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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
26.001.501.500.0029.00
Saucony Ride 3 Miles: 7.00ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 10.00Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 7.00Saucony Tangent 3 Miles: 5.00
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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

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
26.001.501.500.0029.00
Saucony Ride 3 Miles: 7.00ASIC DS Trainer #2 Miles: 10.00Mizuno Wave Rider 13 Miles: 7.00Saucony Tangent 3 Miles: 5.00
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