In the Pursuit of Wonder

March 2011

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Location:

Mesa,AZ,

Member Since:

Jan 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

5 K Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Queen Creek Turkey Waddle - 33:46

Short-Term Running Goals:

Nov - Mesa Mi Amigos Turkey Trot - 10k 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:


Personal:

I am married with a boy and a girl.  I live in Arizona and love nature, wildlife, and photography.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
27.060.000.000.0027.06
Weight: 236.63Calories: 4449.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.900.000.000.001.90

Miles: 1.90 Time: 23:59 Pace: 12:36 Avg HR: 161, Shoes: Brooks Addiction (227.57)

Hot run in the middle of the day.  Looking forward to the EVMCO concert tonight.

Weight: 243.20Calories: 301.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Miles: 1.90 Time: 23:02 Pace: 12:08 Avg HR: 155, Shoes: Brooks Addiction (229.47)

Beautiful weather.

Weight: 144.40Calories: 328.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Miles: 1.90 Time: 22:27 Pace: 11:48 Avg HR: 158, Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline (61.12)

Weight: 245.40Calories: 341.00
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Miles: 1.90 Time: 22:53 Pace: 12:04 Avg HR: 154, Shoes: Brooks Addiction (231.37)

I have a cold all week, so I took it a bit easy today.

I was at the Mcdonalds drive through earlier in the week and the guy says "you look just like the richest man in the world."  I didn't really know what to say, so there was an awkward silence.  He says "you know, Bill Gates." 

Weight: 245.40Calories: 336.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.900.000.000.001.90

Miles: 1.90 Time: 22:51 Pace: 12:00 Avg HR: 158, Shoes: Brooks Addiction (233.27)

Garmin Connect is down for maintenance.  Nice weather, right ham a bit tight.

Weight: 246.40Calories: 340.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.900.000.000.001.90

Miles: 1.90 Time: 22:55 Pace: 12:04 Avg HR: 157, Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline (63.02)

Headache  I'm going to miss this nice weather in a couple of weeks.

Weight: 245.20Calories: 336.00
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Miles: 1.90 Time: 21:55 Pace: 11:33 Avg HR: 160, Shoes: Brooks Addiction (235.17)

Quads were a bit sore, so I started off slower than normal.  Ended up running with no walks.  shoelace came untied with about 1/2 mile left, but wanted to finish without any walks, so I endured the laces slapping my leg.  

Weight: 243.10Calories: 363.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Miles: 1.90 Time: 21:41 Pace: 11:24 Avg HR: 155, Shoes: Brooks Addiction (237.07)

Read a discussion on the forum where Sasha was counseling that it was much better to run at a 10 minute pace and then walk than to run at 12 minute pace the whole way.  He did say the pace required to improve was higher for heavier runners (me).  So after running at a constant pace last time around, I followed Sashas advice.  I did have a day off in between but finished quicker than when I ran the constant pace.  Got up to 9:30 pace at times.

Went on a short 1.45 mile hike in the desert and saw what I believe was a Great Horned Owl sitting in a rock pile out in the middle of the day.  He just sat there and watched us.  I wonder if it was a nest.  Kind of weird to see a big owl like that during the day.  Also saw a Chuckwall in a crevice.  Used the big face of my Garmin watch to reflect sun into the crack.


Weight: 240.50Calories: 329.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Miles: 1.90 Time: 21:00 Pace: 11:02 Avg HR: 156, Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline (64.92)

 Beautiful morning, Solid improvement on the run.

Read this article this morning.  I hope this guy finds happiness in the Guiness record book, but I have my doubts. 

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0318-fat-man-20110318,0,7576632.story

 

PM - Hiked 2.19 miles in 1:32.  Showed my daughter the Great Horned Owl that I saw yesterday.  It was still in the same spot.  Took some photos of it with my long lens for show and tell.

 

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Weight: 240.00Calories: 333.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.910.000.000.001.91

Miles: 1.91 Time: 21:52 Pace: 11:28 Avg HR: 158, Shoes: Brooks Addiction (238.98)

 Here is an interesting article about running in Kenya.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/mar/22/running-with-the-kenyans


Weight: 243.90Calories: 345.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Miles: 1.91 Time: 21:01 Pace: 11:00 Avg HR: 158, Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline (66.83)

Weight: 244.40Calories: 341.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Miles: 1.90 Time: 21:16 Pace: 11:12 Avg HR: ???, Shoes: Brooks Addiction (240.88)

My kid messed with my watch and I didn't realize it.  I look down at my watch.  "I haven't been running 5 minutes.  Wait, it's not changing.  I certainly haven't been running for 5 hours."

Weight: 243.10Calories: 0.00
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Hiked 2.06 in 1:28.  Checked up on owls.

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Miles: 1.90 Time: 20:42 Pace: 10:53 Avg HR: 157, Shoes: Brooks Addiction (242.78)

Saw a shooting star.

Weight: 243.90Calories: 340.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.340.000.000.002.34

Miles: 2.34 Time: 25:19 Pace: 10:50 Avg HR: 156, Shoes: Brooks Adrenaline (69.17)

For comparison, was at 1.91 in 20:28 or 10:43 pace.  Good run. It was both longer and at a faster pace than my last run.

Weight: 243.90Calories: 416.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Weight: 236.63Calories: 4449.00
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