| Location: Fort Collins,CO, Member Since: May 15, 2003 Gender: Male Goal Type: Local Elite Running Accomplishments: Unaided PR's:
5K: 14:48 (Track - 2001)
10K: 30:45 (Track - 2001)
10K: 31:32 (Bolder Boulder - 2013)
Half Marathon: 1:06:09 (Duluth - 2013)
Marathon: 2:17:54 (Grandma's) - 2014)
Marathon: 2:19:47 (Indianapolis Monumental - 2013)
Marathon: 2:19:49 (Indianapolis Monumental - 2010)
Aided PR's:
10K: 29:38 (Des News - 2011)
Half Marathon: 1:05:30 (TOU Half - 2011)
Marathon: 2:18:09 (St George - 2007)
Marathon: 2:17:35 (Boston - 2011) Short-Term Running Goals: Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis in June of 2008. Started taking Enbrel in March, 2009.
Run as much as I can, and race as well as I can. Make the most of however much time I have left as an able-bodied runner.
Training for the 2018 Colorado Marathon Long-Term Running Goals: Run until I'm old, and then run some more. Stand tall. Personal: 1 wife, 2 kids. 1 cat. Work as a GIS Specialist/Map Geek
Endure and persist; this pain will turn to your good. - Ovid
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. - Romans 5:1-5
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1502.40 | 75.70 | 46.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1624.50 |
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| Saucony Kinvara V Blue Miles: 7.50 | Brooks PureConnect Miles: 32.50 | Hoka Clifton Miles: 298.75 | Saucony Zealot Miles: 20.00 | Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 352.75 | Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 331.00 | Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 14.00 | Saucony Type A6 Miles: 19.50 | New Balance Trainers Miles: 307.50 | New Balance 1400 Racers Miles: 65.00 | Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 71.00 | Brook Pureflow Miles: 91.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| noon - Power Trail to Oakridge to Mason Trail to Fossil Creek Loop. 8.5 miles, 7:45/mile
pm - Fossil Creek to Mason. 7.5 miles, averaged 8:00/mile
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| Saucony Kinvara V Blue Miles: 7.50 | Brooks PureConnect Miles: 8.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| Long with with Mike and Craig. Boyd Lake route, 20 miles. Averaged 6:55/mile.
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| Hoka Clifton Miles: 20.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Power Trail. 4 miles, no watch.
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| Saucony Zealot Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| Big Workout. Ran with Mike, and did a 12-mile progression run, followed by 4-mile cooldown...Power Trail to Poudre Trail.
Splits: 7:27, 6:33, 6:25, 5:53, 5:50, 5:48, 5:41, 5:33, 5:31, 5:26, 5:33, 5:23
So I had a de-progression on the second-to-last mile, but other than that it was about perfect.
16 miles total, averaged 6:16/mile.
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| Hoka Clifton Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| am - Fossil Creek Trail. 5 miles, no watch
noon - Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 10 miles, 8:00/mile.
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| Saucony Zealot Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| am - Fossil Creek to Mason, 6 miles, no watch.
noon - Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 10 miles, averaged 7:39/mile.
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| Brooks PureConnect Miles: 6.00 | Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.80 | 0.00 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 |
| noon - Big Workout. Warmed up 4 miles, then did 10x1km, with 75s recoveries. 4 mile cooldown. The workout went just ok. The good was that I finished it and I was very consistent, but it was pretty slow. To be expected at this point in high-mileage training, I suppose.
3:15, 3:13, 3:14, 3:14, 3:13, 3:14, 3:14, 3:13, 3:12, 3:10
16 miles total, averaged 7:02/mile.
pm - 3-mile shakeout run on the Power Trail. No watch.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 19.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| am - Fossil Creek Trail in the snow. 5 miles, no watch
noon - Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 10 miles, 8:05/mile.
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| Saucony Zealot Miles: 5.00 | Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 24.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.00 |
| Long run. Did 6 miles on my own, Fossil Creek to Mason. Pace was about 7:30/mile. Then I met up with Mike at his house and we did 18 miles on the bike paths, at 6:50/mile average. 24 miles total for the run.
