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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
28.163.380.001.0032.54
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.210.000.000.006.21

Interesting morning. Met Tiff at 8 for a 10K run from the Support House. We took it easy on the outward leg, then cooked it on the return. I enjoyed the heck out of it. Then we went to Starbucks and got coffee and talked about the store, and a few other things. I'm sensing some attraction here. I hope she follows through, because I'd like to. She doesn't want to date clients, and I get that, but...

Anyway, back to business. I have the mileage just about ramped up to start the 12/70 next week for Bayshore, which is now 13 weeks away. One hitch I hadn't thought of -- my Mondays will be tied up with either work or Women Can Run until early May, so I'll have to work any speed sessions in some other time. Which can be done. If I do a long run on Sunday, I'm not up for speed work on Monday anyway. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.001.003.00

Mini speed session at SHS. Weather was misty turning to all out rain. Rose and Lionel showed up but left pretty quick, and I was out there alone. Decided to do 4 400s. First at 1:41, then 1:39, 1:34 and 1:32. It was pouring on the last one, which made it easy to decide not to do a fifth rep (I probably wouldn't have anyway). Point was just to get my legs turning over, not to do a big VO2 max session. I'm still hoping I can break 14:00 for that two mile next weekend. Not sure if I'll take tomorrow off or do an easy fish. See how the weather is and how my legs feel, I guess.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.050.000.000.008.05

Fairly easy 8 before work in 1:15 around the horseshoe.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.643.380.000.009.02

Got off work 30 minutes early tonight, went by the Women Can Run meeting, got a few hugs out of the deal, which is always a bonus. Duly inspired, I went home, changed, drove over to Marketplace and decided to convert my 5 miler into 9. Then I decided to put the hammer down. From the Old Greenwood overpass on 540, I ran the last 3.38 in sub-BQ pace. Now I just have to string together 23 more just like it ... Seriously, very happy with that run, especially after a 10 hour day at work. I think that I will really stress MP work this time. That's where I've fallen short in my training since Boston -- not enough at the speed I need.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.260.000.000.006.26

Work got in the way of my running plans yesterday, but out early today at Ben Geren with Kathy L for an easy 6. The conversation was good and the miles kinda flew by, even though we weren't much under 10:00 pace. Good start for my March running.

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28.163.380.001.0032.54
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