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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: 0.00 Month: 91.50 Year: 1815.45
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
90.750.000.000.0090.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

PM - 8 easy aerobic miles in the early evening.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.250.000.000.0010.25

AM - easy 3 miles - need to describe this as a shake out because for some reason I was really achy and sore when I went to bed last night and that continued this morning.  Not sure why.

 

PM - moderate to easy aerobic run with Richie at lunchtime around Carillon and Feathersound.  Quite warm / summer-like conditions.  Felt tight when we started, but did not notice much after that as we were engrossed in conversation the entire run.  7.25 miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.500.000.000.0015.50

PM - 4 easy miles at lunchtime - with a plan for a longer run after work.  Tried to get up early to do the longer run, but I just wasn't feeling right.  Shorter run at lunchtime was quite pleasant even in the heat.

 

PM - 11.5 miles on the treadmill at the Y.  All aerobic, felt very smooth.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

AM - 4 miles very easy before work.  Felt fine.

PM - 8 miles on the treadmill at lunchtime in just over an hour.  Medium intensity aerobic - felt very good.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.500.000.000.0016.50

PM - lunchtime easy 4 miles supplementary run.  Could not find a groove today - felt a little bit off.  Hopefully get some good miles in after work.

 

PM - 12.5 aerobic miles on the treadmill. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.500.000.000.0013.50

AM - easy untimed, just about 5 miles this morning before work.  Less humid, very pleasant enjoyable run. 

PM - had a very nice run at 3/4 effort or between 75-80% HRR - which turned out to be right at 6:49 ppm on the treadmill (which has been my goal MRP for the last few races).  8.5 miles.  Never in recent memory have I felt so smooth and in control at that pace.  So, I have to credit the immersion into the Lydiard training. Lots of well-thought aerobic miles - and using the HRM to properly place me in the right zone. 

Three weeks ago  in the Paris Marathon, I could not maintain a pace any faster than 7:05 at a HR at near 85%.  Early last week, I struggled to even run 7:40 pace without my HR blowing up.  Yesterday I ran 16 miles in two runs at a very manageable aerobic pace of 70% HR and my body actually felt better after than before. 

Ok - enough evangelizing.  I actually just feel a bit silly that I had not fully understood and tapped into this sooner.  It is obvious to me now - that I have run a lot of miles over the years at anaerobic paces without enough balance of aerobic miles to permit good performance. I am excited to see where this goes. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

PM - 15 miles at low aerobic pace on the treadmill.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
90.750.000.000.0090.75
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