Location: Tempe,AZ, Member Since: Sep 23, 2012 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: Completed Portland, OR Marathon in 1999 in 4 hrs. and 55 minutes. Age 27
Completed Portland, OR Marathon in 2001 in 4 hours and 54 minutes. Age 29 Slow times, but I finished. I really didn't know how to train to increase speed, and got too distracted by life to find out...until now.
Short-Term Running Goals: Goal: Qualify for Boston by September 2014. Long-Term Running Goals: Lifetime Goal: Run 42 miles or more per week for the rest of my life.
I am looking for smart ways to train and keep things interesting. Personal: Single. No kids. Age 40. I work four days a week and have 300 plus days of sunshine here in Phoenix, so I have plenty of time to train and no excuses.
After ten years of irregular running after my last marathon, I have finally committed to a goal of daily running.
I am six feet tall and weigh 215lbs. I weighed 205lbs when I ran the two maratons in my twenties. I got down to 193lbs in 2009, but failed to start a running program. That, combined with a desk job, and bad habits, resulted in a twenty pound gain in three years.
I have eased my way back into running by running three miles per day for a couple weeks at an 11min. pace. I ran my first six mile run in ten years last night. I feel strong and want to do things right this time. All advice and encouragement is welcome! |