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Decker Challenge Half Marathon

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Location:

Austin,TX,USA

Member Since:

Jun 07, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2006 – London Marathon – 3:42

2007 – London Marathon – 3:49

2008 –Austin Marathon – 3:19.20

2009 – 3M Half Marathon – 1:29.20

2009 – Austin Marathon – 3:23

2009 – San Antonio Marathon – 3:36

2010 – Steamtown Marathon – 3:17:56 (PR)

2011 - Austin Marathon - 3:27

2012 - London - 3:27 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break all my PRs during the Austin FIT Distance Challenge:

10K - 40:41

10 miles - 68:02

1/2 Maration - Decker - 1:30:30

1/2 Marathon - 3M - 1:29:25

30K - 2:30

Marathon - 3:17

Long-Term Running Goals:

Break 3 hours for the marathon

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
VFF Spyridon Green Lifetime Miles: 125.41
Saucony Kinvara TR2 Lifetime Miles: 22.85
Newton Motion III - #1 Lifetime Miles: 125.05
Newton Distance III S - #1 Lifetime Miles: 87.15
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
116.6012.003.500.00132.10
Mizuno Elixir 7 #3 (White) Miles: 39.20Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 88.90VFF Spyridon Green Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Absolute shocker of a run.  Still better this week than the next ;o).

Mizuno Elixir 7 #3 (White) Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.850.000.000.007.85

East run on the trail.

Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 7.85
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.700.000.500.006.20

Warm up, then core, then a fast-ish 800 (2:50) before heading home.

Mizuno Elixir 7 #3 (White) Miles: 6.20
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Mizuno Elixir 7 #3 (White) Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Race: Decker Challenge Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:43:07, Place overall: 110, Place in age division: 11
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.605.000.000.0015.60

Horrid conditions for the Decker Half Marathon.  It was hot and humid.  I knew I was in trouble when I was sweating profusely after the 2.5 mile warm up @ 9 min/mile pace.  First 5 miles were according to plan, but was starting to overheat and heart was racing so had to slow down.  Became very hard in the end. Time was awful, but needed to be safe.

Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 15.60
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.850.000.000.008.85

Its a lot easier to run when its about 40 degrees, windy and low humdiity on the flat than running a half marathon on some big rollers, when its hot and humid ;o).

Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 8.85
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Easy does it!

VFF Spyridon Green Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

Easy long run

Mizuno Elixir 7 #3 (White) Miles: 14.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Easy does it,

Mizuno Elixir 7 #3 (White) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.002.003.000.008.00

Progressive run on rolling hills!

Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.600.000.000.004.60

Easy run. Was supposed to be my long run, but had to cut it short as got soaked by a shower!

Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 4.60
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.002.000.000.0018.00

Easy long run down memory lane.

Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 18.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Easy does it.

Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.003.000.000.008.00

Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

Long run with lots of hills.

Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 14.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
116.6012.003.500.00132.10
Mizuno Elixir 7 #3 (White) Miles: 39.20Mizuno Elixir 7 #4 (Yellow) Miles: 88.90VFF Spyridon Green Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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