Of Mice and Marathons

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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

Mon, Feb 16, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.50	0.00	2.00	0.00	13.50

Lunch: Treadmill - 5 miles in a bit under 35 minutes w/ blown workout

Plan was mile repeats starting around 5:49 and cutting down. I overshot the first one but it felt fine, then toward the end the effort got high (10.4), jogged a quarter and did the next one at 10.3. Just could not concentrate. Started another one at 10 after deciding I was going to try to just get through the workout. By then my head wasn't in it (it really wasn't from the beginning).

Couple problems here

1. Too cocky from last week

2. My head was really not in it. Having a tough time getting out of bed with the weather and not knowing about full-time job prospects.

3. I am much faster on the roads from 200s to marathon effort

PM: Treadmill - 8.5 miles. Followed that up with two turkey burgers and some baked sweet potato fries. That was good.

Mizuno Musha Miles: 8.50	Saucony A6 Miles: 5.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Bret on Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:20:23 from 99.1.220.106

Sometimes you just call it a day - and move on. Nothing wrong with that. Still got some decent running in anyway.

From Jason D on Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 12:28:50 from 68.80.27.222

Thanks, Bret. That's what I did. I'll try again on Wednesday or Thursday depending on how I feel.

From Jake K on Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 12:53:30 from 98.202.128.218

Re: #2 - your body interprets all stress the same way. So when your head isn't in it due to those kinds of worries, your body isn't going to perform at it's top level.

You are only 4-5 days out from crushing a set of mile reps, too!

From Jason D on Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 13:25:28 from 68.80.27.222

True. I got too greedy on Friday as well. Just need to relax and put my 2-3 easy days in. Getting outside would help, but it's been very cold, windy, and the footing isn't fantastic. Oh, and I've turned wimpy this winter with a treadmill just down the way.

I guess the idea is to let the running relieve stress and not add to it!

From SlowJoe on Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 14:34:46 from 107.77.80.84

Treadmill workouts are really tough, mentally. Hotter than optimal indoors, and horrific boredom play a part too. You have a better workout success ratio than most, no harm in flubbing it once in awhile.

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