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August 2014

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Location:

Evanston,WY,

Member Since:

Nov 12, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

College/pre-college (all at sea level):

800m - 2:07 (5/03)

1500m - 4:32 (5/02)

5k xc - 18:09  (10/02)

8k xc - 29:31  (10/03)

13.1 - 1:35 (training)   (10/05)

26.2 - 3:28  (11/05)

 

post - college (all at altitude):

5k: 23:11   (3/13)

10k: 50:23  (2/14)

13.1: 1:55  (5/13)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

5k - get back under 20

13.1 - 1:45

finish another marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Complete a 50 and/or 100 miler

Stay consistent and healthy

Never take my gifts for granted

Personal:

I'm 28 years old, originally from new england and now living in Evanston, Wyoming.  Ran competitively up through college and then did nothing for about 6 years.  Didn't like what I saw in some of my wedding/honeymoon pictures (of myself at least :) ) and make a commitment to start running regularly again just over a year ago.  It's been a tough road - especially making the jump from sea level to ~7000 ft, but I'm looking forward to see how much of my college speed/endurance I can regain!

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So I've been on a bit of down-time recently.   Had a few uninspiring runs that I didn't bother logging.  A similar thing happened last summer where I had some uninspiring race results and got discouraged to the point where it became a chore.   Ironically I seem to do better with running when I'm busier with work, which is now the case with school starting up - I'm more routine-oriented I guess.  I've always done better as fall sets in anyway, apparently I'm still programmed for cross country. 

Planning on keeping things pretty low-key for awhile, without much in the way of racing, except for a charity 5k event in Liberty Park this weekend, which I've heard tell is a fine place to prance around!

 

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What do finish lines mean to you?....

http://stevefleck.blogspot.ca/2014/08/finish-lines.html

(Apart from the obvious "Thank [deity of choice]!", usually remembering to hit the right button on the Garmin and trying to get out of the way before I collapse)

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