Jose's Flat Foot Blues

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Member Since:

Aug 11, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Ogden Marathon 2009 (3:54:40) - First time under four hours.

Hobble Creek 1/2 2009 (1:36:18):  Finished in Top 100 men

TOU Marathon 2009 (3:42:52): New PR, finished in top 16% of field.

Mesquite Marathon 2009 (3:36:37):  Brutal course, but a new PR.

Painter's Half 2010 (1:36:37):  Same as Hobble Creek.

Riverton Half 2010 (1:36:30) Tough course.

Run 4 Kids 10K 2010 (42:40):  2nd in age group.  First age group award!!

Ogden Marathon 2010 (3:20:19):  Missed the BQ but a new PR.

Utah Valley Marathon 2010 (3:25)  Ughhh

St. George Marathon 2010 (3:11:36)  BQ baby, yeah!

Boston Marathon 2011 (3:23) Hey, it's Boston!

Utah Valley Marathon 2011 (3:16:16) BQ again by virtue of age.  Sweet revenge!

Short-Term Running Goals:

1. Run Pikes Peak Ascent and survive -DONE (3:46)

2. Qualify for Boston before November 2010 - DONE (3:11:36)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run Boston in 2011. - DONE!!

Personal:

Happily married father of three.  Originaly from Puerto Rico, but have lived all over North and South America.  Utah is definitely one of the most beautiful places on earth.

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Thu, Aug 21, 2008

Well I am finally back in the game.  I tried running an easy 3 miles on Monday and while I felt ok through the run my foot hurt quite a bit at the end. So, once again, I took it easy on Tuesday and Wednesday and rested.  I finally couldn't take it anymore and today at 4am I went on a 10 mile easy run.  I am glad to say that I felt great through the run and my foot actually feels a little bit better than it did yesterday.  If things keep going well I will do my scheduled 17 mile run on Saturday.  We'll see how that goes.  I am trying to build up to 20 miles before TOU and I hope I can do it without totally tearing up my foot.  I must say that it really looks like the orthotics are making a big difference.

I am also totally stoked about my Garmin Forerunner 305.  This thing is so easy to use and so convenient.  I could adjust my pace throughout my run according to my training pace and it is great to know how far you have run without depending totally on landmarks.  However, my all time favorite feature is the Garmin Training Center.  I love being able to see all the stats of my runs in one page and being able to see graphs of Pace, Heart Rate, Elevation, and Distance.  The thing is worth its weight in gold.  My only gripe is how little the heart rate monitor display is on the screen.  If anyone knows how to get a larger display of the BPM please let me know.  Anyway, I had a good running day today.  Tomorrow I am doing elliptical and we'll see how Saturday goes.  Wish me luck.

Comments
From Kelli on Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 17:53:45

Yeah---you are out running again! And ten miles to get back in the game?? Not shabby!!

Garmins are cool, huh? Although we do not do all that on the computer stuff, we are afraid to get that into detail.

I just got one of those books you recommended to me from the library. Something about run less, run faster. I have only read the prologue, but I like what it is saying!

From Dale on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 16:40:59

You can change which data fields you show on certain screens in the settings of the watch. Just go make one of the data-fields display your HR and you won't have to use a magnifying glass to read it anymore. My 305 died, so I can't tell you exactly which buttons to push, but just go into the settings and look for Data Fields or something close and you should find it.

From mattrow on Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 09:25:58

you will have to let me know how your 20 mile training goes. I will also be running 20 miles this saturday and am recovering from an injury. Hope to see you in the top of Utah marathon. You should put a picture on the site so we could reconize each other.

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