Of Mice and Marathons

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Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

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Other

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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:	0.00	Month:	57.70	Year:	1986.65
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles:						613.75
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles:						99.90
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Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles:						253.80
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles:						357.35
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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
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Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles:						12.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles:						4.10
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						13.10

Sat, Feb 13, 2016

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

PM: Treadmill - 60 minutes easy to moderate. HR 140. Did core, light stretching, and weights after.

Enjoyed watching the Olympic Trials today. Too bad the weather was so warm. Some folks had really, really rough days. I kept yelling at the screen when Flanagan and Cragg were holding hands at mile 25.

It's going to be a cold long run tomorrow. Planning to mix in a decent amount of quality. Perhaps some 2-mile intervals on the track between which I sandwhich an aerobic tempo. I figure for half marathoning I need my marathon-inspired strength with a little more mustard sprinkled on.

Mizuno Musha Miles: 8.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 20:16:46 from 67.166.113.191

Cragg was obviously holding back - she ran the 26th mile 30-40 secs faster than the previous 3. Goucher might have caught Flanagan if Cragg didn't pull her along... those 6:00s could have easily become 6:30s for Shalane. Fantastic run and teamwork from Cragg... pretty darn impressive on both accounts.

From Jason D on Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 20:40:06 from 68.80.27.222

Oh I know. It was clear she was helping her by letting her stayed latched on. I was just worried that she was going to wait too long and someone would catch her but I guess no one was quite that close.

I guess Cragg is not only a far better runner but a better friend/teammate than I would be (her teeth are much nicer too). I was screaming "let her bleed!" I like Shalane a lot and she showed what running hard when you are dead is all about. Great stuff on the ladies end of things (as usual).

Thoughts on Rupp? I expected him to blow a gasket.

From Jake K on Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 20:53:35 from 67.166.113.191

Same here. She had to be careful because if Desi got any closer who knows what might have happened.

I'm not surprised by Rupp. Whether you like him or not, when he is "on" he's at a different level than everyone else, and he wouldn't have even toed the line if he wasn't prepared and confident. Pretty much a perfect debut marathon situation for him - not like a London/Chicago/etc where he'd have to hammer from the gun.

From allie on Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 06:48:44 from 172.56.4.126

a great showing of teamwork for sure, although i was also screaming at the tv to just let her drop. amy looked so strong and was spending her energy helping shalane -- getting her water and all that sideways turning she was doing to encourage her along. shalane looked like she was going to collapse to a walk at any moment. what a battle!

i also thought rupp might blow up, but he clearly knew what he was doing. can't wait for nike's new line of distressed singlets.

From allie on Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 09:10:48 from 24.99.46.55

"There was a point where I thought, I'm dying," Flanagan said. "I can't do this. She completely talked me through it. Sweet Baby Jesus, I'm so thankful for her."

From Jason D on Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 10:12:03 from 68.80.27.222

The turning made me the most nervous. I was so worried she would turn an ankle.

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