The Quest for Boston

Week starting Oct 31, 2010

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Member Since:

Nov 01, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Best Post High School 5K (Nate Bruckenthal Memorial 2011): 20:28

Best half marathon (Maryland Half Marathon 2011): 1:38:02

Best 20 Miler (NCR Trail 2010): 2:34:43

First (and so far only) marathon (Baltimore 2010): 3:39:48 (nursing an overuse injury)

Short-Term Running Goals:

I think I have a shot at qualifying for Boston if I put in the time, train for strength and speed, and avoid injury. With the new times that may be only a distant dream. Running is about becoming a better person and not just qualifying for Boston.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running as a part of my fitness routine after I do 4 or 5 marathons

Personal:

Married with 3 boys

College professor by day (and night a lot of times)

My best event was the mile in high school (two decades+ ago)

Blogged about the spiritual nature of my first marathon (http://p-s-wellbeing.blogspot.com)

Wrote a book called The Radical Transformation of Runner 1313--all profits go to charity

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

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.50	2.50	2.00	0.00	8.00

Wed, Nov 03, 2010

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

Today was just a rest day. I am 2 1/2 weeks post-Baltimore Marathon--my first. I see myself as a "miler turned marathoner"--thus the title for my blog. I was never great at very long distances when I ran in high school I was never good at spring distances. The mile was the only event I was really good at, and I was good but not excellent.

My first marathon was satisfying, particularly in light of an overuse injury that I was nursing for most of the last four weeks before the race.

I'm looking forward to a winter of individuals training so that I can be ready to go back to my training group next summer and train hard to get myself a lot closer to (if not below) a Boston qualifying time.

Look forward to interacting with others on this blog.

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Thu, Nov 04, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
1.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	3.00

5 min warmup on the treadmill at 4 MPH

Weight training circuit (legs/arms/back/abs) including leg press (3x12x260)

1/2 mile @ 10:00/mile

1 mile ~ 6:18/mile

1 mile ~ 6:32/mile (12:50 for 2 miles)

3 minute cooldown

Not as much stretching as I would have liked

Felt good when I was done

Definitely went out too fast.

Don't plan to do a 2 mile time trial for about a month but I haven't lost much since the pearly September time trial and today's was after a strength training workout which my last 2 mile time trial on a treadmill was not.

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Sat, Nov 06, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
2.50	2.50	0.00	0.00	5.00

5+ hrs sleep. As usual broken up by having to let the dog out

Worked out at the Y

15 min on eliptical burning 217 calories

On the treadmill did 2.5 @ 8:34 and 2.5 @ 7:30. Average overall 8:02. Somewhere got an extra 0.01 miles in there but that is inconsequential.

Some incline on both the slower and faster parts.

FElt great afterwards although was a bit tired the rest of the day.

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.50	2.50	2.00	0.00	8.00

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