The Quest for Boston

Week starting Nov 07, 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
1.30	10.40	6.10	0.00	17.80

Sun, Nov 07, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
1.30	0.00	3.00	0.00	4.30

3 x 1 x 7:08 on the treadmill

Plus 5 minutes walk at the start and about 1/4 between 1-2 and 2-3 with enough at the end to get up to 4.3 in 40:17

Felt great at that pace

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Mon, Nov 08, 2010

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

10 weight exercises

Leg press 2x12x260 + 1x12x265

20 minutes on the elliptical machine for 301 calories

4+ hours of sleep

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Tue, Nov 09, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	7.30	0.00	0.00	7.30

7.3 miles at not quite my goal marathon pace but at faster than easy miles. 7.3 in 56:16 or 7:42/mile on average. A lot slower first half than second half. So even without my new Garmin (waiting on the 410), I probably ran about the way that the Charm City Run coach suggested I approach my winter workouts--start slow and end at marathon pace.

First run with new Brooks, and new Under Armour outerwear. Yay!

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Wed, Nov 10, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	3.10	0.00	0.00	3.10

5K in close to my desired marathon pace (23:45 is just under a 7:40 but not quite a 7:39 which is what I need). It was cold. I didn't warm up enough. I didn't have any pre-carbs/caffeine (think Gu), and I was not as hydrated as I probably should have been. Still, it was a nice little run at 5:20 and a great way to get my day started. I hope to get to a point there my quick morning 5K (on days when I have only a little time for exercise) can be 23:42.

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Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	3.10	0.00	3.10

3.1 miles n 22:20. Ran at 5:15. Had been up since about 2:50. Ate a banana, drank a 12 oz can of Classic Coke. and drank some water before the run. Potassium, carbs, and caffeine.

Ran the course "backwards".

This pace is better than what I need for the marathon next year (I ran around 7:12 average today). That means I can lay off trying to run super fast on the 5K's and just concentrate more on distance for a while. Next step is to see if I can run a 5 miler at marathon pace.

Can't complain about where I am.

Life is good.

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
1.30	10.40	6.10	0.00	17.80

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