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ATC Singleton 5/10 miler

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Member Since:

Feb 19, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2:43 Marathon

1:17:45 Half Marathon

59:09 10 miles

17:15 5k

Still Running (again) after all these years

Short-Term Running Goals:

get back to it and not be a fat blob

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running my whole life

Personal:

Married 21 years- - two kids - 18 year old boy and  15 year old girl

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78.900.005.000.0083.90
Weight: 146.92
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trying to test the foot -- not sure of the result but it wasn't bad until I got stung by a bee on my leg...

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3.7 - foot felt ok I think

iced it afterwards for 15 min 

Weight: 147.00
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Just got back from a long vacation in Puerto Rico.  Had a great adventure.  Didn't run at all but I was ok with that...

Foot feels great.  

 

weight not changed - which is a huge bonus -- 147 this morning 

 

5 miles in the PM - felt great for 2.5 then the wheels fell off.  Two miles under 7 but the last was over 8.  Body rebelled to working I guess.

5 @ 7:25ish pace 

Weight: 146.00
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Today went a little better than yesterday, but my quads still are sore, which is just wrong.  That's what I get when I get after taking a week+ off.  At least my heart and lungs were a little more happy today.  

I will do my 5 mile race on Saturday but will be lucky to hold any decent pace.  This is disappointing cause this is a favorite race in the fall.  I'll just have to take it as a good measure of my fitness.  

This year has had its ups and downs.  I can't seem to hold any momentum in my training.  Need to sit back and take a look at why, I suppose.  Most likely I'll just keep plugging away and try to train smarter.  I can't run like I'm 38 anymore.  Probably need to maintain a focus on quality vs quantity.  

5 @ 7:39 ave pace 

Weight: 146.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.350.000.000.005.35

Felt a little better on this run, although it felt like I'd slip into an episode at any moment in the last 1.5 miles.  But I worked on my breathing and trying to relax and never really slowed.   

More work than 7:19 pace should be,  but it is progress.  I think my body is remembering  what it needs to do.  

5.35 @ 7:19 ave pace 

Weight: 146.00
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lunchtime 7.9 bike miles at 14.7 ave pace - about what I can do on this bike on that route.  

 

ok little run later in the day -

4 @ 7:20 ave pace 

 

Weight: 146.00
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little 4 miler - don't want to stress the legs

got bumped by a big suv on the run - very pissed about that -- stupid golf fans

4 @ 7:24 ave pace 

Weight: 147.00
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Race: ATC Singleton 5/10 miler (5 Miles) 00:30:42, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.250.005.000.0012.25

felt ok today for the 5mile race - not much happened during it.  Mcmillan pace calculator from the 5k last month put me in at 6:15 pace for 5 miles, but that 5k was a hilly course where this one is a little flatter.  However, the last three weeks has been garbage as far as training goes, so I didn't expect much.  

Just tried to find a pace and stick with it.  The 2nd mile I think I backed off a little on purpose (for no good reason) but then picked it back up after that.  

6:07, 6:19, 6:06 6:06, 6:04 --  total 30:42 - 6:08 ave pace

missed winning masters by 20 sec -- dangit - never won masters for an ATC event 

just looked - that is one second off my time from last year -- funny- at least I'm not slower (oK one sec slower) 

paced my sis-in-law on the last half of her ten miler - new PR for her! - She has a half in two weeks so this is her longest run so far for this cycle.  Doing very good - and not injured! 

Weight: 149.00
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took a nice bike ride this afternoon - perfect weather.  it wasn't fast but I just really didn't care

18.1 miles @ 14mph ave 

Weight: 147.00
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Felt good on the run despite quads yelling at me.  Not sure if it was from the race on Sat or the ride yesterday.  Anyway I felt good otherwise. 

 

5.4 @ 7:14 ave pace 

Weight: 147.00
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Had a prelunch bike ride.  

7.85 @ 14.2 ave pace - thought it was a faster than that, eh ok

 

4PM - 5 miler which didn't feel very good.  I didn't fuel well enough I think - not sure what's up with that.  I should be able to do 5 easy with no food for days.  

5 @ 7:33 ave pace 

 

Weight: 146.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.150.000.000.006.15

met JG at the track at peidmont park for a few- felt cruddy 

6.15 @ 7:38 ave pace 

Weight: 146.00
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Went for a slow mind length run after dropping off the car for brake work.  Really ran out of steam.  My endurance this week is crap.  

8.5 @ 7:53 ave pace 

2.85 to pickup the car later... 

Weight: 150.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20

6.2 around town -0 -

6.2 @ 7:38 ave pace 

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6 mile bike ride with the kids - longest to date for Quincy

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
78.900.005.000.0083.90
Weight: 146.92
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