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| Location: Falls Church,VA,USA Member Since: Mar 02, 2008 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: 2010 Ocean City Half Marathon: 1:41:49
2008 Marine Corps Marathon - 3:40:59 2009 Clarksburg 5k - 20:05 2008 Jingle all the way 10k - 42:36 2009 Cherry Blossoms 10 Miler - 1:14:43
Short-Term Running Goals: Run a sub 3:20 Marathon
Run a 1:30 half marathon
Ensure my heart doesn't explode while running, biking, hiking, and exercising. Live long and prosper.
Long-Term Running Goals: Keep on running and not become a lard-a$$.
Personal: Pepper is my dog, thus my namesake. Used to run quite fast in the USMC (15:30 3 miles was my best) but stopped running when I got out. Now, it's much tougher and I generally cycle more than I run. However, I still compete in races because it's run and I can be a wee bit competitive.
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 44.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 44.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Decided to give it a go after taking 10 days off to ease the pain in my shin. Quite warm tonight...low 70s and sunny. My shin felt good through the entire run and the walk with Pepper afterward. Finished 5 miles in 41:20. Nice and easy to get back to work. Felt a little sluggish, but overall, it is nice to get back out on the street.
(Brooks Infiniti 61.1) | Comments(1) |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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Decided to test the shin after a nice workout at the gym. Took off on the treadmill and ended up running 2 miles in 16 minutes. I probably could have gone further, but wanted to take it easy on the first time back in a week. I ended up doing another 15 minutes on the bike to just keep the cardio going. Overall, my legs felt pretty darn good afterward, although I still somewhat skeptical due to my shins past.
(Brooks Infinits 63.1 miles) | Add Comment |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Because the legs felt good today, I felt that I could take it up another notch. Ran 4 miles over up and down terrain in 31:20 and felt really good running. My calves are a little tight afterward, but that can be attributed to my taking it easy over the past few weeks. Overall, a good run to get back into the swing of things. Let's just hope that I feel this good tomorrow.
(Brooks Infinitis 67.1) | Add Comment |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Continuing the ongoing ramp up to decent runnining distances. Felt as though I could do 5 miles tonight without worrying about the shin. Overall, my legs were really tired because I did deadlifts at the gym yesterday. Pace was really slow, but I just wanted to get out and run for over 40 minutes. Ended up doing 5 miles in 44:02. Slow...yes, but not all that bad. On another note, I'm back up to 275lbs on the deadlift...not bad, but certainly not what I used to do.
(Brooks Infinitis 72.1) | Add Comment |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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Ran with Emily and Pepper for 1 mile and ended up finishing it in 13:10. After that, they decided to take a walk and I ran for 4.5 miles and finished in 34:55. Still coming back from the shin problem, but it feels good so far in the ramp-up process.
(Brooks Infinitis 77.6 miles) | Add Comment |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Ran with Emily again and we ran and walked for 1.75 miles together in 20:03. She has work to do, but it's going to get better. Once we finished our run, I ended up running another 3.25 miles in 25:14. For some reason, it feels like I can't get my breathing right. My theory is that the pollen in the air = worse allergies for Aaron. As per the norm, I'll get over it.
(Brooks Infinitis 82.6) | Add Comment |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Took a nice 5.5 mile hike over rough terrain along the Potomac with Pepper in about 2 hours. Didn't want to keep going up to 10 miles as he was really panting and I didn't want him to overheat. Temps were in the high 70s and quite humid. Overall, great day to spend with the boy. | Add Comment |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Decided to run 4 miles on the treadmill after working out at the gym. Finished in 38:17, which sounds really bad but wasn't all that bad. Oh well...continue to march.
(Brooks Infinitis 86.6) | Add Comment |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Finally got out for a run....and it's freakin Thursday! Decided to continue to take it easy and did a 4 mile run in 31:00. Picked it up in the middle of the run for 6 minutes and it was didn't feel bad at all. Felt pretty good, although it's really hot (80 degrees) and humid. Oh well, everything seems better and I should have no problem running the Potomac River Half Marathon on May 4th.
(Brooks Infinitis 90.6 miles) | Comments(1) |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Ran 4 miles today, although this entry is quite late. Finished in 32:07...just off the 8 minute pace I wanted. Just wanted to make sure I didn't have any injuries heading into the 1/2 Marathon on Saturday.
(Brooks Infinitis 94.6 miles) | Add Comment |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 44.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 44.00 |
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