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

Wed, Feb 26, 2014

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

Purdue Co-Rec - 8 miles easy.

Ran next to Patrick for a while. He did 5 in about the time I did 6 and he started after me. Nice to chat with someone. He oversees the facilities. We talked about injuries, weight, Boston. The usual runner stuff.

Legs feel good. No soreness. The usual, unseen damage is there of course, but I should be ready to roll on Saturday morning.

Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 8.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 12:28:13 from 199.190.170.28

Everyone always talks about weight. Never height!

I got asked if I was running Boston this morning. I said I was running the Grandmas Marathon and the response I got was a cold "never heard of it"

From Jason D on Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 13:12:07 from 128.210.82.162

Or ankle slimness! Or head circumference!

It's hard for people to realize that Boston isn't on everyone's list. I'm sure it's great and I am excited, but it's not as if I am going to run a PR and be satisfied. Well, not for ever at least.

I just checked the results from last year's Grandma's. That is quite a competitive race! I think the problem is the marketing name. Makes it sound slow, even though I am sure there are plenty of fast grandmas out there.

From Jake K on Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 13:47:13 from 159.212.71.77

Yeah and last year Duluth hosted the USA 1/2 Champs, so the marathon was actually quite a bit weaker than it usually is. This year more of the American 2:15-2:25 types will be running the full.

The name does make it sound like some sort of untimed hobbyjogging race though.

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