Of Mice and Marathons

Week starting Aug 09, 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:	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

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
80.25	0.00	0.00	3.00	83.25

Newton Gravity III Miles: 9.25	Kinvara 5 Green Miles: 18.25	Mizuno Musha Miles: 8.00	Kinvara 2 White/Blue Miles: 19.25	Miles With Megan Miles: 6.00	Nike Zoom Streak LT2 Miles: 10.00	Newton Gravity LE Miles: 8.25	Inov-8 Roclite 295 Miles: 10.25

Weight: 175.33

Sun, Aug 09, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.50

Lunch: 8.25 miles.

Atypically sore today. Hamstrings and glutes. I could feel them already yesterday afternoon. Felt fine running. One of the best recovery runs I've had in some time. Just watched people, zoned out, and ran slow.

PM: 4.25 miles. HR 142.

+ Stretching and core (very late)

Newton Gravity III Miles: 4.25	Kinvara 5 Green Miles: 8.25

Weight: 0.00

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Mon, Aug 10, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
13.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.00

Lunch: Treadmill - 8 miles. HR 148.

Did some 10k pace pickups and I can still feel the soreness from Saturday, so I will jog while the guys run at the track tomorrow. I will do my workout when the soreness leaves. No sense getting stupid 16 weeks from a marathon. ("Vacation weight, oh why, you punish me . . .")

PM: 5 miles.

Figured out I got a nice extra chunk of change coming to me for a new course I'm teaching. It won't solve all financial woes, but it's a pretty huge relief. Summers are tough for non-full-time academics.

Mizuno Musha Miles: 8.00	Kinvara 2 White/Blue Miles: 5.00

Weight: 175.30

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Tue, Aug 11, 2015

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

AM: Off.

PM: 6 miles with Megan.

Late: rolling, stretching, and core

Kinvara 5 Green Miles: 6.00	Miles With Megan Miles: 6.00

Weight: 174.40

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Wed, Aug 12, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.25

AM: 9.25 miles. Did a good set of strides in the middle. RHR 44.

PM: 5 miles. HR 140.

Late: Stretching and core.

Newton Gravity III Miles: 5.00	Kinvara 2 White/Blue Miles: 9.25

Weight: 175.50

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Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	14.00

AM: Track Workout - 10 miles total.

Had a good workout today with a decent break in the weather. Favorable conditions in the mid to upper 70s but nice and dry with a dew point just under 60 (heavenly).

I planned on a mile breakdown workout, then I thought a version of the Michigan might be "fun" (with the tempo miles closer to fast marathon pace or steady state), then I thought I should be getting into more LT stuff, but I told myself just 2-3 more faster track sessions given that I have ~11 weeks until my half. I definitely want to be more into marathon training but I think working on my speed for just a few more sessions might be helpful as I begin to mix in aerobic tempos, long runs, and LT workouts.

Anyway . . .

1600 (400), 2 x 800 (200), 4 x 400 (200)

5:24.4, 2:40.8, 2:40.7, 76.5, 76.7, 76.6, 74.2

Cooled down to 10 miles

PM: 4 miles easy with Megan. HR 131.

+ Stretching (late)

Kinvara 5 Green Miles: 4.00	Nike Zoom Streak LT2 Miles: 10.00

Weight: 176.20

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Fri, Aug 14, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
13.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.25

AM: Trails - 8.25 miles. HR 133. Pleasant run.

PM: 5 miles.

Newton Gravity LE Miles: 8.25	Kinvara 2 White/Blue Miles: 5.00

Weight: 175.30

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Sat, Aug 15, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.25

PM: Trails - 10.25 miles. HR 146. 1000+ feet of gain.

Hot, dry, and dusty. Around 90 degrees.

Evening: Stretching and core

Inov-8 Roclite 295 Miles: 10.25

Weight: 175.30

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
80.25	0.00	0.00	3.00	83.25

Newton Gravity III Miles: 9.25	Kinvara 5 Green Miles: 18.25	Mizuno Musha Miles: 8.00	Kinvara 2 White/Blue Miles: 19.25	Miles With Megan Miles: 6.00	Nike Zoom Streak LT2 Miles: 10.00	Newton Gravity LE Miles: 8.25	Inov-8 Roclite 295 Miles: 10.25

Weight: 175.33

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