Of Mice and Marathons

Week starting May 17, 2026

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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:	18.90	Month:	80.60	Year:	804.90
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles:						638.95
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles:						99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles:						21.60
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles:						359.20
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles:						302.90
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles:						281.00
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles:						4.10
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						31.30
Saucony Kinvara 15 Lifetime Miles:						139.80
Nike Vaporfly 1 Lifetime Miles:						81.20
Nike Vaporfly 2 Lifetime Miles:						0.00
Saucony Kinvara Pro Lifetime Miles:						50.00
Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 Lifetime Miles:						121.70
Saucony Kinvara 15 (All Black) Lifetime Miles:						37.30

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
65.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	65.40

Saucony Ride Teal Miles: 13.00	Saucony Kinvara 15 (All Black) Miles: 4.00	Saucony Endorphin Pro White Miles: 7.40	Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 Miles: 28.00	Saucony Kinvara Pro Miles: 5.00	Saucony Kinvara 15 Miles: 8.00

Weight: 184.24

Sun, May 17, 2026

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

AM: 3 hours 11'. 52.7 miles @ 16.5 MPH. 169W. HR 123.

Coffee Ride with a small group of guys. Beautiful weather. Finally.

Lunch: Weights and 20' sauna.

Weight: 182.90

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Mon, May 18, 2026

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.50

AM: 6.5 milesm averaged 9:57. HR 119.

Beautiful morning. Warm and humid. I had to turn the air on last night. We pretty much went from heat to AC in a few days.

PM: 4 miles, averaged 9:31. HR 128.

Saucony Ride Teal Miles: 6.50	Saucony Kinvara 15 (All Black) Miles: 4.00

Weight: 184.30

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Tue, May 19, 2026

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.90	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.90

AM: 9.8 miles, averaged 7:47. HR 150.

4x8' @ Half Marathon Effort

Nice morning. Mid-60s and humid, but I felt fine. 15' warm up, 3 minutes around marathon effort, one short pickup and straight into it. Solid session. Moving forward a bit more. Settled into training now. Just need to keep ticking along and doing the right things.

Interval 1 = 6:46 pace @ 162 BPM

Interval 2 = 6:42 pace @ 164 BPM

Interval 3 = 6:40 pace @ 165 BPM

Interval 4 = 6:36 pace @ 165 BPM

+ squats and bench press and 20' sauna. HR 87.

PM: 3.1 miles on the treadmill, averaged 9:39. HR 118.

Saucony Endorphin Pro White Miles: 3.10	Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 Miles: 9.80

Weight: 185.70

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Wed, May 20, 2026

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.50

AM: 6.5 miles, averaged 9:37. HR 122.

PM: 5 miles, averaged 8:53. HR 124.

Quite a bit cooler today.

Saucony Ride Teal Miles: 6.50	Saucony Kinvara Pro Miles: 5.00

Weight: 185.10

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Thu, May 21, 2026

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

AM: 8 miles, averaged 8:34. HR 136.

PM: 3 hours 15'. 56.6 miles @ 17.3 MPH. 188W. HR 129.

Thursday Night Dirt

Pretty cool out. Feels like fall again. Solid ride on B group on the A group route. Some punchy portions. Felt decent. Didn't want to smash my legs too much as I have a long run in the morning.

Saucony Kinvara 15 Miles: 8.00

Weight: 184.30

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Fri, May 22, 2026

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
18.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	18.20

AM: 18.2 miles, averaged 7:25. HR 153.

3 x 4 Miles @ Marathon Effort

Slept in a bit or at least later than 530-545. Ate two Pop-Tarts in an effort to try to fuel my long runs. Not ideal nutrition, but very digestible. Windyish but got into the workout pretty quickly. Legs were okay, but probably needed a lighter effort last night. Didn't try to chase the pace from last week, just found the effort and kept an eye on the numbers.

Interval 1: 7:04 pace @ 157 BPM

Interval 2: 6:56 pace @ 158 BPM

Interval 3: 6:56 pace @ 161 BPM

I signed up for a 5-mile race on Monday, so I have two days to get my legs ready. I haven't done a running race since last June, which didn't go as well as I hoped and kind of just threw me off. I need to not do that.

Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 Miles: 18.20

Weight: 181.40

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Sat, May 23, 2026

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

AM: 4.3 miles on the treadmill, averaged 10:26. HR 114.

Legs feel fine after yesterday, but I needed a lighter day today and tomorrow to get ready for my first race this year on Monday.

PM: Off.

Saucony Endorphin Pro White Miles: 4.30

Weight: 186.00

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
65.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	65.40

Saucony Ride Teal Miles: 13.00	Saucony Kinvara 15 (All Black) Miles: 4.00	Saucony Endorphin Pro White Miles: 7.40	Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 Miles: 28.00	Saucony Kinvara Pro Miles: 5.00	Saucony Kinvara 15 Miles: 8.00

Weight: 184.24

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