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| Hoka Clifton Miles: 24.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Power Trail. 5 miles, 7:40/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| noon - Power Trail to Poudre Trail south with Mike. 12 miles, 7:02/mile average.
pm - Power Trail. 4 miles, no watch.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| Big Workout. Warmed up a half mile, and then did 10x1-mile with 0.25-mile recoveries. The interval session alternated MP and LT pace. However, the first 2 reps were on an icy trail, so both of those ended up being MP (or slower). But once the trail cleared up, I settled into the workout, and it went decent.
5:58, 5:46, 5:29, 5:12, 5:31, 5:15, 5:31, 5:17, 5:31, 5:08.
3-mile cooldown. 16 miles total, averaged 6:44/mile overall.
pm - 4 miles easy on Power Trail, no watch
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 20.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| am - Kathy Fromme Prairie with Kent. 6 miles, about 8-minute pace
noon - Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 10 miles, 8:05/mile pace.
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| Hoka Clifton Miles: 6.00 | Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| am - Fossil Creek Trail, 6 miles, no watch
noon - Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 9 miles, 7:45/mile
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| Brooks PureConnect Miles: 6.00 | Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| am - Fossil Creek to Mason. 6 miles, no watch.
noon - Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 6 miles, 7:31/mile.
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| Brooks PureConnect Miles: 6.00 | Hoka Clifton Miles: 6.00 |
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Frosty's Frozen 5 and 10 (15 Miles) 01:22:22, Place overall: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.00 |
| Did my marathon sim workout today at the Frosty's Frozen 5 and 10 in Littleton. This is a 5-mile race at 9am, and a 10-mile race at 10:15am, with an option to "double" both. I elected to do both, with the plan to do a hard tempo workout. The goal coming in was 27:00 for the 5-mile, and 55:00 for the 10-mile. Came pretty close to that goal, as I was a little faster in the 5 (26:48) and a little slower in the 10 (55:36).
Nice day, a little cold (about 25-30 degrees), but sunny. There was a gentle breeze during the 5-mile, which turned to a stronger wind on the 10-miler. Due to course layout, there was headwind on the first half of each race, and tailwind on the last half, so I negative split both race. Wind was definitely stronger for the 10-miler, which slowed down the first half quite a bit.
I won the 5-miler by 10 seconds, and the 10-miler by several minutes. Good effort overall, and a nice step forward in my training, as I think the 100-mile weeks are starting to be absorbed by my body, and my legs felt good the whole way.
5-mile splits: 5:19, 5:32, 5:17, 5:13, 5:26
10-mile splits: 5:31, 5:41, 5:44, 5:34, 5:42, 5:32, 5:27, 5:27, 5:21, 5:32
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| Saucony Type A6 Miles: 19.50 | Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 2.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy 4 miles on the Power Trail. 7:50/mile.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| AM - Fossil Creek to Mason. 6 miles, no watch.
noon - Power Trail to Poudre Trail south. 10 miles, 7:52/mile
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| Brooks PureConnect Miles: 6.00 | New Balance Trainers Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| noon - "Recovery Workout". Took it relatively easy for my first workout this week in order to have a good recovery from the hard effort on Saturday. Did 12 miles of "brisk" pace (averaged 6:08/mile), and then cooled down with 4 easy miles for 16 total.
pm - shakeout run after work, ran to Runner's Roost to pick up the pair of New Balance racers I won at the race Saturday, then back. About 4 miles total.
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| Hoka Clifton Miles: 20.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| am - Kathy Fromme Prairie with Kent. 6 miles, averaged about 8:10/mile.
pm - Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 10 miles, averaged 8:15/mile. Just when I thought I couldn't run any slower...gotta love marathon training.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 10.00 | New Balance 1400 Racers Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| Big Workout. Did 4x2-mile with 0.25-mile recoveries on the Spring Creek Trail. Warmed up 3.75 miles, then started the workout. Did 3.5 miles of cooldown.
Splits: (5:32, 5:31), (5:20, 5:33), (5:16, 5:19), (5:20, 5:30)
Was a little breezy, which hurt the splits, but it's all about effort, I guess.
16 miles total, averaged 6:47/mile.
pm - 4-mile shakeout. No watch
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 20.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| am - fossil creek trail, 6 miles, no watch
noon - Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 10 miles, 7:45/mile average.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 6.00 | New Balance Trainers Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 21.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.50 |
| Long Run, double-bacon strip with Mike, Craig, and Abby. Added on another 1.5 miles at the end to round out at 2:30 for total time. Beat the 7-minute guy during the last two miles, so 21.5 miles total, 6:59/mile average.
