I've been running since I was a 7th grader in 1988. At Washington High School (Parkland, WA), I ran on the cross country team and did the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m in track and field.
In college, a hamstring injury and IT band pain ended my college competitive racing almost before it began. With the help of my cousin, Preston, who was in Physical Therapy School, my injuries healed and I began running again.
In the 2000's my goals shifted to attaining a BQ. After making nearly every mistake possible in the marathon, I finally BQ'd and then ran Boston in 2010.
Personal Records:
1600m: 4:31 (1992)
Marathon: 3:09:41 (2012)
Short-Term Running Goals:
Get my body weight below 180 lbs
Race a sub-40 10k
Consistently run 40+ miles/week
Long-Term Running Goals:
Sub 3 hour marathon PR
Race a sub 5 minute mile... one more time! (Last time I did it was when I was a teenager.)
From DLTheo on Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 09:59:29 from 155.130.107.42
Good to hear you are feeling great!
From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 14:05:31 from 24.18.125.122
Hey Carl. Welcome to the blog, it's where all the cool kids hang out.
From Carl on Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 23:52:34 from 216.161.242.12
@Scott: I was pretty sure that I'd be sore from that 15 miler last week, but I'm not. In fact, I feel better.
@Mike: Ya, you cool guys kept telling me to sign up, so I finally did. I think logging my miles manually might keep me more consistent than just letting Garmin do it.
From rAtTLeTrAp on Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 21:21:55 from 174.252.3.63
I think it helps when you know friends will be looking for some miles on your blog.
From Carl on Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 23:03:05 from 216.161.242.12
Ya, a new level of accountability and feedback.
From DLTheo on Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 10:31:44 from 155.130.107.41
On the other hand, I've had a couple weeks where I ran more miles than I should have, just to rank higher on the mileage board. But far more often than not, the accountability is a good thing.
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