TEXAS Paul - Out to Pasture - Healing

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Location:

Florence,TX,USA

Member Since:

Aug 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

ENTRY 1: Age 61 and I'm still alive and running. . . . . . ENTRY 2: Austin, TX, Muddy Buddy Masters, 1st place, 2005, 2006, and 2008 with Karen F. (see picture above - Karen H.; Karen F.; Me; Carey) (Karen H. & Carey did an Ironman in Idaho in June 2007) . . . . ENTRY 3: St. George Marathon 2001 3:18:03; 2002 3:15:56; 2003 3:18:04; 2004 3:19:03; 2005 3:37:21; 2006 & 2007 did not make the lottery. 2008 3:54:04 (tough).  .  .  .  . ENTRY 4: 2007 San Antonio Marathon - 1st place age group 60-64. . . . . ENTRY 5: Eight consecutive Boston Marathons since 2001. Best time so far was 3:35:09 in 2003. Age 55. . . . . . ENTRY 6: Pikes Peak Marathon 5:56:33 in 2005. 3rd place out of 54 runners ( group 55-59) Age 58. . . . . . ENTRY 7: Pikes Peak Marathon - 2008 - 2nd place in my age group (33 registered, 23 finished) running in the snow and ice the last 2 miles of the Ascent at the top . . . . . . ENTRY 8: 3M Half Marathon at a 7:11 pace in 2005, age 57. . . . . . . ENTRY 9: Congress Avenue Mile Austin, TX 5:46 in 2004. Age 57

Short-Term Running Goals:

Entry 1:  Get in a full 6 months of prep for 2009 Boston, no excuses, run a strong Boston. . . . .Entry 2: Use Pilates methods for core strengthening and flexibility improvements.. . . . . . Entry 3: Get completely healed from the muscle disorder that has plagued me since February 2006 (Polymyalgia Rheumatica)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Entry 1. Complete 10 consecutive Boston Marathons - I have done 8 so far. . . . . . . Entry 2. Continue running marathons through my 60's and into my 70's, 80's and 90's.

Personal:

Married, 2 children, 2 grand children. My 9 year old grand-daughter is convinced she is a runner.  My 4 year old grandson loves to wear his Boston Marathon and Pikes Peak Marathon t-shirts.  He wants to run the mountain with grandpa. 

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7:00 AM, temp in mid 60's, met Karen H and Tom H at Austin HS tennis court parking lot.  Ran the 10 mile Longhorn Dam loop of Townlake.  Beautiful morning after thunderstorms went through central Texas last night.  Only 5 days since Karen and I did Boston and this 10 mile run felt really good, but by the last few miles we could tell we were working. 

Went over to Maudie's for breakfast tacos.  After that Lynn and I drove up to Georgetown and went out to Lake Georgetown to scope out the possiblity of some running trails that Tom and I could use for part of our Pikes Peak Marathon training.  They have a 26 mile trail that runs all the way around Lake Georgetown and part of it goes down to the bottom of the dam and then back up the other side.  Looks like a possibility for PPM training.  We will have to check it out.

Anyway, good news is there are no injuries or strains from running Boston, so all systems should be go to move on into the PPM training with a focus on strength endurance more than speed.  Tom is excited as this will be his first PPM. 

Comments
From Benn on Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 19:00:49

Glad to hear the good news and to see a nice week for you after Boston. :) Good job again, and I look forward to more progress! I wish I had the skill and ability to be able to ever run Pikes. FOr now, I would give anything to be back to 25 or 30 mile weeks! haha

From Paul Ivory on Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 22:16:35

Benn, you are on your way to good recovery. Keep it up. Paul

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