All about that pace.

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Location:

Lakewood,WA,

Member Since:

Dec 19, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5k
Resolution Run 5k:
1/1/09 20:46 (6:42)
1/1/10 19:33 (6:18)
1/1/11 19:23 (6:15)
1/1/12 19:33 (6:18)
FSRC Turkey Trot:
11/20/11 18:50 (6:04)
10k
Resolution Run 10k:
1/24/09 42:40 (6:53)
1/23/10 40:48 (6:35)
1/22/11 39:40 (6:24)
15k
Resolution Run 15k:
2/21/09 1:05:59 (7:06)
2/20/10 1:04:15 (6:55)
2/26/11 1:03:46 (6:51)
2/25/12 1:02:26 (6:42)
20k
Resolution Run 20k:
3/21/09 1:27:16 (7:01)
3/20/10 1:26:46 (6:59)
3/26/11 1:24:37 (6:49)
3/24/12 1:25:27 (6:52)
1/2 Marathon
Grand Columbian 1/2 Iron Relay
2007 1:58:29 (8:59)
2010 1:39:07 (7:34)
Marathon
2005 Portland: 3:52:21 (8:52)
2007 Tacoma: 3:47:17 (8:40)
2010 Eugene: 3:16:21 (7:30)
2011 Boston: 3:25:28 (7:51)
2011 Tunnel: 3:06:30 (7:07)
2012 Boston: 3:53:56 (8:56)
2012 Big Sur: 3:23:06 (7:45)
2013 Tacoma: 3:41:25 (8:27)
2013 Tunnel Lite: 3:07:33 (7:09)
2014 Boston: 3:40:35 (8:20)
Ultra Marathon
2013 Defiance 50k: 4:49:12 (9:18)
2013 Steilacoom 50k: 4:44:06 (9:09)
2014 R2R 51.9mi: 9:51:40 (11:24)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Upcoming races: Just pacing and volunteering this year. PRs coming in 2016?

St Paddy's Day 1/2 1:50 Pacer 3/12/16

Whidbey Island 1/2 1:45 Pacer 4/?/16

Tacoma City Marathon 3:55 Pacer 5/1/16

Personal:

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Heb 12:11

Married, 4 kids, 5 grand-kids
Former heavy smoker, been running since May 2003
Network administrator
Bicycle commuter

Favorite Quotes:

"Go out and preach the Gospel, and if you have to, use words." - St. Francis of Assisi

"Life is short; running makes it seem longer." - Baron Hansen

"If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand." HD?

"Rule #1. Cardio - Zombies lead a very active lifestyle, so should you." - Columbus (Zombieland)

"A one that is not cold is scarcely a one at all." - Strongbad

"Running without hills is like motorcycling without corners" -me

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Puke and pass

My epic Beatles for Burt blogpost

Vodka at an aid station?

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Screwshoes
Poor man's cleats. this works a LOT better than you would think! Very quick and easy.

LittleHotties
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Hold down the reset/lap button and the mode button together to get your 205/305/310xt to restart if it won't turn on or if it freezes up.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Brooks Adrenaline GT13-3 Lifetime Miles:						964.63
Shopping Cart Lifetime Miles:						9.60

Wed, Apr 14, 2010

Total Distance

20.11

5:00am

brrrrrrr! I don't know what the temp was, but most of my fingers went numb about 5 miles in. Other than that it was a pretty good run. I felt a lot better than I did on Monday. I think I'll double up today so I can rest tomorrow before my last long run on Friday. Next week I'm planning to do another double in place of my long run. I'm not sure how that will actually work out since getting in any miles at all will be a challenge while I'm on the road.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:15
2.00    7:18
3.00    7:31
4.00    7:11
5.00    7:22
6.00    7:24
7.00    7:18
8.00    7:17
9.00    7:02
10.00    7:00
10.09    7:05

9:00pm

A little warmer and a little faster. I didn't run any harder than I did this morning, it just seemed easier. Friday will be a slow and easy run...

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:17
2.00    7:13
3.00    7:17
4.00    7:01
5.00    6:58
6.00    7:13
7.00    7:25
8.00    7:11
9.00    6:48
10.00    6:43
10.02    6:41

Asics 2140red Miles: 20.11

Comments

From allie on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:33:59 from 67.177.0.102

you are very consistent both in mile splits and distance. just curious, does this pace feel "hard", "comfortably hard" or "easy" ??

i would guess that it feels rather easy, since you do it consistently every day.

if it DOES feels easy, your marathon pace may be faster than you think. 6:40? 6:30?

From allie on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:36:58 from 67.177.0.102

alright, i just looked at last week's 20-miler.

my two cents: adjust your MP. just my opinion, though. it's always best to do what you feel comfortable with.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:39:27 from 75.231.211.246

I would say that pace is "comfortably hard". Strangely, a truly easy pace is very uncomfortable to me. I get anxious, impatient and dangerously close to bored. I guess I'm in it for the adrenaline.

From allie on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 13:27:33 from 67.177.0.102

yes, i know how that goes. sorry, i don't want to mess up your race strategy. just know that whatever pace you run you are ready! your training has been great. best of luck to you and maybe i will see you there.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 14:12:07 from 75.231.211.246

Depending on the conditions

From rAtTLeTrAp on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 14:17:38 from 75.231.211.246

Depending on the conditions I might try for a 7:15 pace to qualify with the youngsters at 3:10. I don't think I'll push any harder than that though. A BQ at 3:20 would already be quite an accomplishment for me. My fastest marathon so far is 3:47:17.

From Burt on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 03:16:33 from 98.177.220.145

I'm so envious of your pace for that much running. Is that a sin?

From baldnspicy on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:29:34 from 167.164.3.140

Dang! I looked at this when you had only logged the first 10. I find it humorous that you call your paces inconsistent sometimes. For me, as long as I stay within the same minute (8:00 - 8:59.99) I consider myself consistent. LOL

Burt - if it is a sin, I'm guilty as charged. I don't care and I'm not changing. You can't make me! :-)

From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:13:32 from 75.231.255.232

My pace is usually floats about 30 sec per mile not counting the last couple if I kick at the end. I read somewhere that keeping an even pace is the most efficient way to run long distance. I still have plenty of room for improvement. Call me lazy, but I want to make this marathon as easy as possible :) I'm shooting for slower and more consistent splits on Friday.

From Burt on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 12:49:11 from 98.177.220.145

LOL! Slow and easy run!

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