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!

UPCOMING RACES

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun!

Personal:

Married

4 kids

Optometrist

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Salomon Sense Pro 4 Lifetime Miles:						320.00
Salomon Ultra Pro Lifetime Miles:						387.00
NB 1500 V6 Lifetime Miles:						219.00
Adizero Pro Lifetime Miles:						57.00
Hoka Clifton 8 Lifetime Miles:						346.00
Brooks Ghost 14 Lifetime Miles:						343.00
Brooks Ghost 14 #3 Lifetime Miles:						163.00
Inov8 G270 Lifetime Miles:						20.00

Fri, Jan 08, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
15.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.00

I woke up this morning and the themometer read 53 degrees! I had to check the other one we have and sure enough it also said 53 degees! What a great morning for a great run!

Today I had a 16 mile fun run planned. On my 16 milers I like to run what I call my fun pace. It's the pace where I don't feel like I'm holding back like I do on longer runs and I don't feel like I'm pushing hard like I do on shorter runs. I do it on a seriously rolling hill course, so my mile splits fluctuate a lot. After the 15th mile I decided to let my legs go and run a comfortably hard pace. I did the last mile in 6:31 and still felt pretty good, but was glad to be done. And guess what. I had a great, fun time running this morning.

Total run 16 miles, 1:57:26 AP 7:20

30 minutes jump rope

ab work on the fitness ball

SpeedStar 2 #2 Miles: 16.00

Comments

From Kathie on Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 13:30:45 from 63.248.105.188

Did you post the temperature before or after you read how cold it is up here? If it was after you are a cruel cruel man!

I am glad you had a great run even if I am jealous of the temps.

From Teena Marie on Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 14:20:45 from 174.52.45.85

7:20 AP fun???? Only you!!!! And to hit a 6:31 in the end!!! WOW!!!

Very impressive!!! :)

From Mack on Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 14:45:05 from 71.111.182.118

Nice job Rhett. How do you feel you are going to do at Painters? Do you have a goal time?

From Rhett on Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 15:02:24 from 216.67.211.75

Kathie, I wasn't trying to be cruel, just excited at how warm it was.

Teena, thanks

Mack, I have no goal time for Painter's. I do not plan to do any tapering except I'll probably take the Friday before the race off. It will just depend on how my legs are feeling that day.

From Smooth on Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 15:42:01 from 174.23.217.47

HOW COOL is that? Sounds like a PERFECT FUN run! I might be able to do 7:20 AP in my next life! Your run puts a smile on my face! :)

Can't wait to see you at Painter's. Are you going to Cougar's bday bash?

From Rhett on Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 16:26:00 from 216.67.211.75

Smooth, yep, I'm planning on heading over to Cougar's. Hopefully there will be a decent number of forumites there.

From DonGardinero on Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 21:05:37 from 152.216.7.5

16 miles in 1:27:26? You should kill at Painter's. You should finish in about 1:15:xx. Cool.

From Teena Marie on Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 22:27:47 from 174.52.45.85

Good thing you got in that extra workout!!!! Who could be satisfied with 16 at 7:20???

You are CRAZY!!!!

From timp on Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 12:26:50 from 68.164.215.197

nice run!

From Rhett on Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 20:11:42 from 74.32.208.70

Oops, I just read Dale's comment. I typoed. It was 1:57:26 which is a 7:20 pace, 1:27 for 16 miles would be crazy fast.

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