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Webster City Firecracker 5k

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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: 4.50 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
Race: Webster City Firecracker 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:17:53, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.290.003.110.006.40

Favorite 4th of July 5k this morning with my brother Jon. We are both pretty out of shape. He has taken 6 weeks off after his track season, in which he ran 16:06, I took 2 weeks off as a cycle break and ate terribly! Needless to say, we had no expectations going into this one. We hoped to get under 18, but I'll be honest and say I knew that was a stretch goal given how the last 2 weeks off have been. Told Jon to go out smart and easy, and then rein everyone in if we felt good. Smart move! hit first mile in 5:57, started to move up, 2nd mile was downhill, hit it hard, 5:42, mile 3 started with a hill, the only one on the course, Jon was feeling good so he kept accelerating. I was pretty much cashed out, so I maintained and hit the final mile in 5:46. Jon finished 2nd with a 17:31, I hit 6th in 17:53. Super pleased with that effort - I felt holding 5:45 pace was pretty easy, all things considered, and that is a huge plus going into a training cycle off 2 weeks rest - 2 mile c/d, 6.4 total on the day

Adidas Sub-2 Miles: 3.30NEWST Cumulus 20 Blue Miles: 3.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sun, Jul 04, 2021 at 10:05:17 from 67.177.30.39

Great work! Racing is good whether you're in shape or not.

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