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| Hoka Clifton Miles: 21.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| Big Workout. Warmed up 6.5 miles, then did a 8-mile MP tempo. Pretty windy today, and the first couple miles were into the wind, and the last 6 were with a tailwind. Enter workout kind of stunk, even the miles with tailwind. I felt pretty decent, but everything was slow.
Splits: 6:13, 5:43, 5:33, 5:39, 5:35, 5:37, 5:56, 5:58
Cooled down for 1.5 miles. 16 miles total, averaged 6:45/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| am - 6 miles, Fossil Creek to Mason, no watch
noon- 10 miles, Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 8:08/mile
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 6.00 | New Balance Trainers Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| am - Kathy Fromme Prairie with Kent. 6 miles, 8:10/mile
noon - 10 miles, Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7:45/mile.
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| Saucony Zealot Miles: 6.00 | New Balance Trainers Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 9.00 | 8.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 |
| am - Fossil Creek Trail, 3 miles, no watch
noon - Big Workout. Did the classic 4-3-2-1 workout. Power to Spring Creek. Went pretty well. Splits: (5:32, 5:36, 5:34, 5:26), (5:33, 5:30, 5:18), (5:19, 5:20), (5:14)
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| Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 3.00 | Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| am - Fossil Creek Trail, 6 miles, no watch.
noon - Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 9 miles, 7:19/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 6.00 | New Balance Trainers Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
| Long run, last one. Did Boyd Lake route, 18 miles. Felt pretty crappy and slow. Averaged 7:32/mile. Done training, time to taper. Hopefully when I freshen up, there is something there.
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| Hoka Clifton Miles: 18.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Power Trail, 4 miles, easy.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| Got hammered with snow yesterday (14 inches), so I did not run. Thank goodness I'm tapering anyway. It's pretty amazing that yesterday was the first day I've missed in this training cycle due to weather (850 miles in 2 months). So not having a treadmill (or paying for a gym membership) ended up being a good gamble. Hate those treadmills.
Today I ran an easy 14 miles. The trails were plowed, but still slick in a lot of spots, so going much faster than 7-min/mile was pretty much impossible. So I did 8-minutes/mile. 14 miles.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 14.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| am - Kathy Fromme Praire with Kent. 5 miles, about 8:00/mile
noon - Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 9 miles, about 8:10/mile. Still pretty icy, hard to get a pace going.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 5.00 | New Balance Trainers Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| Medium Workout. Last workout of the cycle. Warmed up 3.5 miles, then did 6x1-mile at LT, wit 0.25-mile recoveries. Trails were still a little icy in spots, but much better. Still, was slowed down here and there.
Splits: 5:19, 5:20, 5:21, 5:12, 5:11, 5:06.
Cooled down 1 mile. 12 miles total, average pace of 6:33/mile.
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| New Balance 1400 Racers Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
| am - Fossil Creek Trail. 5 miles, no watch
noon - Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 8 miles, 8:00/mile
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| Hoka Clifton Miles: 5.00 | Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 14.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.50 |
| Ran with Mike, did the Fossil Creek to Mason to Spring Creek to Power Trail Loop. 14.5 miles, 6:55/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 14.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Power Trail. 5 miles, averaged 7:30/mile
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| noon - 6 miles with Mike on the Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. Averaged 6:40/mile.
pm - 4 miles on the Power Trail. No watch.
Last double! Perhaps ever?
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Little Workout. Warmed up 3 miles, then did 2-mile MP tempo. 5-mile cooldown. Boyd Lake route. Tempo splits were 5:24, 5:20. Feelin fine.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Power Trail, 30 minutes. About 7:00/mile. Warm out, but a far cry to what I'll experience Saturday.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy 4 miles with some strides on the Power Trail. 6:59/mile average.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Easy 2 miles from hotel in LA
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Race: |
Olympic Trials Marathon (26.219 Miles) 02:27:24, Place overall: 49 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.80 | 26.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 |
| Well, that's over. I can only describe the race as terrible and wonderful at the same time. Terrible in that the heat was brutal, times were really bad, and it was a complete train wreck out there. Wonderful in that it was the Olympic Trials, I had many chances to quit, but didn't, and got my best placing at the Trials ever (and made my overall goal of Top 50). So definitely not the race or conditions, I would have asked for, but the outcome was good, and I feel really good about it.
