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2008
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Location:

Chicago,IL,USA

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Distance runner for 32 years with over 30,000 miles. Marathon PR of 3:02 (Boston, unofficial time, 1982, age 23), 3:07 (Monticello, IL, official time, 1984), and 3:19 (Lake Geneva, WI, official time, 2001, age 42).

Short-Term Running Goals:

2008 is the year I want to break 3:00!

Long-Term Running Goals:

50,000 miles, 3:00 marathon, 50-mile run, 100-mile run, and an Iron Man

Personal:

I work at Northwestern University as a website/software designer; have been an architect, medical illustrator, graphic designer, art director and record store owner. I have a 23-year old daughter, with whom I ran the AIDS Marathon in Hawaii in 2005
Miles:This week: 4.00 Month: 16.00 Year: 1036.85
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.0011.002.000.0023.00
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Mon, Sep 01, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Not at all easy miles. Severe pain from hamstring. This is looking really bad. But - being in the heartland of alternative medicine (Santa Fe) - I'm not givingup without a fight...in this case entailing more PT, acupuncture, massage.

Damn.

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Tue, Sep 02, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Rolfed today. Located not only the angry hamstring but also some amazingly f*cked up musculature connecting femur to pelvic cavity (radials?) with long-term trauma present. Nearly sent me through the ceiling.

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Wed, Sep 03, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.005.002.000.007.00

Ran the trail above St John's College (in Santa Fe). A little sore in the last mile but amazing recover considering I could barely walk 2 days ago.

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Thu, Sep 04, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Rolfing episode 2 with gait analysis. this cat is brilliant - and reminded me that perhaps after 33 years of running I should get sme coaching every now and then!

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Fri, Sep 05, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.006.000.000.006.00

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Sat, Sep 06, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

No actual running today but am deciding to count a 5-mile hike through the canyon (http://www.shockandawe.us/ph/2001.0827_brazosNM/18.jpg) carrying a 60lb. backpack as a running workout. About 1000f of elevational change climbing!

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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.0011.002.000.0023.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00


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