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Location:

Fort Atkinson,WI,USA

Member Since:

Jul 25, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

High School and Collegiate Major Accomplishments

1997 Illinois State Qualifier 4x800 meter relay, 2000 MIAC All Conference Cross Country , 2000 Division III National Cross Country qualifier, 2001 MIAC All Conference 1500 meter, 2001 Division III National 1500 meter qualifier

Personal Bests (Collegiate) 1999-2001

400 meter 52.9 (1999), 800 meter 1:58 (2001), MIAC Conference 5000 meter 15:01 (2001), Last Chance Qualifier 1500 meter 3:53.8 (2001), 8K 25:01 Division III Pre-National (2001)

Personal Bests (Post Collegiate) Began running again July 2010-

Capital Mile 4:50 (2011), *Luck of The Irish 10K 35:12, *Luck of The Irish 5K 16:24 (2012), Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K 26:18 (2012), Monumental Marathon 2:41:13 (Nov, 2011), 1/2 Champs, Dulth MN 1:16:22 (2012)

*Back to back races




 


Short-Term Running Goals:

2012 Accomplishements

Post Collegiate PR's in 5K,8K,10K

Lifetime PR in 1/2 marathon

Top 10 finishes in Madison Mini and Brewers Mini

Won my 1st 1/2 marathon (River to Ridge)

2013 Plans

Rehab my hamstring and build mileage

Crazy Legs?

Fort 1/2 Marathon?

Lake Front or Madison Marathon?


 

Long-Term Running Goals:

 

Personal:

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Hattori Lifetime Miles: 308.68
Nike Zoom Streak III Lifetime Miles: 201.43
Adidas Adizero Adios Lifetime Miles: 141.13
Saucony Fasttwitch II Lifetime Miles: 256.48
(Red) Nike Lunarlon Lifetime Miles: 562.75
(Black) Lunar Glide Lifetime Miles: 462.51
(Black II) Lunar Glide Lifetime Miles: 387.34
Air Pegasus 28 Lifetime Miles: 267.03
Saucony Type A Lifetime Miles: 27.31
Brooks Adrenaline Lifetime Miles: 249.18
Wed, May 23, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.080.000.002.5013.58

AM:  3 miles - no watch  

Afternoon:  10.58 miles w/repeat 200's, Andrew and I did 5 sets of 4x200m with a 400m rest between sets and a 200 jog between reps.  It went surprisingly well, we had 1/2 into the wind and 1/2 with a strong wind.  

2 mile warm-up

Set 1 [33.40, 35.28, 34.32, 32.93]

Set 2 [33.04, 33.00, 33.24, 33.40]

Set 3 [32.16, 33.63, 32.78, 34.24]

Set 4 [33.60, 33.83, 33.88, 33.60

Set 5 [32.50, 33.78, 32.98, 29.91]

2 mile cool-down

 

 

Nike Zoom Streak III Miles: 5.00(Black) Lunar Glide Miles: 3.00(Black II) Lunar Glide Miles: 5.58
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 18:04:15 from 67.182.215.126

when was the last time you saw a 29 on a 200? I did it last week and was like WHOA - now I remember how I used to run fast!

From Hamdog Alum on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 19:36:26 from 71.82.247.163

Andrew and I were just talking about that after the workout. Both of us thought back to college days. For me that's 9 years ago. It was such a confidence booster. I've got to do these kind of workouts more often for my psyche! Hopefully, I'll be able to walk tomorrow :)

From Jake K on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 21:05:40 from 67.182.215.126

Be careful with the achilles. Getting up on your toes and shifting to that faster gear can make them achy when you haven't done that kind of running in a while (I'm speaking from experience over the past week). But its fun to remember how to turn the legs over and move that quick. We both have that kind of speed - its just a matter of learning how to get to it and use it again.

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