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Location:

New Palestine,IN,USA

Member Since:

Oct 23, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5k - 18:59 (3/09)
4M - 25:06 (9/09)
10k - 41:01 (11/07)

Half - 1:25:58 (11/09)

Marathon - 3:06:33 (12/09)

Short-Term Running Goals:

1:25 for the half marathon
Sub 39:00 for the 10k.
~~3:07 marathon~~
18:30 5k

Upcoming Races

Long-Term Running Goals:

Break 3:00 for the marathon.

Personal:

Married, two daughters (18 and 15). Masters runner trying to get competitive in my age group.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Ride 5 (Red) Lifetime Miles:						372.70
ASICS Excel 33 Lifetime Miles:						152.00
Saucony Ride 7 Lifetime Miles:						249.00
ASICS DS Trainer Lifetime Miles:						212.20
Asics Cumulus 16 Lifetime Miles:						241.30

Sat, Oct 04, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

Awesome morning for running (45, sunny). I went out for an easy 12 miles which is my last "long" run before the marathon. I felt really good and the pace came easy. I still have a few aches and pains but it might be me just being paranoid about everything. I had to hold back today because I was feeling good and wanted to run faster but kept with the plan. I will do one more short MP run next week but other than that everything next week will be easy. I am starting to get excited for the race. I am going to have to really spend some time this week coming up with a plan that I feel comfortable with. I have not been real sure about what pace to shoot for so I need to nail that down.

1:34:04 (7:50 avg)

Comments

From rockness18 on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 13:09:56

However things turn out, you're ready! Thank God for good health, a solid summer of training, and your good fortune of peaking at the right time. Whatever the result, you should shatter you pr and you're in great position to bq. I appreciate your logging- you are thorough enough in your records for me to gain insight and your ability level seems very similiar to mine. Have a great week and I'm excited for you as well!

From JimF on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 20:18:28

Dave, thanks for helping me keep things in perspective. Great comments and very true. I too have enjoyed sharing the experience of training with you through the blog and watching your amazing progress. Hopefully, we both will enjoy the fruit of our labor!

From Tom on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 11:00:06

Jim I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes for you next week. I'm pretty certain that barring unforeseen circumstances (like bad weather or getting sick the day before), you are set for a huge PR effort and BQ.

Thanks for the blog comments and support.

From JimF on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 20:23:47

Tom, thanks for the comment! Your training this year has been an inspiration for me and pushed me to take my training to a new level. I'm sorry things didn't work out for the SGM but I know you will have some more awesome results coming soon.

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