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, Nov 19, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.25

PM: 5 miles in the rain and semi-darkness. Completely soaked but I had fun and I'm feeling pretty good. On par with last year.

Bib #444. I guess I need to break 2:44:4x. Going to be some difficult winds I'm afraid. I'm not a good wind runner. Or a hot weather runner. Pretty much I'm good when it's 30-45 degrees, overcast, and calm.

+ Rolling, stretching, and core (very late)

Saucony Ride 7 Miles: 5.00

Weight: 174.10

Comments

From RileyCook on Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 17:29:04 from 73.52.134.194

Find some poor chap to tuck behind and draft away! It's amazing how much that can help.

Good luck this weekend. I'll be looking forward to the report. You've prepared well.

From Rob Murphy on Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 17:58:20 from 24.10.247.181

You often don't really notice the wind when you're racing.

Stay positive! Relax and don't think too much about the race. Find ways to disconnect and focus on something else. Go to a movie. Stay off your feet as much as possible and try to get some extra sleep.

From Jason D on Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 19:42:43 from 68.80.27.222

What I really need is someone, about 6-3 and maybe 200 pounds running low-6 minute pace to hide behind but something tells me I'm not going to find that :-)

I'll be grading and doing some online tutoring Saturday and tomorrow, Rob. Not really the way I want to take my mind off the race but it's got to be done! Strangely I haven't been completely preoccupied with it. Enjoying a little bit of rest actually. I've been getting in some extra naps and will have plenty of sleep the next few nights.

From flatlander on Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 05:23:05 from 76.31.29.220

Good luck, this could be a big one.

From jtshad on Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 08:47:40 from 173.198.176.201

Good luck and run strong. You are ready and can handle what comes your way as far as the challenges!

From Jason D on Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 11:21:18 from 68.80.27.222

I appreciate the motivation and kind words. They are helpful at this point when I'm thinking "26 miles is a long way to run . . . "

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