Of Mice and Marathons

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Lake Orion,MI,

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Dec 28, 2011

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2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

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

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Wed, Jan 02, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	4.25	0.00	10.25

10.25 miles, averaged 7:25 w/ 4.25 @ half marathon effort to a touch faster. Warmed up 2 miles, then started a AT tempo but decided to drop the pace a bit after the first few hundredths, so the first mile was slow, but sensible. Second mile was icy/snowy/twisty. 6:44, 6:51, 6:35, 6:29, 1:38.5 (6:28) average 6:39/40. A bit slow due to the second mile, but I feel okay about the last 2.25 given that my throat pretty much hates me right now.

I think this my first sub-20 degree tightless run. I am trying to learn Joe's toughness, and given that I have more insulation this shouldn't be a problem, but I think I find my tight-wearing threshold (sunny, 20, and calm).

Newton Trainer 5 Miles: 10.25

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From SlowJoe on Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 17:57:10 from 69.131.141.92

Nice tempo - can't be easy with the snow/ice/sub-20 weather. Did you get angry red legs too?

From Jason D on Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 21:50:11 from 24.1.80.94

There isn't much snow but people are responsible for sidewalks, so you get some patches of packed snow that turns to ice.

I can feel the cold a little, but I never checked to see if my legs were red. Fella on a moped told me to put some pants on because it was cold. I don't usually have residents so concerned with my well being.

From SlowJoe on Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 04:18:19 from 69.131.141.92

Yeah, because riding a moped in 20-degree weather is definitely smart...you should listen to that guy - we all should!

From Bret on Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 14:16:01 from 96.228.167.228

I used to never run in tights when I was in cold weather (even in the teens) but I found an old pair and used them on my visit up north over the holidays - and really liked them in the snowy/wet/icy conditions - even if it was in the low 30's. Don't judge. :)

From Bam on Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 14:29:05 from 89.126.28.24

Over here, the men folk don't wear tights - except me. Vanity went out the window a long time ago. Nice run, Jason.

From Jason D on Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 15:38:46 from 24.1.80.94

Bret: It's definitely hard going from a warmer weather region to a colder one, Bret. I used to tight-up under 35, then 30, now it's below 20 with wind. Slush and snow does change things. I had a pretty good case of angry red legs yesterday from the wind.

Bam: here you have to wear your modesty shorts over them, unless you live in Boulder :) I'm not against them (I invested in some 2xUs), but I can't put them on for a 6 or 7 miler. It's like getting suited up to go sledding and sliding down the hill twice.

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