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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: 20.20 Month: 20.20 Year: 1868.65
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: 353.35
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles: 137.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles: 440.50
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles: 287.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles: 304.80
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles: 270.65
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles: 23.40
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles: 40.50
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles: 23.40
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles: 12.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles: 4.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
88.100.000.000.0088.10
Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 50.80Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 200.00Miles With Megan Miles: 8.25Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 12.40Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 14.25Newton Flat 5 Miles: 14.00Saucony ISO Freedom Miles: 4.30Saucony ISO Freedom Black/Green Miles: 4.30Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 25.60Altra One V3 Blue Miles: 8.70
Weight: 176.40
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

Lunch: 4.5 miles, averaged 10:52. HR 125.

Weights after: Captain’s chair and core machine; pec flys 3 x 15 @ 50#; chest press 3 x 15 @ 40#; pull downs 3 x 15 @ 55#; rows 3 x 15 @ 40; shoulder press 3 x 15 @ 25#

PM: 50.8-mile ride. HR 134.

Good ride. Kept it easy mostly to recover from running yesterday. A mix of tar and gravel, with a brief bit of single track. I flew off track into the woods. It happens.

Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 50.80Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 200.00
Weight: 175.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

Lunch: 10 miles, averaged 8:34. HR 143. Did some strides.

PM: 4 miles w/ Megan, averaged 10:05. HR 122.

Like fall outside this evening.

Miles With Megan Miles: 4.00Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 4.00Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 10.00
Weight: 175.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

PM: 14 miles, averaged 8:37. HR 151.

Stridlek Workout: 3 (6 x 40”) w/ Equal Jog Back and 5’ Jog Between Sets

4 up/4.1 down

A little faster than last week I think. Much drier air. Pollen had me hacking a bit but not too bad. Drank too much last night, so I moved the workout to late afternoon.

Newton Flat 5 Miles: 14.00
Weight: 176.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.700.000.000.0012.70

Lunch: 8.4 miles, averaged 10:29. HR 131.

PM: 4.3 miles, averaged 10:24. HR 127.

Beautiful weather for running. Warm and dry and not too hot. Crappy weather for tomorrow, so likely the ride won't happen, but I'll just double up in the afternoon.

Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 8.40Saucony ISO Freedom Miles: 4.30
Weight: 177.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.300.000.000.0013.30

AM/Lunch: 9 miles w/ hill blasts

7 x 8" Hill Blasts

Did the same warmup pattern as last week. Legs were much better than last week. 4.5 mile warm up, including .26 @ 5:43 pace. Did drills and strides after. On the cool down I attacked a Strava segment again and got 3rd. That was 5:40ish for .33 but it's an average grade of 4%. The segment was slower as I think it starts back farther than I realized. Segments really don't matter but in the absence of racing it's not a bad carrot to reach for every once in a while.

PM: 4.3 miles, averaged 10:25. HR 121.

Cool and rainy. Almost cold, but it was in the lower 60s. Unseasonably low though. No group ride with the rain. Might not get a ride in this week, but I'll just log running miles.

Night: AIS, PT, and light core.

Saucony ISO Freedom Black/Green Miles: 4.30Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 9.00
Weight: 177.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

Lunch: 8.7 miles, averaged 8:10. HR monitor off.

Had lunch and headed over to the gym for weights.

Various bench free weights to mix up the routine, then tri press 3 x 15 @45#; bicep curl 3 x 15 @ 40#; shoulder press 3 x 15 @ 25#; pull downs 3 x 15 @ 60#;

PM: 4.25 miles w/ Megan, averaged 10:02. HR 123.

Got a new HR monitor at KLM.

Miles With Megan Miles: 4.25Altra One V3 Blue Miles: 8.70Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 4.25
Weight: 176.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.600.000.000.0016.60

Noon: 16.6 miles, averaged 8:19. HR 158.

Did about 6 miles to River Bends and ran up and down the bridge hill for some elevation gain. Felt good overall but tired the eleventh time up the hill. A bit under 3.5 miles total at an average grade of 4%. One of the only ways I can get hills without driving.

Drove to Ann Arbor to see friends and stay over. We had a good time.

Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 16.60
Weight: 176.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
88.100.000.000.0088.10
Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 50.80Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 200.00Miles With Megan Miles: 8.25Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 12.40Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 14.25Newton Flat 5 Miles: 14.00Saucony ISO Freedom Miles: 4.30Saucony ISO Freedom Black/Green Miles: 4.30Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 25.60Altra One V3 Blue Miles: 8.70
Weight: 176.40
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