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Havasu St. Paddy's Day Race

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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
25.403.006.106.000.0040.50
SpeedStar 4 Miles: 13.00SpeedStar 2 #2 Miles: 15.10Addidas Bostons Miles: 12.40
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.003.003.000.000.0013.00

It was a nice week going long and slow, but now back to my normal training.

Today I wanted to get in some tempo paced miles.  Did a TM workout.

2 @ 8:00  warm up

1 @ 7:30 nice and easy

3 @ 6:15 good tempo miles

2 @ 8:00 recovery

3 @ 6:40 marathon pace felt easy today

2 @ 7:30 cooling down

Total 13 miles 1:33:15

Seems like that 30 miler didn't take too much out of me.  Yes!

SpeedStar 4 Miles: 13.00
Comments(5)
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Lower body weights

Abs and core work

30 minutes stair speed intervals

Legs feeling strong today.

Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.006.000.0012.00

Lane had tubes put in his ears this morning, so I was on Dad duty with the other kids.  I'll have to run tonight.

I finally started my run around 7:30 tonight.  I think they had the temperature set on "sauna" at the gym tonight.  

TM at 1% incline

Warm up: 1 mile @8:00, 2 miles @ 7:30

Mile repeats with 2 minute walk breaks:  First 3 @ 6:00 then I had to switch to 0% incline and 3 minute walk breaks for the last 3 but still @ 6:00.

Cool down 1 mile @ 8:00 then 1 mile @ 7:30

Total:  12 miles

I think I lost about 6 lbs in sweat. 

SpeedStar 2 #2 Miles: 12.00
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Same as Tuesday.

Lower body weights

ab and core work

30 minutes Stair speed intervals

Comments(2)
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50 minute elliptical

I decided to run a local 5K tomorrow.  It is a flat course and I have not run a flat 5K in about 5 years so I'm interested to see what kind of time I can get.  I think I'll will mix the race into my long run somehow... maybe run to the race and then home from it.

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Race: Havasu St. Paddy's Day Race (3.1 Miles) 00:18:52, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.400.003.100.000.0015.50

I wanted support the local race this morning and I needed to get in a long run for my Boston training, so I decided to combine them.  After getting up and having a yummy peanut butter and banana sandwich on whole wheat, I grabbed a Gu, and headed out the door to the race.  I wasn't exactly sure how far it was to the race.  It ended up being 5.1 miles, about a mile farther than I was thinking.  I averaged 7:34 on the 5.1 miles, too fast and far for a race warm up.  I had about 10 minutes to down my Gu, drink some water, and get my race number pinned on.  

I was running the 5K.  Doone, my super sexy and now speedy wife, was doing the 10K and Chase and Cade, my 10 and 5 year old boys were doing the 1 mile run.  The 10Kers took off first, then the 5Kers, followed by the milers.  There wasn't much of a field, couldn't have been more the 50 people total for all the races and none of the other local fast guys were racing.  I took off and right from the start could tell my legs were a bit heavy from the run to the race.  I tried to keep the first 2 miles comfortable.  Mile 1- 5:56 and mile 2- 6:04.  I was right were I wanted to be time-wise, but now I could tell I wasn't going to be able to speed up and finish strong like I wanted to, and with no one else close to me to help push me, I just let myself keep the pace strong but comfortable and ended up doing mile 3 in 6:18.  I did miss one turn and have to stop and go back a bit.  That was annoying and sealed the fact that I wasn't going to push into "puke pace".  I averaged 5:43 on the last 0.1 to finish in a slightly disappointing time of 18:52.

 I took first place by about 6 minutes and did set a PR, but I know I can run much faster then that.  I guess I shouldn't run to races anymore.  

I stayed around and cheered Doone into a great finish time of 52:13, a new PR and 4th place woman.  Cade and Chase missed the mile turn around point and ended up running close to two miles.  They got mad and refused to cross the finish line. :-)

 After Doone caught her breath I took off to finish my long run.  I put Cade in charge of receiving my award.  It was a cool little plaque.  I did 7.3 miles more on the way back to my house averaging 7:41.

Total run 15.5 miles, 1 PR, and 1 1st place finish. 

SpeedStar 2 #2 Miles: 3.10Addidas Bostons Miles: 12.40
Comments(7)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
25.403.006.106.000.0040.50
SpeedStar 4 Miles: 13.00SpeedStar 2 #2 Miles: 15.10Addidas Bostons Miles: 12.40
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