| 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: I know a secret technique for opening mangos taught me by a Wolof sorcerer. I was briefly a political appointee at the U.N. I am intimately familiar with a disciple of David Hume. |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 29.35 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.35 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
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Was curious how the foot would respond to a longer and more strenuous run than I've done in quite a while. It's going to be sore, the goal is just to keep it in chronic rather than acute mode. Whether it was the icing, prophylactic ibuprofen, stretching, night splint or all of them, returns seem to be good. I think I was slightly conservative during the run, maybe can open it up a bit.
A little stiff this morning (especially in the hip/glute area, which is unusual), so walked 1.5 miles to the gym and stretched the ITB a couple of extra times for good measure. Then ran off "6.25 miles" in about 53:00, keeping it around 165 s/m. HR was significantly lower than usual, averaging 128 and maxing out at 159 after 2 or 3 minutes at 200 s/m. I think this may have been because I hydrated better, or perhaps the change in breakfast food? More carbs in pancakes. Also the NH3 smell was gone, perh for the same reason. Foot started aching about 25 minutes in, so I slowed down a little. Two more Italian lessons.
Sleep: 1:00 to 7:10, woke twice.
Food: 6:30 to 12:30 - Well, birthday cake and many assorted beverages. 8:30 - about 10 pancakes with butter and maple syrup, yogurt and whey protein.
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Gor, grim run. Slept badly, never woke up. Foot was super tight on the warmup mile over to the track, left shin aching too, giving me exactly zero happy lower extremities. Chugged around at 8:30, probably should have gone a bit slower but I just wanted it to be over. Two ibuprofen and a hot shower has me somewhat happier. |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
| 180-degree turn from yesterday. Slept 71/2 hours or so, woke up feeling sprightly and decided to do two "real" runs back to back after all. Warmup mile was OK, same tightness in the foot and shin, but stretched at the track and got it more or less ready to go, then rattled off a 7:40 1600 (HR 150). Surprise! It felt good. On the last lap had some Hausfrau action in the inside lane, which was annoying, and after I sped up to avoid them I ended up just keeping along at that pace, making for a 6:50 1600 (HR 169). Still good. Another mile in the sevens then a 6:45 and I tootled on home with a big smile on my face. Two ibuprofens and an icepack later life is good. |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Off day. Biked 20 miles to work in the morning and then the ballpark for an Ms game. Seattle 2 Boston 1 in 11. Stellar.
Strange experience on the Burke-Gilman Trail: I ran over a squirrel which decided to make a run for it just as I passed. That happened to me last year with a yap dog which I ended up hitting broadside at 25 mph. I've never hit anything in a car but now two on a bike. The squirrel seemed surprised, but ok, I think I just got his tail. Dog by contrast was in pretty rough shape. |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.20 |
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Had meant to run 6 at Greenlake but ended up working late at the office and then missed the 7:20 ferry. So 3 miles on the gym's treadmill at 9:30, showered and left just as they were closing. Wore my favorite thin-soled Italian shoes today, and the arch was very unhappy earlier, but it feels OK now. One Italian lesson. Come to think of it, that makes two Italian lessons. |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
| PM run at the track. 8's. Lots of aches and pains: ITB a bit sore. Planning to run 7 or 8, but maybe better to stabilize in the mid-30s for now. |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.40 |
| On the elliptical. Couldn't run normally today -- ITB very sore. This is frustrating. Too fast again? |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 29.35 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.35 |
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