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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
57.800.004.602.5064.90
Altra One V3 Miles: 30.20Altra One 2.5 Miles: 26.95Miles With Megan Miles: 4.10Nike Pegasus Miles: 7.75Cross Training Minutes 2018 Miles: 52.00
Weight: 181.88
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.100.003.100.0010.20

PM: 10.2 miles, averaged 8:02. HR 157.

20' Tempo @ HME

30' up/32' down

Averaged 6:25, so just a whisker over 5k. It was a little windy but very sunny and pleasant. Did not feel great or smooth during the tempo, but ran strong for current fitness levels. I didn't take splits, but I apparently ran a 6:11 mile in there as my watch gave me an award.

I ran this on a new tempo loop, which is dead flat and in a more upscale neighborhood than some of the other road loops I run.

Altra One V3 Miles: 10.20
Weight: 182.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.350.000.000.0010.35

AM: 6.25 miles, averaged 9:54. HR 133.

PM: 4.1 miles, averaged 9:46. HR 132.

Took everything nice and slow. Right hamstring has a knot in it. This is the fourth day of lots of sun, and it has been great. Still colder, but it's not quite spring yet.

Altra One 2.5 Miles: 10.35
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.850.000.000.0011.85

AM: 7.75 miles, averaged 8:24. HR 151.

PM: 4.1 miles, averaged 10:07. HR 126.

Ran with Megan in the afternoon. She asked if I was going out again. I said not, unless you are running outside I will. Fairly windy on both runs.

Miles With Megan Miles: 4.10Nike Pegasus Miles: 7.75Altra One 2.5 Miles: 4.10
Weight: 182.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.001.502.5012.00

PM: 12 miles, averaged 7:54. HR 157.

Mixed Effort Minutes Workout

10' @ HME, 5' jog, 90" On/Off @ 5K effort

6:25 average for 10', at 5:50-6:00 for most of the 90" with some in the 5:40s and the last one around 5:30

30' Up/20' down

Effort was probably slightly too deep even if I didn't bury myself. The legs want what the heart and lungs can't currently handle.

Altra One V3 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 181.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.300.000.000.004.30

AM: 4.3 miles, averaged 9:39. HR 133.

Altra One 2.5 Miles: 4.30
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Lunch: 8 miles, averaged 8:04. HR 153.

Did 5 x 20" strides.

Altra One V3 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 182.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.200.000.000.008.20

Lunch: 8.2 miles, averaged 7:55. HR 158.

Easy to quite moderate. Some mid-7s in there. Probably just under marathon effort. Feeling good. Getting stronger. Much much work to be done, but I think I am excited about training again.

PM: 3 miles walking @ 15%. HR 108.

Did some weights after in an effort to get this oversized frame stronger.

Cross Training Minutes 2018 Miles: 52.00Altra One 2.5 Miles: 8.20
Weight: 180.40
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
57.800.004.602.5064.90
Altra One V3 Miles: 30.20Altra One 2.5 Miles: 26.95Miles With Megan Miles: 4.10Nike Pegasus Miles: 7.75Cross Training Minutes 2018 Miles: 52.00
Weight: 181.88
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