Dixies Dashing Diary

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Location:

FL,United States

Member Since:

May 11, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2000 Walt Disney World Marathon: 3:58:02

2000 Jacksonville Bank Marathon; 3:59:26

2005 Jacksonville Bank Marathon; 3:57:48

2009 Snickers Marathon Bar Marathon: 3:52:58

2010 Frankenfooter Half Marathon, 1:33:10 (PR)

2010 Spacecoast Marathon; 3:30:56 (PR, BQ)

2011 RAP River Run; 5K - 20:11 (PR)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run injury free
Run higher milage ~~(40-60/wk)~~ (50 - 70/wk)
See my daughters (16 & 18) run the Disney Princess 1/2 Marathon
~~Qualify for Boston in next three attempts~~
Break 3:30
Get Registered for Boston 2012 before it closes!!!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Still running at 80
One Ultra
One Iron Man
More running friends
More life lessons while running, from running

Personal:

Married 21 years
Four childeren 2 girls, 2 boys
Two Daughters at University of Florida
Thinking Conservative Christian
Guiness over anything I can see through
Zac Brown Band
Chick flicks with my wife & daughters
Man movies with my sons

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Lifetime Miles:						1226.18
Brooks Glycerin 7 Lifetime Miles:						394.79
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Lifetime Miles:						709.55
New Balance Lifetime Miles:						267.34
Ascics Speedstar Lifetime Miles:						374.56
New Balance 1063 Red Lifetime Miles:						148.76
Ascics Speedstar II Lifetime Miles:						41.23

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.00

I've decided not to fight it anymore. I have a college student, two high schoolers, and one middle schooler, all with friends who like to stay over and laugh and watch movies late into the night. I am now a night runner! Getting up early in the morning is just not possible during the week. If I'm not in bed by 9:30 or 10:00, there's just now way to get the rest I need at the milage I'm at now or to come.

So last night I did a slow, comfortable 7 miler. Started at 10 PM ended at 11:00 PM. In bed by midnight. Got 7 hours of sleep. That's what my running and sleeping life will look like this summer. Quite honestly, I'm good with that. I get to see my wife & kids. Have a house full of laughter and kids, and still get rest and runs in. Not a bad lot in life!

Time: 11:00 PM Total Time: 1:00:01 (had to stretch it out to get an hour. I was done at 58 min.) Temp: 80 degrees

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Miles: 7.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 175.00

Comments

From KP on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 09:10:28 from 65.208.22.26

I don't sleep much either. I do most of my running in the afternoon, around 6pm... right when it is the absolute hottest in Alabama!

From Mark on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 12:15:01 from 64.0.96.50

Sounds like you have found a good logical solution. Great job on steady mileage this week. I'm running tomorrow early (trying to get 18 done by 7:30 and ending the run at Sim's Park)

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