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Stratton Faxon New Haven 20k

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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
Barefoot Lifetime Miles:						114.25
K12- Black Lifetime Miles:						401.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 1) Lifetime Miles:						341.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 2) Lifetime Miles:						366.00
Kinvara 14 Neon Lifetime Miles:						388.00
Kinvara 14/teal Lifetime Miles:						520.50
Kinvara Blue/red Lifetime Miles:						377.00
Kinvara 15 (blue/grey) Lifetime Miles:						238.50
Kinvara 14 Green Lifetime Miles:						280.00

Mon, Sep 01, 2008

Race: Stratton Faxon New Haven 20k (12.43 Miles) 01:26:12, Place overall: 250, Place in age division: 50

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

Mixed feeling about today's race. First of all, I was happy to finish under a 7 minute pace. However, I did a poor job in pacing. Felt great at the start! First 2 miles kept a 6:30 pace which seemed incredibly easy. There may have been a mistake on the mile marker for mile three which indicated I took 7 min on mile 3, so I picked up the pace. Mile four was where I became overly aggressive and paid for it...did a 6 minute mile (what was I thinking?). Kept the pace at 6:50 for miles 5 and 6, then somewhere around mile 7 or 8 hit a slight hill. This almost ruined me (ran one of the miles at 7:30...it's all blending now). At mile 9 a friend passed me which helped tremendously in my return to just a couple seconds over a 7 minute pace. Mile 10 my training partner, Ed, gave me a big swat on the butt and stuck with me for a mile before taking off. Mile 11 began a slight decline and I was able to return to just under a 7 minute pace for the final stretch.

My overall time was 1:26:12 for the 20k (6:56 pace)...with a smarter pacing strategy I may have had closer to a 6:45-50 pace in me. Again, I'm happy with the result and have learned from the experience.

The winner ran the course in 59:11. There were just over 2,000 runners in the event with several elites. It was an enjoyable day!

Overall mileage was 14 (warm-ups included).

903's- 22 miles

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From smally on Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 20:44:44

Sending a prayer your way this fall for your marathon, Boston or not sounds like your blessed.

Hope to see you in Boston 09!!

From MichelleL on Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 23:34:10

Good job on the sub - 7 effort. Most races are about learning how to race better, so it sounds like you've done a couple of good things today. Your weight is just falling off - that's what happens with good training. Sounds like you've reached one of your long term goals too.

From Robert on Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 10:05:58

Good job. Keep this race in perspective. Don't expect PRs while you are running near your historical max miles/wk, not tapering, and losing weight (yes, I said losing weight). I blew up up on a half about 2 mo. before G-ma's this year. I beat myself up about it until I realized I ran 11 x 400 hard hill repeats 3 days before the half. Stay focused on the bigger goal while not losing touch with where you came from is the key (i.e. patience).

From rockness18 on Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 14:16:46

Thanks...learning, patience, focus- all taken to heart. Having looked at each of your blogs, all ears to your insight and encouragement!

From smally on Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 15:52:58

Look forward to meeting you at Boston! My email address is miles26.2@gmail.com if you ever need anything.

Todd

From JimF on Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 00:32:17

Good job on keeping it under 7 minute pace. This is a solid result and should give you confidence going into your marathon. I'm sure you will gain a lot experience from this race and just help you in the future.

From jtshad on Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 09:57:50

Just saw this race report, great work. Your training is paying off, great avg. pace! More race experiences at these distances will help you with your overall pacing and race strategy. I agree with Robert that this is a great start and you are still working your way through training increases, so the PR's (and BQ) will come.

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