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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
42.000.000.000.0042.00
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Miles: 5.20Saucony Ride Teal Miles: 6.10Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Miles: 18.20Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 12.50
Weight: 177.63
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.200.000.000.005.20

AM: 5.2 miles, averaged 8:41. HR 133. 

Rebuild Week 1, Day 7: relaxed easy 45'.

I got some good consistency this week. Not a ton of mileage, but with almost 0 for 4-5 weeks or whatever it has been, this was really good. From here I will just add 5' to most of my runs and try to stick with 5 days a week. I will get back to workouts when I get a month under me. 

PM: 4 hours 31'. 79.8 miles @ 17.7 MPH. 202W. HR 139.

Long Endurance w/ 3 x 20' Sweet Spot + Shorter Threshold Reps

Really solid ride. Picked up about 5 new miles on one of my Fenton Loop variations. Beautiful day for a ride. Dirt roads were in great shape. I did 3 x 20' sweet spot after 1 hour of zone 2. I tried to do 2-3 x 8-10' threhold after 30' of recovery, but I don't think I had enough carbs as I found it difficult to produce power. I felt like I could have really pressed on the 20' intervals but wanted to keep them in range and sustainable.

20' @ 252 @ 150 BPM, 20' @ 264 @ 154 BPM, 20' @ 265W @ 159 BPM

Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Miles: 5.20
Weight: 177.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.100.000.000.006.10

Lunch: 6.1 miles, averaged 9:53. HR 125. 

Week 2, Day 1: 60' regeneration run

PM: Off.

Saucony Ride Teal Miles: 6.10
Weight: 177.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

AM: 5.5 miles, averaged 9:08. HR 130. 

PM: 60' on the trainer. 207W. HR 120. 

Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Miles: 5.50
Weight: 177.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.300.000.000.007.30

AM: 7.3 miles, averaged 8:54. HR 131.

Walked the boys to school with Megan and then went for a run before class. A beautiful morning out. A little sad dropping the boys off at their new school, but it is about an 8' walk, which is great. 

PM: 60' on the trainer. 203W. HR 126.

Failed workout. Legs just weren't having it, and I couldn't concentrate. 

Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 7.30
Weight: 177.90
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

AM: 7.5 miles, averaged 8:39. HR 129. 

PM: Off. 

I was going to jump on the trainer, but figured I would skip it, get dinner ready at a decent hour.

Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Miles: 7.50
Weight: 177.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.200.000.000.005.20

AM: 5.2 miles, averaged 8:41. HR 129. 

PM: 60' on the trainer. 210W. HR 130. 

Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 5.20
Weight: 178.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.200.000.000.005.20

AM: 5.2 miles, averaged 8:44. HR 126. 

PM: 3 hours 19' road. 65.1 miles @ 19.6 MPH. 208W. HR 135. 

First longer road ride on the road bike. I planned a slightly longer route, but my Garmin turn-by-turn directions were acting kind of odd. The new Garmin mount fits and works great on the bike. 

Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Miles: 5.20
Weight: 177.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
42.000.000.000.0042.00
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Miles: 5.20Saucony Ride Teal Miles: 6.10Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Miles: 18.20Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Miles: 12.50
Weight: 177.63
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