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Member Since:

Aug 10, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon PR - 3:05 (3:06 at Boston)

Completed a dozen marathons and a handful of 50 mile ultras.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Consistent aerobic and strength training.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Participate in 5k and 10k races.

Personal:

I started more dedicated running and racing in my thirties.  Eventually I developed symptomatic bradycardia and SVT which required a cardiac pacemaker implant and a cardiac cath ablation.  It has taken a long time to get back to running consistently again.  Counting my blessings and trying to remain more balanced with fitness.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 879.94
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1324.313.508.505.401341.71
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
25.500.000.000.0025.50

catch up entry for the week

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.900.000.000.0016.90

catch up entry for the week

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
23.700.000.000.0023.70

catch up entry for the week

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
23.700.000.000.0023.70

catch up entry for the week

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.800.000.000.0032.80

catch up entry for the week

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
30.200.000.000.0030.20

catch up entry for the week

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
28.300.000.000.0028.30

catch up entry for the week

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
25.600.000.000.0025.60

catch up entry for the week

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
25.100.000.000.0025.10

catch up entry for the week

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.100.000.000.0018.10

catch up entry for the week

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles moderate (8:48 avg), felt sick like I'm coming down with something afterward.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

sick

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

sick

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

recovered illness last week, working from home now

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

working from home, stressed out from everything

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles easy with some walking breaks during the last couple of miles (9:56 avg).  Finally got my stressed butt outside to try and pick up running again.  Past several weeks have been crazy stressful and I've become a hermit of sorts.  

Comments
From jtshad on Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 11:30:03 from 75.174.22.68

Hang in there, we all need to focus on our faith and God who is in control.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

3 miles on the treadmill, easy on the with some walking breaks.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

6 miles easy (9:26 avg), feels good to get our early and start the day with an easy run.  Anything to get my mind off all the crap going on in the world.

4 miles easy on the treadmill before lunch.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles easy running this morning after rain storms.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles easy with some walking breaks during last mile (9:42 avg).  Feels good to be running and logging again.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

6 miles on the treadmill easy with 4 x 30 sec pickups.  Wimped out because super windy.

Strength training and 1 mile on the treadmill afterward.

Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 13:43:07 from 67.177.30.39

It's nice to have the option of the treadmill - especially these days.

From Bob on Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 16:32:25 from 98.212.23.173

Yes, good to hear from you. Hope you are doing well.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles easy morning run.  Beautiful day in store.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

6 miles moderately easy with a walking break during last mile.  Fantastic weather.

4 miles very slow before lunch.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles easy run before lunch, a struggle.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles before lunch, feeling much better.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles easy morning run with a couple walking breaks.  Really nice morning.

1 hour of strength training before dinner.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.250.000.000.009.25

Morning run of about 90 minutes.  Still sore from strength training a couple days ago, but felt ok for most part.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.900.000.000.009.90

Early morning run of about 90 mminutes.  Legs no longer super sore after taking several days off.  Overworked them with strength training and ended up with DOMS.  

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.600.000.000.009.60

Morning run of around 90 minutes.  Cold out.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Morning run of around 45 minutes.  Cold out!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.900.000.000.004.90

Morning run of 45 minutes on the treadmill.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.850.000.000.009.85

Morning run 90 minutes.  Good endurance today.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.540.000.000.009.54

Morning run of 90 minutes.  Slow jogging parts.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.500.000.000.009.50

Morning run of 90 minutes.  Couple walking breaks during back half.

Strength training 50 minutes.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.360.000.000.009.36

Slow morning run of 90 minutes.  Burning carbon.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.700.000.000.004.70

Morning run 45 minutes on the treadmill.  Raining.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.700.000.000.009.70

Afternoon run of 90 minutes before rain rolls through.  Went out a bit too fast.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.600.000.000.004.60

Morning run 45 minutes on the treadmill again due to heavy rain.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Run before lunch, messing around, some walking and very slow jogging.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Late morning run, legs feeling fresh.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Morning run, nothing fancy.

Strength training before supper.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Run before lunch.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Morning run 10 miles, tough, legs were dead.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.700.000.000.004.70

Treadmill run with rain and cold outside.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Morning run with a couple walking breaks.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Morning run, bit slower but no walking breaks.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.600.000.000.008.60

Morning run, feeling a little malaise for most of it.

Strength training 1 hour.

Comments
From jtshad on Thu, May 14, 2020 at 12:17:50 from 141.221.191.225

Keep up the great work! Hope you and the family are doing well and being safe.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

Morning run 4.5 mi on the treadmill due to rain.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Morning run 9 mi (9:33 avg).  Feeling pretty good considering I'm basically carrying a 40lb pack.

