run on Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 09:18:21 from 67.79.11.242

I now correct myself....!

2 Timothy 4:7

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."

From Andrea on Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 12:44:28 from 72.37.244.100

So proud of your daughter! And you for raising a runner :). That's really awesome that she ran the whole thing and never gave up. Maybe she'll run cross country in middle school??

From Dan on Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 18:48:08 from 24.209.83.20

JG- i hear ya, I am proud of her and hope to see what a little training does!

IJR- more of a runners verse, eh? :)

Andrea- thanks, we home school, but sure to follow all the state guides so she can join and compete if she desires too. I think that would be great!

From flatlander on Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:27:18 from 198.207.244.102

That is a great story. Glad your recovery is going so well.

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