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May 2009

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Location:

St Louis,Mo,

Member Since:

Dec 16, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs 1986-1989

800m-1:53

1600m 4:19

3200m-9:36

5k-15:45 

I stopped running for 15 years and picked it back up again in July of 2007. PRs since then ...

1 Mile - 5:09 (Hockey Team Timed Mile 08)

5k - 18:59 (Christian Family Services Fun Run 08)

5 miles-30:31 (Glendale Firehouse Run 08) 

6 miles-38:30 (Webster/Kirkwood Turkey Day Run 07)

10k - 40:17 (Reeds Lake 2009)

15k - 1:01:21 (Meijer Festival of Races 2009)

1/2 Marathon 1:24:55 (St. Louis Track Club Half Marathon 2008)

Marathon 3:06:07 (Boston Marathon 2009 -- Only 2nd Marathon to date)

Short-Term Running Goals:

• Build back to 6 days/week consistently

• Build mileage up to 40-45 mpw consistently

Long-Term Running Goals:

 • Sub 3:00:00 Marathon

• Sub 1:20:00 1/2 Marathon

• Sub 39:00 10k

• Sub 18:00 5k

• Sub 4:45 Mile

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Asics Gel Speedstar II Lifetime Miles: 93.35
Pro Grid Ride #3 Lifetime Miles: 400.95
Asics Cumulus #5 Lifetime Miles: 398.15
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Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 140.67Nike Pegasus Miles: 94.14
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Well, 2 weeks off and I got back at the running today with a bang. Did a 4.2 mile out in 30:45 (7:20s) and back in 30:54 (7:21s). Pace was a bit quicker than I wanted, but having not run in 2 weeks I was chomping at the bit a touch. Followed this up by running 4 times around the block with the Eric and Ivan (.5 miles around the block with 1 minute rest between sets). Each 800 meters was done between 4:30 and 5:00.

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 10.40
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Ran to work tonight with a 6 pound pack on my back full of work clothes and shoes. Tried to keep it in the fat-based zone. The pack made the pace possibly moving out of this zone. Stopped after 7 miles and walked .25 just to slow things down a bit. The extra weight was really working on my quads. Tried to finish the last mile with a hard fat-based mile like Sasha was talking about. It was tough, so I guess I was doing it right, but I only made it about .75 miles and finished the last .25 easy.  Running time on 8.2 miles was 60:38 (7:24s).

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 8.45
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7.9 Miles tonight in 58:22 (7:23s). Then did a 2 mile run with the boys (About 75-80% of this was running and the boys only stopped once on the way home. Then did 1 trip around the block with Elsa.

Nike Pegasus Miles: 10.40
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20 minutes aerobic cardio on the bike.

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Did 12 sets of stadium stairs at the ice rink tonight followed by a mile on the track + .25 miles to and from the track. I finished with a mile on the track to get an idea of what sort of pace I might equate my sets of stairs to. I ran the track mile in 7:18 and my last stadium set was in 5:29. My estimate was that the sets were about .75 in rough equivalent to road miles. Pace wise running for 5:29 at a 7:18 pace comes out to 0.7511 miles. So I had a good guess. Running time for the sets was 1:07:14 (7:28s) for a rough road equivalent of 9 miles (I tried to keep these miles in primarily fat burning zone). Splits as follows: 5:52, 5:42, 5:38, 5:39, 5:38, 5:37, 5:35, 5:31, 5:34, 5:27, 5:30, 5:29. Then about .125 miles to the track, a 7:18 around the track and another .125 back.

Nike Pegasus Miles: 10.25
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11.05 mile base run today. Temps were about 70 degrees, but fairly breezy with 15mph winds. It sure felt like they were always a headwind, but certainly the last 3 miles were. Tried to keep the pace even and steady today, somewhere between a steady state run and an easy aerobic run. Running time was 1:19:44 (7:13s). Good first week back.

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 11.05
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70 degrees today at 4:30pm. Very nice day for a run with mostly low humidity. 12.1 mile base run today in 1:29:36 (7:24s).

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 12.10
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Ran to work tonight. 70 degrees and somewhat humid. First 4.2 in 30:45 (7:19s). Next 4.0 in 29:14 (7:19s). Total run time 59:59 (7:19s). Good even pace throughout. Tomorrow I will try to keep the pace slower in the true fat-zone.

Nike Pegasus Miles: 8.20
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70 degrees and very humid. My sweat was flying off my tank 15 minutes into the run. Did a good quality easy day today. 10.1 miles in 1:18:06 (7:44s).

