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Location:

Fort Atkinson,WI,USA

Member Since:

Jul 25, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

High School and Collegiate Major Accomplishments

1997 Illinois State Qualifier 4x800 meter relay, 2000 MIAC All Conference Cross Country , 2000 Division III National Cross Country qualifier, 2001 MIAC All Conference 1500 meter, 2001 Division III National 1500 meter qualifier

Personal Bests (Collegiate) 1999-2001

400 meter 52.9 (1999), 800 meter 1:58 (2001), MIAC Conference 5000 meter 15:01 (2001), Last Chance Qualifier 1500 meter 3:53.8 (2001), 8K 25:01 Division III Pre-National (2001)

Personal Bests (Post Collegiate) Began running again July 2010-

Capital Mile 4:50 (2011), *Luck of The Irish 10K 35:12, *Luck of The Irish 5K 16:24 (2012), Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K 26:18 (2012), Monumental Marathon 2:41:13 (Nov, 2011)

*Back to back races




 


Short-Term Running Goals:

2012 Racing Schedule

Dec. 31st Running Room New Years Resolution 5K 1st 17:02

Feb. 11th Healthy Heart 8K 28:40 - 5th place

Feb. 18th The Big Chill 6 mile 34:05 - 4th place 

March 17th Luck of the Irish  5K/10K double 16:22 5K - 3rd place   ~25 minutes rest    35:11 10K 3rd place

Mar. 25th Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K 26:18 8K -85th 

April 7th MN Opener 5K 16:57 - 1st place 

April 16th Boston Marathon 3:02:05 -617th place

April 28th Crazy Legs 8K 26:56 - 16th

May 27th Madison Twilight 1/4 marathon 

June 6th WISCO Mile 

June 16th Grandma's 1/2 marathon

June-Jul WTC Track Series (1500,3000,1600,Mile,3200)

Jul. 4th Milton Independance Day Mile or Whitewater Mile

Jul 29th Capital Mile or Jul. 28th Bix 7

Aug 11th Family Fair 5K as "The Chicken"

Aug18th Madison Mini Marathon

Sept 17th Fort Fawl Crawl 5K

October 7th Twin Cities Marathon 

Nov. 24th Berby Derby 10K

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

#1 Be the best Husband, Father, Teacher, and Coach I can possibly be.  #2 Live a balanced life #3 Become a local elite runner #4 Olympic Trials Qualification 

Personal:

Married with one child and a boxer dog.

Favorite Blogs:
Miles:This week: 31.20 Month: 171.37 Year: 1455.93
Saucony Hattori Lifetime Miles: 243.19
Nike Zoom Streak III Lifetime Miles: 172.64
Adidas Adizero Adios Lifetime Miles: 85.95
(Blue) Nike Lunarlon Lifetime Miles: 412.88
Saucony Fasttwitch II Lifetime Miles: 110.15
Saucony Ride 4 Lifetime Miles: 60.73
(Red) Nike Lunarlon Lifetime Miles: 394.36
Eliptical Miles Lifetime Miles: 8.00
Bike Miles Lifetime Miles: 10.00
(Black) Lunar Glide Lifetime Miles: 165.10
Nike Free Run 2 Lifetime Miles: 3.00
(Black II) Lunar Glide Lifetime Miles: 25.08
Air Pegasus 28 Lifetime Miles: 30.93
Zoom Elite Lifetime Miles: 10.46
Sat, Dec 31, 2011
Race: Running Room Resolution 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:17:02, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.620.003.100.006.72

My first race back since the Monumental!  I was hesitant to run a race coming off a recent injury, but I was bound to have some fun regardless if it meant putting me behind to rest my achillies and runners knee.  Lucky no pain in either spot during or after the race. 

My goal was to stay in good form and not over push the pace, just let the pace come to me.  The race wound up being low key enough where I was in the lead by the 1/2 mile marker with full control of breathing and pace.  My lead continued to grow throughout the 3 lap race around Lake Arbor and I finished with technically what would be a PR post collegiate if my Garmin and the race course are correct distance.  The course was non certified, so I guess it's still up in the air as if I would call it a PR.

Here is a quick breakdown:

Mile 1 - 5:34 very much in control and pace was feeling very easy.

Mile 2 - 5:40 pace still feeling very easy, having to run around some runners as I started to lap people about 1/2 way through the 2nd lap. 

Mile 3 - 5:47 w/.1 I picked up the pace a little because I was feeling so darn good!  Everything felt smooth and in perfect control.  As I approached the last 1/2 mile I maintained pace and decided not to run hard to be careful with the achillies and knee.  Final time according to watch and clock 17:02, but I missed the stop with the Garmin.

 Perfect temps @ 40 for Dec. 31st with no wind!  Total miles 6.72 for the day

 


Adidas Adizero Adios Miles: 4.50Asics Kayano 17 Miles: 2.20
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Sun, Jan 01, 2012 at 01:10:11 from 67.177.21.60

Nice job! You gotta feel pretty good about that - great time and no pain!

From Jake K on Tue, Jan 03, 2012 at 15:44:32 from 155.100.226.54

Nice race Erik. A low key 5K is a good choice for a first "post-marathon" race. Seems like you are getting healthy - big things ahead for you in 2012!!

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