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April 23, 2026

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Location:

Spring,TX,USA

Member Since:

Nov 17, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

After a 24-year hiatus from running, I started back again at age 40 in March 2007.

PERSONAL RECORDS

5K - 20:13 (3/22/08 Run The Woodlands #197)

10K - 44:58 (3/15/08 Lookin' Good Shamrock Strut)

HLF - 1:46:09 (5/19/07 Ogden Half Marathon)

MAR - 3:40:18 (10/6/07 St. George Marathon)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2008 Ogden Marathon - 3:30 (Blew up big time!  IT band = 4:24 finish!) 

2008 St. George Marathon - 3:20 (*BQ)  Might need to revise based on injury but I'm not giving it up quite yet.

2009 Spend Patriots Day on course in Boston.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.802.200.000.000.009.00

OBJECTIVE

9 mi. w/7x2 min.@ 6:40/mi. & 2 min. jog

ACHIEVED

9 mi.@ 8:17/mi. including

3 mi.@ 8:51/mi.

  • 2:17     run
  • 2:00     jog
  • 1:59     run
  • 2:01     jog
  • 1:59     run
  • 2:00     jog
  • 1:59     run
  • 2:00     jog
  • 1:59     run
  • 1:59     jog
  • 2:00     run
  • 1:59     jog
  • 2:00     run
  • 2:04     jog

No watch so I don’t know the actual split paces but the total is 3.7 mi.@ 7:38/mi.

2.3 mi.@ 8:33/mi.

5:38 AM

Woke up to “LOW BATTERY” on the Garmin.  The only day I really need that thing is Wednesday.  I tried to make do with my Ironman.  Of course that means I had no idea of my pace over the 2 minute intervals.  I added 1 mile to this run and two extra intervals.

The objective was to run a 6:40/mile pace for the intervals.  My overall pace for the 9 miles was 8:17/mile and I estimate my pace for the total interval set including recovery times was 7:38/mile.  I’m usually around 10:00/mile over the recovery period.  So who knows what really happened?  Maybe I ran the speed sections slower than planned but ran the recovery sections faster.  I tried to maintain my usual cadence over the speed sections and I did “feel” slower once I hit the 5, 6, and 7th intervals.

Anyway, I’m walking away from this one very happy.  Maybe I should leave my Garmin home all the time … then I can wander around in this blissful, ignorant state more often!

PRE RUN

FRS powdered drink

POST RUN

SlimFast

Later, 5-grain hot cereal w/turbinado, flax & skim milk, water, multivitamin, & 2 English muffins (1 honey & 1 cinnamon sugar)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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