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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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Adidas Takumi Sen Flats Lifetime Miles: 98.50
Adidas Adios 3 Lifetime Miles: 109.00
Adidas Sub 2 Flats Lifetime Miles: 18.50
VaporFly 4% Lifetime Miles: 27.00
New Balance 890v6 Lifetime Miles: 109.00
Adidas Supernova.6 Lifetime Miles: 438.10
Saucony Ride 10 Lifetime Miles: 70.05
Total Distance
46.00
New Balance 890v.3.3 Miles: 32.00Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 8.00
Race: Veterans Day 10K (6.214 Miles) 00:33:00, Place overall: 21, Place in age division: 8
Total Distance
11.00

Today was an amazing day for distance running in our Nation's capital on Veteran's Day.  The weather was perfect--sunny with a slight breeze. The course was the typical West Potomac Park course that's flat and fast. 

I can only describe this race as "sick" compared with other local races. I'll put it to you this way:  I was 21s overall!  Both the Georgetown Running Company and Pacers New Balance racing teams came in force. 

 I went out with the first mile in 5:07 and I purposefully slowed a bit because I knew I was going way to fast too early.  I forget the next mile split but I believe it was 10:20 something.  Three miles was 15:55, four was (I think) 21:06, and 5 was 26:42 or somewhere around there (it was pretty hazy at that point).  

I caught a lot of people who went out too fast and had a surging contest was a GRC member who found another gear at the end.  I saw the clock and gave everything I had in the hopes of breaking 33:00  I saw the clock hit 32:59 when I crossed so I had hoped my chip time might put me under.  Unfortunately it's hard to tell since the BazuSports instant results are always a few seconds slow for some reason.  I'll have to wait for the printed results to see for sure but since Bazu says 33:01 and I had 33:00, I'll go with 33:00.

 All in all I'd say a 38 sec. PR is a good day!  Not to mention I feel that I definitely have the fitness to break 16:00 in the 5K.  Hard to believe I can do this averaging my mileage in the 50-55 mpw range.  I wonder how I'll do at shorter distances after averaging 70s  while building up for Boston.  should be a great year next year. 

Results 

New Balance 890v.3.3 Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
10.00

10 miles easy on the towpath.  Nice and warm this morning.  Legs are sore.

New Balance 890v.3.3 Miles: 10.00
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Total Distance
7.00

7 easy.  Still sore from Sunday.

New Balance 890v.3.3 Miles: 7.00
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0.00

I feel a little sick today and achy.  I went home early from work and just slept for a long ass time.  No run.  Trying to stave off any sickness that might develop.

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Total Distance
8.00

 

I did a little cut-down strength run after work today to get the wheels moving.

2 mile warm up (7:20, 7:21)

5:47, 5:39, 5:31, 5:23

2 mile cool down (7:38, 7:48) 

Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 8.00
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Total Distance
10.00

10 easy this morning.

New Balance 890v.3.3 Miles: 10.00
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0.00

I felt kind of lazy today and a little hung over.  I also had a work event. I just didn't feel like running.  That's ok though since my season is over except for one race and the hay is in the barn.

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Total Distance
46.00
New Balance 890v.3.3 Miles: 32.00Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 8.00
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