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Location:

Thornton,CO,USA

Member Since:

Jan 22, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5k- 16:23 (2011)

8k- 27:33 (2008)

10k - 35:12 (2021)

Half Marathon- 1:16:48 (2018)

Marathon - 2:41:52 (2019)

 

Half Marathon Count: 22

Marathon Count - 9

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run and enjoy it!

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Get back to Boston!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 130.50
Nike Vaporfly Next% Pink Lifetime Miles: 136.91
Cumulus 24 Black Lifetime Miles: 423.60
Cumulus 24 White Lifetime Miles: 270.00
Asics 24 Black/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 153.60
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
171.4531.504.503.00210.45
Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 72.85Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 97.10Asics GT 2000 2 Blue Miles: 19.50Asics DS Trainers Miles: 6.50Asics Hyperspeed 2 Flats Miles: 14.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.008.000.000.008.00

had a very nice workout tonight, thought id have tired legs, but it wasnt to be. splits to get an idea where I'm at:

1= 6:57.6

2- 6:51.3

3- 6:57.8

4- 6:54.6

5- 6:53.8

6- 6:46.2

7- 6:42.9

8- 6:43.6

total-- 8 in 54:47, 6:51 avg pace, basically an 8 mile workout right at GMP

Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.250.000.000.007.25

hilly run tonight, pretty even splits for the first part, 52:09, 7:12 avg pace

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 7.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.250.000.000.007.25

good workout tonight, but it was on the treadmill, 7:13 pace, hopefully last really humid day with heat index of 100

Asics GT 2000 2 Blue Miles: 7.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.253.000.000.0013.25

Long run tonight, really got after it. Would have gone farther if I had GU, but didnt have any. splits:

1- 7:05.2

2- 7:05.0

3- 7:04.5

4- 7:12.0

5- 7:05.4 (35:32)

6- 7:00.7

7- 6:59.1

8- 7:10.6

9- 7:03.4

10- 7:02.6 (1:10:48, 35:16, 16 sec negative split)

11- 6:58.8

12- 7:01.0

13.25- 9:07

total-- 1:33:55, 7:05 avg pace, right where I started

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 13.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

6.25 morning run, felt suprisingly fresh after yesterdays 13+, 7:30 avg pace roughly

Asics GT 2000 2 Blue Miles: 6.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.807.501.500.009.80

Good 9 miles at GMP+ today, felt pretty good. I ran the hilly course and kept the temp up. splits:

1- 6:38.8

2- 7:00.5

3- 6:46.6

4- 6:46.5

5- 6:50.6

6- 6:52.7 (40:55)

7- 6:56.2

8- 6:35.7

9- 6:27.4 (13:03, 6:31.5 avg last 2 miles)

TOTAL-- 1:00:55, 6:46 avg pace throughout, did .8 cool down jog

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 9.80
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

7.5 miles in 54:47, 7:18 avg pace

Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.501.003.000.006.50

absolute downpour tonight, got hailed on 4 different times, and was a little nervous as to how close a few of the lightning strikes got. I wanted to get a 3 mile tempo in, so even though the streets were flooded and i was taking sloshing steps up to my knees in places in the street torrents, i still managed a very good workout. 6.5 total with 1 mile warmup and 2.5 cooldown, my 3 or actually after measuring (i had to run right in the middle of the road for most of it because of the flooding), so it was actually about a 5k. here were mile splits:

1- 6:03.2

2- 6:01.2

3- 6:02.5

total-- 18:06, 6:02 avg pace if this was 3 miles, slightly faster if it was a 5k, which it was probably closer to, either way a great workout given the conditions
 

Asics DS Trainers Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

7.5 in 54:51, 7:19 avg pace

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.250.000.000.008.25

8.25 in 1:00:17, 7:18 avg pace, went kind of a different route and had to measure it

Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 8.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

low 50s tonight, got in a solid 15 miles, 1:48:01, 7:12 avg pace, ice bath afterward, pretty good run considering my lunch wasn't great for running, had ribs and chips and cookies lol, felt great though throughout

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 15.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

easy run tonight, 6.5 in 48:16, 7:26 avg pace

Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

7.5 tonight in 54:09, 7:13 avg pace

Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

morning 6

Asics GT 2000 2 Blue Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.003.000.000.007.00

7 tonight in federal way on one of my favorite home away from home trails, tried to surge a little, but stomach wasnt having it tonight 49:52 ish overall

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.501.000.000.006.50

out on the BPA trail again here in Federal Way, WA. felt pretty easy as far as effort is concerned. starting to cut back for the half this weekend. 23:16 out and 23:49 back, downhill and uphill, tale of two halves, 47:06 for the 6.5, avg pace of 7:15, strides and stretching after

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.100.000.000.005.10

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 5.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

3 hilly pre-race miles here in colorado

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Race: Equinox Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:29:14, Place overall: 23, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.508.000.003.0014.50

Ran the Equinox Half Marathon down Poudre Canyon in Fort Collins, Colorado. Race started at 7000 feet and dropped down to 6000 feet, all pretty much downhill. However, the altitude kicked my Iowa, low altitude butt. Felt really good at the start but by mile 4 I couldn't breathe, that caused me to start cramping in the leg and side because I couldn't get the oxygen to keep pushing. It was a trifecta of pain all stemming from my lack of ability to get enough air. I was at 32:13 through 5 miles and felt decent enough, but fell apart pretty splendidly to finish in 1:29:14. I had no real time goals going in. my goal was to be at least at GMP (6:55 pace) for the whole thing, so in that sense I succeeded. I havent put in any speed work and that was evident, instead i've been logging miles as I train for my 2nd marathon. So while it was not a great race and I was in pain, I feel like it was a good stepping stone and training run. got 2nd in my age group and 23rd out of 700 half racers, so I got some extra little award things, overall a very nicely organized race and the scenery and weather in the mountains was amazing...if only i could have enjoyed it more.

Asics Hyperspeed 2 Flats Miles: 14.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 in 57:30, 7:11 avg pace, felt pretty good today actually

Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 easy in 50:46, 7:15 avg pace + strides

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

7.5 tonight in 53:35, 7:12 avg pace

Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

not a great workout

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

morning run today

Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

urd today with moving

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.200.000.000.008.20

slow exploration run tonight from my new apt in west des moines, finally able to get back on the greenbelt trail, which is a favorite from my past, should become a staple of my workouts, 8.2 in 1:01:35, 7:30 avg pace, pretty sore from a hard weekend of moving and lifting

Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 8.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.100.000.000.0013.10

great night for running, got a little carried away, 13.1 in 1:35:15, 7:16 avg pace, lots of elev. change too on this one, -1000 out and gained it all back on the way home, Record mileage month for me, PB of 210 and change, not to mention i took 4 rest days and its a 30 day month, pretty good stuff!

Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 13.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
171.4531.504.503.00210.45
Asics 2170 Slv No Mark Miles: 72.85Asics 2170 GT Starred Miles: 97.10Asics GT 2000 2 Blue Miles: 19.50Asics DS Trainers Miles: 6.50Asics Hyperspeed 2 Flats Miles: 14.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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