I went out in the back row, and stuck near the back for the first few miles. Felt pretty good for the first lap, and was not feeling the heat. Felt like I could keep up the pace (just under 5:20/mile) the whole way without problem. Body felt good, and everything was loose.
2nd lap, still held a good pace, but everything starting crashing down around Mile 11-12, and was strongly considering dropping out when I went through the start/finish line. It just got really hot, all of sudden, and my stomach was not feeling too good.
By the looks of things, everyone got hit with the heat at the same time though, as everyone's pace dropped. We had a strong pack for the first half of the race, but it just instantly blew up around Mile 14, and I can only describe it as carnage the rest of the way.
My best opportunity to drop out would have been while doing through the start/finish line (convenient and safe), but I decided to give it one more lap. Mainly I didn't want to drop out in front of my wife and kids. Plus I figured everyone else felt equally bad, and if I could just stick with it...maybe I could make my goal of Top 50 just by surviving longer.
And that's pretty much what happened. I actually felt pretty good at the end of the 3rd lap (about Mile 20), and had no doubt I would finish, and was starting to enjoy myself as well (after all, 5:55 pace is not very hard). I was passing tons of people, and that kept me going too. And not only that, the bib numbers were getting high and higher, and I was starting to take some scalps.
At about Mile 22, my quads started to feel hammered, and I worried a little bit that they would give out. That was about the biggest struggle over the last part of the race. I was absolutely crawling (5:50-5:55 pace), but everyone was crawling worse, and I kept passing people. Passed bib #6 with about 5 miles to go, which is cool (Bobby Curtis). Then with about 2 miles to go, came up on Bib #8...could tell by the Newton singlet it was Cabada. While I certainly do not think that I am better than any of these people (far from it), it just goes to show what the marathon + heat does to people. The heat is no respector of persons. The heat killed my race and cause me to run a rancid 2:27 (disappointing after all those 100+ mile weeks)...but the heat also allowed me to finish Top 50, and beat some great runners that I really respect. I'll take the Top 50.
Anyway, I slogged on to the finish line, quads protesting the whole way. I passed 2 more people in the final 0.2 miles, which was the difference between Top 50 and not-Top 50. Final time was 2:27:24, and final place was 49th. Again, I don't think I'm the 49th fastest marathon runner in the U.S....but ran the 49th best race in the heat on the day of Trials. I'll take it, and I'm proud of that race.
What's really cool, is when I look at all the stats, I moved up 83 spots from Mile 1, 63 spots from the half marathon, 39 spots with 10K to go, and 10 spots with 1 mile to go. The moral to the story: don't stop running. Sometimes it pays to just finish the race.
Not sure what the future holds. I know I'm going to take 1-2 months off completely from running in order to try to let me body heal. I've had a sore groin for over 2 years, and I'm been stupid to run on it this long. If I can get it to heal complete through rest and core strength, maybe I'll try to keep running at a high level afterward. But if it doesn't heal, then I'm done...done with this crazy 100+ mile/week stuff. We'll see. But I'm definitely blessed to get in an Olympic Trials, and triple blessed to have 3 Trials...everything has to come together perfectly to get a qualifier, so getting 3 in is amazing. I've seen a lots of people get to Qualifer-level fitness, but not be able to get lucky with a nice day, so I don't take it for granted.
