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November 08, 2024

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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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AM/Lunch: 2.5 hours on the trainer. 243W. HR 143

90' Wave Tempo: 15' SS/15' Tempo Float

Decided to do a workout. Wanted another three hours, but didn't leave quite enough time. Planned to do 2 hours of alternating, but in the last sweet spot segment, my legs just weren't firing, like they had run out of glycogen. Called it there and did 30' at honest zone 2 power. 

Needed to use a different course as the flowing, rolling hills made sustaining consistent effort hard and the power was a bit up and down. My HR only hit 161 for the high, so I wasn't pressing too hard aerobically at all. Some of the harder 15' efforts could have averaged well into the 160s.

Foot feels much improved. Ice and pain reliever has helped a lot. 

I think I am going to skip the Grand Rapids half. They want $135 and although I have the money and realized races cost money to put on, I am just not sure I want to spend that much on a race I'll run a mediocre time on. So I think I am officially at 12 weeks of basebuilding before the start of the year, which is just fine with me. I think I might try to pick up a race before Iceman and see where I am at. 

Weight: 180.10
Comments
From Bret on Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 12:13:43 from 104.129.207.29

I think I did one of my training runs on part of the Grand Rapids half when I was there in September. I think you would have really enjoyed at least that part of the course which tracks along the river on a tree-lined roadway.

From Jason D on Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 22:16:30 from 73.161.42.48

I'll keep it in mind for next year or the year after when I am looking for half and full marathons (if I ever get back to those!)!

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