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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: 33.20 Month: 33.20 Year: 186.20
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles: 621.75
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: 277.00
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles: 381.55
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles: 145.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles: 469.10
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles: 287.00
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles: 5.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles: 352.20
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles: 352.15
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles: 23.40
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles: 92.50
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: 31.30
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 6.20
Weight: 186.90
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AM: ~120' on the trainer.

Dirty Mitten Racing League Prologue 

I was sort of looking forward to this race and sort of not as I enjoy the racing, but want to stick to my training, but I had a lot of fun with it in November and December, so I figured I would do it in January, but probably not February but maybe March.

Three shorter racing for team drafting purposes. 

25' up/35' down.

22:56 @ 279W (291 normalized) HR 171

23:44 @ 253W (274 normalized) HR 169

13:44 @ 276W (293 normalized) HR 168

Second race had a very long neutral start and we futzed around even after that for some reason. Not great racing, but some decent efforts. HR was peaking into the mid- to upper-180s suggesting my cold is still in my system or I am out of shape or both. This will get us rolling. 

Went to the gym after.

Lunch: Weights and strength training 

3 x 12 squats on the Smith machine (added 10# to the first set and then 10# more for the second and third)

3 x 12 @ 45# lat pulldowns

5' on the Stairmaster waiting for the leg press machine

3 x 12 leg press machine (I added weight, but I don't recall what they were)

Captain's chair

Weight: 187.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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AM/Lunch: 6.2 miles, averaged 11:26. HR 127.

Recovery. Decided I needed to get outside. Today was a recovery day for the bike, but I thought getting outside would be good. It was okay. Cold, windy, and a decent amount of snow on the pathways. 

Just kind of running when I can I guess. It isn't going anywhere anyway. Think I am done with trying to get back into running shape and running competitively. I don't know. 

Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 6.20
Weight: 0.00
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Off.

Scheduled rest day. The boys have been very challenging since we got home. I have not been handling it well. 

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AM: 90' on the trainer. 240W. HR 152.

2 x 15' Sweet Spot

304 watts (171 BPM) and 307 watts (174 BPM); Pretty solid session. Tested some Formula 369 carb mix. It tastes okay. Definitely not as good as FLOW.

Weight: 187.30
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AM: 60' on the trainer. 139W. HR 104.

Weight: 186.20
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AM: 90' on the trainer. 238W. HR 153.

4 x 12' Tempo Intervals

273, 274, 272, 277 (HR 159-168)

I think this was the day I did a gym session, but it has been so long since I have updated and things have been so crazy I don't recall. Trying to do Fridays and Sundays when I have harder sessions as I have more time in the morning.

Weight: 186.50
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PM: 60' on the trainer. 144W. HR 107.

Weight: 187.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 6.20
Weight: 186.90
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