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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

Mon, Apr 12, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
7.00	4.00	0.00	0.00	11.00

I ran after work today so it was pretty warm (75) and windy. Today I wanted to my last MP run before the marathon next week. Starting out I didn't feel the best. I felt a little sluggish so knew it wouldn't be a super easy effort. I ran 6 miles at around 8:00 pace then ran 4 miles at MP and then a 1 mile warm down. The MP miles were: 7:06, 7:00: 7:02, 6:58. The goal was to stay around 7:00 so I was happy with that. I just wish that they would have come more easily. I am still trying to figure out what pace to plan on running next week and today didn't help with the decision. I probably need to be conservative but that is usually hard for me to do so I will have to wait a few more days and see how things go.

1:13:16 (7:35 avg)

Saucony Tangent 3 Miles: 11.00

Comments

From Tom on Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:28:43 from 137.65.56.16

I know for me oftentimes MP pace in a training run can be difficult sometimes even for just a few miles. But between taper effects and race day magic you'll still have pretty good shot at holding goal pace to the end. Of course the last 6 miles or so are always going to be a bear. You're training has been pretty good the last while so I don't know if you have to be all that conservative unless your body feels tired/hammered throughout the taper.

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