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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
64.756.300.000.0071.05
Kinvara 5 White/Black Miles: 21.20Saucony ISO Triumph Miles: 11.75Kinvara 5 Black/White 2 Miles: 22.50Newton (Marathon Workout) Miles: 5.00Saucony Fastwitch 7 Miles: 10.60Miles With Megan Miles: 4.00
Weight: 172.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.200.000.000.008.20

AM/Lunch: 8.2 miles. HR 146. Sporadic pickup at the end.

Watched the women's Olympic Marathon and didn't leave myself enough time to get a longish run in before doing a bit of tutoring and before we go to a friend's in Ann Arbor. I felt really good today though. The conditions were more comfortable and I am getting my stride back.

Kinvara 5 White/Black Miles: 8.20
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.250.000.000.0010.25

PM1: 4.25 miles. HR 142. Pull-ups in the middle.

+ Stretching and core at the gym

Evening: 6 miles with Jeff Shadley at Dodge park. Cooler and cloudy. Air just felt wet. I played the role of boat anchor :-). Dinner and drinks at Buddy's after. I like the pizza. Some intriguing combos. Great to meet you tonight, Jeff!.

Saucony ISO Triumph Miles: 4.25Kinvara 5 Black/White 2 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

AM/Lunch: 9 miles, easy to moderate with 10-12 minutes high-end aerobic finish. HR 153.

Found a second of the Clinton River Trail. A slightly flooded section after all the rain. Saw two deer. I stopped to talk to one. I was about 10-15 feet away. The trail was pretty much empty other than one person walking. That never happened on Forbidden Drive. 35-40 MPH winds with snow in the middle of winter? People are out walking.

PM: 5 miles easy. HR 137.

Newton (Marathon Workout) Miles: 5.00Kinvara 5 White/Black Miles: 9.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.250.000.000.009.25

PM: 9.25 miles.

Had an interview at the Home Depot for a part-time position. I figured I would be hired for power tools, etc given I have about 7 years experience. I'll be working in lumber, drywall, decking, etc. At times I'll be running radial armsaw and a panel saw. Here I was thinking my advanced degrees would keep me from blisters, splinters, and disarticulating industrial cutting equipment. Taxes should be interesting with two different states for two different people and the (as yet) five different jobs I have had/will have.

Kinvara 5 Black/White 2 Miles: 9.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.306.300.000.0010.60

PM: 10.6 miles. HR 159.

20' up/45' AT/20' down

Averaged 7:03 for the 45-minutes (HR 173). On the slightly stronger end of AT effort based on HR. It was warm (85 degrees/60% humidity/65 dp) and this is my first workout back for some time. It's a start.

Saucony Fastwitch 7 Miles: 10.60
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.500.000.000.0011.50

AM/Lunch: 7.5 miles. HR 138.

Mostly on trails. Slow. Couldn't figure out how to connect various points of the trails but then figured it out. Several sections of trail are not maintained or really used. I was getting ticked but then I began to figure it out and I stopped for a few seconds at the Yates Cider Mill to watch the kids pet baby goats. I then realized I might be perceived as creepy, so I didn't linger. Hot, sunny, and chaffy.

PM: 4 miles with Megan. HR 125.

 

Miles With Megan Miles: 4.00Kinvara 5 White/Black Miles: 4.00Saucony ISO Triumph Miles: 7.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.250.000.000.007.25

PM: 7.25 miles easy to moderate progression

Kinvara 5 Black/White 2 Miles: 7.25
Weight: 172.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
64.756.300.000.0071.05
Kinvara 5 White/Black Miles: 21.20Saucony ISO Triumph Miles: 11.75Kinvara 5 Black/White 2 Miles: 22.50Newton (Marathon Workout) Miles: 5.00Saucony Fastwitch 7 Miles: 10.60Miles With Megan Miles: 4.00
Weight: 172.00
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