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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
21.254.001.500.0026.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.004.000.000.0010.00

PM - on the treadmill in the afternoon.  1 mile warm up then 4 miles at MRP then 4 miles at 7:30 pace then a mile cool down.  Wore the HR monitor - but was a little concerned that my HR was higher than I need it to be at MRP.  Not sure if the TM is calibrated correctly - as my Garmin foot pod was showing a 5:58 pace - which likewise could have been mis-calibrated.  In any event - I did a very similar workout to this one last year at this time before NYC and was pleased with the effort and how my HR was comfortably low.  So, I am a bit concerned that if my HR is not where it needs to be for my goal pace, I may need to re-calibrate my goal! 

 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Planned day of rest.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

PM - at lunchtime - very pleasant day in the low 70's with humidity in the 60's - Did 4.5 miles keeping my HR below 75%.  Felt fine.

 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.001.500.004.75

PM - lunchtime workout.  1.5 mile warm up and cool down with 4 x 400 at 85 secs and same recovery; and 2 x 200 at 37 with 30 sec recovery.  Mainly did this for some leg turnover.  These were not all out or hard and went fine - but I am still yearning for a run or workout in the last week or so, in which I feel so solid and fit that it confirms I am ready to roll.  May that will happen on raceday.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM - lunchtime - easy 5 miles on a spectacular fall day. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.002.50

Easy 2.5 miles - shake out run the day before NYC marathon.  Felt very good.  Weather is great.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
21.254.001.500.0026.75
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