| 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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Sunday Loooooong Run
Up this AM at 4:30 for a 5 AM start. Loaded up with some carbs and out the door with my MP3. Pitch dark. Cool. Fog. Dead quiet. My goal was to cover 12 miles in two hours before linking up with my running club for our Sunday trail run. The problem is that there are hills in every direction, so there is no avoiding them. One climb was about a mile up. My biggest challenge today was the downhill portions. I just couldn't keep my weight forward and allow momentum to take me down the hill without breaking with my legs. At a few points, I slowed to nearly a walk to avoid the wear and tear I knew forcing the downhill would take on me. I covered about 11.5 in the first two hours of solo running and then continued on the trail with the help of my ultramarathon friend Ted doing the pacing. More hills but everything felt good. No pain or stiffness after the run, just some mild dehydration. My body is conditioned to 3 hours of easy paced running. Running at my marathon goal pace hardly seems possible, but the best coaches say train slow, so that is what I'm doing. The nice thing about starting early is that my run was done by 8 AM with most of the day in front of me. We invited Ted and his fiancee Elizabeth to the house for a light breakfast and coffee on the patio. Life is good! After noon easy run with son Thomas. Legs feel great. No soreness. Let's see what tomorrow brings?
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| Slept like a rock last night after yesterday's mileage but no soreness today. Went on a light noon run and then a 20 min spin and 25 min weights in the PM. To the track tomorrow... |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 7.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Track Workout First time out with the San Diego Track Club for their Tues No. County track workout (which was not on the track but in a park). There were about 30 runners, mostly younger and faster. Very friendly group. Excellent coaching. Here was the workout: 20 min warm up 9 x Bowerman Strides 8 x Hill Strides 8 x 300 M with the last 100m up hill Warm Down This was a challenging workout, but the structure and coaching are what I need right now. I skipped my core and strength work today. Need to get back on track with that, especially core conditioning and stretching.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 6.85 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
| Crosstraining and Tempo Run Deep sleep last night and a higher resting pulse rate this morning. Did a light warm up and warm down run on the beach surrounding a fairly intense endurance spin. Great instructor who has a good grasp of exercise science. She pushed us today keeping us right at the top of our aerobic threshold. 50 min workout followed by core strength training and stretching. We have a Wednesday group that gets together on Weds evenings... mostly walkers. I linked up with them and then went off on a tempo run using the ChiRunning techniques. Actually felt pretty good! Must have been that large coffee I drank beforehand that gave me a boost. Weight today: 152 Tomorrow is a scheduled 8 miler. Friday is my rest day.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Eight mile run at moderate pace with my work colleague Brad. Nice pace, good conversation. Legs felt good except for mildly sore hip flexors. With a rest day tomorrow, I should be in good shape for the long mileage this weekend. Only one concern, reviewing my Hal Higdon Marathon Program, I don't think I'm doing enough mileage at marathon pace. I need to fix that... |
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| Every Friday is a running rest day on my Hal Higdon Marathon Training Program. I thought about doing some crosstraining, core strength and stretching but in the end, I decided to just chill out and store the energy for the weekend long mileage. Invited to a friends house for dinner and busted my diet pretty bad, but that doesn't happen often with me...
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| Started out with a 3 mile warm up run using my new runner's metronome to set a cadence of 90 steps/min based on the ChiRunning technique. The idea is to maintain the same cadence regardless of speed or terrain. Your gas pedal is your forward lean. The cadence was very comfortable and not difficult to maintain. Linked up with my running club for a 10K trail run at marathon pace. This is a challenging course with tough hills. It is actually easier to maintain cadence going up hill than it is going down hill. Bottom line: using the ChiRunning techniques, I'm starting to smoke my buddies who previously were smoking me. Ran a relaxing 3 mile PM run after an hour nap. I will try to get a nap today with high miles scheduled for tomorrow.
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 1.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 59.75 | 0.00 | 23.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 54.00 | Nap Time: 1.00 | Total Sleep Time: 55.00 | |
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