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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sat, Nov 10, 2007

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

Hwy. 205, 8:40 a.m., sunny, 45. What a perfect day to run. Absolutely nothing hurt. My low back got a bit tired on the return portion, but I think that is from putting together the swingset. Long run tomorrow. I continue to write, "pace too fast, etc." Perhaps, this is my training pace. My body falls right into it, comfortably. 5 miles in 37:35 (7:35 pace).

Tomorrow, I will do a "long" run with a friend who is training for the St. Jude half-marathon. He continues to heckle me. I got him in to running ~1.5 years ago. He has natural talent and is 9 years younger than me, but does not have my drive. He was well aware of my recent injuries and said that he used the time to catch me. Honestly, I hope that he does catch me, as it will motivate me more. He tells me that I need to put away the walker and start running. Tomorrow's long run should be interesting. We'll see if he wants to crank it up mid-way through the run???

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

Comments

From ArmyRunner on Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 09:25:02

If 7:35 truly feels easy then it may be what your easy runs should be. This could be a good indicator of a fitness increase as well. One way to tell is if your long run days and workouts you do not feel tired then your easy days are easy. If you feel a tired going into a workout day after an easy run then your easy pace probably needs to be a little slower. Another way to monitor easy days is with a heart rate monitor or by checking your heart rate. I actually use my heart rate monitor data to make sure me easy runs are easy more than anything else. An easy run should be around 70-75% of your max heart rate and definetly not go above 80% at any point. Just my thoughts.

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