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February 2013

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Location:

Portland,OR,

Member Since:

Nov 02, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 15:41-Portland Track Festival 2010

10K: 31:34-Linfield College (Track) 2012

10 Mile: 51:57-Pear Blossom 2009

1/2 Marathon: 1:10:42-Foot Traffic Flat 2010

Marathon: 2:29:35-Newport 2013

50K: 3:48:06-Weiser River 50K 2021

Short-Term Running Goals:

Next Race:

12-hour race, sometime in 2021

100 mile race, sometime...

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 1:10 Half Marathon

Sub 2:30 Marathon

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Total Distance
253.00
Adidas Mana (Blue) Miles: 27.00LunarRacer (Red) Miles: 52.00Mizuno Ronin Miles: 19.002013 $ Miles: 3.99Asics Speedstar (red) Miles: 48.00Adidas Mana #2 Miles: 5.00LunaRacer (Orange) Miles: 30.00Adidas Mana (White) Miles: 16.50Nike Lunarglide (Black) Miles: 24.00Adidas Mana (Black/Red) Miles: 8.50Saucony Kinvara (Black) Miles: 7.00
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10.00

Similar run to yesterday.  Ran west of town and zigzagged around random streets for 10 miles.

Adidas Mana (Blue) Miles: 10.00
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21.00

21 miles around GP.  Three good climbs throughout (Anderson Dental then into town, up to the freeway exit and down on Beacon, then up 10th and down Hawthorne).  I didn't have much of a gameplan and figured that a tempo portion would be worthless with the climbs so I just plugged along for 15 miles, then dropped the pace for 5 miles (5:35, 5:30, 5:30, 5:32, 5:25) before a slow final mile.

Felt really good, although tired by the end.  Averaged 6:38 for the entire run. Cold out again, but it's February so what do you expect... 

LunarRacer (Red) Miles: 21.00
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9.50

So tired. I just don't sleep well these days.

Mizuno Ronin Miles: 9.502013 $ Miles: 0.15
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12.00

12 miles around GP.  I ran behind Walmart and then to the High School, then up 7th street to Carl's Jr, then back home via downtown.

Adidas Mana (Blue) Miles: 12.002013 $ Miles: 0.20
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10.50

10.5 miles in Eugene.  From the hotel and then around Costco into Springfield, then around the mall and back via Garden Way and Autzen Stadium.

Asics Speedstar (red) Miles: 10.502013 $ Miles: 0.05
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14.50

AM: 9.5 miles around downtown and the HS, then home.

PM: 5 miles around the middle school and into Fruitdale.

Mizuno Ronin Miles: 9.50Adidas Mana #2 Miles: 5.002013 $ Miles: 0.25
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10.50

Asics Speedstar (red) Miles: 10.502013 $ Miles: 0.35
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21.00

21 miles around GP.  Only 2 big climbs/drops as opposed to the usual 3.  Did both of those (up 7th, down 6th, up 10th, down Beacon) and then hit a 10 mile tempo around Walmart and Fred Meyer's and then home after a long stretch on Redwood Highway to the Co-Op and back via Tanner Dental.  

10 mile warm up, 10 mile tempo, 1 mile easy.  Average pace was 6:34/mile for the entire run.  10th mile of the tempo was in 5:17 so finished strong. 

LunarRacer (Red) Miles: 21.00
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10.00

10 miles into Fruitdale and up Walker Lane, then home basically the same way. Still feeling tired from the weekend...

Asics Speedstar (red) Miles: 10.002013 $ Miles: 0.37
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11.00

11 miles around GP, most of which was running to the north freeway exit and then back into downtown and then home via the hospital.

2013 $ Miles: 0.25LunaRacer (Orange) Miles: 11.00
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12.00

5 miles with my dad around GP

PM: 7 miles. I ran to Cathedral Hills and ran 1 mile on the trails, then returned home.

Adidas Mana (White) Miles: 7.00Nike Lunarglide (Black) Miles: 5.002013 $ Miles: 0.20
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18.25

I ran to Walmart and then into downtown. My right shin is jacked. Bothered me slightly yesterday, but much worse today. Hope it's not serious.

