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Location:

Tucson,AZ,United States

Member Since:

Nov 05, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

-5K 21:05 TWS 5K 11/16/2013

-10K 45:57 5/2013

-Half: (split from 2nd half of SGM 2013) 1:39:40

-Marathon (2013 SGM) 3:26:07 Official chip time 3:29:30 (had to take a 0.75 mile detour to get my watch).

-Survived Speedgoat 50K 2013 (Time 9:59:51)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Attempting to complete half ironman triathlon.  I've done a decent amount of running but not much else for a while.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and happy.

Run everyday forever.

Personal:

married with kids trying to inspire the family to be healthy and active daily.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
New Balance 1210 #3 Lifetime Miles: 117.56
Saucony Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles: 259.66
Vertical Feet 2015 Lifetime Miles: 909.00
Off Road 2015 Lifetime Miles: 7.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

I was feeling better after a day of rest and some sleep over the weekend so i decided I should try and do Wasson peak since I didn't have to go in to the VA until 9. It was a beautiful morning to go running I was able to get almost all the way to the top and essentially got all the vertical gain out of the run before I has to turn around so I wouldn't be too late for work. the run was slower than it was back in July but it felt good. I am not sure what happened to make me slower I think a combo of the cold, nights, pf pain, and donating blood have taken it out of me. Hopefully I can get built back up to where I was in July. below is the comparison of July to this run.

Wasson peak

Running

Mon, Sep 17, 2012 6:12 AM

Wasson peak

Running

Sat, Jul 14, 2012 7:09 AM

Summary

Distance 7.00 mi 7.54 mi
Time 1:32:31 1:30:40
Avg Speed 4.5 mph 5.0 mph
Avg Pace 13:13 min/mi 12:02 min/mi
Calories 1,205 C 1,333 C
Moving Time 1:28:07 1:28:05
Elapsed Time 1:38:36 1:46:44
Avg Moving Speed 4.8 mph 5.1 mph
Avg Moving Pace 12:35 min/mi 11:41 min/mi
Max Speed 31.9 mph 8.5 mph
Best Pace 1:53 min/mi 7:03 min/mi
Elevation Gain 1,942 ft 2,121 ft
Elevation Loss 1,948 ft 2,095 ft
Min Elevation 2,979 ft 2,982 ft
Max Elevation 4,575 ft 4,664 ft
Avg HR (bpm) 150 bpm 152 bpm
Max HR (bpm) 177 bpm 166 bpm
Avg HR (% of Max) 81 % of Max 82 % of Max
Max HR (% of Max) 96 % of Max 90 % of Max
Avg HR (z) 4.1 z 4.2 z
Max HR (z) 5.6 z 5.0 z

Laps

Split Time Distance Avg Pace Time Distance Avg Pace
1 11:49 1.00 11:49 10:42 1.00 10:42
2 18:04 1.00 18:04 16:31 1.00 16:31
3 15:18 1.00 15:18 14:30 1.00 14:30
4 16:40 1.00 16:40 15:26 1.00 15:26
5 10:31 1.00 10:31 10:33 1.00 10:33
6 11:48 1.00 11:48 9:39 1.00 9:39
7 8:21 1.00 8:21 9:05 1.00 9:05
8 :03 0.00 12:38 4:14 0.54 7:51

 

Vertical Feet 2012 Miles: 1942.00Off Road Miles 2012 Miles: 7.00Altra Lone Peak Miles: 7.00Wasson Peak Summits 2012 Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From TheMr.K on Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 11:31:00 from 168.179.185.33

eh, that's not that much slower. A couple of higher per mile times but I'm sure it's just a fluke.

From trickydick on Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 11:41:25 from 152.132.9.198

The run in July was 1:30 and I made it to the top so an extra 0.5 miles today it was 1:32.

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