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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
34.308.003.000.0045.30
Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - Green/Blue III Miles: 16.50Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - White/Yellow II Miles: 28.80
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.003.000.006.50

Warm-up ten 6 x 800 meters, then a cool down.  First four 800s were in the 3:00-3:02 range.  The last two were 3:10 & 3:15.  Not exactly what I'd hoped for, i.e. 8 x 800s at 2:55-3:00, but a huge improvement on last week.  The dream is still alive ;o).

Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - Green/Blue III Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 mile easy run.

Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - White/Yellow II Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.008.000.000.0010.00

Nice cool morning.  1 mile warm up to meet Mark.  We then set out to do 8 miles at about 7:25 pace, which is a slower than MGP, but hey its early in the training season ;o).  Finished the 8 miles in 59:10.  Next week I'm going sub-59 minutes hehe.  Finished up with a 1 mile cool down. 

Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - Green/Blue III Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.700.000.000.005.70

My legs were toast after two harder workouts on Monday and Wednesday so I wasn't able to muster the strength for a speed workout.  However, convinced myself to do some easy miles.

Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - White/Yellow II Miles: 5.70
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
19.100.000.000.0019.10

Didn't fancy the hassle of trying to do a point-to-point run with the group so met up with my Wednesday running buddy.  However, that meant a very early start.  How early?  I left the house at 4:30am, ;o(.  It was a cool morning, but humid too.  In fact it was very foggy down my the river.  I only noticed the humidity as I my shirt got wet pretty shortly after I started running.  

 

Pace today was pretty slow, but wanted to get a long one under my belt.  I also wanted to make it to 45 miles for the week.  The goal for next week is 50.  It's going to be tough as I know I'll be achy after this one! 

Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - White/Yellow II Miles: 19.10
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
34.308.003.000.0045.30
Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - Green/Blue III Miles: 16.50Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - White/Yellow II Miles: 28.80
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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