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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: 32.70 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
76.904.102.200.0083.20
Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 68.60Saucony ISO Freedom Miles: 13.90Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 229.50Altra Escalante Miles: 4.70Altra One V3 Blue Miles: 10.00Saucony A6 Miles: 10.40Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 8.30Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 8.30Saucony ISO Freedom Black/Green Miles: 6.20Miles With Megan Miles: 4.10Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 8.30Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 13.10
Weight: 177.40
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

AM/Lunch: 8.5 miles, averaged 10:42. HR 126.

PM: 34.1-mile ride easy. HR 127.

Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 34.10Saucony ISO Freedom Miles: 8.50Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 124.00
Weight: 181.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.700.000.000.0014.70

Lunch: 10 miles treadmill, averaged 8:42. HR 142. Did strides.

PM: 4.7 miles treadmill, averaged 9:34. HR 131.

Felt great this evening.

Altra Escalante Miles: 4.70Altra One V3 Blue Miles: 10.00
Weight: 181.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.304.100.000.0014.40

PM: 10.4 miles treadmill, averaged 8:39. HR 149.

30' @ Marathon Effort

30' up/30' down. Started around 8 MPH and picked it up just slightly. A meager, but hopeful start.

We took Oliver to the vert since he hasn't been eating (and he was just at the vet last Friday). He has some sort of kidney abnormality that we are waiting on bloodwork for. Megan and I are a bit panicked if somewhat hopeful.

Night: 4 miles treadmill, averaged 11:15.

Saucony A6 Miles: 10.40Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 178.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.700.000.000.0013.70

Lunch: 8.3 miles, averaged 10:21. HR 130.

PM: 5.4 miles, averaged 10:21. HR 131.

Beautiful out. Nice dry air. Around 82 or 83 degrees.

Night: AIS, PT, and pushups

Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 8.30Saucony ISO Freedom Miles: 5.40
Weight: 175.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20

Noon: 6.2 miles, averaged 7:50. HR ~155-157.

Steady easy to moderate to uptempo short run. HR monitor dropped for a little while.

PM: 34.5-mile ride. HR 168.

Hard effort. Got dropped but gave it some welly solo and caught back up and got dropped again. 19.7 MPH and 20.2 MPH for the loop. My upper hamstrings/glutes are shredded. I have some frozen chicken breasts on them.

 

Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 34.50Saucony ISO Freedom Black/Green Miles: 6.20Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 105.50
Weight: 175.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.400.000.000.0012.40

Lunch: 8.3 miles, averaged 9:42. HR 144.

PM: 4.1 miles w/ Megan, averaged 10:02. HR 129.

Miles With Megan Miles: 4.10Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 8.30Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 4.10
Weight: 172.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.100.002.200.0013.30

Noon: 9 miles w/ short tempo + hill blasts

30' warmup, 15' tempo, 5' jog, 8 x 8" Hill blasts, 3-mile cool down

This was more challenging version of my typical weekly hill blast session. Tempo was not fast (about 6:47 pace) but the effort was right on. Took a second or two to collect myself. jogged 5' minutes, did drills and strides, the blasts, then cooled down.

Warm to start but breezy and the air really dried out over the course of the workout. Had some good pop in my legs for the blast. Still very saddle sore from Thursday's hard bike effort.

PM: 4.3 miles very slow. HR 124.

Short weight session: chest press 3 x 20 @ 40#, pull downs 3 x 20 @ 60#, rows 3 x 20 @ 40#; shoulder press 3 x 20 @ 30#

Night:

Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 4.30Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 9.00
Weight: 176.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
76.904.102.200.0083.20
Specialized Diverge Pro Miles: 68.60Saucony ISO Freedom Miles: 13.90Cross Training Minutes 2019 Miles: 229.50Altra Escalante Miles: 4.70Altra One V3 Blue Miles: 10.00Saucony A6 Miles: 10.40Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault) Miles: 8.30Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 8.30Saucony ISO Freedom Black/Green Miles: 6.20Miles With Megan Miles: 4.10Saucony Kinvara 5 Teal (Vault) Miles: 8.30Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 13.10
Weight: 177.40
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