2010, My year to smash all of my PR's

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Location:

North Charleston,SC,USA

Member Since:

Nov 02, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

 

 3 mile (2007) in the Marines  19:00
 5k (Mar 2010) 19:53
 10k (May 2010)  42:06
 10 mile (Nov 2009)  1:15:47
 Half Marathon (Jan 2010)  1:37:57
Marathon (Oct 2010)

3:47:06

12 Hour Ultra (July 2010) 60.8 miles

Short-Term Running Goals:

Qu’est-ce que c’est? 12 h Run (Jul 4) Over 60 miles 60.8 miles

Run a marathon under 4 hours

Run a 5k under 19 minutes

St. George Marathon (Oct 2, 2010)

Myrtle Beach Marathon (Feb 19, 2011) 

Possible upcoming races:

Charleston Half Marathon (Jan 2011) Sub 1:32

2010 Goals:

- Run 2010 miles

- Do 2010 Pull ups (2010+)

- 20,100 Push ups/Sit Ups (20100 so far)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a Boston Qualifier

Run an ultra marathon

Run a 100 miler

Run at least one marathon a year

Sub 5:20 mile

Sub 18:30 5k

Sub 38 10k

Sub 1:25 half

Sub 3 hour marathon

Badwater Ultra

Hurt 100

Bear 100

Moab 100

Wasatch 100

Umstead 100

Personal:

My name is Vinh Nguyen. I'm 28 years old, former Marine...

Started running when I joined the military in 1999. I did not enjoy running until 2006-7 when I started training for my first marathon. In the Marines, we ran an average of 3-5 miles. I never ran any distances longer than that until I started training for the Myrtle Beach Marathon in 2007.

Currently working as a government contractor (electronics technician).

I finished my Associates of Science in August and have finally been able to train hard full time. I decided to take time of school to see how much of a difference it will make and maybe hopefully achieve my goal and qualify for Boston.

 "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
"The only easy day was yesterday"

 

 

Vinh's Power Songs
Pitbull feat Akon - Shut it down
DJ Khaled - All I do is win
Ludacris - How low can you go
TI - Big Things Poppin
Kanye - Amazing

 

 

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Push ups

20-25-15-15-45(max) (90 sec rest in between) Week 3 day 2, 3rd column

Sit ups

30-38-23-23-50(Max) (60 sec rest in between) Week 3 day 2, 3rd column

1/2 mile swim utilizing the TI method. This made it so much easier. I could have gone longer but I'll just slowly up my distance. I need to concentrate on my form.

Here is a video of the TI freestyle method I found.


Comments
From Michelle on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 20:53:23 from 75.162.203.161

Great job. You are like the energizer bunny, you keep going and going. As always, impressive.

From vinh on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 22:00:39 from 24.211.101.133

Thanks Michelle! Always glad to have your support! Hope you are enjoying your vacation!

From KP on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 22:11:12 from 98.81.22.73

dumb question - how is that swimming form different than the traditional swimming form?

can you tell that i know how to do more than just doggy paddle??

From vinh on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 22:15:06 from 24.211.101.133

KP - it looks similar but there are differences that make it very effective. Less energy is used. You see in the video that he hardly kicks and there is hardly any splashing of water. It's a more smooth, efficient method. I duno, it made a big difference for me.

From Huans32 on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 09:00:02 from 138.64.8.52

Right on bro. I am doing the TI way too. I am using the book Triathalon swimming made easy. Which focuses just on freestyle swimming and triathalon stuff. Very good stuff. It teaches you to find balance in your swimming and what has really helped me alot. Is it has taught me to rotate my body to the air then my head. Very smooth and economical. So when you are doing a tri you have the energy for the bike and run.

From SlowJoe on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:25:47 from 131.59.200.82

Yeah bingo, you'll encounter much less water resistance on your sides. When you get the freestyle technique right, you'll find your torso is almost never facing down, it's always rotating to each side as your arms stretch forward.

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