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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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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
Wed, Dec 30, 2015
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.000.000.000.000.0020.00

My last longish run before my race.

TM for 20 miles at 8:00 pace.

Avg HR 131

Let the serious taper begin now!  10 more days.

I find this run quite remarkable.  Six months ago I started doing all my running by HR keeping at or below 141.  Six months ago, to keep my HR at or below 141 for just 1 mile on the TM, it took me 8:30.  Today I did 20 miles at 8:00 pace and averaged a HR 131.  I think that is crazy.

Oh, and I went over 400 miles for the month today. I had never gone over 300 miles for a month before this month.

Brooks PureConnect Miles: 20.00
Comments
From Hillbilly Runner on Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 11:19:53 from 76.122.210.58

Rest up and enjoy your "Taper Time" you've had a Great training cycle. This 50 miler is going to be a walk in the park for you.

From Matt Schreiber on Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 21:00:49 from 66.17.104.128

That's some pretty solid volume. 20+ on the treadmill is tough. Nice work.

Happy New Year!

From Rhett on Sat, Jan 02, 2016 at 12:52:20 from 66.87.64.68

Thanks HBR. I'm going to try and enjoy the taper.

Matt. I figured 20 on the TM would help with my mental toughness.

From DaleG on Sat, Jan 02, 2016 at 18:23:12 from 170.72.51.221

Very impressive. The only way I can keep my heart rate that low is by walking. Even during my slowest runs my HR is over 150. I can't wait to see how you do at the 50 miler

From Tom K on Sat, Jan 02, 2016 at 19:16:22 from 174.58.54.215

That is a very big month, man. Wow. Enjoy the taper.

From Derunzo on Sat, Jan 02, 2016 at 19:45:29 from 98.229.177.205

Awesome stuff Rhett. Have fun out there man!

From Rhett on Sun, Jan 03, 2016 at 16:44:16 from 66.87.67.112

Dale. Thanks. I would recommend low HR training to anyone even if you have to walk mostly at first. When I first started I did a lot of walking whenever my HR would go over 141. It only works though if you cut all refined carbs out of your diet also.

Tom. Thanks. I've never gone 50 before. Any advice?

DRun. I'm super excited and think it is going to be amazingly fun.

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