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Ali Fire Dept Half Marathon

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Location:

Around and about,CA,USA

Member Since:

Sep 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Kinda consistently running since 07 

Short-Term Running Goals:

5k in 18:00; 10k in 40:00

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would like to be able to keep up with my daughter.  The one who runs xc, not the one who's going to change the world through dance.  Although I would like to be able to dance also, so I change that to me wanting to be able to keep up with both my daughters.

Personal:

I have two gorgeous daughters; two good-looking cats and two dogs with great personalities. 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Black Beauties Lifetime Miles: 490.88
Black And Blues Lifetime Miles: 408.91
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
62.650.0041.585.27109.50
Ruby Reds Miles: 26.94Baby Blues Miles: 48.32Flamingo Pinks Miles: 20.30
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.540.009.480.0011.02

Tempo at an 8:00/mile pace.  Tried for a 7:39 like the instructions say, but once again I think the instructions are wrong.  I'll blame it on the 3 servings of Goetta I had for dinner.

Ruby Reds Miles: 11.02
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.290.000.000.005.29

70 ruck.  Took out 22 from my pack and carried it the last 1.25 miles.  Feet didn't hurt for the first time.  20:56 pace.

Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.690.000.002.526.21

4x1000.  Technically, I'm supposed to be running these at a faster pace than my 1600s, but I'm not very technical.  I gave myself an "A" for effort though.

Baby Blues Miles: 6.21
Comments(8)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.970.004.000.005.97

Tempo @ 7:07.  Negative split due to the wind blowing me back and chasing Aaron.  Don't know how I would have made it otherwise.

Baby Blues Miles: 5.97
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

Ruck. 18-something pace. It was cold and I was wearing gloves and fatfingered the keys on the garmin and hit stop after 3/4 mile. It's no excuse for a run-on sentence, though.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.390.0010.000.0010.39

Tempo @ 7:38.  Ran with Aaron again.  This time it was my turn to make sounds like I was in labor.  Negative split due to wind. Achilles and knee were sore the day after.

Ruby Reds Miles: 10.39
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.070.005.000.007.07

Tempo @ 7:24.

Rested on Mon to recover from the pain of Sat. 

Woke up early and ran before sunup. It was nice to have it done before work.  We'll see if I'm disciplined enough to keep waking up early. 

Baby Blues Miles: 7.07
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.060.000.000.005.06

17:47 pace.  ruck 50. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.070.000.002.505.57

1600, 1200, 800, 400 w/ 400 jogs

6:28, 4:59, 3:12, 1:27 alternating with/against the wind

 

Baby Blues Miles: 5.57
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Race: Ali Fire Dept Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:38:05, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.990.0013.100.0014.09

Ran with Aaron to see if I could keep up.  I did. 

In lieu of gu, I took a bag of gummies.  I wouldn't recommend it.  They're too hard to chew when you're breathing heavy.  At least they were too hard from me to chew.

Baby Blues Miles: 14.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.280.000.000.009.28

Super easy pace.  Ran with Peter and took a route that I usually don't take at night.  I've never noticed the lack of lights.  Luckily, it was clear and starlit. 

Flamingo Pinks Miles: 9.28
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.280.000.000.255.53

Easy. Ran with folks and had to sprint a quarter mile to catch up after taking a potty break.

Still a bit tight, but feeling loads better than Sat.

Signed up for the satellite El Paso Marathon. I figure I'll make it a long training run instead of a race. I don't want to take too much time off recovering. It makes me too antsy.

Ruby Reds Miles: 5.53
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.020.000.000.006.02

My go-fasters would not go faster.  It was an easy run with Peter.  Sorta.  Despite Peter's easy pace, I struggled. 

Flamingo Pinks Miles: 6.02
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Another run with Peter. Not too slow, nor too fast. Just right.

Flamingo Pinks Miles: 5.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.500.000.000.009.50

Easy did it.

Baby Blues Miles: 9.50
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
62.650.0041.585.27109.50
Ruby Reds Miles: 26.94Baby Blues Miles: 48.32Flamingo Pinks Miles: 20.30
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