| Location: St. Petersburg,FL, Member Since: Dec 30, 2014 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments:
- 5k - 3/8/14 - Armadillo Run - 15:58
- 10k - 2/7/15 - BDR, Safety Harbor - 33:17
- 15k - 2/21/15 - Gasparilla - 51:05
- 1/2 - 12/14/14 - Holiday Halfathon - 1:13:31
- Marathon - 10/04/15 - Twin Cities - 2:38:46
Short-Term Running Goals: 2016 Races
Clearwater Halfathon - Jan 11
Donna Hicken Marathon - Feb 14
Gasparilla 15k - Feb 20
Florida Beach Halfathon - Mar 6
??? Chicago Marathon ??? Long-Term Running Goals: Find balance. Run with my girls. Break 15 in the 5k. Personal: Born in 1973 in Southern California.
Ran in high school for Arcadia. They have a famous cross-country team now. In my day, we were famous for dodging our coach during runs.
Over the next 15 years I ran very little, but life was awesome. I lived mostly in Northern California, where I met my wife. We moved back to her native state of Florida in 2005, where I gradually started running more seriously.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 136.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 140.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 23.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.00 |
| AM: 20 miles, with 1 at 5:56 randomly tossed in. Overslept, so I intercepted the group a mile in. Averaged 7:13.
We faced a deadly dilemma for a family of two girls aged 3 & 6. My wife's friend gave her 2 tickets (Adult/Child) to Disney: Frozen on Ice for today. So only one girl can go. We decided it would be Elise, because primogeniture. Actually, it was even more pragmatic- Anna won't remember it, and her attention span, even for some Frozen boondoggle, is questionable. We have an Open House this afternoon, so Anna and I have to be out. I think we're going to a kiddie movie, where maybe I can grab a nap.
PM: 4 miles. I erred in theater selection and our movie was not playing, but the afternoon was better for it. We ate ice cream and hung out on a playground, having fun/killing time. Short run before throwing together dinner.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| AM: 12 miles. I didn't do any hard running last week, but there were enough medium efforts coupled with my highest mileage week ever that some background aches have moved into the foreground. As usual, it's the left hamstring/glute/hip that becomes a problem when I overdo it.
I'm going to be more disciplined this week about keeping the effort light while trying to maintain good mileage.
PM: 8 miles with Quint, cracked 8:00 pace for the first time today on 2nd to last mile.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 |
| AM: 10 slow miles.
PM: 9 miles at track. One thing that has always interested me is how the conscious mind can broadcast a message like "Well, I'll go to track, but it will just be to see my friends and get my miles in." Then you find yourself there, in flats, and well- the high school kids are back with the club now that school is out and the hamstring is feeling pretty good...
It's like there's a shadow mind calling its own shots, but in this case at least it's only requesting intervals.
It also brought to mind an article I read years ago in Running Times by Pete Magill that really cracks me up. I did a quick search and didn't find it, but the gist of the article (almost read like something from The Onion) was that rather than take it easy by default when injured, you should do a workout. The article went on to enumerate certain types of workouts for specific injuries.
It doesn't make me laugh because it's ridiculous to me - I think there's some truth to it - it's just the compulsive mindset that I find funny, and that I can relate to.
Anyway, with that preamble out of the way, here was tonight's workout:
1200, 800, 400, 200, EACH WITH 200 REST, 2 SETS WITH 400 REST BETWEEN THE SETS
Splits:
- 4:01, 2:34, 1:15, :32
- 4:01, 2:38, 1:14, :32
Compared to winter splits, those look lackluster, but the effort level was at least moderately hard for the heat/humidity.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| AM: 10 miles.
PM: 10 miles after work with Quint. Also Richie, who showed us a small squirrel cemetery on the edge of USF St. Pete.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 17.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
| AM: 10 miles, bridge repeats, medium effort.
PM: 7 miles at lunch with Quint.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 23.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.00 |
| AM: 10 miles, couple strides.
PM: 13 miles at "lunch", most of it with Quint. When I got back to my car, there was a yellow triangle on my phone with a message letting me know it was ready to detonate unless I got it cooler in there.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 17.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
| AM: 13 miles. 5 with the girls to the park, then 8 solo.
PM: 4 miles.
Final packing of the house this weekend for the move next Saturday.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 136.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 140.00 |
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