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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3:30PM, 90F, wore crocs

Comments
From KP on Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 17:08:42 from 65.208.22.26

croc crocs? interesting... how'd that go? did you wear socks?

From Michelle on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 10:13:32 from 97.118.36.161

You wore crocs to run in? Sounds tricky.

From vinh on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 10:28:41 from 75.77.22.187

KP - Yea, it went pretty good actually. It felt normal to me. Yes, I wore socks. I see that Sasha runs in clogs all the time so I thought I'd give it a try.

Michelle - Yea, it sounds weird but it's not as bad as it seems. I have ones with a velcro strap for the heel so it stays on pretty good. I'll probably train in these more often so I don't wear down my regular shoes.

From Kelli on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 23:15:49 from 71.219.93.114

Sasha loves the crocs! I am most impressed by the temperature. YUCK, I wold have fainted.

From SlowJoe on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 23:25:47 from 204.133.180.90

Interesting that it felt normal, maybe it's worth a try. Way to get it done in the heat.

From vinh on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 15:03:36 from 24.211.101.133

Thanks Kelli! I'm trying to get used to running in the heat. Got that 12 hour run on July 4th...

Thanks Joe! I ran a lot slower than I usually do just to be careful plus I have a minor injury I'm trying to get over. We'll see how it feels when I start running in them at a more normal pace.

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