Of Mice and Marathons

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Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

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Other

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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:	0.00	Month:	57.70	Year:	1986.65
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles:						613.75
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Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						13.10

Tue, Oct 15, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.25	7.00	0.00	0.00	13.25

Skipped the AM because I had to do some academic work. I hate when that happens. 13.25 miles, averaged 7:03 w/ Aerobic Builder: 7-Mile AT Tempo over slight rolling hills in 44:48 (6:26 average): 6:28, 6:30, 6:28, 6:29, 6:26, 6:24, 6:17. 3 up, 3.25 down.

Not sure why I never do workouts in this park (Murdock). Just under a mile around the perimeter, two bathrooms and fountains. I guess I worried about the downhill, which are short but somewhat steep (enough that I have to work a bit to keep my feet under me). Uphills are likewise short, but they force me to slow down and change my form (which is what I was looking for). Could have gone 8 or 9, but with a race this weekend, and no idea what recovery will be like tomorrow (no shakeout run, up and down hills) 7 was probably more than plenty. Pleased with this one.

At one point I thought I heard crying, but I looked down and it was just my fat cells :-)

Newton MV2 (Black) Miles: 13.25

Weight: 171.60

Comments

From Matt Schreiber on Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 21:16:50 from 66.17.102.185

Great workout Jason. That's awesome that those paces are at AT for you. You're looking great for this weekend.

From Jason D on Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 23:09:43 from 24.1.80.94

The pace for my marathon PR (on my watch) is 6:33. 6:36 officially. Of course, I couldn't run a marathon at that pace tomorrow or even in 2 weeks. It's more about the effort feeling right, and that is why I call it an "AT tempo" (which people define differently) rather than a "MP Tempo." Technically for someone of my ability I am just above AT if this pace is in fact MP. Similar to the fact that someone of my ability runs the half at slightly slower than LT.

But it does feel very good to run 6:20ish pace over uneven terrain that I have never run fast on. My legs felt like junk on the warmup! I'm going to repeat these tempos throughout the winter and slowly get the pace down. I think by Boston these will be faster. How much will depend on many things!

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