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Solstice Sprint 5k

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Location:

Mooresville,NC,

Member Since:

May 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

2007 Highlights:  Litchfield Road Race (7.1) in 58:36

2008 Highlights:  New Jersey Marathon in 4:12, Bay State Marathon in 3:10:30

2009 Highlights:  Boston Marathon in 3:13:26, Litchfield Road Race in 49:30, New Haven 20k in 1:25:03, Bay State Marathon in 3:09:09

2010 Highlights:  Bradley 10k in 39:58, Litchfield Road Race in 48:06, New Haven 20k in 1:23:59, Ghost Trail 1/2 Marathon in 1:29:12 (trail), Philadelphia Marathon in 3:06:59

2011 Highlights:  Litchfield Road Race in 47:44, Ghost Trail 1/2 Marathon in 1:28:35, Goshen Turkey Trot in 40:46, Jingle Bell 5k in 19:05

2012 Highlights:  Finished Boston Marathon in 3:41:59 in 89 degree heat, broke the top 100 in Litchfield Road Race (82nd), 1st Place (overall) in Solstice 5k, Hogsback 1/2 in 1:29:36, and bq'd in Bay State Marathon (3:14:20).

Personal Records

1-mile:  5:39/track (2008)

5k:  19:05/Jingle Bell (2011)

10k:  39:58/road race (2010)

20k:  1:23:59 (2010/New Haven)

1/2 marathon:  1:28:35 (2011/Ghost Trail)

marathon:  3:06:59 (2010/Philly)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub-3:05 marathon in Fall

Sub-1:23 in New Haven 20k

Sub-46 min in Litchfield RR

Sub-19 in 5k

Sub-5:30 in mile

Upcoming Races: 

     TBD

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

sub-3hr marathon

sub-5:15 min mile

become a competitive master's runner

win age division in smaller marathon

 

Personal:

Married w/six daughters (9 year age span)

Pastor a church in NC

Enjoy travel and recreation with family

Began running in November of 2007

 

 
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Miles:This week: 24.00 Month: 90.00 Year: 1425.00
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Kinvara 13 (blue 2) Lifetime Miles: 366.00
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Wed, Jun 18, 2008
Race: Solstice Sprint 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:21:35, Place overall: 28, Place in age division: 6
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.003.000.000.006.00

Entered a 5k in West Hartford today- 1st 5k I've ever run

Felt very stiff- jogged the entire course as a warm-up (kind of scary, what am I becoming?)

Mile 1:  ran hard (rolling hills, mostly uphill)- 6:30

Mile 2: more rolling hills (one very steep, uphill, ouch!)- 7:30

Mile 3: ahh, mostly downhill (flattened out for the last 1/2 mile)- right around 7:00?

Final stretch- pretty much maintained the final mile pace

Felt a little frustrated in mile 2- a handful of runners passed me

Felt much better in the final stretch- nobody passed me (of course I didn't pass anyone else, but hey, happy I held my place)

 

 

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Comments
From josse on Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 14:05:06

Use this as learning experience. You should have been able to pick that last mile back up to a 6:30, but you have to learn to kick start the legs again after they are tired. That will come with time and training. I think you did very well for you 1st 5k, they are a tough distance and sometimes we just let them get the better of us.

From rockness18 on Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 15:01:41

Thanks for the insight. This is definitely a learning process. I will hold on to your comments.

From Lybi on Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 15:09:55

Congratulations! What a great time (on a hilly course!) for your first 5K ever.

Your marathon PR is going way down this year! Good luck with your training.

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