overtaking haynes

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Location:

Redding,CT,USA

Member Since:

May 11, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1M: 4:57.9 (May 21, 2008)

5k: 17:45 (2008)

5M: 29:11 (2008)

1/2 marathon: 1:24:38 (2005, 2008)

Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim 50+ miles (2005)

50M trail race 11:12 (2005) san juan solstice 6th place

50M trail race Zane Grey Highline trail race (2006)

52M trail race bighorn trail run (2006)

Wapack 50 (2007) 2nd place

Goretex Transalpine run finisher 8 day stage race (2007)

laugavegur ultramarathon (2008) in iceland (55km) 7th place

mount mitchell challenge 40m trail race 2009 10th place
Ironman 11:37 (2001) Ironman lake placid

Easily beating Haynes by 8:45+ in back to back trail races over 12 miles! (2008) and also the marathon by less than 1 sec :)

Mohawk Hudson River Marathon 2:57:53 (2008)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:50 marathon

Sub 1:20 half marathon

Sub 17 minute 5k

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have the courage to enter and finish a 100 mile trail race.

Sub 2:40 marathon! but i can't say i expect to ever run that fast.

Win any race with over 100 entrants in it.

Personal:

Triple majored in chemical physics, philosophy, and biology.

PhD in biomedical science

Was doing aging research but for now switching to chemistry and am planning to write a science fiction novel.

First year I have trained properly, 2nd year of being serious about running.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Brooks GTS Racer Lifetime Miles:						169.70
Puma Trailfox 3 Lifetime Miles:						157.00

Sun, Aug 03, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
20.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00

got a later start than i wanted today but it was pretty cool and not too sunny. i've started liking my road shoes more than my trail runners even on trails because they are lighter and my 2 year long chronic ankle injury seems to be disappearing. i forgot my 2 water bottle holder which was ok cause i did 2 different trail loops that i could go back to the car. the first was at 11.4 miles and i had won some peanut m and m's from the race and had those to snack on as well as energy drink. i went back out and at mile 16.5 and 2 hrs 35 min my gps lost the satellite signal and I kind of have to guess exactly how far i'd gone. I had averaged 9:24 up to that point and i was feeling my legs. I ran till the watch read 3:08 and change and if i had kept that pace would have run just over 20 miles which is what i'll give myself cause i tried to increase the effort slightly to keep pace. felt pretty good and refreshed. must have been all the low mileage weeks till now. no race this next weekend but a 20 mile trail race the week after up in northwest MA. i really want to put on a trail race and have become serious about it. i'll have to inquire with the town and see if it is even possible...

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Comments

From haynes on Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 17:46:06

My classes start on the 25th. I might be back for the race on the 24th or I might not. I will definitely be there for the wapack 17.5 miler. Are you gonna be there? Its probably pretty far for you. Its 2 hrs from providence. I don't know if it would make any sense to meet near the intersection of 90 and 290 and carpool from there. It only adds a few minutes for me. I seriously need to buy some new racing flats. I have xc flats that I use for up to 5 milers but I wouldn't use them for long trail races. How is your job going? When did you start? And can you see how its been a little difficult for me to run 70mpw some weeks this summer (between work, family, and a very small social life)?

From bedoukian on Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 19:37:37

as of now i don't think i'll be driving the 3hrs to wapack. i'll probably do mt toby though the week before on the 24th.

definitely doing the 20 miler the week before at savoy. I'm planning on a 20x400 workout for the first time since i left providence on tues or wed. not sure how fast i'll go out. don't remember what our speed was. 82-83 sec i think? started work on friday. i think 70mpw is easy if you don't race. long 18-20 mile run on the weekend and then it's easy...

From haynes on Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 19:58:17

Yeah, that would make it easy. And if I didn't spend almost every weekend with my mom who disapproves of how much I run or if I were not in the lab right now working on a sunday because stem cells can't survive the weekend without maintenance I would be doing a long run on the weekend. As is I have to get a long run in during the week if I want to get one at all.

From bedoukian on Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 23:22:06

sorry Haynes, it's funny how certain parents think sports are unhealthy. my dad's parents were like that. the every day thing is one thing i don't miss biology...chemicals can wait. i think you've been training pretty darn well this summer...definitely better than i have. i'm hoping to step it up a notch though in the final 13 weeks...i was looking at sasha's marathon calculator for qualifying for boston with a 3:10. for someone who runs 70mpw they only need 19:55 5k speed. on 5mpw you need to run a 16 something :)

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