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Location:

Columbus,IN,US

Member Since:

Jun 13, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

37 Marathons -- PR - 2:48:53 (Fall 2014)

A bunch of Half Marathons -- PR - 1:19:20 (Aug. 2015 - Converted)

10k - 36:30 Unaided // 35:25 (July 2014 - Aided)

5k - 17:28 (Aug. 2015)

1mi. - 4:58 (July 2014 - Track)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

10k and 5k's to get back into the swing of thing this summer

Sept. 21:  Mill Race Marathon - Under 3:00.  LET's GO!  

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

R2R2R in Grand Canyon  5/18/19 

Marathon < 2:45

Half Marathon < 1:18

Top 10 in Bluegrass 10k

5k < 17

Personal:

400m/800m competitively in track in high school.  Took 15 years off. Started running again in 2010.  Married to my beautiful wife, Tiffany, with 2 little boys, now 4 and 6.  I'm a civil engineer working for the Indiana DOT in Seymour, IN.   I live in a slightly larger town about 20 miles north - Columbus, IN.  Originally from Lexington, KY.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
69.2740.6313.800.00123.70
Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 116.40Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 7.30
Weight: 149.57
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.250.000.000.001.25

1.25 miles slow walking

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 1.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.201.200.000.003.40

Easy 2.2 and 1.2 MP - knee, knee, knee

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 3.40
Weight: 150.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

easy 2 miles - knee feels a little shaky 

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 2.00
Weight: 149.00
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Race: Indy Monumental Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:17:33, Place overall: 218, Place in age division: 38
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.0026.200.000.0029.20

Going in to this race my left knee was questionable at best.  Once warmed up and started it was fine.  First half in 1:27:52 - Was feeling good through about 15 - maybe it was too fast first half ? I don't think it was - my legs were worn down from 3 marathons, a couple 5ks,  and a half in the last 3 months.  6 marathons in a year's time.  Oh well - all weak excuses - my fitness wasn't there after having to go fairly easy the last 2 weeks before this race due to knee problems.  Dropped down to 9:00's and 10:00's over last 10k and hobbled in in 3:17:33 on extremely sore right hamstring, left calf and both knees... :)  I predict a much better marathon in the spring after some rest and training only for that single marathon (instead of just entering every race that comes up :))

6:20, 6:49, 6:44, 6:43, 6:42, 6:45, 6:40, 6:45, 6:40, 6:46, 6:37, 6:45, 6:45,

6:55, 7:05, 7:29, 7:21, 7:26, 7:17, 7:31, 8:10, 8:00, 9:00, 9:30, 10:20, 12:03, 2:25

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 29.20
Weight: 145.00
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Off - legs are extremely sore all over - sharp pain in left knee

Weight: 146.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Off - legs still sore all over - left knee

Weight: 148.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Off - Left knee needs to get better

Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

2 miles of brisk walking 29 minutes - sharp pain in left knee when try to run... :(

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 2.00
Weight: 150.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

2 mi. walk, 2 mi. jog on treadmill - 50:40 - still nursing that knee - it is feeling a lot better

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Race: Cabin Fever 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:19:54, Place overall: 11, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.500.003.100.004.60

1.5 mi. WU w/ strides getting the knee loose - kind of - it still felt tight and slightly painful.  Pretty slow time on a hilly course.  Fell off pace at the end as well :( - oh well - it felt good to get a decent paced run in, after a week off.

 

PS - Isn't a 5k 3.1 miles?  I keep getting the error message that this entry is not a standard distance?

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 4.60
Weight: 152.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

easy 2 mi. w/ Tiff and dog - 19:35

Knee is almost there!

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 2.00
Weight: 152.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

3 miles easy - 25:34

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.420.000.000.001.42

easy 1.42 on still tight knee and legs - 13:11

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 1.42
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.002.000.005.00

PM track workout:

1.5 mi. WU

4x800m w/ 400m rec. jog: 2:49, 2:52, 2:50, 2:49

0.5 mi. CD (its getting cold!)

 

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 5.00
Weight: 152.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

PM - easy 4-5:

 

4.5 mi. - 33:51

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

2 mi. easy w/ strides - 14:50

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 2.00
Weight: 152.00
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Race: Tree City 10k (6.2 Miles) 00:39:59, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.140.006.200.007.34

Tree City 10k in Greensburg, IN.  Flat course but with some minor "obstacles" specific to the conditions of the race.  This flat, 2-lap course passes over a one lane bridge where slower runners participating in 5k cause a traffic jam - had to "lightly nudge" a runner as I passed to her right - sorry whoever you were :(  Part of the course follows a gravel path that is ground down to a sandy surface - this noticeably slowed me down on both laps.  The head wind at times was also a factor.  However, I think this is actually my 10k PR, though not the time I was shooting for.  2nd overall.

 

What am I doing wrong here?  The same error message with a "non-standard distance"?

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 7.34
Weight: 148.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.400.000.000.003.40

easy 3.4 miles in the rain - knee still

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 3.40
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.004.600.000.008.60

PM Run in the rain - 2.3 mi. WU, 6.3 mi. tempo run

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 8.60
Weight: 149.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.130.000.000.002.13

Easy 2 mi. w/ dog - 2.13 - 18:33

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 2.13
Weight: 0.00
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Race: Seymour Turkey Trot 8k (5.13 Miles) 00:32:28, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.835.130.000.005.96

5 mile PR - Course was long - 5 mile split was 31:43

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 5.96
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

AM 16 miles w/ hills - slow time, moderate effort, hilly, out and back run.  2:11:56

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 16.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Easy 4 miles on treadmill - 31:55

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 4.00
Weight: 150.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

45 minutes cross train - core and leg workout, 3 miles on the treadmill - 24:00

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 3.00
Weight: 151.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.600.000.000.001.60

right front of calf / leg very tight and little painful - 1.6 mi. easy 12:24 - first snow of the year!

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 1.60
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.303.502.500.007.30

1.8 mi. WU (13:09), 2 x 1 mi.(5:46, 5:54), 0.5 mi. (2:50), 1.5 CD on treadmill - 11:45

 

Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 7.30
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
69.2740.6313.800.00123.70
Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 116.40Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 7.30
Weight: 149.57
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