Strength training 1 hour.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.600.000.000.0011.60

Morning run 11.6 mi, warm out, couple of walking breaks.  What's the hurry?

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Morning run before the rain moves in again (9:21 avg).

Strength training for 1 hour later in the day.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Treadmill run as it's raining again.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Morning run of 6 mi (9:37 avg).

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.900.000.000.0010.90

Jog and walk mix for nearly 11 miles.  Enjoying the morning before rain moves in again.  Had some mental set backs this week.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Strength training 1 hour.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Morning run 6 mi with a walking break.  Gonna be a hot one today!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Easy 7 miles on a beautiful morning.

Easy 3 miles before strength training for 45 minutes.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

Jog and walk 6.5 miles.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.900.000.000.004.90

Not feeling it so went for about 5 miles.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

7 miles morning and 4 miles before lunch.

Sttength training 1 hour.

 

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

6.5 miles in the morning, struggling in muggy buggsville

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 miles very easy pace.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9 miles all easy pace, feelings of depression coming on hard

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9 miles easy pace, near perfect conditions

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.000.006.30

6.3 miles easy pace, feeling heavy n clunky

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles easy pace, feeling quite tired at the end.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles easy pace

1 hour strength training

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles easy pace

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles easy pace, 5 x short pickups

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.500.000.000.0011.50

10 miles easy pace with some walking breaks.  Difficult due to humidity.

1.5 miles easy pace

1 hour strength training

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.150.000.000.0010.15

10 miles easy pace

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles easy jog and walk

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.400.000.000.006.40

6.4 miles easy jog and walk

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.800.000.000.004.80

4.8 miles, 5 x 2 min moderate pace, 2 x drills during cooldown.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.750.000.000.001.75

Jog followed by strength training.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

3.5 miles jog and walk, 4 x strides.  Messing around with heart rate, pacemaker needs adjusting.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles jog

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.400.000.000.005.40

5.4 miles easy 

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Easy run with 4 x strides.  Very hot and humid morning.

Strength training 1 hour.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Easy run with 3 x drills circuit.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles with 8 x 20s hard strides

Strength training 50 minutes

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles with 2 x drills circuit

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Easy run with 5 x 60s hard efforts

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Easy run

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

17 mile bike ride

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

8 mile bike ride

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Easy run with 3 x drills superset

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles of running with fartleks

Strength training 45 minutes

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

13 miles of cycling (15.6 mph avg)

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles of running (10:35 pace avg)

7.2 miles of cycling (9 mph avg)

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.930.000.000.009.93

9.9 miles of running with fartleks

Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sat, Aug 01, 2020 at 11:20:44 from 67.177.30.39

No one can accuse you of an obsession with round numbers!

Or with fudging your mileage :-)

From Bob on Sat, Aug 01, 2020 at 11:52:54 from 98.212.23.173

hahaha! use to be that guy that would run until a round number, but now i just plug in what the ole garmin says. :)

From jtshad on Sat, Aug 01, 2020 at 12:40:37 from 65.129.150.102

I just run my known routes and get to the closest whole number, figure the slight over and under's catch up with one another.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles slow

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

5 miles of cycling

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles running with 8 x strides

Strength training 45 min

Comments
From jtshad on Mon, Aug 03, 2020 at 15:33:48 from 141.221.191.225

Hope you and your family and doing well and staying safe.

From Bob on Mon, Aug 03, 2020 at 15:49:45 from 98.212.23.173

Yes, trying to make the best of things. Hope you are keeping safe as well.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.750.000.000.006.75

6 miles of miserable running after work, full stomach and bubbling GI.

Some walking with family later.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles of slightly faster running.

6.4 miles of cycling after supper.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20

6.2 miles, feeling tired for some reason so walked some parts.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

7 miles morning (9:57 avg).

3 miles afternoon

Strength training 

 

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.350.000.000.006.35

6 mile sufferfest in the heat.  One of those times where you say "should have gotten this done earlier".

Comments
From rockness18 on Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 16:00:40 from 68.71.169.204

Great to see you still hitting the pavement!

