Rhett

December 21, 2024

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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

Optometrist

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Salomon Sense Pro 4 Lifetime Miles:						320.00
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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

Tue, Apr 03, 2018

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

6 on the trails followed by core.

I tried to maintiain all the form focuses I've added over the last month and I added a metronome to my running this morning set a 90 beats per minute. I tried to keep my cadence with my right foot landing on each beat for a total of 180 strides per minute. That is the first time I've ever run with a metronome. It was just a smidge faster cadence than I am used to, but it was cool how I could run the downhills fast at the same cadence as I ran the uphills slow.

Altra Lone Peaks Miles: 6.00

Comments

From Martin on Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 16:11:13 from 89.14.205.199

Great topic, I�m just not sure about it. Daniels claimed those 180 strides per minute. He studied runners in the Olympics from 800m to marathon and discovered that stride rates were almost the same in each event, namely 180(that was out of my memoroy, correct me if I am wrong).

I�m often thinking about that and right now, I believe there�s a difference between the level of effort. You can�t for example jog very, very easy with a stride rate of 180. Also, my stride rate rises when I am running faster. Generally, it�s a very good thing to work on stride rate!

From Rhett on Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 18:29:44 from 66.185.237.66

That's the key. Even when going slow at up a hill or during warm up or cool down I was doing 180 spm. It is just about stride length and keeping the stride completely behind me so I am landing with my foot underneath me not reaching in front.

From Tom Slick on Wed, Apr 04, 2018 at 08:59:09 from 174.148.152.29

Rhett - I love this topic, I've been working on this concept my entire running life...hope I can master it some day soon.

From Martin on Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 05:53:34 from 77.177.92.111

Had 172 on average yesterday. Pretty close!

From Rhett on Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 09:53:58 from 66.185.238.62

Well done Martin.

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