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ATC Heart & Soles 5k

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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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Race: ATC Heart & Soles 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:19:52
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.003.104.10

Ran this race with Alex ... 40 degrees & 20 mph winds

After a 6:00 1st mile into a headwind, it was hard to 'race' the rest of the race!

5:57, 6:32, 6:26, 5:30 pace over last 0.17 per Garmin ... 19:52, 6:16 AP by Garmin

Not very happy with performance, but considering  it would have been a 40 second PR over what I ran 10 months ago, sometimes you just have to keep things in perspective!  The other positive is that although I kinda went into oxygen debt and was aerobically struggling miles 2 & 3 ... I did not feel like I was pushing that hard ... I'll take a 6:30 pace any day of the week when I do not feel like I am running at race effort!

If I could do it over, I would have started with a 6:30 mile, but what the heck, you might as well run the first mile to give you a chance at a PR, whether it is wise or not.  5k's are brutal, anyway you look at it, there just is not enough time to really make up for a slower start ... so you have to either roll the dice or lower expectations going into them!

Alex dropped off at the 1 mile mark, I tried to slow enough for him to catch me (I needed to slow down anyway), but I somehow missed seeing him at the half turnaround, so after a quick water stop right after the turnaround, I started back up ... he said he was close ... and finished strong about 30 seconds behind me.  Considering he has not run all winter due to playing basketball, his time was very respectable.  It was good for him to realize the dividends that regular training produced when he was running cross country in the fall.  He is playing soccer now, so he will stay fit, and hopefully when that ends we can start ramping him up for a sub 18 next fall!

Comments
From SlowJoe on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 12:16:53 from 74.195.74.62

Hey, JG is back!

Good running today, I agree with the 5K philosophy, go out at PR pace and see what happens. How is Boston training going?

From JG on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 12:56:58 from 71.56.87.5

Hey Joe ... I have to train for Boston? I thought you just had to train to get in! :)

Seriously, after some lingering knee pain from my 34 mile 50k 5 weeks ago, I had little choice other than scale way back ... Hopefully the rest will have me in a position to ramp things up.

So here I sit, 5 pounds over race weight with 9 weeks to go, ready to get ready, to have a fun, fast Boston. Racing a Half next weekend, so that should give me a pretty clear indication of where I am!

From flatlander on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 14:13:34 from 76.31.26.153

Great race, funny that your conditions were almost identical to ours here. Except that you weren't whining about it. Congratulations to Alex too, looks like he has some real talent.

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 13:25:11 from 68.102.140.181

5K's stink. I agree. Well done, however! I'm also with Joe--might as well go out crazy in the 5k and see what happens.

From I Just Run on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 11:32:45 from 67.79.11.242

Hi JG... :-)

Glad to see you back! I'll tell you, from my limited experience, the wind effects my running immensely and 20 mph is brutal. I know the outcome in your race would have been much different if the wind wasn't a factor. Anyway, I would say that the only "time" that really mattered in this race was the time you were able to spend with Alex!!!

From timp on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 12:58:27 from 144.188.24.26

nice to see you JG - even though none of us had a great race

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