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Upper Arlington,OH,Franklin

Member Since:

Apr 18, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

1:28:50 half marathon, 3:15:55 marathon Also Completed the Ironman Triathlon ( Ironman USA Lake Placid).

Short-Term Running Goals:

Knock 16 minutes off my marathon time and go sub 2:59:59 in the Flying Pig marathon May of 2010. Maintain at least 1 bike and swim per week while training for the Pig and resume tri specific training mid-May to compete in a couple half Ironman distances over the summer of 2010.

Long-Term Running Goals:

To maintain good health have fun , travel to some cool placs to race and hopefully get a little faster in the process. Qualify for the Ironman World championships as an age grouper and compete in the HAWAII IRONMAN!!!

Personal:

Married to a beautiful woman and have two great kids fortunatley they look like their mother !!

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Sat, Sep 16, 2006

Total Distance

14.10

Ran the USAF Half Marathon today.

1 mile warm-up is all I had time for with the traffic coming to the race.

Was fairly nervous about how I would do in this race since it is my last test before the Columbus Marathon.

Started out to fast for sure. This is a hilly course but fair as they are equal; up & down.. Ended up running 1:28:50 which is almost a 3 1/2 minute PR for me from my last half marathon whichh suprised me based on slightly reduced mileage te last few weeks and the fact that my regular runs do not seem to be at a faster pace.

Legs are Very sore today and were sore yesterday so i did not get a cool down in post race. My arch of my foot has been bothering me latley but tonight it is hard to put any pressure on it. Hope this goes away soon and is just a 1 day deal. I will take Sunday off and do an ez recovery jog Monday maybe even tuesday.

Comments

From Andy on Sun, Sep 17, 2006 at 09:06:52

Great job on the PR. What time are you shooting for at Columbus?

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 11:17:29

Congratulations on a PR. Based on your training, I was actually expecting it. Although your mileage was slightly reduced, it was still probably much higher than what you have done in the last 5 years on average. So you were still reaping the benefits of the aerobic base build-up.

Regarding the marathon - go the pace that feels good. My predictor says you should be able to run 3:07 on a course similar to the one where you ran the half-marathon. However, it is an approximation, and it definitely does not take into account how you are feeling on the race day. Try to hang in with the 3:10 group if you feel in control, but back off if it starts feeling difficult too early ( before 15 miles).

From Zack on Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 09:04:24

Sasha. having big problems with my arch. think I may have pushed a bit tooo hard Saturday and may have PF or a heel Spur or an achilles problem? going to see someone Friday hopefully. Any tips to running with an injury? hurts to walk on I have had arch issues before but they have not been like this or lasted this long? Too close to qualifying right now so cortisone will be last ditch option but I can not take time off...

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