PM: Coos Bay, then soaked my legs in the hot tub for 15 minutes. Felt good at the time, but not much better when I finished.

Asics Speedstar (red) Miles: 9.252013 $ Miles: 0.32
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7.00

Over 1 hour on the elliptical at the hotel in Coos Bay. I'll count it as 7 miles. Leg feels better but not 100%. Hopefully tomorrow I'm back to normal.

2013 $ Miles: 0.05
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4.75

My leg felt like junk last night.  I was depressed.  Ate all sorts of junk food (I can't believe I've turned into one of those people!).  When I woke up this morning, it hurt just to walk around the house....ever.single.step.  Blah.  Around 3 it felt better (a ton) so I thought I'd jog around the neighborhood and stop the instant it hurt.  Made it just under 5 miles and called it good.  2 more weeks before a marathon.  Not the ideal taper...

Asics Speedstar (red) Miles: 2.752013 $ Miles: 0.10Adidas Mana (Black/Red) Miles: 2.00
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Total Distance
10.50

My leg felt MUCH better today. I slept in, played with the boys and didn't run until noon. Leg felt a bit off for the first mile, but after that I didn't notice it. Hopefully it was just a freaky thing and now it's gone with good stretching, icing, compression, yada yada.

I ran to All Sports Park and ran 7 laps on the wood chips to keep the footing soft. Saw lots of strange things; a dog photo shoot with props and everything, and then a couple (looked older than HS age) making out in the baseball dugout. It was fairly chilly out. Perhaps they were just trying to stay warm. I could think of better places to do this...

Nike Lunarglide (Black) Miles: 10.502013 $ Miles: 0.05
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19.50

Leg feels better, dare I even say 100%? Knock on wood that its ok...

Ran into Fruitdale and then into downtown, then home.

PM: 9.5 miles on Pre's Trail and then to grab some Thai food for dinner, then back to the hotel.

Adidas Mana (White) Miles: 9.502013 $ Miles: 0.25LunaRacer (Orange) Miles: 10.00
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10.00

10 miles in Eugene. I ran around the mall, then behind Pf Changs and back to the hotel. Miles 8-9 were quicker than the rest (5:43, 5:25) before one final mile easy.

First run in ages that I didn't find $.

LunarRacer (Red) Miles: 10.00
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8.50

Slept in a bit. But it felt soooo good so I'm not complaining.  Ran west of town to the elementary school and fire station, then back to the hospital and Safeway, then home.

Nike Lunarglide (Black) Miles: 8.502013 $ Miles: 0.10
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6.50

Ran into Fruitdale and back this morning. Found 30 cents which makes up for not finding anything two days ago.

2013 $ Miles: 0.30Adidas Mana (Black/Red) Miles: 6.50
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4.00

4 miles around Allendale elementary and then to Safeway and back. Warmish today which was nice.

Saucony Kinvara (Black) Miles: 4.002013 $ Miles: 0.20
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9.00

9 miles to the west of town. Felt good. A little chilly but not too bad.

2013 $ Miles: 0.25LunaRacer (Orange) Miles: 9.00
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5.00

5 miles around allencreek school, Albertsons and the hospital, then home.

Adidas Mana (Blue) Miles: 5.002013 $ Miles: 0.15
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5.00

Same run as yesterday, but even colder. Yikes. Ready for warmer weather.

Asics Speedstar (red) Miles: 5.002013 $ Miles: 0.25
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3.00

3 miles around the neighborhood.

Saucony Kinvara (Black) Miles: 3.002013 $ Miles: 0.15
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Total Distance
253.00
Adidas Mana (Blue) Miles: 27.00LunarRacer (Red) Miles: 52.00Mizuno Ronin Miles: 19.002013 $ Miles: 3.99Asics Speedstar (red) Miles: 48.00Adidas Mana #2 Miles: 5.00LunaRacer (Orange) Miles: 30.00Adidas Mana (White) Miles: 16.50Nike Lunarglide (Black) Miles: 24.00Adidas Mana (Black/Red) Miles: 8.50Saucony Kinvara (Black) Miles: 7.00
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