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Location:

Cambridge,MA,

Member Since:

Apr 15, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

3:25:46 Marathon (Seattle '07)

1:36:56 Half Marathon (Whidbey '07)

1:34:30 Half Marathon - in race (Seattle '07)

53:02 12k (Rhody Run '07)

6:55 pace 14.52/185 mi relay (Northwest Passage '08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Weight

~~June 1: 163~~ 157!

~~June 8: 161~~ 156

~~June 15: 159~~ 156

~~June 22: 157~~ 153

June 29: 155

July 6: 153

July 13: 151

~~July 20: 149~~ August 1: 149.6!

Races

Oct 26: Cape Cod Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Emulate my stepfather -- still running at 87!

Personal:

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Mizuno Elixir Lifetime Miles:						128.80
NB 890v2 Lifetime Miles:						106.80
Kinvara 2 Black Lifetime Miles:						328.45
Merrell Sonic Glove Lifetime Miles:						9.90
Kinvara 3 Red Lifetime Miles:						83.10
Kinvara 3 Blue Lifetime Miles:						99.25

Sun, Nov 18, 2007

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00

Started off the taper week with 5 mi + 6 x 100m strides. I guess I was feeling a bit frisky though, they turned out more like short intervals--topping out at what Garmin claims was 16.1 mph! Probably shouldn't do too many of those before Sunday, but it was fun while it lasted, like running on springs.

Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Benn on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 22:21:22

Hmm there's all these blogs that talk about "Garmin" . Is that code for something? Or is it something from out west that we don't have here in New York?

From Aaron on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 22:34:28

Benn--

It's runner's bling: a GPS watch.

From Dale on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 14:38:08

Didn't realize Sunday was your very first Marathon....that's great man! I'll be there when you make history!

Looks like you're having trouble holding yourself back during taper. Me too. My Sunday run was definitely more than I probably should've done, but it'll make it easier for me to take it easy the next couple of days, I guess. Can't wait for Wednesday to get here so I can let all the work stress drain out of my feet!

Keep up the good taper. I'm sure it'll pay off. Are you planning any hard runs this week at all?

From Aaron on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 17:23:55

History--or something.

Pleased with how it went yesterday (I was able to sustain a 7:45 pace between sprints, in contrast to the previous time I tried this workout in August, when I was only able to do 4 intervals, slowed down to 10:00 pace, and was basically unable to run at speed for the rest of the week). But I think it's time to start saving up some glycogen. So 5 mile days from here on out, at recovery+ pace.

When are you heading to the expo to get your packet?

From Dale on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 17:32:27

Dunno, I was thinking sometime Saturday to avoid commuter traffic, but I haven't checked with the boss yet. I'll drop you an email when I figure it out. You?

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