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December 21, 2024

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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.

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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.700.000.000.0010.70

AM: 10.7 miles, averaged 8:28. HR 158. 

30' steady, averaged ~7:30 pace (HR 171.5)

I wasn't sure about a workout today, but figured I would get in 90' and build back up. Ended up doing the scheduled workout and it went fairly well. I was pretty tired and I knew it had been a while since I had done a workout since I blew my midweek workout on November 30. 7:49, 7:36, 7:24, 7:09

I am hoping for a more consistent 2024. I logged a good number of hours combined for bike and run and I did 585 hours and 307 active days, which was an overall increase from the last two years (not surprising, though 2022 had some decent cycling hours). I think I have enough experience that I don't have to do killer workouts to be able to run decently as my half marathon showed (workouts in early fall and then mostly just mileage and steady easy runs). My current schedule is not as busy as last semester, though pretty close, but the timing of my classes seems near perfect for some solid training (plenty of morning time for a midweek workout, doubles 3-4 times a week, etc). 

Megan and I took the boys to an Oakland basketball game. They had a lot of fun. We were worried they might not want to sit there as the last basketball game we went to Charlie has some trouble with the sound, but they did great. They love the Golden Grizzly mascot, Grizz, so that was helpful.

Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Miles: 10.70
Weight: 186.90
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