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Location:

Broken Arrow,OK,United States

Member Since:

Dec 13, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Route 66 Marathon 2012 (3:12:34)

Route 66 Marathon 2010 (3:35:05)

Glow Run 5k Aug 2012 (19:28)

Aquarium Half Marathon 2013 (1:30:17)

Post Oak Lodge Half Marathon Trail Run 2012 (1:46:22)

Aquarium Half Marathon 2011 (1:39:19)

Oklahoma City Memorial Half-Marathon 2010 (1:42:22)

Williams Route 66  Half-Marathon 2009 (1:42:52). 

15k Tulsa Run 1:00:34 (2013) 1:01:48 (2012), 1:05:12 (2010) 1:09:05 (2009), 1:11:37 (2005), 1:14:26 (2004). 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2013 Goals: Qualify for Boston in Oklahoma City on April 28th.  Goal missed. Actual time: 3:20:37.

Qualify for Boston in Tulsa at the Rt. 66 in November.  

PR in the half marathon in Jenks on April 6th.  (Sub 1:30) PR of 1:30:17...close enough! 

Marathon Finish Williams Route 66 2010 (3:35:05)

Run a sub 20 5k  Full Moon 5k 2011, 19:34

Long-Term Running Goals:

Win my age division.  (Alzheimer's 5k 2010, 21:21)

Run a sub 3 marathon

Run an ultra. 

 

Personal:

I'm married to a very supportive, although slightly less enthusiastic runner than I.  Alisha has run a little with me and participated in several 5k's, but mostly she supports me at races.  She ran her first half in November, 2011.  We have a son who was born in 2010, the year that I ran my first marathon.  I participated in my first Triathlon in April 2011.  I think I may have been bitten by the Ironman bug.  Though an Ironman finish is a long term goal, I want to BQ first. 

I find that the more I run the more I want to run.  I consider my self a running addict.  I like the motto: pain is weakness leaving your body.    

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia Red Lifetime Miles: 41.39
Barefoot Lifetime Miles: 1.00
Ravenna 2 White/Black Lifetime Miles: 750.54
New Balance 1080 Orange Lifetime Miles: 705.99
New Balance 1080 Blue Lifetime Miles: 524.47
Mizuno Elixir 7 Lifetime Miles: 513.14
Mizuno Sayonara Blue Lifetime Miles: 71.48
Mizuno Sayonara White Lifetime Miles: 42.19
Total Distance
62.12
1260 White/Blue Miles: 22.011260 Grey/Red Miles: 15.10Brooks Ravenna 2 White/Red Miles: 25.01
Night Sleep Time: 35.25Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 35.25Weight: 147.58Calories: 6050.00
Total Distance
15.00

About 74 degrees.  89% humidity.  Pouring rain for about half this 2 hour and ten minute run.  8:42 AP.  

I planned on running slow this morning.  I ran the Glow Run 5k late last night and was pretty stoked about the events that transpired.  In fact I was so excited that even though we got home a little after 10:00, I was still not able to get to sleep before 12:15.  So I ran my 15 miler this morning at 5:30 in the puddles and rain on slightly less than 5 hours sleep only eight and half hours after racing.  Gotta love it right!  

I would have run this morning a little faster, but Kevin had run 14 miles yesterday and I did not feel like pushing the pace.  I figure my legs will thank me for it over the next couple of days.  


1260 White/Blue Miles: 15.00
Night Sleep Time: 4.75Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.75Weight: 146.50Calories: 1465.00
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Total Distance
10.04

Lactate threshold (tempo) run.  69 degrees. 81% humidity.  This workout was tough, but I hit my goal pace.   

3 warmup miles

5 at lactate threshold pace

2 cool down miles.

Overall AP 7:42

5 at Lactate threshold AP: 7:01

This workout felt harder than I thought it should.  I must still be recovering from the weekends activities (5k race Saturday night and long run Sunday morning on four and half hours sleep).



1260 Grey/Red Miles: 10.04
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 148.00Calories: 997.00
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Total Distance
14.01

MLR.  69 degrees. 80% humidity.  8:02 AP.

It felt nice and cool out this morning.  It almost felt a little too cool.  I considered that it won't be long before I'm running in fall gear.  


Brooks Ravenna 2 White/Red Miles: 14.01
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 148.00Calories: 1295.00
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Total Distance
5.06

Recovery run. 9:01 AP. 66 degrees.75% humidity. 

My right calf felt a little bit tight this morning.

1260 Grey/Red Miles: 5.06
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 148.00Calories: 455.00
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Total Distance
11.00

MLR.  11 miles at an AP of 7:54.  About 70 degrees and 88% humidity.  Pretty disgusting.  We should be getting some rain later today from tropical storm Isaac.  I got a few sprinkles this morning, but not nearly enough to mitigate the horrible humidity.  

My schedule gets a little tougher this week.  Instead of my usual recovery 5 mile run tomorrow, I'm doing an 8 mile general aerobic run with 10 striders at the end.  Then on Sunday I'm running a monster 21 mile run.  I'm so glad that it just happened to hit on Labor Day weekend.  

Brooks Ravenna 2 White/Red Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 147.00Calories: 1163.00
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Total Distance
7.01

General aerobic run with 10x100 strides at the end.  8:16 AP.  I can't remember what the temperature was, because I'm logging this run the morning after.  The blog servers must have been down yesterday morning as I was not able to log on. 

I've been feeling like I need a re-charge.  I'm able to make my time goals, but not without my legs feeling a little too stressed.  I should note that I only feel the fatigue those first 2 to 3 miles most days this week.  After that point I seem to warm up and I can run pretty easily without feeling too much fatigue.  

1260 White/Blue Miles: 7.01
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 148.00Calories: 675.00
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Total Distance
62.12
1260 White/Blue Miles: 22.011260 Grey/Red Miles: 15.10Brooks Ravenna 2 White/Red Miles: 25.01
Night Sleep Time: 35.25Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 35.25Weight: 147.58Calories: 6050.00
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