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 10.10
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Pretty beat up today. Poor sleep and poor fuel over 2 days has left me trashed. Planned to go 8.5 but just felt completely sluggish. Plus, the Red Wings game was on at 6pm, so I decided to turn it around and only go 5.4 in 41:43 (7:44s).

Nike Pegasus Miles: 5.50
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10 miles of stadium stairs at work tonight. Good progressive run that dipped into some Tempo type paces near the end. Splits for each .75 mile set as follows: 5:48, 5:39, 5:33, 5:30, 5:29, 5:28, 5:26, 5:20, 5:15, 5:13, 5:11, 4:58 followed by 8:15 cool down mile. Running time on the sets was 1:04:57 (7:13s).

 

Nike Pegasus Miles: 10.00
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Well, this wasn't exactly how I planned to get my miles in today, but miles nonetheless. Ran 3 miles on the track while Eric was at tennis lessons (Ivan did 2 and Elsa did 1 with me) in 21:07 (7:02s). Then 20 minutes later I ran from my house to the Running Center which is 2.8 miles in 21:23 (7:38s). Hit a viscious headwind for about 3/4ths of a mile and another 1/2 mile. Talked to the guys there for about 15 minutes and headed back in 18:53 (6:45s) really pushed it the last mile. Then did a .65 mile cool down in 5:14 (8:03s).

PM: The boys wanted soda at dinner tonight, so I told them they had to run 2 more miles to get that. So 2 miles (4 times around the block) tonight with the boys.

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 11.25
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Broke out the Garmin my brother-in-law gave me for the first time tonight. Kinda cool, will take some getting used to. Did 10.01 miles in 1:13:07 (7:18s). Did the first 5 progressive from base through to almost tempo pace. Its been a while and the last mile was starting to kick my butt. Splits were as follows: 7:41, 7:15, 6:57, 6:41, 6:37 (took 2 minute break) and then set off on another 5 at base pace: 7:43, 7:22, 7:30, 7:50, 7:25. This course was fairly hilly and a few sections really did me in for a short span. Good workout.

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 10.01
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Pretty shot after todays run. Temps in the low 70s with no wind. Did 12.66 miles in 1:39:34 (7:51s). First 3.5 was a warm up to the YMCA 1.5 miles and then did 2 with the ladies as they warmed up for their run. Then did 5.75, first mile very easy with the back of the pack, then I drove 1 mile hard to catch up with Megan. Megan and I then did 4 or so together before I cooled down around another 3.4. Splits as follows on the day:

7:55, 8:33, 9:06, 8:45, 6:58, 8:15, 7:34, 7:21, 7:00, 7:43, 7:35, 7:21, 5:10 (.66 miles -- 7:50). Some very easy sections, the portion with Megan was faster than I wanted to go, certainly not easy or recovery, so tomorrow will focus on a purely recovery type longer run.

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 12.66
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Zen run today. 10.2 miles, garmin ran out of juice at mile 3. Google maps has it at 10.2 and it took somewhere in the neighborhood of 1:15-1:20. So the most likely guess based on time and feel was 7:45s. Good recovery type longer run today.

Nike Pegasus Miles: 10.20
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The word for the day is ... Hot.  Upper 80s at the beginning of the run and quite humid. Out and back double progressive tonight. 4 miles out progressive, .25 recovery, 2 minutes inactive recovery, then 4 miles back progressive, .75 recovery.

Splits as follows:

8:02, 7:33, 7:17, 7:07 2:03 (.25 -- 8:12s);

7:27, 7:16, 6:56, 6:30, 6:31 (.75 -- 8:45s)

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 9.00
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Did 12 sets of stadium stairs at work tonight. Rough road equivalent of 9 miles in 1:06:02 (7:20s). This workout was quick, but felt very relaxed and easy, like a complete fat-burning workout more along the lines of a 7:45 type pace. Maybe we're starting to make adaptations, or maybe it was nice and cool in the ice rink and has been quite hot and humid outside, and that was the real adaptation that was made. I dunno, at any rate ... Splits as follows: 5:48, 5:37, 5:37, 5:37, 5:31, 5:29, 5:28, 5:30, 5:25, 5:21, 5:24, 5:16

Nike Pegasus Miles: 9.00
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Temps weren't too hot today (mid-70s) at 5pm, but we had a good rain about an hour before so the humidity was through the roof. Today's course was excessively hilly through north Webster and Glendale. 12.75 miles in 1:37:04 (7:37s). Splits as follows: 8:02, 7:57, 7:51, 7:43, 7:40, 7:37, 7:43, 7:35, 7:11, 6:29, 8:02, 7:18, 3:24 (.5 miles -- 6:48s) and then .25 cool down in 2:25 (9:45s).

