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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
33.8530.750.000.0064.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.000.000.000.0018.00

Conditions were nice today for an outside run, except that the mild temps made for lots of slush! Sunny skies, 37 F and winds out of the W @ 12 mph. Ran 18 miles as an endurance run. Felt good up untill the last 2 miles....really had to work hard to complete this run, but I'm glad I got it in. I have not run this distance since before the fall marathon last year.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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complete rest day.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.3510.000.000.0010.35

TM.....10 miles at a pace of 8.0 minutes, with .35 mile cool down

Strength training at the gym.......back.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.5010.000.000.0010.50

TM.....10 miles at a pace of 8.0 minutes, with .50 mile cool down. Felt very lazy to start this run, but felt much better after mile 4.

Strength training at the gym.....chest and shoulders.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.5010.750.000.0011.25

TM.....10.75 miles at a slightly faster pace than marathon...7.48 minutes per mile, then .50 mile cool down. Felt very strong today, so I decided to increase the mileage a bit and also the speed. Hoping on an outdoor run tomorrow......not a big fan of the tread mill.

Strength training at the gym.....arms.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.250.000.000.0010.25

Outside run....conditions.....Sunny, 19 F and winds out of the SW @ 4 mph.

Ran 10.25 miles at an easy pace of 8.12 minutes. Felt so good to run outside, especially because the sun was out.....finally!

Strength training at the gym......back.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.000.004.25

TM.....recovery run at an easy pace of 8.27 minutes. Legs felt like rubber today, but I'm happy to have got 64 miles in this week. Long outside run planned for tomorrow....hopefully, the wind will calm down considerably.

Strength training at the gym......chest and shoulders.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
33.8530.750.000.0064.60
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