Of Mice and Marathons

Indianapolis Polar Bear 5 Mile

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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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Sat, Feb 23, 2013

Race: Indianapolis Polar Bear 5 Mile (5 Miles) 00:30:27, Place overall: 11, Place in age division: 2

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.38	0.00	5.00	0.00	17.38

Goal today was to break 30:30= A, 30:15=A+, 30:00=A++. I have had an annoying cold all week, so I wasn't sure how my body would respond. Resting heart rate has been up a bit (in training it is normally 38-42, but it's been 45-47). 3.6 mile warm up with 1 mile moderate and some strides. Watched the lead guy come in for the 3 mile race (16 something). He also ran the 5. A bit of traffic at the start since there really wasn't any sort of corral.

Mile 1: 6:02. Effort felt good. Easier than 5k effort (should be right?). I ran with a few guys for a while, and went under an major overpass that spiked my Garmin nicely. Not sure if this was the mile with the hill or not, but the old watch read 6:24 for Mile 2, which I think was off on my watch (mile 1 was perfectly in time). I wasn't happy about that one because I didn't think I slowed down that much. Effort can be deceiving, but 20 seconds when you aren't half crazy at mile 24 of a marathon? Mile 3 had a nice downhill for the last .10-.20 so I hit that one in 5:59. I have 18:25-18:30 for my 3-mile split, but I got a time from someone with a stopwatch of 18:17 or :18 I think.

Miles 2-3 my left glute wasn't firing. Kind of like picking your fallen-asleep arm up in the middle of the night because it doesn't work on it's own.

Dropped a few guys after mile 3 or so. Mile 4: 6:05. Mile 5: 6:08. Passed someone here, but I couldn't catch the 2nd place woman as I thought I might. I chastised a cop for letting a second car go just as I was entering the intersection. I pretended to slap the car's bumper just to show how close I was. Of course, it wasn't their fault I almost t-boned them.

30:27 on my watch and 30:27 for the final time. 3.78 mile cool down.

Granola and almond pancakes again. I was pretty hungry after not eating anything this morning.

Today's recurring lesson. I love my Garmin, but I hate my Garmin. When I live in a respectable community with marked trails/pathways I will practice my interval efforts with a basic Timex.

Try to get out this afternoon to see how the old foot is faring.

PM: 5 miles, averaged 8:01. Bless you, my little peroneal tendon.

Newton MV2 (Black) Miles: 12.38	Newton Trainer 4 Miles: 5.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jason D on Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 09:32:42 from 166.137.100.42

Report to follow. Is a 5 mile race still threshold range?

From Bam on Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 09:50:57 from 89.126.28.24

Well run Jason. I'm looking forward to the details:)

In my book, a 5 mile race is faster than threshold pace - at least it should be.

From SlowJoe on Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 12:35:19 from 69.131.141.92

Great job Jason - 2 races in a row now that you nailed perfectly. Keep that momentum going. I like the way your race schedule builds up in distance like that.

From Bam on Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 12:44:11 from 89.126.28.24

Good report Jason. I like how you've returned to getting that posh angst out of your system: beating up on poor drivers - that-a-boy!

Well run and, like Joe said, I like your race schedule too. Hopefully there'll be more posh-boy fisty-cuffs:)

Seriously, well run and keep at it. I think you're close to a breakthrough.

From Jake K on Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 17:41:50 from 67.177.11.154

Nice race Jason. The 5 miler is a great distance, sort of lost these days amongst all the half marathon popularity.

I wouldn't be shocked if you're running this pace for a mile + longer at your next race. You're looking good, keep it rolling.

From Bret on Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 18:06:15 from 96.228.167.228

Really nice report Jason - solid splits despite fighting a cold all week. Gotta give that one an A grade - no doubt.

From Jason D on Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 19:49:43 from 24.1.80.94

Thanks, guys.

Joe: I didn't think about that until now. Of course, the 5k, 10k, and 15k lead to the half and then to the marathon, but the 5 miler was one I just happened to pick up because it was reasonable and the timing was good. Worked nicely though. I did two races from the 500 Festival last year and thought they were great and the timing was perfect for Carmel.

Bam: I wasn't a jerk (I often am). I told the cop that she was "cutting that one a bit close." Blood boils . . .looks at watch . . . 5:15 pace . . . OTQ pace isn't so bad . . . for a few seconds . . . sir, would you mind carrying me to the finish line just ahead?

Jake: It's a great distance. First time I have done one. I want to get into a 10-miler, but they are hard to come by in these parts. I was hoping to be knocking an even 6 for this race, so I could slide well into the 37-range for the 10k, but I think I can still break 38, which is fine. Last year I hadn't raced in 3 months, ran the first 5 around 6:58-7:00 and ran a 6:38 the last mile; I just didn't know where my fitness was. I have a very good idea this year.

Bret: It kind of balanced out because I got a bit of a taper :) Hard way to do it though I suppose. Had to do a bit of work to hit 70 this week. I hope you aren't perfecting your tan too much just yet. Wait . . .you probably are always tan.

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