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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
53.603.000.000.5057.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

I guess I will just have to get used to the summer weather it looks like it is here to stay. It seemed like a short spring but I did have a couple of great weeks of running so can't complain. Today was pretty much the same as the last few days (75, sunny, humid and windy).  I think I need to start getting out before sunrise to try to beat this heat.  I felt much better today running.  Even though I could feel the effects of the warmer weather I just took it easy and it was a smooth run.  I plan to do some faster runs this week so we will see how that goes in the warmer weather.

65:21

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.508.00

Today was a better day (67, cloudy) for running and I felt much better.  I was able to run at a faster pace without much effort.  Amazing how much impact the weather has on running.  I did 8 x 100m strides at the end.  Felt good throughout the run and wished I could have went a few more miles but had to get to work.

64:50

PM

It was such a beautiful day outside that I went out with a friend for a 20 mile bike ride.  Nothing too hard just rode at a good pace and talked along the way.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

It was a beautiful morning today (62, calm) and I got out earlier than normal so decided to go a few extra miles.  I felt good from the start and kept an honest pace throughout the run.  I would like to start adding a medium long run like this in once a week if possible.  This is something I read about in Pfitzinger's Marathon book and it sounds like a good idea to help buildup for the marathon.  It was nice getting out earlier since today is my daughter's Birthday it will be a busy day.

1:29:09 (8:06 avg)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.003.000.000.008.00

Pretty nice morning but the temp is starting to creep back up again.  I felt a little stiff sluggish at the start probably from the longer than normal run yesterday.  After a couple of miles I got loosened up and felt real good.  After 4 miles I picked it up to around marathon pace (7:20) for the next 3 miles.  This felt good and didn't seem like I was pushing.  I am starting to feel better/stronger on my runs I just hope it translates into faster times.

63:26

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.007.10

Pretty nice morning but a little more humid today.  There was a thunderstorm moving in so I was trying to see if I could get my normal run in before it got bad.  I felt sluggish and tight this morning.  I played golf last night in the heat so that might have had something to do with it.  I didn't really feel very sharp the entire way.  I had to cut the run a little short as the storms rolled in a little earlier than expected.

59:40

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

Nice morning but a little warm.  I got out later than I wanted to because I was up late last night and slept in a little.  It was around 68 when I started and mid 70's when I finished but the humidity was low.  I started out the first couple of mile slow just kind of easing into it then settled into a nice pace.  I felt good throughout the run and didn't feel very much fatigue toward the end.  This is only the 2nd time this year that I have ran 15 miles so need to continue to build up.  I can tell the weekly mileage increase is having an effect because it didn't seem to take much out of me.

2:05:20 (8:20)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
53.603.000.000.5057.10
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