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 14, 2008

Well, I finally gave in to technology. I bought myself a Garmin Forerunner 305. This thing is awesome. Since my foot is still healing I have not been able to run with it but I did go on a bike ride today, mostly to test it out. Having time, distance, pace and heartbeat all in one easy to read screen was very nice. The HRM was especially interesting. Biking definitely does not get me the same workout as running by a longshot. I am sure that under the right conditions and effort I can get a good workout on a bike, but running definitely does it faster and more powerfully. I haven't tried out the computer interface so far but even without it the purchase would be worth it. No more riding around in the car to measure distances or relying on obscure landmarks in Gmap-pedometer. I'm sure I'll still use Gmap-pedometer but I won't have to guess at the landmarks for accurate distance . Sweet.

As far as my foot goes, it is feeling much better. Tomorrow I go in to pick up my orthotics and I am hoping that they provide me with much needed relief. My flat feet will need all the help they can get to complete my training for the TOU marathon.

Comments

From Kelli on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 16:50:50

Yeah---it finally arrived! They are pretty nifty, huh? I did not realize they worked on bikes (I am slow). Our mode button is broken, so we may just have to buy another one (we could use two for race days---then we do not have to borrow!)

Good luck with the orthotics, I hope they help! Post your training so i can check up on ya! I gotta make sure you are improving so we do not come in last next year in the relay!

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