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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: 26.40 Month: 199.70 Year: 1553.00
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles: 646.95
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles: 99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles: 21.60
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles: 359.20
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles: 594.60
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles: 380.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles: 4.10
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles: 31.30
Saucony Kinvara 15 Lifetime Miles: 153.10
Nike Vaporfly 1 Lifetime Miles: 81.20
Nike Vaporfly 2 Lifetime Miles: 0.00
Saucony Kinvara Pro Lifetime Miles: 100.05
Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 Lifetime Miles: 231.05
Saucony Kinvara 15 (All Black) Lifetime Miles: 37.30
Saucony Endorphin Pro Blue Lifetime Miles: 134.90
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.400.000.000.0026.40
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Miles: 7.00Saucony Endorphin Pro Blue Miles: 19.40
Weight: 182.48
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

AM/Lunch: 3 hours on the trainer. 163W. HR 100.

Very light endurance, lighter than I typically would, but felt very good and will help me bounce back from yesterday's long run. 

Doing the OU cross country team's 10k next weekend on campus. I haven't done a full race since May, so I am well overdue. Should be fairly rolling 2 lap course on campus. It should give me a good indication of fitness and what to think about targeting in a few weeks for my half. 

Weight: 181.88
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.300.000.000.0013.30

AM: 7 miles on the treadmill, averaged 9:41. HR 124. 

PM: 6.3 miles on the treadmill, averaged 9:29. HR 125. 

Saucony Endorphin Pro White Miles: 7.00Saucony Endorphin Pro Blue Miles: 6.30
Weight: 182.98
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.100.000.000.003.10

AM: 90' on the trainer. 189W. HR 126.

5 x 3' Vo2 (Gemeni on TrainerRoad)

Vo2 sessions on the trainer always hurt. Got through the session okay.

PM: 3.1 miles on the treadmill, averaged 9:50. HR 116.

Donated plasma and didn't eat enough, so I cut the run short.

Saucony Endorphin Pro Blue Miles: 3.10
Weight: 182.54
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM: 10 miles, averaged 7:35. HR 148.

5x1 Mile Subthreshold (1' Recoveries)

Wanted to get in a lighter workout, but nothing too short, but also not too intense, so I decided a subthreshold workout. I was going to do 4 x 6' or 5 x 6', but I had my watch on autosplit and decided that I would do 5 x 1 mile around subthreshold intensity, so about half marathon pace for this. Worked out well and the pace felt very comfortable. Racing a 10k Sunday, so I wanted something faster, but not 10k effort. 

Power ended up being slightly higher than target, but the effort was right. I easily could have keep going to 6 or 8 repeats and likely will on the next round of this workout. 

6:48, 6:49, 6:38, 6:34, 6:34 (avg HR 159-160)

Power = 361, 364, 368, 369, 371

PM: 

Saucony Endorphin Pro Blue Miles: 10.00
Weight: 182.54
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.400.000.000.0026.40
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Miles: 7.00Saucony Endorphin Pro Blue Miles: 19.40
Weight: 182.48
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