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

Fri, Jun 26, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.80	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.80

Lunch - 10.8 miles. Blown workout. Finished with 9 x 10 second hill sprints

Tried to run on a new tempo loop, which was 4 miles away. Knew I was in the area, started a 4-5 mile tempo, then stopped because I hit a dead end and wasn't sure how to reroute. I jogged for a while, figured it out, then started again at 5 miles. Got the right one but with about 100 meters to go in the first mile I just stopped.

The weather was somewhat warm but decent compared to what it's been. I think it's a mental issue right now. I haven't had many good workouts or races since the beginning of the year and my head just isn't in. I have some decent days but a lot of pulled plugs.

I got to 10 miles then did 9 x 10 second hill sprints to at least make something of the first run of the day.

+ Stretching and core

PM: 4 miles with Megan. HR 129. Very pleasant run.

Kinvara 2 White/Blue Miles: 4.00	Kinvara 5 Green Miles: 10.80	Miles With Megan Miles: 4.00

Weight: 172.00

Comments

From SlowJoe on Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 18:07:37 from 45.18.50.53

This time of the year is peak Workout Fail season. For some reason it gets better in July and August, even though it's hotter. Maybe we all lower our expectations.

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 18:10:32 from 24.10.247.181

It's the dog days of summer. Don't fight the ebb and flow too hard.

From Jason D on Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 19:34:02 from 68.80.27.222

I know. I need to switch to farleks of 3-5 minutes, which I keep telling myself. I'll learn one of these days!

From Matt Schreiber on Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 21:26:19 from 66.17.112.31

I'd blame it on the dead end. That'd have thrown anyone off.

From Jason D on Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 12:34:41 from 68.80.27.222

It was a bit more than that, Matt, but my concentration was definitely thrown. It happened last week on my regular tempo loop when I had to hit the sidewalk due to construction. I've been distracted on the track too because there was a sprint practice and I didn't want to look like an old man :-) So concentration is pretty essential for me.

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