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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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20.00

20 miles around GP and it was an 'on again, off again' battle the whole way.  At times I felt great, other times not so much.  I ran a 9 mile warm up with a bathroom stop in the middle (Schroeder Park).  I ran west of town on Leonard and Applegate Rd which eventually looped back to Redwood Highway.  That was 9 miles exactly so I stopped, used the bathroom and began an 11 mile tempo portion.  It was good at times (first couple miles was a piece of cake) but then I'd have a flair up here and there (hamstring, achilies, arch pain, etc).  Seriously considered stopping after mile 3 of the tempo but the pain went away and I managed ok...

Back into town past Schroeder Park again, past the fairgrounds and Riverside Park before returning home around the hospital.  The first 10 miles were solid (59:30) but then I hit the wall on the 11th mile.  Thankfully I was close to home and jogged in the last 800 meters or so.  Lack of water (as in none) was the culprit.  And it was pushing 70 degrees from the start so plenty warm for the NW.  I tried a new Gu at mile 9 (peanut butter)--taste was very good but not the easiest to take without water. 

Saucony Kinvara (Black) Miles: 20.00
Comments
From Seth on Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 10:36:20 from 173.117.155.175

That's kinda hot for here too, its below 50 in the morning already! Good job pushin thru the heat

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