Of Mice and Marathons

Week starting Apr 05, 2015

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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

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
57.80	0.00	4.50	0.00	62.30

Newton Gravity LE Miles: 8.30	Kinvara 5 Blue Miles: 13.25	Newton Gravity III Miles: 8.25	Kinvara 5 Miles: 11.00	Mizuno Musha Miles: 13.50	Kinvara 2 White/Blue Miles: 7.25

Weight: 173.59

Sun, Apr 05, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

AM: 8 miles

PM: 4 miles

Little tight in the hamstrings but nothing terrible. Seems like my post-30 inability to quickly recover continues.

Megan and I are going to a prime rib dinner tonight. We've been cutting back on our going out to eat, so I am looking forward to this. Happy Easter.

Newton Gravity LE Miles: 4.00	Kinvara 5 Blue Miles: 8.00

Weight: 173.20

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Mon, Apr 06, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.25

Lunch: 8 miles. Did a few strides.

PM: 4 miles

Newton Gravity III Miles: 8.25	Kinvara 5 Miles: 4.00

Weight: 172.50

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Tue, Apr 07, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	4.50	0.00	8.50

AM: Off. Came down with a little bit of a cold. It's been quite some time. I guess I was due.

PM: Impromptu Sharpening Workout - 8.5 miles on the treadmill

Decided I would do my workout today and on the treadmill, which seemed silly at first but as I got moving I realized I wouldn't be able to whine tomorrow if my pace was off and I felt sluggish tomorrow. Given that the treadmill isn't super accurate I could just come close and go by effort. I already did a big goal pace workout the weekend before last, so this was more to get the wheels turning (and they have felt pretty rusty lately).

4 x 1 mile: 5:53, 5:50, 5:46, 5:43 w/ quarter mile recovery jog, then 2 x 400 @ 5:30 pace

Felt good today. Easy double tomorrow then descending singles until Sunday's race. Bib number 24, which I think means that is my first official seed (other than Boston). Goal is not to keep a PR out of the question but I'm going to work into it I think. I am not sure I have the strength I usually do from marathon training but my fitness is decent. Got to be under 80 minutes, but I wouldn't be suprised if 78-79 is where I am at.

Mizuno Musha Miles: 8.50

Weight: 173.50

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Wed, Apr 08, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.25

AM: 7.25 miles

PM: Treadmill - 5 miles. Stretching, core, and pushups. Getting pretty strong. I can knock out 35-40 before and after each of my runs. Not going to be Mr. Universe but trying to make my arms a bit leaner. Helps with arm swing and race fatigue too I think.

Mizuno Musha Miles: 5.00	Kinvara 2 White/Blue Miles: 7.25

Weight: 172.90

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Thu, Apr 09, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.00

AM: 7 miles slow. Purposefully, but slower than I even thought.

Kinvara 5 Miles: 7.00

Weight: 174.00

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Fri, Apr 10, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

Noon: 6 miles easy. Did some strides in the middle, mostly barefoot on the turf.

I got moving pretty good and had fun. Always feels good to run fast barefoot. I used to jog barefoot a bit in my basement and do drills. Need to do more of that.

Kinvara 5 Blue Miles: 5.25

Weight: 174.00

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Sat, Apr 11, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.30

Noon: 4.3 miles with Megan. A few pickups here and there crossing the street but nothing serious.

Newton Gravity LE Miles: 4.30

Weight: 175.00

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
57.80	0.00	4.50	0.00	62.30

Newton Gravity LE Miles: 8.30	Kinvara 5 Blue Miles: 13.25	Newton Gravity III Miles: 8.25	Kinvara 5 Miles: 11.00	Mizuno Musha Miles: 13.50	Kinvara 2 White/Blue Miles: 7.25

Weight: 173.59

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