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Erdenheim Community Day 5k

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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

Sun, Oct 11, 2015

Race: Erdenheim Community Day 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:17:08, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.10	0.00	0.00	3.10	14.20

AM: 10.2 miles total.

Erdenheim 5k in 17:08. No sub-17 but it was a nice PR (about 20-25 seconds) and I hate 5ks. Measured the course long, going through 5k in 16:57 but I take it that the course was accurately measured as it was done by a local running coach. It's always hard to put down 5k PRs because I never run certified ones and you have to be honest with yourself about the distance. 3.14 seems pretty legitimate.

Warmed up ~1.75 with Megan and we got out bibs. I ran the course with Jonathan. It was closed and well marked. Some slightly inclines that ended up slowing me down more than I would have like and many turns. I did two strides and my legs were alive! I got out fast and Jonathan was still ahead. I figured I couldn't beat him but I could use him as a target.

Breathing was not bad at 1 mile but my legs were wishing we were running marathon pace. Around mile 2 Jonathan increased his lead and continued to do so for the rest of the race. My watch split slightly early before 3 miles and I knew at ~16:28 I was going to be close. When I first could read the clock I saw 16:48ish and I dug in but I was too far out. I ran as hard as I could after the turn into the finish (about 5:00 pace on a slow, gradual incline) and didn't quite get sub-17 but this was a good race for me on a fair if slightly slow course. I haven't raced in 2+ months and I'm coming into form.

Cooled down a little bit with Jonathan talking his ear off and trying to decide if I want use the women's OT group and rabbit as a slightly distant target for Philly. That might be slightly too fast but I am seeing indications of running between 6:10-6:15 pace but I will have to work into that. I do not go out ahead of pace for a marathon. Buildups are too long and effort filled to worry about 10 seconds per mile in the first 2 miles.

5:21, 5:31, 5:33, :41 (.14, ~5:00 flat). Maybe could have gone out a little slower, but I don't think it was reckless.

PM: 4 miles.

Miles With Megan Miles: 1.75	Kinvara 5 White/Black Miles: 4.00	Saucony Fastwitch 7 Miles: 10.20

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 12:09:04 from 67.166.113.191

Yeahhh buddy! That's a nice chunk of the old 5K PR. Happy to see you rolling along like this.

From Drew on Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 16:03:46 from 173.171.218.92

Awesome race Jason! That's a huge breakthrough and it seems right in line with the improvements you've made in training.

From SlowJoe on Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 19:28:43 from 45.18.50.53

WOW!

Blown away man, great job. An unquestionable huge PR - congrats.

From butlerbrunning on Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 19:38:50 from 104.52.197.67

Pr is a pr takem when you get them. Great race..Keep after it.

From Matt Schreiber on Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 20:09:43 from 66.17.104.128

Nice race and PR Jason! Looking like a good fall coming up!

From Jason D on Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 21:57:13 from 68.80.27.222

Thank, guys. I have been chasing sub-17 for a little while now. Admittedly, I tend to forget 1) how hard 5ks are 2) that 5-10 second improvements are excellent. I just think 16:XX sounds so much better than 17. I'm definitely happy with the race.

I think this will translate well. I am not a good 5k runner and the half marathon is my best distance. I think I should be up for a nice chunk off the half PR in a couple weeks assuming everything goes well. I'll know better when I run my 4 x 2 mile workout on Friday or Saturday.

Cheers.

From RileyCook on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 16:33:00 from 172.56.16.217

Congrats on the PR! Great job, that sub-17 will come eventually.

From Rob Murphy on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 17:55:09 from 24.10.247.181

Excellent! You will certainly break 17 within the next year.

From jtshad on Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 12:53:37 from 141.221.191.225

Great race! Training is really showing up in your race results.

From Jason D on Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 16:28:06 from 68.80.27.222

Thanks, Jeff. I'm doing pretty much the same thing I have been doing with a few differences:

1) slightly higher mileage (maybe 6-10 miles per week, fairly consistently)

2) more consistent, almost religious, long runs (every week, usually a 20 on Sundays)

3. Running my easier runs even easier. I used to run an average of ~8:30 on recovery days and 7:45-8:15 on regular days. My maintenance days are rarely faster than 8:15 and recovery days will sometimes be slower than 9:30 pace.

Add these changes to another year of running under my belt and it's paying dividends.

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