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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
Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.003.000.000.0020.00

It was about 65 degrees, and 80% humidity when I left the house this morning.  I knew the conditions were far from ideal, but I had to get 20 miles in, and try to get some in at MGP (which I'm considering 7:15 pace or 3 hr 10 min as a realistic goal for SA).  I didn't quite achieve my goal, but I kept plugging away and managed 7:38 average pace for the 20 miles.  Here are the splits: 

 8:35

8:06

7:51

7:36

7:48

7:37

7:28

7:55 (pit stop)

7:27

7:22

7:29

7:12

7:17

7:10

7:20

7:25

7:32

7:56 (legs fading, and big hills)

7:46

7:53 

Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - White/Yellow II Miles: 20.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From derhammer on Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 00:34:38 from 70.113.125.159

Great job, James. Really a good quality run.

From thelimey on Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 11:50:36 from 66.90.219.170

Thanks. Sometimes you just got to grit your teeth, and make the best of a situation, and thats what I did. Looking forward to tapering/peaking over the next 3 weeks ;o).

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