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Location:

Milton,GA,USA

Member Since:

Jul 27, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PR's -

Mile - 4:38    (High School)

2 Mile - 10:12 (High School) 

3 mile - 15:51 (High School)

10k - 35:19 (High School)

Marathon - 2:59 marathon (London -2013)

Half marathon - 1:25:18 (Deseret News 2013)

Ran 5 of the World Marathon Majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice.

7 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021

11 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3 hour marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to enjoy running and racing as long as my body permits me.  

Personal:

Old guy - (grandfather even) been running for 40+ years.  

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Miles:This week: 29.25 Month: 51.25 Year: 844.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
51.250.000.000.0051.25
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles with Dan and Finn in the neighborhood and golf course.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.750.000.000.005.75

AM - 5.75 miles on the hilly route through north bluff - went with just Finn as Dan's hamstring issues continue.  Been doing some strengthening exercises for the Achille's tendon - known as the Alfredson protocol.   Takes 12 weeks and I am only a few days in - but felt a little better than the last few days already.   The climb up Dinsmore segment shows that I was just a few seconds off my best time for that half-mile stretch according to Strava.  Would be great to get to a point in which there was zero discomfort in both the Achilles and hamstring, but I will take what I can get for now.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.250.000.000.0011.25

AM - 3.25 miles with Finn early because he was impatient and the guys were not planning to run until about 8:30.   
 

AM2 - 8 more miles at the Greenway with Greg.  Dan bailed out as he was driving his girls to the airport and did not think he'd be back early enough to run.  Greg showed up without his shoes - so I ran with Finn (he was not satisfied with the earlier run) for about 4 miles until Greg returned with his shoes and with his dog Bodie.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.000.004.25

AM - 4.25 miles with Dan and the dogs early before church on Nix.  Rosie and Dan were slower paced today, which was fine after the longer effort yesterday. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

AM- just under 5.5 miles with Finn through the neighborhood and across Birmingham Hwy into the Grove neighborhood.  Last 3.5 miles were faster and HR was correspondingly higher.  2100 meters of indoor rowing and a short yoga sesstion afterwards.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles with Finn in the neighborhood after a thunderstorm.   Achilles was frustratingly more painful today despite it appearing less swollen.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

AM - 4.5 slow easy miles with Dan and the dogs from his house.  His hamstring was hurting so we went slowly and tried to keep the run as flat as possible.   Seemed to work well for him.  I wore the Rides for the first time in a while as I think the Achilles is making progress with the Afredson protocol strengthening exercises - despite the pain on yesterdays run - today felt less painful and I think I may be able to switch back to my normal trainers.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.750.000.000.004.75

AM - 4.75 miles with Dan on the Milton trail - slightly faster than yesterday but still on the slowish side due to his hamstring discomfort. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

AM - 3.25 miles with Riley who is in town for my eldest's baby shower this weekend and then another 2 miles on the treadmill to get some more miles in.  She's been running fairly consistently, but not usually more than 2.5 miles per run for a few months.  Always good to have a run with your kids. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
51.250.000.000.0051.25
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