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Location:

New Palestine,IN,USA

Member Since:

Oct 23, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5k - 18:59 (3/09)
4M - 25:06 (9/09)
10k - 41:01 (11/07)

Half - 1:25:58 (11/09)

Marathon - 3:06:33 (12/09)

Short-Term Running Goals:

1:25 for the half marathon
Sub 39:00 for the 10k.
~~3:07 marathon~~
18:30 5k

Upcoming Races

Long-Term Running Goals:

Break 3:00 for the marathon.

Personal:

Married, two daughters (18 and 15). Masters runner trying to get competitive in my age group.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Ride 5 (Red) Lifetime Miles:						372.70
ASICS Excel 33 Lifetime Miles:						152.00
Saucony Ride 7 Lifetime Miles:						249.00
ASICS DS Trainer Lifetime Miles:						212.20
Asics Cumulus 16 Lifetime Miles:						241.30

Fri, Oct 16, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
16.00	4.00	0.00	0.00	20.00

It was cool (40) with some light wind this morning. I did my long run today because I have a lot going on tomorrow and wanted to make sure I got it in. I felt kind of flat getting started this morning so just ran easy at first. After around 5 miles or so I started to get into and felt better. At 10 miles I was feeling pretty good so decided to pick it up a little as I went along. I just kept picking up the pace a little bit each mile then on the last 4 miles I up the pace to around MP. I felt pretty good the last 4 miles running at MP. This was a good sign if I can run faster at the end of these long runs. I ended up going the first 10 miles at 7:55 pace and ran the last 10 miles at 7:24 pace. Very happy with this run.

2:33:14 (7:39 avg)

Mizuno Wave Rider 12 Miles: 20.00

Comments

From rockness18 on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:39:19 from 75.11.50.213

Awesome run! The endurance is really beginning to strengthen.

From jtshad on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 20:12:08 from 12.50.234.98

Great run! It was nice meeting you today and thanks again for the hospitality for showing me the course and taking me home. I hope the date night with your wife was great (please tell her thanks and that I am sorry if I made you late...that dang traffic was horrible!).

Thanks again!

From Jon on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 22:44:42 from 75.169.147.17

I take it you aren't doing the race there this weekend?

From Mark on Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 12:43:31 from 173.168.88.68

Great run Jim! It's always an accomplishment to get those 20 milers done and even more so when it is on a weekday.

From JimF on Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 14:50:13 from 98.214.105.180

Thanks Dave and Mark! Feel like things are starting to come together.

Jeff, it was really good to meet you and send some time with you while you were in town.

Jon, I decided not to run this marathon because I did that relay last weekend and I wasn't sure how I would feel afterward. Just got to be a spectator for Jeff.

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