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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.5050.700.000.0051.20
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rest day....flying back home after a month in Seattle.

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Outside run......conditions...Mostly sunny, 82 F and gusty winds out of the SW @ 21 mph.

....very windy and quite warm, but felt so good to run outside without a shirt and have that hot sun on my back! ran 10.1 miles in a time of 1hour, 19 minutes.....average pace of 7.49 minutes. aside for the heat, this run felt very easy....head wind for first 5 miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.256.000.000.006.25

TM.....6. miles in a time of 47 minutes.....average pace of 7.50 minutes. New shoes.....wanted to break them in with a shorter TM run.

Strength training at the gym.....chest, back and abs.

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0.0016.500.000.0016.50

Outside run......Sunny, 57 F and winds gusting out of the E @ 25 mph.

Ran 16.50 miles in a time of 2 hours 5 minutes with an average pace of 7.35 minutes. Extremely gusty head wind for the back half of the run.....8.25 miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.254.000.000.004.25

Tread Mill.... 4 mile tempo.....29 minutes....average pace of 7.15 minutes.

Strength training......shoulders and abs.

 

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A.M.....Outside run......Mostly sunny, 60 F and winds out of the SW @ 12 mph.

Ran 14.10 miles in a time of 1 hour, 48 minutes.....average pace of  7.40 minutes. Felt really strong again today.

Afternoon.......12 mile bike ride on the trail

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Bike ride in county......40 km.....very strong SW winds, which made for a tough ride!

10 km. race tomorrow.

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