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"

 

 

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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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(R) Knee is still hurting today. It's not bad enough where I can't run but it just hurts when I land sometimes (also when I walk). The area where it hurts is more behind the knee and to the outside. Not sure if it's just a ligament I pulled or something. I have an icy/hot sleeve on it today, hopefully it helps.

Well I went to the gym and tried the elliptical for 5 mins. The knee still hurts a bit even on the elliptical. I ran 1 mile going from 10 min pace to 7:15 pace to see if my knee hurts more at a certain speed. It didn't really bother me running, only certain times when I landed. Not sure what is wrong with me. I'll take it easy a couple more days. This definitely sucks though. 

 

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Comments
From Lyman on Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 18:41:47 from 75.169.188.83

Sorry to hear about the knee injury/pain. Good idea to take a few days off. You have been pusing it pretty hard the last month. It may just be an over use injury that will correct itself with some down time. Good luck.

From Michelle on Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 00:50:28 from 63.227.3.181

Sorry to hear about your knee. It is funny that you could only stand to take one day off. Running just calls to you doesn't it? I get it though. I hope it gets better soon.

From vinh on Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 07:49:01 from 71.68.254.197

Lyman - Thanks. I think you are right. I've been pushing it pretty hard with little rest. I just hope it doesn't take too long to recover from this. I'm going to try to swim to keep up my cardio for the next few days. We'll see how that goes.

Michelle - Thanks. If I could, I'd run/workout as often as I could but I know it's not safe. I know I'm crazy. Haha, look at me now...I'm hurt b/c of it (overtraining) I hope I get better soon too. I can't stand this.

From Smooth on Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 23:30:09 from 174.23.217.47

Sounds like some inflammation from overuse. Looks like you got a good plan with rest and xtrain w/ swimming. GOOD LUCK! I'm sure it will heal up soon. Here's to a happy and healthy new year!

From Huans32 on Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 09:08:40 from 138.64.8.51

Oh man!! That doesn't sound like fun at all. Well at least your listening to your body and resting. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

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