Runnin' in Mud...

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Location:

Arlington,TN,USA

Member Since:

Jun 01, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

One of the highlights of my short running career thus far has been a rather surprising 10k finish. I had never cracked sub 40:00, but while in training for a marathon, surprised myself with a 38:49 (it remains my PR). 5k - 18:45 10k - 38:49 1/2 - 1:26:57 Mar - 3:15:54 (BQ by a few seconds!)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Set PR's at every distance and count down to becoming a Master runner. Realistically, I would like to run sub 18:00 this year and lower both the 1/2 and full marathon times. Not many chances here in Memphis to run a good/fast 10k. Oh yeah, try to juggle running/racing with a full-time job, home business, family, and a new baby.

Long-Term Running Goals:

In August of 2008, I begin training for my first sub 3:00 marathon.  The race will be the St. Jude Marathon in Memphis, TN. (my hometown).   

* I began blogging, again, to help me maintain my motivation for my attempt!  Encouragement, advice, etc. is always welcome.

Personal:

I am married with one little girl (age 5) and a little boy (12 months). My daughter is beginning to run a little with me at her own leisure, I don't push her. My wife runs as well and I hope my son will someday run.

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For some reason, I am wiped out and thus  - no run.  During my time off from running, I managed to pick up a few pounds.  I am ~6 pounds heavier than normal and would like to slowly get that off before my 5k race in July.  I am not purposely dieting, but rather trying to make wiser food choices and not eat out of boredom.  Perhaps, the lack the calories has led to me feeling "wiped out."  I also think that my 6 mile run on Mon. @ 7:10 avg pace got to me.  Tomorrow is a new day!

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Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 16:16:17

When feeling wiped out, just go slower. Anything faster than 12:00/mile is fast enough for a recovery run. You are still breathing, burning calories, and working out the muscles. Some numbers - I'll use mine since I know them best - max HR is 175. It takes a couple of 5:00 miles to hit it. With ideal temperatures and after about 4-5 miles of running at 7:00 pace I hit 128-130 HR. At 8:00 it is 120. At 9:00 about 110. At 10:00 it is around 103. So I can go as slow as 10:00 mile pace, and still be at 59% of my max HR, which is about the lower end of the recommended aerobic range for recovery (60-70% of max HR). Now you do not have to go slow if you feel good, but you should not feel you are wasting your time by running slow when you do not.

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