| Mile |
Time |
Split |
Placing |
| 1 |
00:05:26 |
0:05:26 |
136 |
| 2 |
00:10:45 |
0:05:19 |
130 |
| 3 |
00:15:57 |
0:05:12 |
129 |
| 4 |
00:21:15 |
0:05:18 |
132 |
| 5 |
00:26:37 |
0:05:22 |
119 |
| 6 |
00:31:59 |
0:05:22 |
105 |
| 7 |
00:37:28 |
0:05:29 |
122 |
| 8 |
00:42:50 |
0:05:22 |
121 |
| 9 |
00:48:07 |
0:05:17 |
120 |
| 10 |
00:53:28 |
0:05:21 |
117 |
| 11 |
00:58:52 |
0:05:24 |
108 |
| 12 |
01:04:18 |
0:05:26 |
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| 13 |
01:10:03 |
0:05:45 |
112 |
| 14 |
01:15:46 |
0:05:43 |
113 |
| 15 |
01:21:26 |
0:05:40 |
112 |
| 16 |
01:27:12 |
0:05:46 |
109 |
| 17 |
01:33:05 |
0:05:53 |
107 |
| 18 |
01:38:54 |
0:05:49 |
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| 19 |
01:44:54 |
0:06:00 |
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| 20 |
01:50:41 |
0:05:47 |
88 |
| 21 |
01:56:25 |
0:05:44 |
80 |
| 22 |
02:02:20 |
0:05:55 |
75 |
| 23 |
02:08:14 |
0:05:54 |
67 |
| 24 |
02:14:08 |
0:05:54 |
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| 25 |
02:20:16 |
0:06:08 |
59 |
| 26 |
02:26:10 |
0:05:54 |
51 |
| 26.2 |
02:27:24 |
0:01:14 |
49 |
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| New Balance 1400 Racers Miles: 27.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Quick update, haven't posted since Trials...
Taking planned time off after trials, have not ran a step since the race. Goal is to let my groin injury heal...3+ years of running on a nagging injury is not advised, but that's what I've been doing since 2013 or so (can't even remember).
Rest alone was not doing the trick...after over a month, the groin was definitely less irrigation, but still "there". So went to the next step and scheduled a PT appointment with Rebound, who specializes in athletes.
My main concern was that I might have a sports hernia and need surgery, but Craig confirmed not a hernia, although could develope to that if I keep abusing it. Basically one side of my abdominal muscles are much tighter than the other, which is causing an imbalance of range of motion in my whole body (arms and legs), which is kind of weird, but was quite measureable on the PT table. So now my PT exercises are meant to loosen one side and strengthen the other. Craig is confident this will do the trick, but we shall see. Hopefully I can begin running again in 2 or 3 weeks. It would be nice to run 100% pain free, have forgotten what that feels like.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2 easy miles.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2 easy miles.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.75 |
| Easy 1.75 miles.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 1.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| 2.5 miles, easy.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 2.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.25 |
| Easy 3.25
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Easy 3 on the Power Trail.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Power Trail, 3 miles, 7:45/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Horsetooth to Arapahoe Bend. 4 miles, 7:55/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Power Trail with Mike. 4 miles, no watch.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Power Trail, 4 miles, no watch.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.75 |
| Power Trail. 4.75 miles, 7:54/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 4.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Horsetooth to Rigden Reservoir, 1 loop on reservoir trail. 5 miles, 7:40/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Power Trail, 5 miles.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Power Trail to Edora. 5 miles, 7:15/mile.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
| Power Trail to Edora with Seth. 6.25 miles, no watch.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 6.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Horsetooth to Arapahoe Bend. 6 miles, averaged 7:20/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Power Trail, 6 miles.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Ran through neighborhoods up to Jessup Farm. 7.5 miles, averaged 7:50/mile (hot out).
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles, 7:50/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 7:45/mile
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Ran from my house up to Poudre Trail. 8 miles, 7:40/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Spring Creek to Poudre Trail with Kent. 7 miles, 7:14/mile average.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Ran around during Seth and Zoe's track meet. 7.5 miles total.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8 miles with Mike, Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7:17/mile average.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 7;25/mile.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.75 |
| 6.75 miles in San Diego, 7:50/mile
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 6.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| 4.5 miles in San Diego, 7:52/mile
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| 9 miles, 7:23/mile
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.75 |
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| 60 minutes with Mike. 7:04/mile
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 7:02/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Horsetooth to Arapahoe Bend. 4 miles, 7:14/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Horsetooth, 1 lap around Rigden Reservoir. 5.5 miles, 8:05/mile
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Power Trail. 5 miles, no watch
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 4 miles at the kids' track meet in Longmont.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 7 miles, out to the Poudre Trail. 7:25/mile average.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail with Mike. 8 miles, averaged 7:08/mile.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 6 miles, 7:27/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Rainbow Trail near Pagosa Springs, CO.
