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Location:

Yucaipa,CA,USA

Member Since:

Jun 26, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Utah Valley Marathon

Phoenix Marathon

Pumpkinman Half Ironman

Rim to Rim to Rim

Revel Mount Charleston

Boston Marathon

Big Bear Marathon

Ironman Texas

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

I would really like to qualify for Boston

I DID QUALIFY FOR BOSTON!!!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run, Run, Run, Run, and Run More. 

Focus on Triathlon to help with overall fitness and longevity.

Personal:

Married to my awesome wife Kirstyn and together we have 4 kids.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 28.10
Altra TIMP Trail Lifetime Miles: 104.90
Sketchers Road Max 4 Lifetime Miles: 110.60
Sketchers Razor 3 Hyper Lifetime Miles: 287.12
Nike Pegasus 36 Black Lifetime Miles: 444.80
Nike Pegasus 36 NC Blue Lifetime Miles: 421.35
Adidas Adizero Pro Black Lifetime Miles: 32.10
Nike Pegasus 38 Blue/Pink Lifetime Miles: 71.25
Nike Pegasus 38 White/Teel Lifetime Miles: 93.45
Nike Pegasus 36 Blue Lifetime Miles: 88.15
Nike Pegasus 36 Black Lifetime Miles: 86.40
Sketchers Razor Green Lifetime Miles: 81.25
Sketchers Raxor Blue Lifetime Miles: 28.30
Brooks Ghost 14 Lifetime Miles: 39.40
Hoka Clifton 8 Lifetime Miles: 28.13
Hoka Mach 5 Lifetime Miles: 30.50
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Nike Pegasus 34 White Miles: 18.00Nike Pegasus 35 Black Miles: 28.00
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10 miles at a relaxing pace.  The sun was out and the weather was nice and cool.

AP:  8:30

Nike Pegasus 34 White Miles: 10.00
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I was pretty tired this morning so I decided I would go to the indoor track at the gym and do some speedwork.  I found out pretty quick that the track was way too small and not good for running.  The outdoor track was closed so I couldn't run on that.  After 3 miles I felt like I needed to stop or be injured.  At that point I stopped.

I have had a little twinge in my calf since last week.  This is something that has happened multiple times before and ususally resolves over time.  It doesn't keep me from running, but it does cause a little discomfort.  Nothing so bad that I am worried about an injury though.  

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I took the day off to be careful.

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8 miles.  The inside of the left calf is still bothering me.  It feels like shin splings but on the inside.  I can run through it and it doesn't feel like a real injury, but it just is pretty uncomfortable to run on.  Kinda annoying.

Nike Pegasus 35 Black Miles: 8.00
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8 miles in the cold!  Leg still feels the same but I tried different landing areas to see if anything helped.  Nothing really helped.  Sometimes were more painful than others.  Feels the same as yesterday.  My plan is to get my 20 mile run in tomorrow and then take it easy next week and see if that helps at all.  It's a good sign that it feels the exact same and doesn't feel like a true injury, just makes it more painful to run.

Nike Pegasus 34 White Miles: 8.00
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I must say, today was a hard run.  I knew from the start it was going to be a challenge becasue my legs felt tired from the start and my route is not very easy.  I was really happy with the way my left leg felt.  It was painful as usual to start, but then at about mile 10 all the pain went away and it felt normal.  At mile 19 I started to cramp, which is very unusual.  I think it was because of the 2 eight mile runs I did the days before, but my legs were just tired.  The cramping then led to me hitting a little rise on the sidewalk and caused me to take a pretty good fall.  I have never fallen before running on regular roads, but it seems like a lot of new things are happening to me here in Yucaipa.  I tore my knee up pretty good and ripped a hole in my leg spandex stuff, but I was able to jump right back up and start back on my way.  It gave me a couple minutes to recover and hold back the cramping.  I'm sure all the drivers on the road were either shocked or laughing when they watched me take a spill.  Hopefully it made them laugh!  I made it back to my house with legs that were on the verge of cramping, but no major cramps happened.  

I was really happy with my run.  It was one of those runs that took a lot of mental work and pushing through really tough times.  I think sometimes these are the runs that help us as runners the most.  I had a couple of moments running up really steep hills where I wanted to stop and just relax for a minute or two, but I just dug down deep and pushed through it.  

AP:  8:35 with over 1,800 feet elevation gain.

Nike Pegasus 35 Black Miles: 20.00
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