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July 2011

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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
56.350.0015.995.5977.93
Black And Blues Miles: 72.78
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.006.000.006.00

Last month our friendly work challenge was to lose weight.  My goal was 12 lbs.  I made weight, not by eating healthy and exercising, but by not drinking or eating for 24 hours, sleeping in a sleeping bag with a beanie and a jacket and 3 sessions in the dry sauna.  There were no winners, because all we could think of was punishment for the losers.  Needless to say the punishment would have been worse than dehydrating myself.  Much worse. 

This month we actually have a performance goal.  We ran a baseline six mile run today and by the end of the month we have to improve our time by 5%. 

My baseline was about 3 minutes slower than my PR.  And no I didn't sandbag.  I could only hold my 10k pr pace for a mile and a half before I had to adjust.  I just got out of shape. 

Black And Blues Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.190.000.002.504.69

1115

5x800s with 400 recovery jogs.

I've done better and felt worse.  I've also done worse and felt better.

I wore a headband for the first time.  It is traffic-cone orange and I didn't have to wipe sunblock-drenched sweat from my eyes.  Two pros and no cons.

Black And Blues Miles: 4.69
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.150.000.000.0010.15

0700

Dead legs, but I went nice and easy. 

Black And Blues Miles: 10.15
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.002.000.002.00

Murph for Mike's (not me) going away workout.

3 and a half minutes slower than my PR.  And my Garmin crapped out.  And there was a bomb threat at work.  And I'm having a bad hair day.

Black And Blues Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.660.003.990.006.65

Tempo run after finishing everyone's leftovers. 

Black And Blues Miles: 6.65
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.670.000.000.003.67

Easy track run with Rachel and Maddy.

Black And Blues Miles: 3.67
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.010.000.000.0011.01

Long run while everyone slept.

Black And Blues Miles: 11.01
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.010.000.000.005.01

I was gonna do intervals, but I was like nah.

Black And Blues Miles: 5.01
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.510.000.003.095.60

6x800s sluggish with Filipino food.  Rachel and Maddy kept me company.

Black And Blues Miles: 5.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Twelvish.  The new improved forerunner sucks.  At least for me.  It probably doesn't suck for people whose wrists don't bend and accidently stop the timer.  Or for people who are precise and can lock the bezel without stopping the timer.  But for clumsy fat-fingered klutzes, it sucks.  I can't wait until I win the lottery and throw this piece of crap away and get the old reliable 305 off ebay or some antique store.

Black And Blues Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Sixish during lunch.   Warm with a cool breeze topped off with dead legs.

Black And Blues Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.150.004.000.005.15

1845

Tempo with Chris and Dan.  I showed up late and took off without them.  Rude, I know.  I wonder how karma's gonna punish me.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
56.350.0015.995.5977.93
Black And Blues Miles: 72.78
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