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Location:

Windsor,Ontario

Member Since:

Jan 22, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Detroit Marathon....October 2008...3:48:16

Half Marathon...Tecumseh Run From Cancer....July 2009....1:30:13

Detroit Free Pree/Flagstar Marathon...October 2009...3:30:24. Qualified for Boston!!


Short-Term Running Goals:

Maintain weekly mileage at 80 or more....


Long-Term Running Goals:

train and run a 30 mile ultra-marathon.

Personal:

I am a 52 yr. old single father of four children.  I am retired after injuring my back in 2000. I had back surgery, stopped running, and gained about 80 pounds. Decided to take my health into my own hands....lost 100 pounds, went to Nepal and trekked for two months in the Himalayas...climbed almost 18,000 ft.....felt so proud of myself....began running again. I qualified for Boston in Oct. 2009. I have shifted my focus now on ultra-marathons with the hope to run my first this year.
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Wed, Jun 10, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0014.250.000.0014.25

Outside run..... Cloudy, 62 F and winds out of the NE @ 4 mph.

Ran 14.25 miles at MP...total time of 1 hr, 47 minutes....average pace of 7.31 minutes. Legs felt so much better than yesterday, so I just ran at a comfortable pace.

I have been somewhat confused about my paces at various distances, so I used the Mcmillan pace calculator....based on my most recent 10k run....41minutes, 54 seconds....to figure my paces....10 k....6.44 minutes

Half Marathon.....7.07 minutes

Marathon......7.31 minutes

Recovery.....9.01-9.31 minutes

Long runs.....8.01-9.01 minutes

Tempo runs......6.50-7.07 minutes.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From rockness18 on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 16:18:20 from 69.183.233.238

This looks about right. You may even be a bit quicker in regards to distance. I'd echo Jeff's caution in being careful in regards to mileage. You're doing awesome, but be careful not to get injured.

Have you lost weight over the past month or two? You're definitely more fit.

From fiddy on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 01:42:39 from 67.183.153.81

Hey, you're doing great with mileage, but please be careful. A 30 mile long run then a MP workout, then another long run, then another MP workout is a tough 4-day stretch, make sure you let youself recover.

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