Shaun's Goal

[se7entse7en]

2011 in Review:
Ran a marthon despite catching the flu and getting injured a couple of times during training
Got a PB in the half
Got a PB in the 10k.
Got addicted to Xbox again and basically gave up running for a couple of months. :@ Lost a bunch of fitness and didn't feel like running anymore.

Biked: 759 kms
Ran: 1751 kms (540 kms more than the year before) with one more run planned.
Swam: 0 inches

Marathon training starts Jan 1st!?!?! I feel so out of shape right now. Five pounds heavier than I was at this time last year. Hopefully I'll be able to stay motivated and injury free and complete the 4 months of training.

2012 Goals:
Marathon - 3:45 or faster
1/2 Marathon - 100 minutes (1:40:59 counts)
10k - Under 45:00
Run and bike farther
Get a job

[nature boy]

what's pb?

even with the setback of playing xbox, your 2011 looks pretty damn good. be proud.

[se7entse7en]

Personal best

[nature boy]

haha, i thought it was a playbook. i was thinking you get a playbook for every marathon? sign me up man!
lol just kidding, i'd die before i get to 2 km.

[se7entse7en]

Month of February Summary:
Ran 208.4 kms in 18 hrs 42 minutes.
Got my resting heart rate down to 44/45 bpm from around 49/50 in January.
Weight is still 155lbs... a couple pounds more than I'd like.
Stayed relatively injury free.

[joel]

awesome month!
wow 44-45 resting heart rate that sounds pretty crazy. also very happy to hear that you haven't gotten any injuries, i hope that trend continues for you.

[se7entse7en]

It seems I may have injured my left ankle sometime last week (Thursday? Friday?). I was able to tough it out for the 29.5 km run on Sunday, but I've been trying to take it a bit easier this week. No speed work. No hillwork. The weather is definitely helping in this regard.

Hope it gets better for Sunday's 29km run... both the ankle and the weather.

[nature boy]

wow that sucks man. hope you feel better.

weather's looking grim though.

[se7entse7en]

Month of March Summary:
Ran 227 kms in 20 hrs 14 minutes... the most I've ever run in one month.
Got my resting heart rate down to 43/44 bpm.
Weight is 156lbs. Hard to believe I didn't lose any weight since starting this training.
Started to add some weight training days focusing on front squats and decline situps.
Had a couple little injuries. My left ankle was pretty sore for a while but is fine now. Also, I got three blisters on my left big toe a couple of weeks ago. Two of them are better now, but the other one is still frustrating me. Hopefully it won't take much longer.

Just starting week 14 of 18. The end is in sight.

[jeSteR]

Keep it up man.... You're a machine !!!!!

[joel]

yeah it's super encouraging and inspiring to hear about your efforts and progress shaun.

[nature boy]

spotted: shaun running up nelson. hardcore as always, i would have yelled, but i didn't want to disrupt your mojo.

[se7entse7en]

heh, I saw you. I would have said 'Hi' but didn't want to interrupt your convo.

[se7entse7en]

I have accomplished my 10k goal of finishing under 45 minutes. Not my best race, I could have given more, but I'm still happy with the result.

Sun Run 10K - 44:59.3

[joel]

That's awesome Shaun! Congrats on your race! Very impressive!