Getting back to Boston

Spa 10K

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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
30.520.009.210.2539.98
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.400.000.000.0010.40

Road rash got infected, so I took the last five days off to let it semi-heal. Probably could have run at least a little, but it was a hard week at work, so the extra rest was nice. Got out today at Ben Geren with Kathy M, Kay and Lalita. It was breezy and spitting rain, but never rained much at all, so it will probably open up later. Also supposed to get quite cold. Run went OK, was able to pick up the pace a bit to 9:40ish.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.001.750.255.25

Speed night at the track, and I found myself leading a group of maybe 6 to 8 people running 400s. Which was OK, since it forced me to slow down and not overdo it. We ran the first 7 at just under 8:00 pace, then I decided to blast the last one, and Randy McIntosh blasted it with me. I ran it in 1:35, which is the first time I've gone under 100 seconds in a long, long time. Too bad I can't run 5Ks at that pace. With warm/cool and recovery jogs, did 5+. Nice workout, but not so much that I left my race behind out there. Just sharpened up a bit for Spa.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.750.001.250.005.00

Good run from Marketplace with the ladies.Easy 10 minute warmup, moderate for 10 minutes, push it hard for 10 minutes, then ease up back to the car. Did approximately 5 miles with 1.25 or so at pace. Temp was 29 and windless, and it felt good out there. Shorts and a long sleeved tech shirt were fine. Headband and thin gloves took care of those issues.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.290.000.000.005.29

Nice and slow with Sherrie R. this morning from Marketplace.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.020.000.000.006.02

Well, maybe not so easy. Sherrie once again pushed the pace early, then a bunch of us hammered it for the last half-mile or so, led by Cindy, who said she was "feelin' it." I guess she was. Tammy and I barely caught her before we got back to the car.I felt pretty bad last night, coughing and wheezing. I assume that's a result of all the drainage. I'm still draining and the chest is tight, but not like last night. Just hope I don't come down with the crud before the race -- or after, for that matter. Can't afford to get sick,.

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Race: Spa 10K (6.21 Miles) 00:50:20, Place overall: 102, Place in age division: 9
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.810.006.210.008.02

Over the mountain at Hot Springs this morning. WEather was perfect. Run was pretty good, except that my breathing issues got me on the climb up West Mountain and I walked for 100 yards. Other than that, I would have finished with a faster time than Survivors Challenge. As it was, my challenge was that Staci passed me with a half mile to go and there was no way I was going to let her beat me. So I accelerated and wound up beating her by 12 seconds.

Went to awards (plenty for WAR but none for me), then Staci, Mary Jo and I drove back. Just enough time to change and head to Rogers for tonight's date. 

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30.520.009.210.2539.98
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