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Location:

Chicago,IL,USA

Member Since:

Jun 09, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Chicago Marathon - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (9 in total)

Boston Marathon - 2010, 2015. 2016

Kiawah Island Golf Resort Marathon - 2012

 Marathon PR: 2016 Chicago Marathon - 2:57:20

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Continue running Boston and Chicago every year, adding in others here and there

Complete in a Ironman 70.3 in 2017, and if all goes well an Ironman in 2018

Long-Term Running Goals:

- Run at least two marathons every year

- Run the 6 Majors (Chicago, New York, Boston, Berlin, London, Tokyo)

- Inspire and encourage family/friends and run marathon(s) with them

  

Personal:

I am a 34 year old male from Chicago, Illinois. I graduated from the University of Colorado in May 2006 and started running in the spring of 2007. Since then I have gone from a max of about 220 pounds to my current weight of roughly 175 lbs, and more importantly have developed a true joy and passion for running. 

 

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Comments
From Burt on Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 17:19:39 from 68.76.197.194

Welcome to the blog. Great job on the weight loss. We have a handful of ex-smokers on the blog. Maybe they can lend some support. Good luck!

From Andrew_Boston_2010 on Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 18:45:01 from 170.49.217.216

Burt,

Thanks very much, I truly appreciate the support and encouragement. I'm excited to have discovered this website and online running community. I think it will be a tremendous help for me in working towards my goal of Boston 2010. Thanks again!

From thedude on Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 22:57:22 from 71.199.1.53

Colorado, Boulder campus? You were in the running/biking mecca. I went to Boulder, they have great places to run.

Cigs-

Take the money you were going to spend on cigarettes and put it in a jar for your entry into Boston. Try the gum for a while, the gum is easier to quit.

From Andrew_Boston_2010 on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 09:51:14 from 170.49.217.216

Thanks Dude. I appreciate the advice.

Boulder, indeed. Great place, beautiful. I did appreciate the outdoors while I was there but certainly did not live a healthy lifestyle. The only running I did there was from the police at keg parties..Ha! My younger sister actually went there as well on a full athletic scholarhsip for running, but for me it wasn't until I graduated and entered the 'real world' that I discovered the joys of running.

Anyways,I will open up a cig jar and try that gum.. thanks again!

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 12:53:50 from 192.168.1.1

Andrew - welcome to the blog!

You will make an interesting case study to determine how much smoking slows you down. I do know that going from three packs a day to nothing allows a guy that could not run 16:00 mile to run 2 at 9:00 pace in a matter of a couple of months.

I also know, again from working with another struggling smoker, that a few occasional smokes and a binge combined with some beer three days before the race costs about 15 minutes in the marathon.

To run 3:28 before you quit smoking shows you have a decent measure of talent. You may very well be a 2:20 marathoner with everything done right. It would be interesting to see.

From auntieem on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:20:59 from 67.182.145.8

Andrew, welcome! Congratulations on your decision to quit smoking; sounds like you can make your BQ - you are close, and quiting smoking should help a lot. I used to live in Chicago, and enjoyed running along the lake. Good luck!

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