December Reader Participation: Vincent Attanucci, The Woodlands
One day in early October, after the Komen Race for the Cure 5K, I got an e-mail from a gentleman in The Woodlands who had been reading my blog but noted that he found out about his official Race for the Cure result in my blog post before seeing the official results! (It was because he had formed a work team that included some folks who regularly run Run the Woodlands 5K that I knew!)
I've gotten to meet Vincent, 52, now a number of times since then (and probably a few times before but didn't know it). But the biggest reason that I like Vincent is that he's a Penn State grad, class of '72! Yes, we still love JoePa and "We Are ... Penn State!"
Next weekend, Vincent will be trying to punch his Boston Marathon ticket with a nice effort at the White Rock Marathon in Dallas. Here is Vincent's responses:
Top ten events in 2005:
1.) Every evening run with my son (we call ourselves the night runners)
2.) Huntsville Half Marathon (I beat my goal pace and wasn’t even winded at any point during the race – have never before felt that level of fitness, 1:36:30, 3rd AG)
3.) Run The Woodlands 5K #140 (breaking 20 Minutes, 19:38, after 26 5K races)
4.) Bearkat Bash 10K (1st place age group; 42:49.5)
5.) Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure 5K (2nd place age group; 20:44.05)
6.) Run The Woodlands 5K #121 (1st race in January, 20:17, personal best)
7.) Thanksgiving Run thru the Woods 5M (33:54.1)
8.) Austin Freescale Marathon (4:01:02.4, thoroughly hot and sick but I ran through it and finish) You beat the governor by 5 minutes! -- JW
9.) Every 4:00 a.m. morning run by myself (I spotted a grand total of four other runners all year)
10.) Every other RTW (9 of them ... Vincent is one away from the 20-race club)
Inspiration? "I pretty much run for myself and my family, testing myself and enjoying the ride."
Two unfinished goals for this year, of course:
+ Qualify for Boston in Dallas next week. To add a little drama I decided to sprain my ankle last week. It’s slowly healing and of course I can’t convince myself to rest it.
+ 3,000 miles for the year in my logbook if I stay on schedule. Somehow I can't quite believe that one!
And next year:
+ A Penn State win in a BCS game (Editor's liberty!)
+ 1st ever Houston Marathon
+ That trip to Boston
+ Then I’ll sit down and write some new goals
Vincent, thanks for making contact this year, participating in this exercise, being an encouragement and, of course, go take care of business in Dallas with a 3:35:59 or better!
I've gotten to meet Vincent, 52, now a number of times since then (and probably a few times before but didn't know it). But the biggest reason that I like Vincent is that he's a Penn State grad, class of '72! Yes, we still love JoePa and "We Are ... Penn State!"
Next weekend, Vincent will be trying to punch his Boston Marathon ticket with a nice effort at the White Rock Marathon in Dallas. Here is Vincent's responses:
Top ten events in 2005:
1.) Every evening run with my son (we call ourselves the night runners)
2.) Huntsville Half Marathon (I beat my goal pace and wasn’t even winded at any point during the race – have never before felt that level of fitness, 1:36:30, 3rd AG)
3.) Run The Woodlands 5K #140 (breaking 20 Minutes, 19:38, after 26 5K races)
4.) Bearkat Bash 10K (1st place age group; 42:49.5)
5.) Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure 5K (2nd place age group; 20:44.05)
6.) Run The Woodlands 5K #121 (1st race in January, 20:17, personal best)
7.) Thanksgiving Run thru the Woods 5M (33:54.1)
8.) Austin Freescale Marathon (4:01:02.4, thoroughly hot and sick but I ran through it and finish) You beat the governor by 5 minutes! -- JW
9.) Every 4:00 a.m. morning run by myself (I spotted a grand total of four other runners all year)
10.) Every other RTW (9 of them ... Vincent is one away from the 20-race club)
Inspiration? "I pretty much run for myself and my family, testing myself and enjoying the ride."
Two unfinished goals for this year, of course:
+ Qualify for Boston in Dallas next week. To add a little drama I decided to sprain my ankle last week. It’s slowly healing and of course I can’t convince myself to rest it.
+ 3,000 miles for the year in my logbook if I stay on schedule. Somehow I can't quite believe that one!
And next year:
+ A Penn State win in a BCS game (Editor's liberty!)
+ 1st ever Houston Marathon
+ That trip to Boston
+ Then I’ll sit down and write some new goals
Vincent, thanks for making contact this year, participating in this exercise, being an encouragement and, of course, go take care of business in Dallas with a 3:35:59 or better!
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