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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
72.200.000.000.0072.20
Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 87.20Saucony ISO Freedom Miles: 8.30Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 314.00Altra One V3 Blue Miles: 8.00Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 24.90Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 10.40Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 12.30Saucony ISO Freedom Black/Green Miles: 8.30
Weight: 173.73
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.300.000.000.008.30

AM/Lunch: 8.3 miles, averaged 10:41. HR 123.

Cool but lots of sunshine. HR stayed low and I think I finally kicked the bug.

I just submitted grades a little after 2:00, which I think is an Oakland PR. They are due by 10:00AM tomorrow I think, so this was an improvement over last semester, which I think was midnight and the first fall, which I think was 1 or 2 in the morning. Going to do some cleaning, then go for a longer ride this afternoon.

PM: 50-mile ride. HR 141.

Weather was perfect. Just barely warm enough for short sleeves. The rain we had kept the dust down. Longest ride so far. Some beautiful views. I had an absolute blast.

Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 50.00Saucony ISO Freedom Miles: 8.30Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 181.00
Weight: 176.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.300.000.000.0012.30

AM: 4.3 miles, averaged 10:52. HR 120.

Got out early before our department end of year conference. 35 degrees, but the air felt good.

Evening/Night: 8 miles in 1:21 on the treadmill. HR 136.

Varied incline from 1.5-3.0%. Not my favorite time to run but I got it in. It’s nice to have a Planet Fitness within a 2’ walk.

 

Altra One V3 Blue Miles: 8.00Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 4.30
Weight: 175.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.400.000.000.0010.40

Noon: 10 miles, averaged 9:03. HR 148.

Bridge/Building Workout: 2 (8 x 45" On/75" Off)

I think this will bridge me back into 20 x 1' and some of the other faster workouts from fall and early winter. Felt pretty decent. Stride felt solid once I got fully warmed up.

3 up/3 down.

PM: Off.

Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 10.40
Weight: 173.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.600.000.000.0013.60

Lunch: 8.3 miles, averaged 10:37. HR 131.

PM: 5.3 miles, averaged 10:36. HR 130.

Night: AIS

Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 8.30Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 5.30
Weight: 172.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.300.000.000.008.30

AM/Lunch: 8.3 miles, averaged 10:06. HR 136.

PM: 37.2-mile ride. HR 151.

Email went out late and no one showed up except me and two other guys. One guy was heading to do another ride, so the other guy and I did the Thursday route. We got a bit of rain and it was a little messy, but the roads were hard packed.

Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 37.20Saucony ISO Freedom Black/Green Miles: 8.30Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 133.00
Weight: 171.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.300.000.000.0015.30

Lunch/PM: 15.3 miles, averaged 9:01. HR 144.

Did my long run early as Megan and I are going to meet some friends at Bell’s, a brewery in Kalamazoo. This week has been a pretty darn good start to the summer.

Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 15.30
Weight: 173.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM: 4 miles w/ Megan, averaged 10:09. HR 124.

Lunch/PM: 4.6-mile walk on the Kal-Haven Trail

Megan and I got up and out at a decent hour to do a short run. Ended up on part of the Kal-Haven Trail, which forms part of a 33.5-mile trail from Kalamazoo to South Haven. I was supposed to do the ultra the first spring we moved here, but scrapped it. I might do it next spring and do a gravel season to go with it. We ended up walking on a different part of the trail with some friends we stayed with over the weekend. We had a great time.

Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
72.200.000.000.0072.20
Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 87.20Saucony ISO Freedom Miles: 8.30Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 314.00Altra One V3 Blue Miles: 8.00Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 24.90Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 10.40Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 12.30Saucony ISO Freedom Black/Green Miles: 8.30
Weight: 173.73
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