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

Mon, Feb 01, 2016

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

AM/Lunch: 10 miles slow. HR 139.

PM: 30 minutes on the elliptical. Stretching, core, and pushups.

I had dinner all prepped so I snuck in a strength session. I got a comped entry for the Love Run Half Marathon, which was a nice savings even if their "elite" definition is generous. I just hope I don't embarrass myself like I did last spring by running 1:20. I can't tell if I can get in PR shape but I am going to try. If I were arrogant, given that it is 9-10 weeks away, I would say my goal is sub-75 minutes but it's too early for that. The course is on similar terrain as the Rock and Roll half so I will be on familiar ground.

Saucony ISO Triumph Miles: 10.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Mon, Feb 01, 2016 at 19:22:59 from 67.166.113.191

You are allowed to be semi-arrogant... 9-10 weeks is a lot of time!

From Jason D on Mon, Feb 01, 2016 at 20:13:20 from 68.80.27.222

Right after I wrote that I was looking to add it as a goal on Strava :-)

I guess I'm equivocating arrogance and goal setting. I feel like I am usually pretty much on target but I've felt stupid a few times (Boston 2014).

I'm also trying to figure out if current training will leave me short or burn me out. Mileage is not a problem (~80) but 10-mile recovery runs are fairly long even if I do them late in marathon training. However, it's more about trying to make room in the afternoons/evenings for my work. Of course I realize that I don't *need* to run 10 miles and some days I just won't be able to.

Yes. 10 weeks is a good amount of time given that I've got a few solid weeks under my belt.

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