Practice To Suffer So Racing Becomes Easy

USA 1/2 Marathon Championships

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesHamdog Alum's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
201120122013
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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:

 

Favorite Blogs:

Ukraine Can Win With Crowdfunded Drones!
Click to Donate
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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
37.300.0016.100.0053.40
(Black) Lunar Glide Miles: 22.30(Black II) Lunar Glide Miles: 5.00Saucony Type A Miles: 3.00Air Pegasus 28 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 32.50Nap Time: 3.50Total Sleep Time: 36.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Morning:  4 very easy miles w/Jen on a nice trail in Vegas.  Not much sleep for us since we went down to Freemont. (1)

Evening:  6 miles on the treadmill (3).  I didn't want to mess with the heat and we had dinner plans so that left an afternoon workout.  Avg 7:45 pace

(Black) Lunar Glide Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 3.00Nap Time: 1.50Total Sleep Time: 4.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.300.000.000.007.30

Morning:  7.3 miles around some nice Vegas neighborhoods.  Avg 7:45 pace.  I ran a few faster miles in the middle around 6:20 pace just to do some faster running.  I was shocked I woke up to run.  We visited the strip last night.  Very little sleep for the 3rd night in a row. (3)

(Black) Lunar Glide Miles: 7.30
Night Sleep Time: 3.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 3.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.003.000.008.00

Evening:  2 mile warm-up then 4x1200 @ 1/2 mp w/400 easy pace rests. 4:09, 4:11, 4:12, 4:09, 2 mile cooldown.  Nothing too difficult, but a little pace recognition. (2)

Avg 1200's 4:10

Avg run pace 6:40

(Black II) Lunar Glide Miles: 5.00Saucony Type A Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Afternoon:  5 miles w/4x200 on 200 off 33, 33, 33, 33 (3)

Air Pegasus 28 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Afternoon:  Nice easy 5 miles around the canal with Jake and Andrea in downtown Duluth (3).  

(Black) Lunar Glide Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 10.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Add Comment
Race: USA 1/2 Marathon Championships (13.1 Miles) 01:16:20, Place overall: 119, Place in age division: 97
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.0013.100.0018.10

Grandma's 1/2 marathon

A+ Goal = 1:13's (5:35 per mile pace)

A Goal = 1:14's (5:39 per mile pace)

B+ Goal = 1:15's (5:44 per mile pace)

B Goal = 1:16's (5:48 per mile pace)  Got my B goal on a muggy day.

C Goal = 1:17's (5:53 per mile pace) 

 Big shout out to Andrea and Jake for setting me up with a place to stay in Duluth after my resort gave away my stay to someone else.  They also hooked me up with VIP guest passes, which got me a free dinner and some other perks!  Andrea and Jake are nice as they are fast!  

I started my day with a tough choice, do I run the 1/2 or the 1/2 Champs?  I chose the 1/2 Champs because I wanted to run against the best and see how I stacked up, plus the race started a full 1/2 hour earlier which I thought might be an andvantage, but turned out not to be.  I was out to a fast start at 5:18, but settled into high 5:40's for the majority of the race.  I wound up running about what I figured was a B Goal pace and I'm happy with it because like Jake said I didn't have a lot of experience in the 1/2 with this being only my 3rd 1/2 marathon race and my 1st in about a year.  I finished strong and averaged the same I was averaging in my 10 mile tempo workouts, so I think if I would have had more runners around me during the race I would have ran a little faster.  IN the 1/2 race I would have placed 18th and probably would have had a little more competition, but I'm very happy I ran the 1/2 champs instead.  

2 mile cooldown a dip in lake Superior and free breakfast made for a great way to top off the morning! (2)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments(9)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
37.300.0016.100.0053.40
(Black) Lunar Glide Miles: 22.30(Black II) Lunar Glide Miles: 5.00Saucony Type A Miles: 3.00Air Pegasus 28 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 32.50Nap Time: 3.50Total Sleep Time: 36.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: