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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

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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
91.205.501.500.0098.20
ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 38.20Saucony Ride 3 Miles: 18.00Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 32.00Saucony Tangent 3 Miles: 10.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Honolulu, HI: Flew out yesterday and then got out early today to run. It was warm (72) and windy this morning.  Did normal route out to Diamond Head.  Felt good and enjoyed the nice morning.

42:58 (8:33 avg) 

ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Honolulu, HI:  Nice morning today but had some early morning calls so had to cut the run short.  Ran by the canal this morning and felt pretty good.

33:33 (8:23 avg) 

ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20

Honolulu, HI: Nice morning today.  I ran out to the Diamond Head loop.  I got to the lookout right around sunrise and had some beautiful views.  Nice to get in some hill work and felt good most of the way.

52:19 (8:26 avg) 

ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 6.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.002.000.000.005.00

Nice morning in Indiana.  Good to be back home.  I felt good today but started off real easy to get loosened up.  I started picking up the pace as I went along and ran the last two around MP which I am estimating around 7:30. It was nice to get the legs moving a little faster.

40:25 (8:05 avg) 

Saucony Ride 3 Miles: 5.00
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Nice morning today with temp around 45 and light wind.  I felt good today but ran real easy.  Started off slow and gradually picked it up.  Nothing special today just trying to get in some consistent runs.

41:51 (8:22 avg) 

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

It was cooler this morning (35) with some wind.  Was a little stiff this morning so started out slowly and felt better as I went along.  The last couple of miles were much faster than starting out.  Felt good and turned out to be a nice run.

49:28 (8:15 avg) 

ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

It was really cool this morning (31) and some light wind.  Was stiff and tight getting started this morning.  The first mile was real easy getting loosened up.  Felt better after that and picked up the pace the rest of the way.

49:39 (8:16 avg) 

Saucony Ride 3 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Another frosty morning (30) but no wind today so it felt better.  I was tired this morning and never really got going good.  I just took it easy the whole way and was glad to get in some miles.  Just trying to stay consistent and get into a routine.

42:19 (8:28 avg) 

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Washington, DC: Had a lot of meetings today but was able to squeeze in a few miles before a dinner meeting. It was extremely hot in the fitness center so was glad I didn't have to stay in there much longer.

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 3.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Washington, DC:  It was a nice morning today and ran along the Potomac which was nice.  I felt pretty good this morning but still just took it easy.  I started off slowly then got up to speed after a mile or so.

42:06 (8:21 avg) 

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Washington, DC:  It was a little cooler this morning which felt nice and looked like rain but lucky that it held off until after I finished.  I was slow getting moving this morning but after a couple of miles felt much better and picked it up from there.  Nice run again along the Potomac.

42:29 (8:25 avg) 

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

I got in very late last night from my trip so was dragging a little this morning.  After getting awake I got into a good rhythm and enjoyed the run.  Still working on building back up the miles and getting consistent.

58:14 (8:19 avg) 

ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.002.000.000.005.00

It was a nice morning for running today.  Temp around 50 with some light wind.  I felt pretty good this morning but still started off easy to get loose.  After a few miles I picked it up to what felt like MP.  I didn't time any of the miles just wanted to run based on feel.  I am going to try to start working in some faster stuff to get the legs moving again over the next few weeks. I would like to start racing again in about 4 weeks with a 5k or 10k.

40:18 (8:03 avg) 

Saucony Tangent 3 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

It was cool this morning (35) and pretty windy.  I felt good after having a couple of days off because of family activities.  I kept pretty good pace most of the way and added 4 x 100m strides at the end.  Got to get the legs moving faster so I can get back into racing mode.  Still got a ways to go.

57:19 (8:11 avg) 

Saucony Ride 3 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Philadelphia, PA: Quick trip to Philly and just planned to run on the hotel TM today but they were busy and I didn't have time to wait.  I went outside and it was around 40 and very windy and just had shorts and short sleeves so it was pretty cold.  Not a great place to run but found a loop close by that was around a mile.  I felt pretty good and ran at a faster pace since I was cold and trying to generate some heat.  Had to get to meets so could only get in 5.

40:17 (8:03 avg) 

ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 5.00
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Philadelphia, PA: Ran on the hotel TM this morning.  I felt kind of sluggish this morning and never really got going today.  I just took it easy because of this.  Just glad to get in some miles today.

42:19 (8:28 avg) 

ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

It was a beautiful morning today with temp in mid 50's and light wind.  I felt good this morning and got going pretty quickly.  Kept a pretty good pace the whole way and really enjoyed the nice morning.

56:29 (8:05 avg) 

Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.001.501.500.005.00

A little cool this morning (35) and windy.  I felt good this morning but still started out slow to warm up.  I wanted to do a progression run today.  Just increase the pace each mile over the last three miles.  The goal was to do 7:30, 7:15 and 7:00 for the last three.  Started picking it up just before the start of the 3rd mile and hit the target pretty good.  I ran 7:29, 7:13 and 6:53.  Running times like these lets me know I still have a long way to go to get back.  Wasn't long ago I was running faster than this for MP.  Anyway, it was nice to pick it up some and hopefully will start to come easier and faster.

38:05 (7:37 avg) 

Saucony Tangent 3 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
91.205.501.500.0098.20
ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 38.20Saucony Ride 3 Miles: 18.00Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 32.00Saucony Tangent 3 Miles: 10.00
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