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Location:

Ammon,ID,

Member Since:

May 14, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Completed 9 marathons with mixed results. 3:38 being the best out of the 9. It's been several years since I have participated in a marathon. Priorities and health have played a roll with racing the last few years. Hoping to get out and participate and have some fun.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Really want to race again. 5k's to the marathon. Love to qualify to run Boston at some point.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running and family balanced and be as fit as I can so I can run and play with the family.

Personal:

Happily married for some time......5 great kids that overachieve in whatever they choose to do.

Blog titile explanation: Been diagnosed with a brain tumor late 2013. With my lack of confidence in the medical field and just not feeling good about it......I will be running with my friend, "Tiny Tim" until further notice.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Brooks Adrenaline Lifetime Miles:						492.99
Asics 2110 Lifetime Miles:						599.60
Asics 2110 Lifetime Miles:						658.23
Pro Grid 2 Lifetime Miles:						465.00
Pro Grid 2 A Lifetime Miles:						563.13
Ravenna Lifetime Miles:						614.54
Pro Grid 2 Lifetime Miles:						480.52
Kayano 16 Lifetime Miles:						499.69
Ravenna 3 Lifetime Miles:						471.55
Speedstar 5 Asics Lifetime Miles:						433.78
Ravenna T Lifetime Miles:						534.11
Ravenna 2 Lifetime Miles:						537.43
Guide 5 Lifetime Miles:						630.95
New Balance890v2 Lifetime Miles:						450.50
Vibram Five Fingers Bikala Lifetime Miles:						2.00
Ravenna 1 Lifetime Miles:						316.25
Ravenna 2 Lifetime Miles:						283.45
Ravenna6 Lifetime Miles:						199.30
Ravenna Seven Lifetime Miles:						212.60
Ravenna 7 Lifetime Miles:						137.80
Revel Lifetime Miles:						139.10
Ghost 1 Lifetime Miles:						129.00
Ghost 2 Lifetime Miles:						13.00

Fri, Feb 18, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.00	3.75	0.00	0.00	8.75

Ran after work up sunnyside for a 8 3/4 mile run. Nice weather for the most part. 34 degrees and very little wind. Felt real good going up the hills. Wish I knew my pace up the hills. Got on the scale and realized that I have gained seven pounds this winter! What the *&%^$ Must have ate like a oinker this past winter. My best times were back a few years when I was a svelte 140. I normally am comfortable at 145. I will watch what I eat and hopefully the weather will allow some good weeks of running. Give me 3 to 4 weeks and I will be there! My wife doesn't like the 145....She thinks I look like a holocaust surviver as it is anyway.

Pro Grid 2 Miles: 8.75

Comments

From SlowJoe on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 11:52:53 from 184.79.24.255

Funny stuff, I'm sure you'll be back to normal when you're able to pick the mileage back up.

I'm about like you, weight-wise...doesn't fluctuate much. Back when I didn't run at all and drank tons of beer, I was 155. Now, after over a year of running and not drinking beer I'm way down....to 150.

From Rye on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:13:58 from 208.45.117.27

Joe.. you svelte 150! How tall are you anyway? I am 5'9"

From SlowJoe on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:26:10 from 184.79.24.255

somewhere between 5'10 and 5'11 - so holocaust surviver physique as well.

From flatlander on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 14:05:53 from 76.31.26.153

Somebody should start a discussion topic on this. I think every pound is worth a lot in a marathon, but my wife (and almost everybody else for that matter) definitely does not like the gaunt look. Somebody asked me last week if I was ill, even though they knew I wasn't. Quite annoying. I am about halfway between my maximum weight of two or three years ago and my high school weight. It is so tempting to keep taking off the pounds in order to get some more speed. I don't think skinny is unhealthy, I think people are used to seeing everybody overweight so in their mind's eye the median is higher than it should be.

From SlowJoe on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 14:22:41 from 184.79.24.255

That is annoying you were asked that, and I think you're right about the status quo being heftier than healthy these days. I wouldn't mind being skinnier to run faster, but am not willing to eat rabbit food to get there. Fried food and meat are too delicious to avoid.

From Rye on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 16:49:13 from 174.27.80.234

Flat the 'gaunt look' is a better way of putting it. Forgive me for ignorance. Several years ago I gave my son a buzz haircut against my wife's wishes. When I finished up she said he looked like a holocaust surviver. So with our crazy family, it is a term of endearment. I wish we could find that happy medium with weight. It takes a lot of effort to keep body fat % down. I do know that when I was at my leanest, i was faster.

Joe ya Tex Mex fried food and vanilla coke! Now pass me the carrots!

Kee

From flatlander on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 17:38:52 from 76.31.26.153

It's all a matter of degree. I was right at 160 this morning after I finished my run, true weight probably 165. 145 seems like a great weight for a runner. Once my younger son got an unauthorized head-shave from his older brother and we went through the same thing. Took him to an Astros game and as we were standing in line at the ticket window a gentleman kindly walked up and gave us front-row tickets, kind of a "make a wish" thing for cancer kids.

From Rye on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 18:39:26 from 174.27.80.234

flat... You made my entire family laugh!

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