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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.900.000.000.0010.90

A.M. Mind and body were in unison when I got up, go out and have a good enjoyable run so that's precisely what I did. The conditions were no better or worse than they have been all week but today I felt privileged to be out there running. The sun briefly showed its face near the end which was a welcome boost, I haven't seen the sun all week. Included some hill bounding which was poorly executed, I haven't quite got the knack of it yet. Total 17.50k in 1:24:22, av pace 4:49/k, 7:46/mi. Off to buy some jeans now before the shops close Sat afternoon. When I first started running I thought it would be an inexpensive sport but I didn't count on all the clothes I would have to buy as I lost weight. I have boxes of fat porker clothes in the cellar that I'm going to have to resign myself to give to the charity clothing bank. I'm hoping my weight has bottomed out now.

Comments
From MichelleL on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 11:16:30

I just tried on jeans last night for that same reason. I am swimming in all my clothes and look ridiculous. I was too small for the 28 and probably 3 lbs too big for 27, so I think I'll either lose a couple more and go for the 27s or just try on other brands next time. So no luck for me. Hope you find some good ones!

From Ian on Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 06:52:38

Success, got a pair to fit from a factory outlet shop, size 31! I don't remember being this size in my youth but I suppose I must have been at some dim and distant time. Not sure if I'm pleased or not, I just don't want to loose anymore weight.

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