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Location:

Fairfax,VA,

Member Since:

May 31, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Post High School Road PRs

Mile         4:30 (2016)

5K          15:24 (2017)

10K        31:48 (2018)

10M       52:23 (2017)

Half     1:09:14 (2018)

Mar.    2:29:41 (2015)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay injury free, consistently train, and enjoy running

PR in the 5K,10K,10M, half marathon

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

2019 Race Schedule

1/1               New Years Day 5k (1st, 16:08)

2/3               For The Love 10k 

3/16             Shamrock Half Marathon

4/7               Cherry Blossom 10 Mile

4/28             NJ Marathon ?

 

9/29             Berlin Marathon

 

 

Personal:

Live near DC in Fairfax, VA. Hoping to train tough and see what I've got before time and other responsibilities catch up to me.

 

 

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Race: St. Rita's 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:15:31, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
14.00

Decided to run a 5K today since there was some money to win and I wanted a race to blow the mental and physical cobwebs out of my legs for the marathon in two weeks. I thought it would be an easy win, I guess not!

I knew Witters and Jurkovich were coming but I had no idea Nico was in shape to run sub 15:30 and coming in on tired legs after Wednesday's workout, I wasn't sure how my legs would feel. Luckily, I still won enough to win back my entry fee + a little extra. Not to mention that I ran just three seconds slower than my 5K PR after months of marathon training. I'm in 2:24-2:28 marathon shape I'd wager and still ran a decent 5K. This means that I'm in great shape.

First mile: overpass hill but managed a controlled 4:56 with Witters pacing. Second mile was the turn-a-round cone mile in 5:01 which I fell off the pace a bit. It sure would be nice to run 4:55-4:55-4:55 in a 5K. Anyway I was in the lead at about 2.6, that's when we went up the overpass hill and Nico and this new guy came by me and kicked it in. I had no kind of kick whatsoever in my marathon legs after the workout Wednesday so I couldn't catch them. However, when I turn my attention back to shorter races, I feel like going after a sub 15:00 before I get too old is not a stretch.

Two weeks till Richmond

Results

PM: 6 miles + standard core routine, foam rolling

That's 92 land miles plus 21 miles a pool running for a total of 113

NB RC1600 Flats Miles: 3.00Adidas Glide Boost 8 Miles: 5.00
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