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Hamden,CT,

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Oct 03, 2010

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Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

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NOTE TO DOUG

Short-Term Running Goals:

PR for All Race distances - simple enough - right?

Improve VDOT from 42 and get to 43 as proven by Race Result(s) or Time Trial(s).

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston Marathon

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.150.002.531.013.69

3.69 miles total...a tempo run for 20 minutes.  a 0.15 mile run.  Then a PR for the mile.  Details below:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/194241529

584D086A HHS Track

Sat, Jun 30, 2012 8:55 AM

Distance: 2.53 mi Time: 20:05 Avg Pace: 7:56 min/mi

A 20 minute tempo run done at 7:56/mile.  I ran this at appropriate tempo pace. 

 

Split

Time

Distance

Avg Pace

1

0:07:57

1

7:57

2

0:08:04

1

8:04

3

0:04:03

0.53

7:39

 Summary

0:20:05

2.53

7:56

 

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/194241480

584D086B HHS Track

Sat, Jun 30, 2012 9:33 AM

Distance: 0.15 mi Time: 1:25 Avg Pace: 9:40 min/mi

 

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/194241443

585D087 HHS Track PR Mile

Sat, Jun 30, 2012 9:41 AM

Distance: 1.01 mi Time: 6:53 Avg Pace: 6:51 min/mi

I ran a massive PR for the mile.  I attempted to PR for the mile last week.  I ran it cold without a warm up.  PR mile had been 7:09/mile and last week I put together a 7:30/mile. 

Before Stephen got to the track, I ran the 20 minute tempo run mentioned above as a warm-up.  At the track with Stephen today, he timed me and I had my Garmin on as well.  Today I put together the mile in 6:51. 

This confirms that my VDOT rating for the mile distance is 42!  This mile PR by 18 seconds is a pretty big deal.  It may have implications across longer distances as the mile is not my best event.  Thus, the longer distances may soon see an increase in VDOT values (42-44!).  What does this mean?  It means I will likely be setting Personal Records for longer distances.  

 

Split

Time

Distance

Avg Pace

1

0:06:51

1

6:51

2

:02.6

0.01

6:11

 Summary

0:06:53

1.01

6:51

Comments
From ACorn on Sun, Jul 01, 2012 at 17:34:42 from 24.2.76.146

Great job on the new mile PR! I'm impressed that you did it after your tempo run, it leads me to believe you could knock off another chunk if you just did a shorter warmup and a few strides before your next attempt. Big congrats! I will keep checking in to see the PRs

From Jake K on Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 11:11:39 from 155.100.226.54

Great job PRE! I think that ACorn is right... if you did this rested, you'd be looking at possibly cracking the 6:30 mark right now.

When you can PR in the mile, that usually means PRs in longer distances are coming up next...

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