Here's a recap of what I wrote last year: 2011 Running Year In Review
In 2012, I vow to train my ass off and quit making excuses. I know that I can compete on a higher level, but only if I put in the dedication and effort.
Marathon PR Times & Avg Marathon Times | |||||
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Year | PR Marathon | PR Date | PR Time | Pace | Avg Time |
2008 | Philadelphia Marathon (PA) | 2008/11/23 | 4:39:42 | 10:40 | 4:50:44 |
2009 | New York City Marathon (NY) | 2009/11/01 | 3:56:07 | 9:00 | 4:20:51 |
2010 | Houston Marathon (TX) | 2010/01/17 | 4:05:11 | 9:21 | 4:36:15 |
2011 | Portland Marathon (OR) | 2011/10/09 | 3:36:53 | 8:16 | 4:01:58 |
2012 | Fargo Marathon (ND) | 2012/05/19 | 3:19:12 | 7:36 | 3:38:18 |
2013 | Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon (AZ) | 2013/01/20 | 3:50:54 | 8:48 | 3:57:10 |
Lifetime | Fargo Marathon (ND) | 2012/05/19 | 3:19:12 | 7:36 | 4:04:29 |
I ran my first marathon in 5:00:15, back in 2008. I went on to PR the first five marathons I ran (and first 6 out of 7). It took until my 15th marathon to break 4 hours, at the 2009 Asbury Park Relay Marathon, with a time of 3:59:41, with the help of Marco Cheung & Mike Moschitta who helped pace me. Two weeks later, I bested that time with a 3:56:07 at the 2009 New York City Marathon. In 2010, you can see that I regressed. That was mainly due to coming off a calf strain injury (from the Beast of Burden Summer 100) and focusing on conquering the 100 by running many doubles (and not focusing on marathon times). I regained my form in 2011 by running 14 sub-4's (6 in 6 straight weeks, all in different states + Germany), and setting 5 new PR's. I experienced a major breakthrough at the 2011 Berlin Marathon with a 3:38:21 marathon with a huge help from Steven Thunder Lee who paced me for the second half of the race, helping me to negative split. I lowered that PR, two weeks later, at the 2011 Portland Marathon with a time of 3:36:53, despite being halted momentarily by a passing freight train. As for my average marathon times, if I didn't run any doubles (2 marathons in 2 days), my average would be significantly lower.
100 Milers | |||||
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Year | PR 100 | PR Date | PR Time | Pace | # of 100's |
2010 | Javelina Jundred (AZ) | 2010/10/23 | 28:23:21 | 16:47 | 1 |
2011 | Jerseyville Fat Ass 100 (ON) | 2011/04/23 | 27:12:00 | 16:19 | 2 |
2012 | Rocky Raccoon 100 (TX) | 2012/02/04 | 29:21:23 | 17:36 | 1 |
2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lifetime | 2011 Jerseyville Fat Ass 100 (ON) | 2011/04/23 | 27:12:00 | 16:19 | 4 |
I tried to break 26 hours at 2011 Umstead 100, 2011 Beast of Burden Summer 100, 2011 Javelina Jundred 100, & 2012 Rocky Raccoon, but for unexpected reasons like injury and torrential rains, my efforts were thwarted. Again, my ramped up more rigorous training in 2012 will prove to yield faster results, barring injury and freak weather conditions.
2012 Goal: "My ramped up more rigorous training in 2012 will prove to yield faster results, barring injury and freak weather conditions."
2012 Results:
2013 Goal:
24 Hour Runs | |||||
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Year | PR 24 Hour | PR Date | PR Distance | Pace | # of 24 Hour 100's |
2010 | 20in24 (PA) | 2010/07/17 | 80.224 miles | 17:56 | 0 |
2011 | NorthCoast 24 (OH) | 2011/09/17 | 104.79 miles | 13:44 | 2 |
2012 | 20in24 (PA) | 2012/07/14 | 76.104 miles | +13:40 | 0 |
2013 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lifetime | 2011 NorthCoast 24 (OH) | 2011/09/17 | 104.79 miles | 13:44 | 2 |
After placing 10th overall at 2011 FANS24 and 29th overall at the 2011 USA Track & Field 24-Hour National Championships (NorthCoast 24), my eyes were opened to what I am potentially capable of. I will try my best and make the most of 2012 for my running and improve upon my results.
