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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
Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.650.001.65

Today I drove to the biggest hill close by my house and ran up it a couple of times. It is only 100 feet of elevation gain over 0.2 miles but I guess it is a start. I ran up and down that 2x plus up several other smaller hills. average pace was 9:10/mile

Weight: 217.00
Comments
From TheMr.K on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 14:03:38 from 168.179.185.33

That's a 9.5% grade. That's respectable. Did you sprint the hill? If so, how long to get to the top?

From trickydick on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 14:30:11 from 198.60.159.10

I didn't really sprint to the top. I just tried to maintain the normal pace. Nikeplus showed that I stayed pretty steady. A little slower up the hill the second time.

From TheMr.K on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 14:50:17 from 168.179.185.33

you should try it next time. regular hill sprints will make you much faster.

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