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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.150.000.000.0010.15
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Miles: 3.50Altra Rivera Miles: 6.65
Weight: 194.60
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PM: 120' on the trainer. 204W. HR 149.

Power and HR a little more normal. Feeling pretty normal mentally and physically. Nice to get in a solid two hours.

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PM: 60' on the trainer. 176W. HR 129.

Didn't feel like getting up before class to run, so I did this in the afternoon. Anxious in the morning, good in the afternoon. Definitely much better physically and mentally.

Weight: 193.50
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PM: 2 hours on the fat bike. 170W. HR 152.

Decided to get outside. The Polly Ann was solid but a few muddy spots. The safety path portion was ice and snow so I took the rode. Decided not to go to Orion Oaks as I assumed it would be a swamp. The dirt roads were quite good for the winter we have had. Rough in a few places, but very dry overall. Chunky in places where they had recently graded. 

The boys went to their friends, which was much welcomed as they have been wild, aggressive, and very high energy. 

Weight: 195.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Lunch: 60' on the trainer. 182W. HR 132.

HR seemed a bit elevated. Resting HR higher than expected at night. 

PM: 3.5 miles, averaged 10:05. HR 145.

Much better than when I ran the other day. Broke in a new pair of Altras, even though I guess at 100 miles the other ones are still in their break in period. Felt good to get out and run. HR slightly elevated but not bad and likely due to fitness loss rather than anything else.

Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Miles: 3.50
Weight: 194.80
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Lunch: 3.5 miles, averaged 10:13. HR 146.

PM: 90' on the trainer w/ 60' steady to hard.

~10' and ~20' down w/ 60' @ 280W @ 176 BPM

Group ride at what was much harder than it was billed. 3 watts per kilo is pretty hard for somewhat at my fitness and weight, but I figured I could do it and that the planned route would be around 60'. Felt strong through the first lap, but lost the group but you really don't notice drafting in a game; it's more a matter of having someone in front of you or to chase as it is in in-person racing. Just held steady to a bit more steady to pick up each lap. Came in just over 59' and figured there was no sense in not gettting a good 60' effort to get a sense of HR and power. Almost wish I would have pushed slightly harder earlier, but I wasn't sure if I would crack because other than a few 30" sprints I have done nothing harder in a month. 

Altra Rivera Miles: 3.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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AM: 3.1 miles, averaged 11:10. HR 134.

Went to get blood work done, but couldn't because of being a new patient, so now I have to make about three trips to get that done, get a form, fill something else signed, etc. 

Feels better to get the minimum time done for these runs as I build back up to wherever I was building back up to. Lost a lot of running fitness. Less noticable on the bike, however. I was surprised by yesterday's workout. 

Altra Rivera Miles: 3.15
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AM: 60' on the trainer. 217W. HR 149. 

Was planning on 2-2.5 hours but just wasn't feeling like taking the rest of the morning after getting up late.

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Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Miles: 3.50Altra Rivera Miles: 6.65
Weight: 194.60
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