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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
64.295.001.000.7070.99
Saucony Ride 7 - Black Miles: 22.54Elliptical Miles: 4.0012 - Saucony Kinvara 4 - Neon Miles: 8.20Brooks Ravenna 7 Miles: 31.72Saucony Triumph Miles: 7.63
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.640.000.000.0011.64

Very slow going.  left hammy very tight and some pain in the first couple miles.  1:49:05 of recovery running. 

Saucony Ride 7 - Black Miles: 11.64
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.900.000.000.000.90

AM walk.

Lunch at the gym - 4miles on Elliptical to WU and into 15 minutes of core strengthening and some leg stuff

 

 

Elliptical Miles: 4.00Saucony Ride 7 - Black Miles: 0.90
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.505.000.000.708.20

Lunch run outside - 80 degrees and 60% humidity.  5mi. AT, +7 x strides.  About 6:40 for AT, 5:00 for strides.  Hurting aerobically to go that fast.  

12 - Saucony Kinvara 4 - Neon Miles: 8.20
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.400.001.000.006.40

AM walk at work - humid!

Lunch run over to gym, TM Hill Builder: 3to13%to3to13to3, increasing by 2% every 0.1 mi.

3.5 mi. total - 35min., jog back to work.  Yep - still humid

Brooks Ravenna 7 Miles: 5.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles slow, but, not easy. Humid and I'm feeling some serious fatigue. - 90 minutes.

Saucony Ride 7 - Black Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.630.000.000.007.63

AM gym - core strengthening and stretching/conditioning for about 30 minutes.

Lunch - run outside.  New Multi-use path on Burkhart is paved and ready for use.  6.72 miles at easy pace over to cemetary and back - 57:45.  Very Humid

Saucony Triumph Miles: 7.63
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.220.000.000.0026.22

Long Run A: AM Run of most of the Mill Race Marathon course.  Really struggled throughout the run, more so in the last 3-4 miles.  26.22 miles - 3:46:09.  3 gels and water/gatorade drink

Brooks Ravenna 7 Miles: 26.22
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
64.295.001.000.7070.99
Saucony Ride 7 - Black Miles: 22.54Elliptical Miles: 4.0012 - Saucony Kinvara 4 - Neon Miles: 8.20Brooks Ravenna 7 Miles: 31.72Saucony Triumph Miles: 7.63
Weight: 0.00
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