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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
10.300.000.000.000.0010.30

AM: 5.15

PM: 5.15

Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From snoqualmie on Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 10:58:28

You're getting in some great miles these days! I don't know how you do it with med school.

From haynes on Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 15:46:20

Much easier than during the summer actually. Well, it takes just under 40 min to run this loop and add in change and shower that is something like 60 minutes so 2hrs per day. Yeah, I guess that is a lot. I guess the thing is that the first 2 years of med school aren't all that hard. I am doing fine. Starting this summer (3rd year starts in late may) it will be much much harder. In 3rd and 4th year you basically have to do a job that is more than full time and study for tests on top of that. So partially I want to get the best mile and 5k times I can this spring because I might not be able to run seriously at least for 3rd year and possibly 4th as well. So far this volume feels very easy, but ask me again in 3 weeks as I know that the fatigue builds up. I already notice that 8 or even 9 hours of sleep is barely cutting it. I won't have the luxury of picking the times I sleep consistently again for at least 4 years if not 7-9 years. We'll see how that goes. Anyway, the plan is to hit 80 this week because I can and I'm feeling good.

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