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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: 0.00 Year: 1306.00
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles: 625.75
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: 281.00
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles: 389.55
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles: 152.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles: 496.50
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles: 287.00
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles: 5.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles: 356.20
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles: 497.15
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles: 145.10
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles: 466.90
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles: 165.20
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles: 246.50
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles: 4.10
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles: 31.30
Saucony Kinvara 15 Lifetime Miles: 40.70
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.200.000.000.0035.20
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Miles: 11.80Saucony Ride Teal Miles: 7.40Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 179.19
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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AM: 3 hours 5'. 53.2 miles @ 17.2 MPH. 193W. HR 133. 

It was quite hot. I was sweating in the driveway just getting my bike stuff ready to go. I found a decent amount of tree cover and it was very hot but the heat didn't bother me too much. I definitely was cautious and monitored my effort, but did fine. I added some LMNT to my Formula 369 for extra sodium and bit more flavor. It was perfect. I'm happy it worked out since I have a lot of both. 

I drank around 110 oz of fluid and still lost 3.8 lbs, so I guess that means I lost 10.6 lbs of water weight. That makes sense. I can sometimes lose 3-4 lbs on a 60' run.

Weight: 180.70
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.400.000.000.0012.40

AM: 7.4 miles, averaged 9:22. HR 124.

PM: 5 miles, averaged 9:26. HR 127.

Hot this afternoon. 90. Been a while since I have run in that kind of heat, mostly because I tend to just ride or run inside. It wasn't too humid, and I took it easy, so it was really manageable. 

Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride Teal Miles: 7.40
Weight: 181.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM: 8 miles, averaged 8:52. HR 136. 

Very humid. Horseflies are out on the Polly Ann. 

PM: 120' on the trainer. 214W. HR 121.

Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 178.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.800.000.000.006.80

AM: 6.8 miles, averaged 8:50. HR 132. 

PM: 90' on the trainer. 208W. HR 121. 

Failed workout.

I tried to do 2 x 20' threshold, but I did it on the portal climb and that was definitely a mistake. I couldn't get the right cadence and effort combination and bailed around 8-9' on the first one. I kind of felt down the second part of the day as I began to worry about financial stuff and I am sure that didn't help. 

Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Miles: 6.80
Weight: 178.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM: 8 miles, averaged 8:16. HR 140. Did some strides.

I felt a bit more comfortable running this morning, and my effort resulted in a more typical easy run pace. 

Megan and I are going to see Jason Isbell in Detroit tonight. I have waited since 2020 or so to go see him. She got tickets for my birthday back in January. 

Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 178.50
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PM: 120' on the trainer. 209W. HR 125.

Donated plasma this morning for the first time. It was a long setup process and I almost wasn't able to because my HR was 42. Apparently, 50-100 is the acceptable range, but I can tell you if you are pushing 100 BPM as your resting heart rate, you must be half dead. It took forever to get the required material out, I assume because of the low heart rate and healthy blood pressure. 

I was going to get in my long run before, but decided to just get it done. I wasn't interested in trying to get it done outside and inside didn't sound appealing either and I wasn't sure how my body would react. I felt fine on the trainer and drank a bunch of additional electrolytes. I felt fine. 

Weight: 177.50
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Lunch/PM: 6 hours 4'. 111 miles @ 18.3 MPH. 218W. HR 144. 

Long Ride/Workout/Watermoo Session # 1

 

Weight: 179.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.200.000.000.0035.20
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Miles: 11.80Saucony Ride Teal Miles: 7.40Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 179.19
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