Of Mice and Marathons

December 21, 2024

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesJason D's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Location:

Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

16:52 Phillies Charities 5k (2016)

35:52 Beach to Beacon 10k (2015)

58:10 Broad Street 10 Mile (2016)

1:16:02 Philadelphia Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2015)

2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

Personal:

I live in Michigan with my wife, Megan, and our boys, Charlie and Sawyer. I started running in September 2010.

(Please note that Strava links might contain blog inappropriate langauge)

 

Favorite Blogs:
Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 32.70 Month: 57.70 Year: 1986.65
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles: 613.75
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles: 99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles: 21.60
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles: 253.80
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles: 357.35
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles: 145.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles: 465.10
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles: 287.00
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles: 5.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles: 304.80
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles: 310.95
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles: 23.40
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles: 64.50
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles: 23.40
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles: 12.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles: 4.10
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles: 13.10
Mon, Apr 29, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

AM: 9th street out and back - 7 miles, averaged 8:04. Did some strides to try to loosen the hips. Finally got moving on the last one around 4:30 pace.

PM: Nothing. It's beautiful out too, but there's too much to be done. As much I wanted to get out this will slow me down a bit. 

Newton Trainer 4 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Matt Schreiber on Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 21:36:08 from 66.17.102.185

Now those are some strides.

Great workout on Saturday BTW. Impressive stuff. Lookin' forward to seeing what happens at the Sugarloaf! One heck of a PR on deck.

From Jason D on Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 21:47:46 from 24.1.80.94

I used to run strides during most of my easy runs before I started racing, but have since slowed, usually only hitting low-5s, but Coach Murphy mentioned strides should be done an a much higher intensity. Given that my 5k pace is theoretically somewhere around 5:35-5:45 I should be running much harder than 5 flat for these short efforts. Plus its run to blast along the road at that pace in a non-running community :)

I hope for good things in three weeks. Northern Maine is definitely not known for it's scorchers at 7:00AM in May. Now I just need a tailwind!

From Matt Schreiber on Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 21:58:58 from 66.17.102.185

For some reason i didn't encorporate strides in this training cycle at all. Spring marathons aren't ideal to train for (especially for speedwork). I'll have to remember that though for the next go around.

I agree with you on the flying around town thing. I even like tempos for that reason. Provides for some comments the following day. :)

I haven't had a chance to read up on your marathon yet. Northern Maine ahould be awesome for you!

From Jason D on Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 23:05:43 from 24.1.80.94

It's not well known and it is small, but it is one of the fastest BQ courses and it's not too far from my folks. I think the course record is in the 2:2x range (and that's solo).

Indiana isn't too bad in the winter. I did do some tempos after snow storms. It's often dangerous running on the shoulder of busy roads, but I made it work. It was definitely colder and snowier than last year. I did some 8-mile tempos in 12 degrees with biting winds. Some days you got to get out and do it.

From Jason D on Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 23:07:58 from 24.1.80.94

Strides are a good idea. They teach you form, turnover, and how to run fast without breaking your body. They also show you that you always have a little extra in you despite how you feel. I find they also help me loosen up. I'm not sure they are a good idea too soon after a hard race, bit after a hard workout and a recovery day, they work nicely.

From Matt Schreiber on Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 21:22:02 from 66.17.102.185

That course looks like fun. Scenic point to point. You're gonna fly.

This winter was quite a mess to train in. Just shows us how much we want the payoff!

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Most Recent Entries:
New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: