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
41.392.250.000.0043.64
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.720.500.000.006.22

Shakeout 10K at the high school after getting back from Alabama. Legs felt better as I went along, as often happens, and mid-60s weather didn't hurt. Last two laps at MP, total time under 57, so not bad for eight days out from a marathon.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.501.500.000.006.00

Treadmill tonight, last 1.5 at MP. Legs felt pretty good, especially after I cranked it to MP. For nine days out, I feel pretty good (keeping in mind that my bonk limited the amount of damage that 26.2 did). Only 69 days to CIM...

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.020.000.000.007.02

Back on the track at MAFC tonight for 93 laps. Averaged 8:38 per mile and felt pretty strong, even when I was interrupted at the 5-mile mark by my pager going off (critical result on a carotid duplex). So I finished the run, put my scrubs back on, went up to the floor, consulted Vascular and went to talk to the patient. This, kids, is why I have to run with my pager sometimes. But that's three good runs in a row, 10 days out from a marathon. Maybe I can pull off this 11-week turnaround.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.260.000.000.006.26

10K at MAFC. Never loosened up, left hammy felt really tight, felt very, very slow. Then I averaged 9:07. What if I'd felt good?

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.860.250.000.008.11

73 minutes slow on the mill, then the last two minutes at MP. Decided to do 8 miler tonight rather than predawn tomorrow and have to rush to get to work. I'll still run predawn, but only a fish. Finished the month with 133 despite basically taking two weeks off.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.030.000.000.0010.03

Eleven hours of work, then dinner, then a beast. Started out thinking 5, then just kinda doubled that. Felt pretty good really; it was cool and dry and the legs weren't too bad. Not too shabby for 14 days after a marathon. Pretty substantial negative split to boot.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
41.392.250.000.0043.64
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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