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| Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring creek Trail with Mike. 8 miles, 6:56/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail, 7:40/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7.25 miles, 7:45/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Loop at Spring Canyon with Kent and Rod. 5 miles.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Mason Trail to Coventry to Kathy Fromme Prairie. 10 miles, 7:01/mile average.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 8 miles, 7:30/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Spring Creek Trail with Kent. 6 miles, 7:12/mile.
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| Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 5.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Jessup Farm and back.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Spring Canyon Park, trails. 7 miles, 7:45/mile.
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| Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, averaged 7:45/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy 5 miles, power Trail. 7:45/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Horsetooth, then around Ridgen Reservoir. 5 miles.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 7:35/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek. 6 miles.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Spring Canyon/Spring Creek Trail with Kent and Rod. 6 miles.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 6:55/mile
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Lory with Mike. 9 miles, 7:35/mile.
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| Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Zeigler to Poudre Trail. 6 miles, 7:25/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail with Mike. 8 miles, averaged 6:53/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| Horsetooth to Arapahoe Bend. 6.5 miles, averaged 7:35/mile.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles, 7:35/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 6 miles, 7:29/mile
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles, 7:14/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.25 |
| Trail run with Mike. 8.25 miles, averaged 7:15/mile.
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| Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 8.25 |
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| | Race: |
Colorado Run 4-miler (4 Miles) 00:22:14, Place overall: 3 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| Ran the Colorado Run 4-miler...my first race since trials. I have not done any workouts since then, unless you count the 3 strides I did on Thursday...so wasn't expecting big things.
Beautiful morning, about 55 degrees, and calm. Race was at the Budweiser plant, on a 4-mile loop on the county roads. Pretty flat, with some inclines and declines. In general, the first 2 miles were faster than the last 2 miles.
Went out in 4th place, then past one guy at about half mile, then stayed in 3rd for the rest of the race. Leaders were out in 5:07, and I wanted no part of that. My first mile was 5:19, which was faster than I expected. Then 5:22 for the second mile.
Came down to reality in mile 3, with a 5:39, and then the last mile was pretty sad and painful, with a 5:52. But fortunately I had a big enough lead over 4th place, and held my spot.
22:14 overall, which I was actually pretty happy with, but it just would have been easier on me if I had run 5:30s for the first 2 miles instead of 5:20s.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 2.50 | New Balance 1400 Racers Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 7:31/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Easy 6.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 7:20/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.50 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles, 6:57/mile average. Did about 1.5 miles up-tempo on the way back, 6-min pace.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
| Redstone with Mike. 13 miles, 6:50/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 13.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 6 miles, 7:10/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 8 miles, averaged 7:24/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 7:10/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 3.00 |
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Loveland Half Marathon (13.109 Miles) 01:12:24, Place overall: 3 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.90 | 0.00 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| Loveland Half Marathon. Had great conditions: upper 30s-low 40s, and no wind. Big downhill race, about 1400' of drop. Given my last race, my main goal was to run around 1:15, and hopefully sneak out with 3rd place.
The race went really well. Got out a little bit too hard (11:10 for first 2 miles, which had quite a bit of uphill), but then settled in on the downhill portion. Let Ryan Donovan and Mike go before 2 miles, and ran alone until Mile 8, when Colin Grueber caught and passed me. Figured it was over then, but Colin did not extent his lead much, so I hung around about 5 seconds behind him for a couple miles. Then caught back up to him around Mile 10, and tried to hang on until I got close enough to make a move. My quads were about gone, so I didn't want to go too early.
Meanwhile, the downhill was really rocking, and the pace increased a lot the last few miles. With about 1.25 miles left, I felt like I was close enough that I would survive, and made my move to back Colin back. Tried to keep the hammer down to the end, and held him off by 2 seconds to secure 3rd. Dovovan was 1:09:35, Mike was 1:12:03, me 1:12:24, and Colin was 1:12:26.
Given I've been running about 40 miles/week, with zero workouts, that was about the best possible outcome for me. Was happy with my time, and glad I raced hard the last half of the race.
Splits: 5:41, 5:29, 5:44, 5:35, 5:33, 5:37, 5:49, 5:29, 5:57, 5:18, 10:32 (2 miles), 5:09, 26s.
