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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
39.406.005.000.0050.40
Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - Green/Blue III Miles: 20.25MIzuno Musha 3 II Miles: 10.15Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - White/Yellow II Miles: 20.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.300.000.000.004.30

Short recovery run involving 3 laps of Hancock Golf course. Nice soft surface. Didn’t wear a watch. But I’d guestimate about 8:45 pace based on how long it took me.

Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - Green/Blue III Miles: 4.30
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.753.000.000.008.75

Woke up, took the pup for a walk and then headed out for my run. It was a nice cool morning, but a little breezy. However, my legs were still tired from the weekend so I wasn’t able to do the tempo run I’d planned. Therefore, I set my sights on an MGP run. Alas even that was out of reach. I just couldn’t generate enough leg speed. However, I felt good aerobically but the pace wasn’t there. When I turned (south) for home I suddenly felt a lot better and the past few miles were close to MGP pace. Once I got home, I turned on the radio and figured out what the program was. There was a NNW wind of 15-20 MPH…and I’d spent the first 5 mile running straight into it ;o). I reckon that has to worth at least 10-15 second per mile.

Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - Green/Blue III Miles: 8.75
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.200.000.000.007.20

Recovery run with the U-Loop crew. Pace was relaxed.

Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - Green/Blue III Miles: 7.20
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.150.005.000.0010.15

Warm up, drills and then 7 x 1,000 metres with 200 jog inbetween each one. Most of them were around 3:45. However, #5 was around 3:35 as instinct took over and started trying to keep pace with a faster runner ;o). Last couple hurt, and then we did 4 x 200 meters with 200 jog as a rcovery. Them it was time to jog home.

Did I mentioned the 3 mile bikeride at the start, and then another 3 at the end?

MIzuno Musha 3 II Miles: 10.15
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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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(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
39.406.005.000.0050.40
Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - Green/Blue III Miles: 20.25MIzuno Musha 3 II Miles: 10.15Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 - White/Yellow II Miles: 20.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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