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Location:

Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

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Other

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PRs

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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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PM: 2 hours 15'. 199W. HR 133. 

Failed 20' FTP Test

I was scheduled to do this tomorrow, but I didn't want to wait any longer. It went okay, until it didn't and then I just gave up. I thought I was pacing sensibly but my power dropped below last test threshold and I wasn't too pleased. I feel as though I have gotten fitter endurance-wise, but my threshold power has gone down, so I just finished out my ride not quite sure what to do. My running has gone to crap and I feel like my cycling is going to go in the same direction. Might just need to reevaluate my training. I feel as though there isn't enough threshold intensity or higher and I think that is a mistake. You would just do high aerobic stuff for running either. 

I probably could have done this one the trainer or a better stretch of road, but it was at least straight and mostly flat to slightly uphill. 

18' @ 291 @ 165 BPM

Weight: 181.30
Comments
From John Marshall Harlan on Sun, Jul 27, 2025 at 15:13:56 from 73.228.106.104

You might just need a few days off.

From Jason D on Thu, Aug 07, 2025 at 09:12:03 from 73.161.42.48

I dropped my volume and took a day off here and there for travel. Think that might have been the ticket. Thanks, "John."

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