From Bob on Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 11:19:19 from 12.104.218.250

Hey thanks Dave!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.600.000.000.008.60

8.6 miles early morning

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9 miles in the morning, nothing fancy

Strength training 1 hour

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.800.000.000.008.80

8.8 miles in mid-morning heat, mixed in a handful of easy surges during back half.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.100.000.000.009.10

9 miles slightly easier feeling

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Easy cycling for 45 minutes.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

Easy running with some walking for 8.5 miles

Strength training for 1 hour

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.700.000.000.008.70

Easy running with some walking for 8.7 miles

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Moderate cycling for 57 minutes.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Rest and resetting plans.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.800.000.000.004.80

Morning run mod-hard pace.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Bike ride for 42 minutes at effort level 1-2 out of 5.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.600.000.000.002.60

Walked for 40 minutes during lunch.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.002.000.006.00

Ran 6 miles before work at effort level 3-4 out of 5.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.400.000.000.005.40

Easy jog 5.4 miles.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.700.000.000.002.70

Nice walk with the Mrs.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

Easy pace 6.5 miles on a cool dark morning.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.756.00

Easy pace run with 5 x 1 min intervals

Strength training 45 min

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.650.000.000.002.65

Brisk walk during lunch for 43 min

Biked after work for 36 min

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.400.000.000.006.40

Easy paced morning run, chilly beautiful weather

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.350.000.000.006.35

Easy morning run, stretch afterward

Strength training 45 min

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.440.000.000.006.44

Morning run with strides, stretch afterward

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.340.000.000.006.34

Morning run at easy paces

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.600.002.000.006.60

Easy pace with 2 miles at threshold, which felt too hard.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.001.000.008.00

Usual morning run with 1 mi faster.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Morning run, warm out.  A lot on my mind after visiting one of the kids in college yesterday.  She's having a miserable experience, mostly due to the university itself and not Covid.  So she's changing things up after the semester.  We have too many universities and too little real world learning.  

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.700.000.000.507.20

Easy run with 8 x 100m strides.  Much cooler and cloudy this morning, but still in shorts and t-shirt.

Strength training before supper.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Suppose to be easy run but it wasn't after yesterday's strength session.  Still tinkering with strength all these years.  Hard to incorporate into a running program.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.700.000.001.407.10

Easy run with 5 x 2 min intervals

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.002.000.000.0012.00

12 miles with 2 miles around marathon pace, which I'm not sure what that is anymore.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.508.50

Tough run, felt weak and washed out so took some walking breaks and added some strides near the end.

Strength training 1 hour.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Run with various tempo and marathon pace surges throughout, not worried about pace or distance.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Strength training 1 hour.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.100.000.000.008.10

Strong steady pace throughout.  Feeling good.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Morning run 8 miles, feels easier with recent adjustments to pacemaker.

Strength training 1 hour.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Morning 7 miles

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Morning run with 6 x strides.  Running feels good with the cool autumn weather.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Windy run

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.001.501.500.008.00

Usual run with 3 x 1 mile repeats at threshold to marathon pace.

Stength training 1 hour.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.200.000.000.007.20

Easy run, legs were dead.  Still haven't found the right balance of running and strength training without the next three days being a stuggle fest.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.200.000.000.008.20

Easy run

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Spin bike for 30 minutes followed by strength training for 45 minutes.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.250.000.000.002.25

Early morning jog and walk on the treadmill.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

Jog and walk combo injury recovery

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Jog and walk combo for injury recovery.  Very windy and cold but sunny.

Strength training about 30 minutes.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

Slow jogging while recovering from injury.  Making progress.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.800.000.000.006.80

Easy running and jogging, still recovering from injury

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Felt pretty good until the last couple of miles.  Injury is still there.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Morning run followed by strength training.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Solid run this morning.  Injury nearly gone.

Strength workout 30 minutes

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.000.004.25

Morning miles on the treadmill followed by strength training.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles easy

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.100.000.000.006.10

6 miles easy

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9 miles easy and strength training

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.400.000.000.006.40

6.4 miles on the treadmill, faster finish

 

 

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.000.006.30

6.3 miles on treadmill again, faster finish

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.007.10

Black Friday special run of 7 miles

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.400.000.000.006.40

Running on the mill to measure HR closely, tinkering around with breathing rate which controls my HR

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.400.000.000.006.40

Morning run in the cold for 6.4 miles.  Not too bad.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.000.006.30

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.100.000.000.008.10

A couple of runs and strength training today.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Run during lunch, surprisingly lively legs with warmish temps.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Morning run on the treadmill, atlternating easy and fast every quarter mile

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Forced myself to get outside for a run in the cold.

Strength training

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Outside trip, feeling pretty good.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Morning run outside

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Great morning run.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.700.000.000.007.70

Run before lunch

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Morning run on the mill

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Morning run outside

Strength training 30 minutes

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.002.000.007.00

Morning run, 20 minute warmup followed by 4 x 4 min moderate + 4 min easy

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Morning run on the mill.  Stiff legs.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Run before lunch.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Lunch hour run

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.700.000.000.007.70

Mid morning run, cold and windy.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.750.000.002.257.00

Morning run on treadmill, 4 x 4 min intervals

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1324.313.508.505.401341.71
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