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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
11.750.000.000.000.0011.75

Just found these new weight and calorie features.  Wish it would just take my weight and distance and calculate calories for me.  Im too lazy to go to some website to do that.  So I think 400cal for my morning 3.65 and 900-1000 for my 8.1mile afternoon run is reasonable.  I guess ill go look that up right now to confirm.

Oh, and for henry and bedoukian's information, that 167 is down from 178 just a few weeks ago.  It is coming off and im not stopping until at least 150.  I ran the 1:18:45 half at 152lbs and I attribute that time mostly to the weight and less so to the 80mpw the previous 3 months and less so to the long tempos and other workouts I did.  Right now despite my superior PR, I think that I am the underdog.  I have 5 months to match and surpass your fitness.  For the first 2 months I will be losing weight and building mileage.  Then in the heat of the summer I will start some serious workouts.  Ive always said it is easier to train during the winter.  We will have to see how this goes.

 Looked up the calories and they seemed super high.  Like 500ish for the AM and over 1100 for the PM.  I think that must have been not subtracting out what you would have burned basal if you had not been running.  I am only interested in excess calories burned for this.  Overall of course I am just wanting to take in less than i burn overall but seems silly to include that in my running blog.

Weight: 167.00Calories: 1350.00
Comments
From Henry on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 13:30:02 from 138.16.25.191

lol i'll give it to you, you have the ridonculus PR

sounds like a plannnn

unfortunately, staying up till 3am last night drinking and playing magic probably isn't going to improve my training lol..... who would ever do that??? *nervous laugh*

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