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

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	14.00

AM: Track Workout - 10 miles total.

Had a good workout today with a decent break in the weather. Favorable conditions in the mid to upper 70s but nice and dry with a dew point just under 60 (heavenly).

I planned on a mile breakdown workout, then I thought a version of the Michigan might be "fun" (with the tempo miles closer to fast marathon pace or steady state), then I thought I should be getting into more LT stuff, but I told myself just 2-3 more faster track sessions given that I have ~11 weeks until my half. I definitely want to be more into marathon training but I think working on my speed for just a few more sessions might be helpful as I begin to mix in aerobic tempos, long runs, and LT workouts.

Anyway . . .

1600 (400), 2 x 800 (200), 4 x 400 (200)

5:24.4, 2:40.8, 2:40.7, 76.5, 76.7, 76.6, 74.2

Cooled down to 10 miles

PM: 4 miles easy with Megan. HR 131.

+ Stretching (late)

Kinvara 5 Green Miles: 4.00	Nike Zoom Streak LT2 Miles: 10.00

Weight: 176.20

Comments

From Drew on Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 18:29:05 from 173.171.218.92

Wow, nice workout!

I find doing things like that can *really* help leading into a marathon block. Makes MP seem much more manageable - more like a balancing of speed and stamina, but not overly demanding on the speed.

From SlowJoe on Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 19:48:18 from 45.18.50.53

Pretty cool idea and a really nice result. Might steal it (the idea, not the result!).

From Jason D on Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 20:32:45 from 68.80.27.222

Thanks, guys. The workout was about as fast as I could have hoped and I was breathing pretty heavy at the end. I finally locked into some dead on pacing and finished hard.

Joe: Basically combinations of 3-4 miles so you trick yourself into thinking it's going to be easy :-) I did a similar workout in light snow last winter but I had a 1200 after the 1600. That one is tough.

Drew: I did something as simple as 6 x 200 strides just below mile pace then cutting down last marathon buildup, and I attribute my lack of staleness leading into the marathon to those. They are just long strides of course but I kept them fast and it kept me from locking completely into marathon pace. I did find that running much faster than 6:00 pace wasn't as easy as it once early in the buildup.

I might do 1-2 track sessions once I get some more marathon stuff under my belt just to stay sharp as well as see how fitness improves with a more finely tuned aerobic engine and cooler weather.

From allie on Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 18:01:42 from 24.99.46.55

nice workout. all of your splits are great but i think your 1600 is especially impressive. you are definitely heading into your half/full training with some fast wheels -- this is a fine recipe.

From Jason D on Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 19:37:28 from 68.80.27.222

Thanks, allie. In cooler weather I've knocked out 3 x 1 mile around this pace but I am trying not to compare workouts too much (at least on the faster end). If I get in a mile under 5:30, run hard some more, and live to tell about it, I consider it a good day.

I'm trying to make marathon pace easy and current 10k pace sustainable for a longer distance. I would much prefer to run 8-mile tempos are marathon pace but those are my strengths, not my weaknesses.

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