Getting back to Boston

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Location:

Fort Smith,AR,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Dec. 5, 2009 -- St. Jude Memphis Marathon, 3:31:56. Boston qualifier for 2011. Two-time Boston finisher. 19 marathons so far in 10 states, Canada, Germany, England and Sweden. Next up: London (4/25/17)

5K -- 21:57; 10K -- 45:54; 20K-- 1:42:39, Half -- 1:39:30. All subject to improvement. Maybe. Or maybe not.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Short-term: Just get my motivation back and go from there

Long-Term Running Goals:

A lot of marathons, and other distances, slowly.

Personal:

Physician assistant/hospitalist, divorced since December 2010, one child (son). Ran high school track, took 10 years off, ran a 15K on my 25th birthday, took off next 21 years.
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Sat, Aug 07, 2010
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.940.000.000.003.94

Yuck. Really, really bad run. Felt weak, nauseated, maybe a little reflux. It was in the 70s, but felt a lot warmer due to the bright sunshine. I had planned to do 5, but shut it down early. No sense taking any extra risks, given that I don't have health insurance for another three weeks... Finished the week with 5 runs for 29 miles. I just think I'll be doing a lot better once this heat wave subsides.

Thinking about my training once I ramp it up. Hudson stresses HMP and MP running. Which is fine. I think what I'm going to do is base MP on my VDOT number, instead of on the 3:30 goal. My VDOT says I can go sub-3:25, which means about 7:48 pace. I will try to use that pace when the schedule calls for MP.

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