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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
46.924.080.550.0051.55
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.010.000.000.0015.01

WAR group met at Ben Geren for a run in memory of Jacob. You could run whatever distance you wanted but most of the crew did 13ish. I added some twists and turns and got up to 15 miles. Thought about him a lot, since with my twists and turns I was running alone. I maintained a decent but not great pace and took a couple of short walk breaks; it was in the 60s, dry and breezy so I felt I was dehydrating a bit even with two water stops. Got it done though. Had a thought during the run that Three Bridges should be renamed in his honor, and posted that on the 3B26 page when I got home. We'll see if anyone shoots or salutes...

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.753.300.000.009.05

Good run after work, went to the amphitheater the back way. By the time I got there, my legs felt good and I dropped the hammer down the hill and all the way back to Mercy Ortho. So I can run that fast for 3+ miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.300.000.000.008.30

Easy run in the cold wind with WC in the teens. Handled it OK except it felt like my cheeks would fall off. Found a new way to negotiate the Phoenix/Old Greenwood area without ever going over or under the freeway, involving 46th Street (at FedEx) and Savannah. I went over the freeway, then left on OG and left on Savannah to get back to Phoenix. Ah, the joys of exploration... Kept it slow, 10:10 average, and that was fine.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.280.000.0010.28

Nice late afternoon progression run, Got hammered at work so decided to sleep instead of a dawn run. Good choice, I think, Legs felt strong, it was cold but not bitterly so, and I was able to maintain a good pace and then build on it. This run felt a lot more manageable than a lot of slower runs I've done. Weather helps, but I'm stronger too. Now if I can just get rid of this spare tire...

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.320.000.000.002.32

Treadmill run on either side of midnight. Got in 2+ before the witching hour, got a drink, then got back on to finish...

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.540.500.550.006.59

Treadmill run straddling midnight. After a water break at the witching hour, got back on at 6.3 for 36 minutes, then started cranking it. Did four minutes at GMP then the last four at >GMP. Treadmill shocked me repeatedly, which I've never had happen in seven years of winter treadmill sessions. I know it's dry and stuff, but like I said, I've run in plenty of dry rooms with nary a spark. Just annoying, really. I ended up grabbing the handles for a good bit of the run just to keep the static from building up.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
46.924.080.550.0051.55
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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