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| New Balance 1400 Racers Miles: 14.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2 miles. Quads still pretty sore from the race Sunday.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Power Trail. 4 miles, 7:26/mile. Still a little sore
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Pineridge Trai with Mike. 8 miles, 7:11/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Horsetooth to Rigden Reservoir. 6 miles, 7:35/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek. 7 miles, 7:05/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Spring Creek Trail with Kent, Jack, and Rod. 6 miles.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail south. 7 miles, 7:10/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.50 |
| Arapahoe Bend with Mike. 12.5 miles, 7:00/mile average.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 12.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| Ran around at Seth's XC meet.
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| Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 1.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 7:29/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles, 7:13/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail south. 7 miles, 7:12/mile.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 6 miles, 6:45/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
| Lory trails with Mike. 13.5 miles, 7:40/mile.
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| Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 13.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| In Phoenix for a conference. Hotel is right on the Mountain Preserve trails, so did a 4.5 mile trail run in the evening.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Phoenix Mountain Preserve trails. 5 miles.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Power Trail, 5 miles, averaged 6:48/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Redstone with Mike. 10 miles, 6:55/mile.
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| Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Ridgen Reservoir. 5.5 miles.
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek with Mike. 8 miles, averaged 6:52/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Power Trail south, 6 miles, 7:45/mile.
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles.
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 7:05/mile.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 9.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.25 |
| Random route with Mike. 9.25 miles, 6:55/mile
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 9.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Rigden Reservoir Loop. 6 miles, 6:33/mile
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, 7:38/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles, 6:54/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Power Trail south. 7 miles, 7:15/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Arapahoe Bend with Kent. 9 miles, 7:35/mile.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.25 |
| Boyd Lake with Mike. 12.25 miles, 6:45/mile
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 12.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| In Brazil, IN
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| In Waterford, MI
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| In Waterford, MI
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Race: |
Brazil Turkey Trot (3.107 Miles) 00:16:45, Place overall: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.40 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Visiting my parents for Thansgiving, did the local turkey trot (5k). 45 degrees, overcast, slight breeze. Roads were wet from the rain yesterday, slick in spots. But all in all, great conditions.
Was a loop course from the local YMCA. Had some long inclines and declines, but couldn't really call them hills.
My only competition was the local HS cross country coach. We ran together for just over 2 miles. Then he took a slight lead. I was not feeling super-good, due to being on vacation all week and having a horrible diet, and only running every other day. That, plus doing no workouts since February and being generally out of shape.
But even so, with the nice weather, combined with sea level and a net downhill for the final half-mile, I was able to sum up enough muscle memory to kick hard, and manged to make up the 10m lead, catch the guy with about 20m left, and pass him for the win. Frankly, I think I caught him off-guard, but it still felt good to kick hard down the homestretch.
I think the final time was about 16:40-16:45, based on the other guy's watch (my garmin shut off in the middle, so I have no time or mile splits). The course may have been about 0.05 short, but on the other hand I had to slow down on all of the corners due to the wet road, so I'm going to call it good.
Fun way to start off the Thanksgiving holiday.
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.75 |
| Pine ridge trail with Mike. 7.75 miles, 7:45/mile.
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| Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 7.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 7 miles, Power Trail to Spring Creek. 7:10/mile.
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Finally got over being sick. Did 5 miles on Power Trail south. 8:04/mile.
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 5.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.75 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 6.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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| New Balance Trainers Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| Did 11 miles with Mike and Craig. Averaged about 7:15/mile.
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| Brook Pureflow Miles: 11.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1502.40 | 75.70 | 46.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1624.50 |
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| Saucony Kinvara V Blue Miles: 7.50 | Brooks PureConnect Miles: 32.50 | Hoka Clifton Miles: 298.75 | Saucony Zealot Miles: 20.00 | Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Miles: 352.75 | Brooks Pure Connect Blue Miles: 331.00 | Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 14.00 | Saucony Type A6 Miles: 19.50 | New Balance Trainers Miles: 307.50 | New Balance 1400 Racers Miles: 65.00 | Saucony Trail Shoe Miles: 71.00 | Brook Pureflow Miles: 91.00 |
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