ENGAGED (10/16/08) to Emma! :) Luckiest guy ever!

November 21, 2008

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Location:

Middle Grove,NY,

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

50 mile bike ride (7/14/08)
Metric Century 100km (62 mi) (7/27/08)
7.02 MI Run- 1:08:51 (9/14/08)
8.02 MI RUN - 1:11:48 (9/28/08
9.08 MI RUN - 1:17:25 (10/25/08)

First Marathon - 10/08/06 - Mohawk Hudson River Marathon 4:26:57,
Second Marathon - 5/27/07 - Vermont City Marathon 4:32:xx

Personal Bests:

400 - 1:01 (2004)
800 - 2:16 (2004)
Mile - 5:12 (2004)
2Mile - 11:27 (2004)
5k - 19:44 (2005)
10k 40:46 (11/22/07)
15k - 1:07:40 (11/11/07)
13.11 Half - 1:38:31 (12/9/07)
Marathon 4:26:57 (2006)

Gave up soda starting November 23, 2006. Still going strong.
Eagle Scout with Bronze and Gold Palms (2002)

Biked from Ticonderoga, New York to Old Orchard Beach, Maine in August of 2005 (Total of about 290 miles)

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~Run for 1 hour~~ 1:08:51 - 9/14/08
~~20 miles of jogging in a week~~ 21.82 mi 10.17.08
~~25 miles of jogging in a week~~ 32.12 mi (10/25/08)
35 miles of running in a week
Long run of 8-9 miles 8.02 mi 1:11:48 (9/28/08)
9.08 mi 1:17:25 (8:31 pace!) 10.25.08
Long RUN of 10+ miles
Finish the year knowing next year will be better.

~~400 MILES OF BIKING IN A MONTH.~~ ACCOMPLISHED! July, 2008 had total of 506.15 Miles of Riding!

Completing 2,500 miles of biking before the end of the year.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoying life; Celebrating what God allows me to do. Being able to just get out and enjoy the outdoors to the utmost of my abilities. Life is good. Life is great. And I am thankful each and every day I can get up and enjoy it.

Personal:

Live in upstate NY. Working on my Masters Degree in Adolescent Ed. for Social Studies. Working hard to come back from an injury. I have the most wonderful girlfriend in the entire world :). Have done 2 full marathons and about 5 half marathons. Really trying to get in shape to get back to running the miles I want to. ENGAGED TO MY BEST FRIEND !!!! (10.16.2008) :)

Favorite Blogs:

Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	61.77	Year:	240.60
Asics 2120s Lifetime Miles:						459.54
Asics 2120s Chili Pepper #1 Lifetime Miles:						36.66
Asics 2120s Chili Pepper #2 Lifetime Miles:						0.00

Fri, Sep 05, 2008

Running Miles Swimming Yards Bike Miles

3.25 0.00 0.00

6:00 PM - Went running after work; sunny. Humid and temps in the mid 80s. Yuck. Went slowly. Felt pretty good. Really wish I could move forward progress wise though. I have to remember slow, steady progress. Hopefully I can shoot for a 5 or 6 miler next week. Did a nice bit of stretching after my jog and walked back to the car. Ended up with 3.25 miles total. Not a bad jog. Is it safe to say I'm a runner again? Or at least a jogger?

Total Time: 30:03 Total Distance: 3.25 mi Average Pace: 9:15/ mi

Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Scott Zincone on Sep 05, 2008 at 22:02:13

YES !!

You are a runner again. You might even hit 20 miles for the week if you go out tomorrow.

From MichelleL on Sep 05, 2008 at 23:08:27

Slow is good. I'm glad you're easing back into it. Be the turtle, not the hare.

From The Howling Commando on Sep 06, 2008 at 06:53:53

Alright I'm a runner! YAY! I was going to run today, Saturday, but it is supposed to rain all day 5 inches or so and I am going for a long hike with Emma and my family tomorrow *8 plus miles up in the Adirondacks. So it looks like I'll have to wait until next week for the 20 mile week. Oh what a sweet victory that will be!

From The Howling Commando on Sep 06, 2008 at 06:55:52

Oh and Michelle - I printed out a 10 wk guide of upping my mileage from 18 to 30 miles a week culminating in a 15k race that I've done the last four years. I don't think I'll race it. I just want to be able to finish it and live to fight another day. Do you think it would be smart of me to play it by ear and if I feel okay to go ahead and run that day? It's 9.3 miles though is the only thing. It's just I know winter is soon going to be upon us once again and all the fitness I struggled to build is going to be wasted again you know?

From MichelleL on Sep 06, 2008 at 07:27:27

I don't think it has to take 10 weeks to go from 18 to 30, but you've had a hard fight back, so you wouldn't want to take risks that might take you back to zero, so I'd say go ahead and do the plan, always listening to your body. Only do the 15k if the 10 weeks go perfectly -- meaning no twinges in the achilles or the calves, and you've been able to work up to an eight miler or more.

From Paul Ivory on Sep 06, 2008 at 15:25:12

Benn, Michelle is right on. Good for you to be back to running. Remember how good it feels to run without the Achilles pain. And remember the biking you have done has been great aerobic exercise so you got the benefits, enjoy.

From josse on Sep 10, 2008 at 15:10:19

Once a runner, always a runner:)

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