| Location: Fallbrook,CA,USA Member Since: Jul 04, 2008 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: 35 Marathons, ultras and triathlons including the Hawaii Ironman. I started running for fitness in 1968 and I ran my first road race, the Virginia 10 Miler in 1977. Currently in the process of running 25 consecutive Marine Corps Marathons and marathons in 50 states. My athletic endeavors are focused on raising funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and inspiring others to pursue healthy lifestyles. Short-Term Running Goals: My short term goal is to qualify for the Boston Marathon this Fall, raise $5K for St. Jude Children's Hospital and to cure my plantar faciatis. I plan to run the Marine Corps Marathon in October '08, the St. Jude Memphis Marathon in Dec '08, the Catalina Island Marathon in Mar '09, the Boston Marathon in Apr '09, and the Wildflower Triathlon in May '09. Long-Term Running Goals: Run marathons into my 80's. Complete a marathon or ultra in all 50 states and all the continents. I would like to inspire other runners to achieve beyond their dreams. Personal: My running world headquarters is located on a small avocado ranch in Fallbrook, California, USA: Rancho Tres Palmes. I am a retired U.S. Marine with a wife and 5 children ranging in age from 21 to 2. I have lived all over the world and speak several languages. Running has been a great way to meet people from different countries and all walks of life. Currently, I am the President of the Fallbrook Running and Walking Club and the Washington, DC Roadrunners SLR Group and the Camp Pendleton, CA Triathlon Club. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 243.20 | 0.00 | 69.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 203.50 | Nap Time: 7.25 | Total Sleep Time: 210.75 | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Noon run which felt more relaxed today. Track tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 10.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 10.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 11.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Easy 4 mile run at lunch. SDTC track workout in the PM. Workout centered around Yasso 800's. Ran 5 between 3:17 and 3:25 but five was my limit. |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
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1) 50 min endurance spin class. Although sore from yesterday and a little tired, the workout reenergized me.
2) 5 easy miles with Fallbrook Running Club. |
| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 8.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Easy run with buddy Brad. A little sore from Tues and Weds workouts. |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| Rest Day |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Staying in San Diego for the 7th Defense/AAA Bn (WWII) Reunion. Arose early for an hour run. That is all the day would allow on a day when I would try to log in more miles. |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Missed long mileage day due to travel away from home. Just too tired and unmotivated from activities. I will chock it up to the body needing rest. I did manage a short period of exercise in the hotel fitness room. |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| I was able to double up on my workouts today. A good quality tempo run at lunch for 8.5 miles and another short relaxing run before dinner. I will try to chock up days like this to make up for lost mileage and comply with Sasha's recommendation of a minimum 8 mile workout. To the track tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 12.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Two work outs today. 1. Easy 4.5 run on the beach with a follow on core strength gym workout. 2. Speed workout with track club. Included the standard Bowerman strides and 10 sec hill strides. Followed by 120 m downhill stride repeats and then uphill stride repeats.
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 2.10 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| Challenging spin interval class. Body weight is up...
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Comfortable run with friend Brad on hilly dirt roads. |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Resting. Had trouble sleeping last night. Half Marathon tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 |
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Heartbreak Ridge Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:45:02 | | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 19.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ran Heartbreak Ridge Half Marathon, Camp Pendleton, CA as a time trial gauge of conditioning for upcoming marathons. The course was familiar from past runs, but very challenging due to dirt track and moderate hills. Fortunately, sky was overcast which kept heat from being a factor. Felt strong but a near maximum effort. PR for this race which I ran in 2004 and 2005. The race validates the value of Tues track workouts. Did additional miles before and after the race. Used Sportsquest products.
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 3.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| My body is tired but little soreness from a full out effort yesterday. Easy trail run this morning. Not a good day to tack on a lot of mileage. Did a short afternoon workout and felt better. Evening: short 20 min stationary bike workout. |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.50 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Lunch run. Detected a little soreness while stretching but none while running. Set out for an 8 mile run using metronome set at 90 BPM. Felt tired half way into the run, so I shut off the metronome and shaved a half mile off the distance. Need to be a little rested for tomorrow's speed work.
Relaxing 3 mi sunset run using ChiRunning technique.
Currently, I'm not happy with my weight or the amount of sleep I'm getting...
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 12.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Easy lunch run followed by core strength and stretching
PM speed workout with San Diego Track Club:
12 x Bowerman strides
4 sets of 1000m @ 10K pace follwed by 400m @ 5k pace
Tolerated workout well!
Weight: 158 |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| Endurance spin class at lunch. A little easy running in the PM but felt a little sore and tired. |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 8.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Easy lunch run with friend Brad along the Santa Margarita River trail road. Rest day tomorrow... yeah! |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| Rest day! Long run tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 21.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Long morning run at a slow pace. Energy levels high, but feet and ankles were sore. Lots of unavoidable hills which aren't ideal for long training runs.
After a nap, ran an easy 4 miles in a new pair of Asics. Morning foot and ankle pain was gone. |
| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 1.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Got to bed early but woke up and couldn't go back to sleep for 4 hours. This is unusual for me. Got up late and got in a good 10K run considering the long miles yesterday. I wanted to top it off with a PM run to get additional miles but just didn't get around to it. Better to rest. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 |
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| I lost control of my schedule today and missed my run. As a result, I was not a happy camper at the end of the day. I had an appointment with a Sports Orthopedic Surgeon today regarding my left foot pain x 8 months. Xrays were normal. No stress fractures or arthritis. He has ruled out Mortan's Neuroma. I'll be scheduled for an MRI in the coming weeks but it doesn't look like it will reveal anything new. The doc thinks I may just have to live with my foot pain. |
| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 18.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Lunch run along the Pacific Coast including Oceanside Harbor, Oceanside Pier and 5 hill sprints at the half way point near the border of Carlsbad. Felt good and relaxed.
PM speed work at Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital track. Warm up. Bowerman strides and 6 Yasso 800s @ 3:25 - 3:30 with 3:30 recovery. Felt strong. Slow jog back to the park where I left my car and found that they locked the gate at Sunset. Since my return was well after sunset, I had to seek out the park caretaker to unlock the gate so I could drive home. I'll know better next time. |
| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.30 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| Short run followed by spin intervals at lunch PM fast walk for 1 hour
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ran a PM coastline farewell run with Bill Conner who sets off to run the Hawaii Ironman World Triathlon Championship next week. He looks lean and mean and what is even more remarkable is that he just returned from a 7 month deployment with the Marines to Iraq 2 weeks ago. I broke in a second new pair of Asics shoes this week. They sure feel good when they are new. |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Woke up and couldn't return to sleep last night. Run at lunch was a little labored at easy pace. On to weekend long miles. |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 11.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ran this morning with the Fallbrook Running Club on the Sandia Creek Trail. Because of the variety of runners and my tendency to help the slower runners, it is hard to get a good tempo. Even so, I added about an extra mile to the course. Took a well needed nap in the afternoon and felt restored enough to get a sunset run which felt really comfortable and easy. Maybe some long miles tomorrow. Long Beach Half Marathon 2 weeks from today.
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.50 | Nap Time: 1.75 | Total Sleep Time: 10.25 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 9.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Morning trail run a brisk pace. |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 1.50 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 6.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Relaxed lunch run along the coast after a brief thundershower, unusual for SoCal this this time of year. |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Unusually hot today. Tried to do track workout but quit after the first interval. Trying to listen to my body right now and coping with less than normal sleep. To Santana Concert tonight, which means another late night |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 243.20 | 0.00 | 69.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 203.50 | Nap Time: 7.25 | Total Sleep Time: 210.75 | |
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