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January 2020

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Location:

IL,USA

Member Since:

Oct 23, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

800 - 2:03 - 1999 Mid-Con. Championships - Kansas City, MO

1500 - 4:12 - 1999 Mid-Con. Championships - Kansas City, MO

Mile(indoors) - 4:34 - 2000 NIFS track - Indianapolis, IN

3-mile - 18:04 - 2021 Broadway Bolt, Mattoon, IL

5K - 16:59(split) - 1998 Mid-Con. CC Championships, Chicago, IL; 17:33 - 1995 Charger Classic, Crawfordsville, IN

8K - 26:52 - 1998 Indiana Intercollegiates - West Lafayette, IN

10K - 37:28 - 1998 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional - Terre Haute, IN

Ran in the 2002 Hood-to-Coast Relay.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back into shape and lower my running times (5K and 10K in particular).

Run a half marathon and possibly a marathon.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Still be running 20+ years from now.

Personal:

I ran cross country and track in high school in good old Indiana and at Valparaiso University in college. I've been married for 14 years now to my beautiful wife Kathleen. We have 3 wonderful kids, and I teach physics, astronomy, and earth science at Lake Land College in Mattoon, IL.

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
91.151.6592.80
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.600.003.60

I have been running about 3-4 times per week over the past month. It has been great to get out and get back into shape.

Easy run out past Walgreens. I felt good.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

Easy route down past the elementary school and back.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

Another easy run past the elementary school.

Comments
From Eugene on Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 16:17:22 from 174.223.2.111

welcome (back) to the blog!

From Starman on Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 21:27:31 from 66.116.13.35

Thanks, Eugene. It has been awhile. It seems like there are a lot more high school and university age runners on here now. That’s pretty cool!

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.300.003.30

Around the block with my youngest and then my usual school loop.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

School loop with a little extra out past Neal tire.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.100.704.80

Drove to the Prairie Grass Trail, ran a 1.5 mile warmup, turned around, and did 7 x 0.1 mile strides with about the same distance resting jog in between. It felt good to run a bit faster and stretch the legs out a bit. Drove home and did another 1.8 easy miles around the neighborhood. It was pretty cool and windy, but sunny.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

The usual school loop in a time of 23:21. It was pretty warm with temps in the 60s, but it is supposed to get cooler. It was a nice, still day with little wind. I felt good.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

School loop. Legs felt a little sluggish today. I'm guessing it is because I didn't sleep well last night.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.300.000.30

Ran around the block with my youngest.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

I tried to run between the rainshowers but got caught in a downpour. Otherwise, it was a good run on my usual school loop plus. I did 4 strides in the middle and pushed the pace a little bit in the last mile after the rain stopped. My calf tightened up after the run and still feels pretty tight now. Time was 31:12 (7:48/mile).

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.000.001.00

Walked around the neighborhood after turkey and before pie.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.500.003.50

I ran out past Walgreens around the housing addition and back. The legs were tight and took over a mile to loosen up a bit. My knees were hurting a little bit with more on the right leg. I need new shoes. Maybe Santa will bring me some.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.400.006.40

Ran out to the Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail, and then ran east to the interstate and back. I felt pretty good. My right knee was still a little sore, and my left calf was a little tight. Running on mostly sidwalks has not been kind to my legs. I tried to run on the grass or gravel along the side of the trail as much as possible, and that helped.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

Elementary school loop. Legs were still tight and sore. It was significantly colder today with temps in the lower 30s. It was refreshing, and I felt good.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

I'm not normally a morning runner, but I got up and ran this morning. Did my usual school loop. The legs felt fine. My knees were still hurting some, but felt better than Tuesday. It felt good to get out in the morning.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.300.004.30

Around the block with my youngest and then extended school loop. The legs felt better.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.600.003.60

Odd Fellows-Walgreens Loop. The legs felt okay. It was a beautiful sunny day and almost 60 degrees outside. Perfect day for a run!

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

School loop plus. Legs felt pretty good.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.300.003.30

A lot colder today, but it was good. School loop plus around the block with my youngest. She really loves to run.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.300.004.30

Cold day with some snow on the ground. Extended school loop plus around the block.

 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

Another cold, windy run on my usual school loop. Legs felt fine and surprisingly fresh despite not getting much sleep last night. I was up late grading so I could finish final semester grades today.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.850.654.50

Odd-Fellows Walgreens loop plus a few extra blocks. I did a little tempo run in the middle to stretch the legs a bit. It felt good. Then back home and around the block with my youngest.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.200.004.20

Extended school loop plus a little more. It was a nice sunny day, and I felt great.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.700.003.70

It was much warmer today after being below freezing for a couple days with wind chills in the single digits. I did my usual school loop plus a little more in a housing addition along the route. I felt good.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.200.004.20

Ran the school loop with some extra in a housing addition and then around the block with my youngest. It felt good!

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.500.304.80

I ran my Walgreens loop with a little extra. It was fairly cold today (29 degrees F) with a cold headwind almost the entire way out and then a tailwind most of the way back. I did 4 strides on the way back to stretch the legs a bit. Ran around the block with my youngest. Legs felt good, but my back has been tight.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
91.151.6592.80
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