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Location:

Pleasanton,CA,US

Member Since:

May 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1M 4:53.2

5k 17:19 Spring 2009

5M 28:52

10M 59:47 (on way to my half PR)

13.1 1:18:47 2009 New Bedford Half Marathon

26.2 2:57:55 2008 Mohawk Hudson River Marathon

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train for pacific crest trail thru hike 2017.

Run lots of miles and lose some weight in the process.

DON'T FALL OFF THE WAGON

Extend childhood (at least from fitness perspective) into my mid 40's

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

 

I want to beat my half marathon PR. And if I'm in shape to do that then I should be able to crush my marathon PR.

Personal:

31y/o computational biologist. Hoping to take 5 months off next year to hike the PCT.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.700.000.000.000.0011.70

AM: 10.2 before breakfast is not always a good idea.  It was fine today but I am always worried that I am gonna just feel like crap after a couple of miles because I have no calories in me.  Temperature at start was 3 degrees.  But I wore this technical 'bandana' thing that I won at a trail over my head, ears, and chin and my normal hat on top of that which made me nearly hot.  But when I got back it took me a min or 2 just to get my keys out and open the door my hands were so cold.

PM: 1.5 inc 8 stridors and 4x200 in 29.96, 30.18, 29.61, 32.31 The last one I wasn't trying for that fast, I was really trying to relax and just see what the time was but I probably wasn't all that relaxed.  These sessions (which will only ever be up to 8 200s at a time) are to improve my all out speed.  They are done with pretty much full recovery (I took 3-4 min walking in between all of these except just 2 min before the last one because the gym was closing in subsequent workouts I might take even 5-6min walking rest). 

Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From bedoukian on Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 11:57:33

way to be hardcore. a 4th straight day of the treadmill for me. if there is a good movie like the truman show on it isn't so bad and i wouldn't mind even running more.

is your injury you had ALL gone now?

From haynes on Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:01:35

I haven't felt even a twinge since about christmas (the first 3 or 4 days back running I think I was super sensitive to any weird feeling so I thought I had a few twinges). Ive had a little right ITB pain, but ibuprofen and stretching has kept it at bay. Strangely enough running faster makes that hurt less for me.

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