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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Barefoot Running Lifetime Miles: 4.00
Swimming Lifetime Miles: 6.20
Elliptical Lifetime Miles: 81.50
Vilano Road Bike Lifetime Miles: 1216.95
Vilano Bike On Mag Trainer Lifetime Miles: 277.85
Red Peregrine Velcro Lifetime Miles: 314.94
Red Peregrine NO Velcro Lifetime Miles: 171.83
Saucony Kinvara 11 Lifetime Miles: 237.33
Blue Arahi 4.2 Lifetime Miles: 662.17
Nordictrack TM Lifetime Miles: 358.98
Hoka Bondi 7 Lifetime Miles: 325.22
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
65.7512.002.501.0081.25
Brooks Ravenna 7 Miles: 40.00Brooks Adrenaline 15 - White Miles: 36.25Saucony Kinvara 6 - White Miles: 5.00
Weight: 150.13
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.0012.000.000.0016.00

TM at Anytime in Col.

2mi. WU, 4x3mi. AT cutting down: started at 9mph mile 1, 9.1mph for mile 2, etc. and took 0.5 mi. rec. jog at 7.5 mph.

reps splits looked like this (in mph):

9.0, 9.1, 9.2

9.2, 9.3, 9.4,

9.4, 9.5, 9.6,

9.6, 9.6, 9.6

9.6 mph was about the limit of AT zone.

Brooks Ravenna 7 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 147.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

AM - 2mi. walk/jog on TM - 22 min.  WU for Squats and core circuit - 30 min.

Lunch TM run at gym - 5 mi. - 38:30

Brooks Adrenaline 15 - White Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.750.002.501.008.25

AM - 30 min. easy on TM - 3.25 mi.

Lunch - Rowing, Lunges, 1-leg Deadlift, Core Circuit - 30 minutes

PM - Track Tues. - 4x1k @ 5k, 4x400m @ 1mi. (3:38, 3:34, 3:24, 3:23 / 72, 74, 74, 74). 2min. btwn 1k, 1min. btwn 400.  Decent weather - actaully ran outside at track with the group.  Felt like crap every time I tried to put my foot on the gas...

5 mi. total

Saucony Kinvara 6 - White Miles: 5.00Brooks Adrenaline 15 - White Miles: 3.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM : strength training - Sled Push, Core, Row - 30 min.

Lunch TM run - 4 mi. AT cutdown - 9mph up to 10 mph.  6mi. total - 41:22

Brooks Adrenaline 15 - White Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - easy 3 miles on TM with Hill pickup - 30 min.

Brooks Ravenna 7 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
21.000.000.000.0021.00

PArt 1 of double Long Run - AM work in Seymour to house in Columbus.  55-60 degrees but a strong wind south to north.  21 miles slow, with about 4 miles of pain at the end - 2:51:30.  Pretty depleted and dehydrated afterward.

Brooks Ravenna 7 Miles: 21.00
Weight: 150.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.000.000.000.0020.00

Part 2 of double LR - AM house to work in Seymour.  Beautiful day - 60 degrees and sunny.  One bathroom stop.  2 gels, 1 handheld consumed.  Only one almost dog attack.  Pretty fatigued and sore throughout

20mi. - 2:50:30. 

Brooks Adrenaline 15 - White Miles: 20.00
Weight: 152.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
65.7512.002.501.0081.25
Brooks Ravenna 7 Miles: 40.00Brooks Adrenaline 15 - White Miles: 36.25Saucony Kinvara 6 - White Miles: 5.00
Weight: 150.13
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