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Location:

Baden-Württemberg,Germany

Member Since:

Oct 29, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2004.

PR's 

10k 37:44 Sülzbach May 08

Half 1:24:22 Bottwartal  Oct 06

Marathon: 3:06:18 Antalya Mar 08

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train consistently.  

Sub 37:30 10k

Finally break that longstanding 1/2M time

Run a sub 3:00 marathon.

Have a crack at a 5k, an uphill only race, a 50k.

Long-Term Running Goals:

2:55 marathon

37:00 10k

1:22 1/2 marathon

Place 1st in my age category.

Personal:

I'm a Brit living in a small town in the south west of Germany, on the edge of a nature park, the Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald. The landscape is very hilly with vineyards & orchards on the lower slopes merging into forest above. 42 years young, married since 1997 to my lovely wife.

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Thu, Jul 17, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.700.000.000.0013.70

A.M. Cool and rainy for a slow recovery run in the woods. Felt flat this morning and couldn't pick it up at all. Startled 3 Wildschweine (wildboar) who crashed their way off through the undergrowth. They are mini bulldozers. Slight strain in my upper right thigh from yesterday. Total 12,1k in 1:05:27. av pace 5:25/k, 8:42/mi.

P.M. Some gentle stretching and the I walked 20 mins to warm up before starting a slow run. Left out the planned strides. Total 10k in 49:51.

Comments
From marion on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 18:05:24

Sounds like a beautiful place to run! The wild boar make it sound exciting too! Great mileage. Good luck with the sore leg. I hate it when that happens :)

My 4th great grandfather was born in Baden-Wurttemburg.

From Kim on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 18:26:53

Your runs usually sound very enjoyable to me...but wild boars!!!! Eeek! Not my idea of a walk in the park or a run in the woods! How is your wife doing with her running?

From Ian on Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 05:56:51

Thanks for the comments. It's really pretty tame in the woods, no bears or wolves but I get a kick out of seeing any woodland animal.

Johanne is easy running for enjoyment only at the moment. I've registered her for a 10k in Sep as a wee motivation.

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