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Location:

Austin,TX,USA

Member Since:

Feb 02, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2008 Austin Marathon - 4:12

2008 Dallas Marathon: 3:30 (8 months later)

2010 Austin Marathon - 3:24 (bonked at 25 - 12 minute last mile run/walk)

2010 Steamtown Marathon - 3:27 (quads killed on the down hills)

2011-Feb   Austin Marathon - 3:17 (finally BQ'd!)

2011-June   Marathon to Marathon, IA - 3:07 (BQ'd by 13 minutes!)

2011-Dec  CIM - 3:02

2012-April  Boston Marathon - 4:03

2013-April  Boston Marathon - 3:06

2008 Austin 3M half marathon: 1:43:00

2009 Austin 3M 1/2 Marathon: 1:29:50

2011 San Antonio Half - 1:25 (100% humidity fun fest)

2010 Chuy's 5k - 19:19

2011 Chuy's 5k - 18:23

2012 Chuy's 5k - 18:25 

2012 RFTW 5k - 18:05 - PR! 

2009 Austin Capitol 10k: 41:50

2011 Austin Capitol 10k: 38:57

2012 IBM Uptown Classic 10k - 37:52 - PR!

Short-Term Running Goals:

BQ at Austin Marathon - 2/20/2011 Tough course, warm and humid - but I did it.

Break 3:10 in a fall marathon (TBD) 3:07 at Marathon to Marthon

Break 40:00 in a 10k 38:57 @ Cap10k 2011

New: Break 3:05 @ CIM on December 4th, 2011  3:02

Break 38:00 in a 10k - Done - 37:52 @ IBM Classic 

Break 18:00 in a 5k - 18:05 @ RFTW - October 2012 - getting close!

2011 RACES:

Run for the Water 10 mile - 10/30/2011  1:04:06

San Antonio 1/2 Marathon - 11/13/2011

California International Marathon - 12/4/2011

2012 Fall Races

IBM Uptown Classic 10k - 37:53

Run For the Water 5k - 18:05

2013

Boston Marathon - 3:06

2014

Boston Marathon - April 21 - 3:11

2016

Rookie Tri - May 1st

Peak to Creek Marathon - Oct 29th

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a sub 3:00 Marathon

Personal:

Der Hammer is a nick name I picked up from my German friends while living in Germany. My real name is David. 

 I have been running seriously since March 2007.  I started with a local running group called "Gilbert's Gazelles".  Before that I had run a couple 5k's (26:00's) and never run more than 3 miles at one time.  I have lost about 40 pounds in a little over 2 years. 

I am 45 years old, married and have 2 children, ages 5, girl, and 10, boy.  I try to keep my running from interfering with my family as much as possible, e.g. getting up at 5 am.  However, Saturdays are long run days and I don't come home until around 9 am or so.  I owe my family a debt of gratitude for allowing me to pursue this passion. 

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Slept in but went to the gym in the afternoon - 5 easy miles around 8 min pace.  Tried some new shoes but not sure I like them yet.  I thought I would get a different pair for recovery runs.  

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Tried to run in the am but the right leg shin wasn't feeling all that good.  Must have been the shoes I tried yesterday.  I will be sending them back.

Oh well, I took the day as a rest day instead.

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Started out this morning with the legs not feeling all that good.  I really need to start taking the long runs a bit easier, esp in this weather.

Anyway - it was very warm and humid - much the same.  August is going to be a really long month.

Thought I would try another workout from Marius Bakken.  25 x 45 seconds hard with 15 seconds easy recovery.  Wow - this was pretty difficult - when you are tired that 15 seconds goes by really fast!  It feels like 3 seconds.  Moreover, on this particular route the way back home is mostly an overall incline over 4 miles.  It's gentle, but I could feel it.

Anyway, I made it through - the "hard" parts were around 6:20's-6:30's with the last 5 around 6 and a couple sub 6:00.   I was afraid I was going to have to keep going past the house with the pace I was running as I started with 4 miles to go.  But it worked out well as I actually ran one more because I didn't look at my watch at the end, and I still had a bit to go before I got to the house.  I had to add a couple blocks on for the cool down, though.

5 miles easy followed by

26 x 45 seconds  hard with 15 seconds easy @ 6:30's-6:20's, last 5 @ 6:00 - 5:58 ish. 

.5 cool down.

 Too tired and hot to do any strides.

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6 easy miles, legs feeling a bit tired.

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Can't say that I was ready for this workout.  I arrived expecting a progressive run but was told we were doing 8 x 1000m on the grass at Zilker.  High 70's at the start.

 I just wasn't into this workout mentally and physically today.  We started trying to maintain in the 3:40s since we had to get 8 of them in.  My HR was getting up there on the 6th one so I dropped out for the 7th and then finished the 8th.  I had one of those Monster shots this morning because I was feeling tired.  I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.  Anyway, I think that did me in as it was too much for my system and caused my HR to go too high.  It wasn't a matter of mental will it was that my body wasn't cooperating. Anyway, I managed to get 7 x 1000m in - they were not blazing but we were not on a track either - grass with a nice hill towards the end on the first 4, then we turned around and went the other way on the next set.

1:30 recovery run across the field in between sets - so no resting! 

7 x 1000m on grass:  3:47, 3:43, 3:47, 3:47, 3:42, 3:38, (sat out one repeat),  3:30.

1.75 ish cool down back to the annex.

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Slept in today - driving up to Omaha later today.  No run today but that's OK since I still have a bit of pain in my right shin that has not gone away completely.  

Got the new Running Times in the mail yesterday - great article about Renato Canova's marathon training principles.  It's a must read by anyone who is after a marathon PR.

To sum it up - speed and strength at the beginning of the cycle, moving on to more marathon specific training, e.g. lots of running at or below marathon pace. 

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