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 12.75
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Mid to upper 70s today. Humidity excessive. About 5 miles in it started to rain and built to about a 30 minute torrential downpour. Did 11.2 today. Actually lost .4 of the run with some Garmin difficulties, but nothing I couldn't piece together afterwards. The 10.8 that the Garmin did pick up was in 1:22:26 (7:38s). I stopped a few times, mostly when I switched off the road to following off road along side the creek bed when the rain was really hammering down to see how high the creek was. Splits as follows:

7:52, 7:14 (No body glide on, turned back to the house to get some), 7:34, 7:47, 7:46, 7:50, 7:44, 7:40, 7:53, 7:18, 5:40 (.8). This workout was significantly hilly, run back and forth over a grid of blocks that went up a hill, over the top, down the hill to the end of the block where I turned south 1 block and headed back across the same hill. Tough workout, but I love running in the pouring rain.

Nike Pegasus Miles: 11.20
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Hot and humid ... blah blah blah, same ole same ole lately. Temps in the mid 80s with excessive humidity. Ran to work tonight. Recovery type run, but had to keep reminding myself I was recovering. Didn't do too well at that part.

7:56, 7:38, 7:30, 7:44, 7:26, 7:08

Total run time was 45:55 (7:35s)

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 6.06
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Light, but steady rain tonight at 9pm and temps around 70. No wind. The plan tonight was to get in 2 x 2miles @ around 10k race pace. I probably could have done it, but I made a decision after the first one to do 2 x 1 mile @ 5k race pace for the 2nd one instead of a single 2 mile pick up. I probably went out too hard in the 2 warm up miles and caused myself to feel that I didn't have enough going in the lung capacity department to hold the 2nd pick up all the way through. To be honest, I made the decision after I was into the 2nd pick-up. I was actually going too fast. I have a tough time gaging pace at night sometimes and I haven't done these sort of workouts in nearly 6 months, but I've got a 10k race coming up in a month and need to get some in.

Splits: 7:35, 7:25, 6:24, 6:29 (6:27 average for 2 mile), 8:15 recovery mile, 6:06, 8:41 recovery mile, 5:52, 4:48 recovery (.57 miles @ 8:25). 8.57 total in 101:36 (7:11s)

Nike Pegasus Miles: 8.57
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Nice cool evening. Temps in the upper 60s to low 70s. Somewhat humid still at 5pm. Did 11.51 easy base run today. The first half was considerably hilly and I probably hit the first half harder than I wanted. Easy runs are my achilles heel. I have to constantly tell myself to slow down and go easier than I'm usually going. Splits as follows:

7:44, 7:28, 7:40, 7:58, 7:34, 7:47, 7:52, 7:53, 7:33, 7:27, 7:28, 4:00 (.51 (8:00s)

Total: 11.51 in 1:28:30 (7:41s)

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 11.51
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Kids spent the night at their grandparents last night and all day today so I had the whole morning to myself. Decided that I had more time to do a longer run today instead of tomorrow, so I did 15.33 today taking my time and enjoying the run. Stopped twice along the way, once at 5 miles to get the band on my garmin fixed at a local watch shop (this was about a 5 minute stop) and once at 9.3 at the Running Center to just chat with the guys (this was about a 20 minute stop). The second stop took a few miles to get back to pace, but pace wasn't really a concern today. I just took each mile as I felt like it at the time. Temps were about 65 at the start of the run and about 72 by the finish. Total running time was 1:55:08 (7:30s). Splits as follows:

7:54, 7:33, 7:26, 7:56, 7:26, 7:27, 7:34, 7:14, 7:10, 7:41, 7:42, 7:42, 7:14, 6:52, 7:31, 3:37 (.33 -- 7:56s).

Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 15.33
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I very much underestimated the heat effect today. Temps were around 85 degrees and I ran at 1:30pm. I got hammered by the heat. Luckily I went by a bike shop that I knew the owner, and by the Running Center. I got water at both locations and stopped for about 5 minutes at each. The first stop was at 5 miles and the 2nd at 8.8 miles. Splits as follows:

7:48, 7:42, 7:35, 7:40, 7:38, (after the stop I decided to slow things down before the heat started effecting me negatively) 8:05, 7:56, 8:03, 8:03, 7:53, 6:35 (.82 miles 8:04s)

Nike Pegasus Miles: 10.82
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Asics Cumulus #2 Miles: 140.67Nike Pegasus Miles: 94.14
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