Getting back to Boston

Week starting Aug 10, 2014

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesSpiderpig's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2008200920102011201220132014201520162017
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.

Ukraine Can Win With Crowdfunded Drones!
Click to Donate
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
62.951.900.002.4067.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.410.000.000.0010.41

Enormously stressful night at work. At 6:30 I was reasonably sure I'd go home and crash. Then the last cup of coffee kicked in. So I went downstairs and hit the treadmill for 97 minutes of stress management at sub-9:30 pace. It worked. I might have even felt some endorphins. Then I went home and crashed for eight hours, hard. Tonight's the "supermoon" so it might be even worse.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

2 a.m. treadmill run on a (blissfully) slow night at work so far, thanks to Liza taking the pager. Steady 10:00 pace, interrupted by the 60:00 limit. Actually I'd just planned to do 6 anyway, but decided to reload for another 10 minutes since I felt pretty good. Now I can readjust to daylight hours today without having to fit a run into the mix.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.100.000.000.0018.10

Up at the crack o' chickens for 4.5 with the gang, then kept going for another 2+ hours. Legs felt pretty heavy but was still able to hold low-9 pace for the last few miles, when I wasn't giving in to the walk monster. All in all a decent run. With a month and a day to go, I needed a decent long run, and I did it on pretty tired legs (10 on Sunday, 7 yesterday).

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.020.000.000.006.02

Crack o' chickens run through south FS with Sheri and James. I was sore and they were leaving me, at least until the last two miles. Just got it done. Then left for Bryant at 6 a.m. after showering.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.420.680.000.408.50

Good strong progression this morning from the schoolhouse. Took it easy for the first 4 except for the big downhills. Picked it up on the uphill on the bike trail and kept past the school, around the lake, down Free and Veterans and Custer to Chad Colley, then capped it off with hill sprints on Massard. Amazing what a good night's sleep did for me.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.002.007.00

Tried to do 8-10 Yasso 800s today. Didn't have it, and felt a twinge in my left thigh, so I shut it down after four reps. Still wound up as a 7 mile workout and the four reps I did were at the proper speed, so I think it will be of benefit. Maybe I'll try again next week.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.001.220.000.0010.22

Trespassed on I-49 for a while this morning, then I dropped the hammer after we got off the freeway. Felt pretty good after the first two miles. Last mile and a quarter was at MP.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
62.951.900.002.4067.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements