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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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Sun, Jun 10, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.50	0.00	5.00	0.00	8.50

Yeah, it was hot...92F, but not much humidity. Here in the south, it can be 95F or so in the summer, but with only 30-40%, it feels quite comfortable. July and August usually bring about humidity ranges in the 90%, especially in the morning hours. Those are survivial runs.

The workout started off with 4x1000m and then some faster/shorter stuff. I felt VERY strong, I decided to to 6x1000m w/1:00 rec. and then ran 4x400m @ ~mile race pace. I know that I should not always kill myself in workouts, but I could have done much more. This boosted my confidence, as I know my fitness is coming along. By the way, I hit 40mpw for the first time in about 6 months.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 14:07:45

How fast were the intervals?

From Mikey B on Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 14:14:49

Sasha, they were ~10k pace + :05 or so. 6:30 or so w/1 min rest interval. I usually follow it some fast 200's. There is a fellow by the name of Tinman that I have been loosely following his training philosophies. This is more of a strength workout for me. They are not as draining as a pure speed workout, but you can tell that you have done something. Over the past month or so, I have been increasing the volume of these, as well decreasing the rest interval.

From Mikey B on Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 14:16:28

Sasha and others...Check out the Tinman site that I referenced above. His teachings have worked for me and he is MORE than willing to provide long, detailed answers. C-ya!

From Mikey B on Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 14:23:59

Oopps! www.therunzone.com

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