Bret

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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)

Completed all 6 of the World Marathon Majors 2024

Completed each of the 5 majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice.

8 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021, 2022)

13 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

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:	29.50	Month:	133.50	Year:	526.55

Wed, Nov 03, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	5.00

AM - 5.0 miles - warm up run to the track then 4 x 400 @ 85 seconds w/ 1 min recovery then 2 x 200 @ 38-40, then cool down back home. Just a short workout to keep from "rusting" during the taper. Felt fine - did not push the pace very hard. Because there was no light at the track and the bezel on the FR 405 was acting up, I did not see any of the times until I went home to download. Just went by feel. Seemed to have locked in on the pace for each one.

Feeling a bit jittery (too much caffeine and carbs?) - two long stressful workdays ahead of me. Yesterday my traps and upper arms felt achy and fatigued - not so much today. Weird. Hate the things tapering seems to do to my body...

Comments

From dugco on Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 09:39:30 from 199.44.94.141

Maybe thats my problem... constant state of taper!

Good luck this weekend, Bret. Sounds like you couldn't be more prepared.

From jtshad on Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 09:49:10 from 204.134.132.225

I hate taper madness!

From Rob Murphy on Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 10:14:11 from 205.127.70.66

If you've been reading Fitzgerald's Brain Training book, I'm sure you're getting plenty of protein as well. Right?

From Rob Murphy on Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 10:14:45 from 205.127.70.66

Is there such a thing as "too much caffeine"?

From Bret on Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 10:45:34 from 64.128.133.66

Yup - doing a 3-1 ratio of carbs to protein - trying to load up as much glycogen as I can.

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