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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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Under 100 degrees today, still hot though. 59 minutes.

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From thedude on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 23:06:38 from 71.199.1.53

Glad to hear you are sticking with the training, and not smoking. I have a buddy that went from 220 to 180. He qualified for Boston at St. George by 11 seconds. It didn't take him that long to train-up. I'm not sure what Chicago Marathon is like, but a lot of people BQ there. St. George is kind-of hilly, net downhill, but hilly just the same. You'll get to Boston. My marathon times are wildly inconsistent about 4 hours between best and worst. So 18 minutes may seem like a lot, but luck, prep, weather, attitude, etc. go a long long way.

You should run the D-news on Friday. Sounds like the temperature will be about what you are use to.

Good Luck.

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