Getting back to Boston

Valentine's Day 5K

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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
27.800.000.003.1130.91
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.600.000.000.008.60

Very nice run this morning. Tiffany wanted to go with me, which would have been a very nice diversion, but she texted me at 5:15 a.m. to back out. Oh well. Waited until after 6:30 to start, and did it progression style as usual. Last 2.6 were sub 9:00, overall average 9:20 for 8.6. Kinda run I need to do more often (and a little faster, to be honest). It was cold, but comfortable in long sleeves, gloves and tights, and I probably could have skipped the tights.

Now to work on rescheduling that run with Tiffany. We can discuss Friday when I get my massage... 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.480.000.000.008.48

Progression run along the canal near the Biltmore in Phoenix. Legs were kinda heavy for the first mile or so until I got going, then I went into a flow and got faster and faster. Got down to sub-9 eventually.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.130.000.000.005.13

Slow run along the canal in Phoenix. Felt warmer than the listed 72 degrees, and I worked up quite a sweat, even with the dry heat. So when I got back to the hotel, the bellman gave me a cold bottle of water. Exactly what the PA ordered! Home tomorrow, easy run with Kathy L on Friday, race on Saturday, do something on Sunday.

Got a call from Jim Robb while I was out running. Looks like there has been a resolution. Not what I wanted, but probably what I expected. He was already gone when I returned the call, but I'll get with him tomorrow or Friday and find out exactly where things stand. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.090.000.000.003.09

Slow and easy with Kathy L. Off to Russellville tomorrow.

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Race: Valentine's Day 5K (3.11 Miles) 00:22:51, Place overall: 42, Place in age division: 4
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.003.115.61

Limited goals for this race. Just wanted to get my legs going faster than 8:00 pace for the first time in a long time. Succeeded in that pursuit. Secondary goal was getting under 23:00. Did that too, with nine seconds to spare. If I'd caught the guy in front of me, I'd have gotten my third straight AG award in that race, but not quite. Fourth in AG, 42nd overall is OK. It was about 40 but felt a lot colder with the wind. Fortunately, the trees kept the course pretty well screened from the wind. Maybe I can take this and build on it speedwise.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
27.800.000.003.1130.91
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