Rhett

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Location:

Lake Havasu City,AZ,

Member Since:

Sep 29, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

23 marathons

6 Bostons (2007-2011, 2017)

3 Half Ironmans

2 Ironmans

3 50 Milers

1 Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim

Marathon PR:

~~2:59:00 St. George 2008~~

2:58:03 Boston 2010

1/2 Marathon PR:

~~1:25:41 Havasu Half 2009~~

1:24:09 Painter's St.George 2010

Half Ironman PR:

5:25:02 HITS Havasu 2014

5K PR:

~~18:23 LHC Turkey Trot 2014~~

18:22 LHC Turkey Trot 2017

50 mile PR:

7:56:14 Avalon50 2016

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~Break 3 hours again~~

~~Doing it a Boston would be sweet!~~

It was sweet!

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Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun!

Personal:

Married

4 kids

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Fri, Mar 27, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
4.50	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.00	5.00

I did a nice easy run this morning, getting ready for tomorrows Boston simulation 23 miler. During the last mile of my 5 mile run I did a 3 minute all out sprint that has left my lungs sore for a few hours. I do that to kick off my carb loading following the Aussie Carb Loading Plan. Then I started my high glycemic index carb loading as soon as I got home with a bowl of mashed potatos. Now that I'm doing the whole foods thing, it is not quite as fun to carb load. No more PopTarts, cereal bars, or other processed foods, so I'm sticking with baked potatos, mashed potatos from my potato pearls in my food storage (yum), beagles, white breads (which I don't usually eat), and plain Chex (rice and corn mixture) cereal. I may mix in a bit of pasta tonight as well.

This will be my first long run of this training cycle that I actually did any carb loading for. Hopefully I'll feel great tomorrow. I'm going to try and do as well as Smooth did in simulating a Boston course and I think I will even take GUs every 4 miles like I do in the marathon.

SpeedStar 2 Miles: 5.00

Comments

From Smooth on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 13:53:33 from 71.36.65.79

Sounds like a good plan. Do you like sweet potato? I LOV'EM! Be sure to eat the last meal (breakfast) same time, same thing as in the marathon. Hope the weather co-operates for you in the morning. GOOD LUCK and enjoy your Boston simulator 23 miler. Can't wait to hear how it goes.

From Andy on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 14:10:38 from 159.212.71.25

Do you really eat beagles? Mine just died a few months ago and had I known that was part of your diet I would have sent her to you. Good luck with your long run tomorrow.

From Rhett on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 14:22:20 from 170.215.58.122

They are best deep fried Andy and since I'm not currently eating fried foods, I guess I'll have to eat bagels instead of beagles this time.

From Rhett on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 14:25:09 from 170.215.58.122

Smooth, I love sweet potatos. May I'll have to pick one up at the store and bake it tonight.

From Kathie on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 14:35:40 from 207.155.176.10

Way to go you got me hooked on pop tarts and now you don't eat them any more? Oh well I love potato pearls, just add garlic salt and cheese!

Thought the whole beagle thing was really funny!

From huans32 on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 14:42:06 from 138.64.2.76

Right on Rhett. I cant wait to see how this run goes man. Sounds like you have found a great carbo load that really works for you. To bad it sounds like you dont do it all that often. But I will have to try it on my 16+ runs.

From DonGardinero on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 14:51:53 from 75.162.166.215

Good luck on your run tomorrow, Rhett. You are so focused, you're putting me to shame.

The whole beagle/bagle thing had me laughing hard. Fun stuff!!!

From timp on Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 20:52:29 from 68.166.4.121

ok - so what is a potato pearl?

From Rhett on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 13:26:01 from 170.215.58.122

Tim, potato pearls are like dehydarated potato flakes, but they are in tiny little balls instead of flakes and the are way yummier and more like real mashed potatos. I just eat them plain and I love them.

From DonGardinero on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 14:22:07 from 75.162.169.70

How was your 23 miler, Rhett?

From Rhett on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 14:29:03 from 170.215.58.122

It went more than great Dale. Thanks for asking. I'm at work and don't have my Garmin so I'm waiting till I get home to post a good report, but I posted a quick review of it over on the forum if you want a sneak peak.

From DonGardinero on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 15:20:03 from 75.162.169.70

Glad to hear it went well. I'll check it out.

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