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Location:

Naples,FL,

Member Since:

Mar 29, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

400m - ATC:  1:08   May '11

800m - ATC:  2:32   May '11

1600m - self-timed:  5:?? 

5k- Vinings Downhill 5k:  18:34  Sept, '11

10.k - Mardis Gras 10k:  39:15   Feb '12

Half - The Scream:  1:23:59  Jul '11

Marathon - Ridge to Bridge:  3:06:23   Oct '11

Completed 13 Marathons & 2 50k & 1 Century ride

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run injury free

Upcoming Races:

Sept. 14: - Erie Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sprint down Boylston Street once per year

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
ST-6 Racer Lifetime Miles: 223.50
Boston Adizero Red Lifetime Miles: 607.00
Boston Adizero White Lifetime Miles: 430.00
Nike Free Lifetime Miles: 362.00
Nike Trail Lifetime Miles: 327.20
Boston Classic Lifetime Miles: 362.50
Adidas Marathon TR Lifetime Miles: 155.90
Vertical Feet Climbed - 2011 Lifetime Miles: 75701.00
Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles: 31.80
Adios Lifetime Miles: 277.90
Ghost GTX Lifetime Miles: 328.00
Karhu Flow Formula One Lifetime Miles: 166.30
Brooks PureFlow 2 Lifetime Miles: 153.70
Adios II Lifetime Miles: 147.40
Adios 2 Lifetime Miles: 150.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.900.001.503.108.50

 PM - 3 miles on hilly stretch of closed road - 1/4 mile intervals - fast down/recovery up.

Split Time Distance El Gain El Loss Avg Pace
1 0:01:28 0.25 0 17 5:55
2 0:02:11 0.24 52 21 8:59
3 0:01:18 0.25 0 51 5:09
4 0:02:17 0.25 39 0 9:02
5 0:01:14 0.25 0 41 4:52
6 0:02:21 0.25 50 0 9:32
7 0:01:18 0.25 11 58 5:17
8 0:02:13 0.25 43 0 8:57
9 0:01:24 0.25 0 27 5:36
10 0:02:29 0.25 49 21 9:55
11 0:01:19 0.25 15 58 5:21
12 0:02:27 0.25 34 0 9:55
 Summary 0:22:06 3 293 295 7:22

 AM - Track workout with Alex

5k pyramid workout ... my goal is to get Alex do be able to run a sub 21 minute 5k this fall ... so I wanted him to get comfortable with that pace and see how he handled it as the workout progressed.  He did great, and then told me he wanted to time himself in a 100 meter, where he proceeded to smoke me by about 5yardfs … so I guess the day has arrived where he is officially faster than me!  Crap!!

A 20:40 5k equates to a 6:40 pace, which is basically 1:40 per 400 or 25 seconds per 100.  I paced Alex on these intervals, trying to hit 25 sec per 100 by hitting my lap button at each 100.  I actually was running a little faster, as I was in Lane 2 the whole way.  He nailed the splits for the whole workout … said he couldn’t do the final 1600, but I told him to just do his best, & he held the pace for it.

800 meter - Warmup    

400 meter - 1:40          (1:40) - actual time is in parantheses

400 meter - Recovery  

800 meter - 3:20          (3:13)

400 meter - Recovery  

1000 meter - 4:10        (4:08)

400 meter - Recovery  

1200 meter - 5:00        (4:59)

400 meter - Recovery  

1600 meter - 6:40        (6:39)

800 meter Recovery    

 

5k Pace - 3.1 miles      (20:39)

Easy Pace - 2 miles    

 

As far as my mileage, I guess you could say I am taking a mid-summer break from high mileage!

Boston Adizero Red Miles: 5.50Nike Free Miles: 3.00Vertical Feet Climbed - 2011 Miles: 293.00
Comments
From flatlander on Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 19:15:32 from 76.31.26.153

That looks like a fun workout.

From Dan on Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 21:41:44 from 24.209.83.20

I'm with flat- cool concept, I like it.

From JG on Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 22:20:41 from 74.176.220.157

Give me a few beers & I can come up with some good workouts, especially when they are designed for someone else to run! :-) It was fun, but had I been running them at my goal 5k pace, it would have been a lot harder! Still a good workout for me though ... and at the rate my son is improving, pacing him will increasingly become more of a challenge!

From I Just Run on Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 22:55:57 from 166.137.143.197

I'm not creative enough. Even my intervals are in mile increments. I can't keep up with that many numbers. I should do some shorter sprint workouts.

Nice speed work...!!!

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