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:	0.00	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, Jul 17, 2014

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	15.00

Lunch: Springside Track - 10.5 miles total w/ 8 x 600 w/ 200 meter jogs avg 2:04.6

Decent workout today. I've never done 600s but it was a recommendation from Coach Krong for 10k training. Megan is gone to a conference, and I had to take Oliver to the vet so I wasn't able to get out when I got up. Air was nice and dry but it was still around 80, but it wasn't too bad. Warmed up 3.5 with some on/off 200s at a tame pace to get the legs moving, some half-hearted drills, and a few strides. The pace (5:30-5:35) felt very hard today. Two weeks or so ago 5:25-5:28 pace for 1000m felt hard but managable. The recovery jogs were admittedly very slow and even had to walk a few paces in the last half.

My 5 mile race a week from Saturday will tell me what I can do at Beach to Beacon. Right now a PR is the goal. I'm off from my sub-35 goal unless some magic happens and I run under 28:30 for the 5-miler.

PM: Exploring - 4.5 miles, averaged 8:07. Checked out a tempo loop I marked out a few months ago. Way too hilly. I'm not that much of a beast. Guess the cemetery is my only option, which is fine.

Saucony A5 Miles: 10.50	Newton Gravity LE Miles: 4.50

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From allie on Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 12:36:32 from 174.27.213.214

i'm a fan of half-hearted drills.

nice job with the workout. i have never done a 600, but i imagine it probably feels like a slightly-less-miserable-than-normal 400 followed by a miserable 200...a 5k/10k strength builder for sure.

From joebell1981 on Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 20:20:53 from 99.39.133.24

I agree - 600s are kinda tricky. I wouldn't put too much stock in how u felt with such an awkward distance/workout.

Your training recently has been phenomenal, Jason - I have no doubt that you will knock these 2 upcoming races out of the park.

From Jason D on Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 20:27:44 from 68.80.27.222

600s should be called something like "weird 400s." My spike in mileage to get back on track from two low weeks and dehydration is likely weighing me down. Beach to Beacon starts my 16 week buildup starts on Aug 2 for my key 10k. I've probably never gone into a buildup with my current level of fitness. Can't complain really.

From Jake K on Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 20:31:28 from 98.202.128.218

600s could also be called "easy 800s" :-)

I have some friends that are probably getting married in Maine next year, so I already pitched the idea that they should coordinate the wedding with Beach to Beacon.

From Jason D on Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 20:47:46 from 68.80.27.222

Yes, that's the other thing I was thinking. 6 x 800 would have been double with 400 recovery at tgat pace. I hate 800s though, which means I should run them more. I'm getting some decent hill training every way I turn. No more 75-100 foot gain runs for 6-10 miles.

Beach to Beacon will be on my list every year despite not having a great race last year (not the race's fault). I'm going to run by Shalane while she's doing strides this year. I had to jump out of the way last year because I almost went head on into Gemma Steal. It would be a fast course for you. The hills really aren't hills. Maybe a 10 second loss for me last year and I almost walked off at mile 2.

Long posting...Megan must be out of town and I'm blogging and watching Phineas and Ferb :-)

From Jason D on Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 20:53:13 from 68.80.27.222

Oh, and if you get in low-28 high 27 shape in the next year there's 10 boxes of ziti on the line :-)

From Jake K on Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 21:05:41 from 98.202.128.218

In college (at a time when none of us probably even had girlfriends) my friends and I put together a plan for a wedding morning race. The deal was everyone threw in $50, and you'd race a 5K teamed up WITH your date. Lowest combined timed took home the jackpot. This led to many hypothetical conversations about whether you'd show up with Rachel Bilson (remember, this was during the peaks years of The OC) and sacrifice the race, or recruit someone like a Dibaba sister to go with you. Long story short, there have only been two weddings out of the group (thank goodness, who has time for more than one every couple years!?!), but I think Beach to Beacon 2015 would be the perfect opportunity to finally make that dream a reality. ESPECIALLY since the hills aren't that bad and there is also ziti on the line. I'll alert the bride to be.

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