Total Marathons & Ultras | |||||
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Year | Marathons | Ultras | Total | New States | New Sub-4 States |
2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2009 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
2010 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 0 |
2011 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 13 | 11 |
2012 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 28 |
2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | N/A | 2 |
Lifetime | 99 | 23 | 122 | 50 | 43 |
2011 was a successful and prolific year in which I was fortunate to have traveled to many states and countries (Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Canada, & Germany) for running, shared lifelong memories with the best of friends, met a lot of inspirational and quality individuals, and set PR's in all distances from a marathon and up (50K, 50M, 100K, 100M, & 24hr). I also achieved Marathon Maniacs 10-Star Titanium status and have made it into a couple press articles (Examiner.com and Pavement Pieces).
I am now on pace to run my 100th marathon + ultra at Comrades on 6/3/2012. I am also set to finish my 50 States quest on 12/9/2012 at the Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii with my one of my best friends and impressive runner himself, Steven Thunder Lee.
Total Yearly Mileage | ||||||
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Year | Miles | Miles/Week | Race Miles (%) | Training Miles (%) | Days Run (%) | RunStreak Max Days |
2008 | 239.8 | 4.6 | 239.8 (?%) | N/A (?%) | N/A (?%) | N/A |
2009 | 756.5 | 14.6 | 697.9 (92.2%) | 58.7 (7.8%) | 73 (20.0%) | 3 |
2010 | 1,115.2 | 21.5 | 1,023.1 (91.7%) | 92.1 (8.3%) | 71 (19.5%) | 3 |
2011 | 1,563.7 | 30.1 | 1,424.8 (91.1%) | 138.9 (8.9%) | 76 (20.8%) | 7 |
2012 | 1,411.5 | 27.1 | 1,134.9 (80.4%) | 276.6 (19.6%) | 136 (37.1%) | 43 |
2013 | Goal: 2,600.0 |
Goal: 50.0 |
Goal: 1,274.0 (49.0%) |
Goal: 1,326.0 (51.0%) |
Goal: 200 (54.8%) |
Goal: 50 |
Lifetime | 5,086.6 | 19.6 | 4,520.4 (88.9%) | 566.2 (11.1%) | 356 (19.5%) | 43 |
My training miles above are very shameful, and I have no one to blame other than myself. Many of my race-time bonks could have been avoided with adequate training. I have made it a resolution to train hard in 2012 and not lose "the gift" as Pre calls this gift of running, see the quote at the top of this entry.
After being inspired by my friend & VCTC + USATF teammate Michael Arnstein aka The Fruitarian, and watching his The Fruitarian YouTube channel, I became inspired to incorporate running more into my daily life.
In particular, this video made me realize this and provided me with the passion to love training and not disdain it:
"Exercise Each Day As If Your Life Depends On It!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQA3Tvkg_s
You don't have to be a fruitarian to take in his message of a healthy lifestyle. I no longer view "training" as a chore. I now use it as a mode of transportation to get from place A to place B, as part of my daily life.
I have started my #RunStreak on 12/25/2011 (it ended on 2/6/2012 after Day 43 due to a sprained toe sustained at 2012 Rocky Raccoon 100, but restarted on 2/9/2012), by running 10 miles with my running buddy Jim Pease and have kept it going since. The idea of a #RunStreak was first introduced to me by my friend Dave Shannon from Minnesota. The next time you think, "It's too cold to run outside today", try thinking about Dave and him keeping up a #RunStreak up in St Paul, MN!
With increased training miles in 2012, I anticipate faster road marathon times and better 100 mile & 24 hour results. Big things are in store! It is all thanks to friends making me accountable for my training now and to useful tools such as DailyMile and my Garmin watch, to push me to run further and more frequently.
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