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:	20.20	Month:	20.20	Year:	1868.65
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:						353.35
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles:						137.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles:						440.50
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles:						287.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles:						304.80
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles:						270.65
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles:						40.50
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles:						12.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles:						4.10

Thu, May 16, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.25

North side - 5.25 miles, averaged 7:50. Fat and flat is the new lean and mean. I did manage some low 4-minute, peak-paced strides in my Kinvaras. I love and hate those squishy blue beauts.

I'm a bit obsessive about my nutrition, so I am getting something here and bringing it with me. If the TSA take it, well, I guess I will be eating gels on fruit for dinner.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 5.25

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Bam on Fri, May 17, 2013 at 06:08:58 from 89.126.28.24

You're probably flustered given that you've lost a day and all that, but don't worry, it will not hinder you:)

Remember, don't go out too fast. If you hold back, you'll be surprised what you can do in the final 6-7 miles.

Good luck on the '19th':)

From Jason D on Fri, May 17, 2013 at 07:12:30 from 24.1.80.94

The idea is not to speed up until after the hills (I think I can legitimately call them that) after mile 10. I'm going to try to stay under 6:50 but above 6:40 for the first 10 miles. But I'll make adjustments accordingly. If it feels too slow? Great.

Most people who have run a marathon or two (and lore as well) tell us that 20 miles is the breaking point. For me it's 23 and 24. But I've gone 24 in training and spent the same amount of time on my feet as my goal time. Today I was upset about running just over 5k, but at that stage in the marathon 5k can seem like 50k. You'll learn this someday, Bam :) Of course you could have completed a spectacular series of sub-2:30s in your Ninja Training and we would never know1

From Bam on Fri, May 17, 2013 at 07:16:40 from 89.126.28.24

I doubt I could break 3hrs at the moment; in fact, I doubt I could keep going for 26 miles. My longest run is 10 miles. That said, I'm getting faster and fitter and lighter:)

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