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Location:

BurrRidge,IL,

Member Since:

Mar 08, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2013
- Alexian Brothers 13.1: 7/20/13 1:39:57 (7'38")
- Schaumburg 26.2:      5/19/13 4:14:40 (9'42")
2012
- Chicago Marathon: 10/7/12 3:43:27 (08'32")
- Allstate 13.1 1/2: 06/09/12 2:08:23 (09'48")
- Darien Dash 10K: 05/20/12 46:42 (07'31")
- Illinois Marathon: 04/28/12 4:07:42 (09'27")
2011
- Chicago Marathon: 10/09/11 3:48:47 (8'35")
- Alexian Brothers 1/2: 7/23/11 1:43:42 (7'55")
- Epilepsy 5K Montrose Harbor: 5/21/11 (6'56")
2010
- Chicago Marathon: 10/10/10 4:54:41 (10'46")
- Soldier Field 10 Mile: 5/28/10 1:26:11 (08'37")
2009
- Chicago 1/2: 9/13/09 - 2:07:33 (09'44")

Short-Term Running Goals:

Boston


Long-Term Running Goals:

A long healthy lifestyle.



Personal:

Happily married to Kristine with our beautiful son Connor =).

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics Gel Nimbus 13 (White/Blue) Lifetime Miles: 860.38
Nike Air Max 2009 Lifetime Miles: 313.10
Asics Gel Nimbus 13 (Grey/Fire) Lifetime Miles: 576.99
Asics Gel-DS Trainer 17 Lifetime Miles: 567.06
Adidas Adizero Adios 2 Lifetime Miles: 382.49
Brooks Pureflow Connect Lifetime Miles: 409.17
Saloman Speedcross 3 Lifetime Miles: 98.20
Adidas Energy Boost Lifetime Miles: 330.35
Adids Energy Boost (2) Lifetime Miles: 111.99
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
140.4246.00186.42
Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 273.17Adidas Adizero Adios 2 Miles: 51.25
Weight: 146.48Calories: 2649.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.170.009.17

crosstrain/ core/stability/flexibility
- warmup/10 min shootaround
- back/side raises/trunk twists/25lb  2x20
- roman chair situps/trunk twists 3x20
- stretch: toe touch/overhead toe touches 3x30 seconds
- situps/mid crunch 3x15
- mb trunk twists 3x40
- mb fb plank 3x30 sec.
- single leg deadlift on bosu 20lb 3x10
- pullups/dips 3x10
- dragon flags 2x6
- standing lat pulldown 75lb 3x10

Outdoor Long run

1  10:19.3 1.00 10:19
2  9:27.2 1.00 9:27
3  9:40.5 1.00 9:41
4  9:23.8 1.00 9:24
5  9:36.1 1.00 9:36
6  9:29.7 1.00 9:30
7  9:35.2 1.00 9:35
8  9:16.6 1.00 9:17
9  8:32.5 1.00 8:33
10 1:50.2 0.17 10:41

Summary 1:27:11. 09.17 9:30
Statistics:    Calories: 992
VO2 Max: 33.9
 

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 9.17
Weight: 143.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Easy run/treadmill LTF gym

- 6 miles 7.0/08'34"

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.00
Weight: 143.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.253.007.25

Speed/Treadmill LTF gym
- 2 mile warmup
- 6x800m (3miles) 8.5/07'03"
- 5x400m (1.25miles rest) 6.0./4.0
- 1 mile cooldown

Adidas Adizero Adios 2 Miles: 7.25
Weight: 144.00Calories: 0.00
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0.000.000.00

Running rest day/Crosstrain
core/flex/stability/power

- whirlpool/15 min swim/10 min shootaround for left shin and right elbow pain
- back/side raises 20lb 3x20
- roman chair situp/obique crunches 3x20
- toe touch/over head toe touces 3x30 sec.
- situps x 100
- mb trunk twist 20lb 3x40
- mb/fb single leg plank 3x25 sec.
- single leg deadlift on BOSU 15lb 3x8
- front barbell squat 135lb 4x10
- barbell single leg lunges 135lb 3x10
- single leg box jumps 3x10
- pullups 3x10 (testing right elbow, felt good)
- hanging leg lifts 3x10
- box jumps 3x10

Weight: 147.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.506.008.50

Indoor Tempo/Treadmill
1.5mile warmup
6mile 7.6/07'53"
1mile cooldown

Adidas Adizero Adios 2 Miles: 8.50
Weight: 144.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Easy run/Treadmill LTF Gym
- 7.0/08'35"
Strength/cross training
- core/stability
- strength training/upper


Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.00
Weight: 146.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Easy run/treadmill  LTF Gym
- 6.00m    10'05"  HR: 138
Crosstrain session w/Karl:
- back/side raises, pushups/situps 25lb  3x20
- Strength Training/upper body
- Cross train/heavy rope and box jumps (this last part was a beatdown)

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.00
Weight: 146.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Outdoor Long Run.  Not ideal conditions for me.  Cloudy, cold and wet.  New route, from Burr Ridge to Darien.  

1 12:57.4 1.00 12:57 
2 9:34.3 1.00 9:34 
3 9:34.0 1.00 9:34 
4 9:15.8 1.00 9:16 
5 9:03.5 1.00 9:04 
6 9:15.3 1.00 9:15 
7 8:30.8 1.00 8:31 
8 9:14.9 1.00 9:14 
9 9:05.8 1.00 9:06 
10 8:27.8 1.00 8:28 

Summary 1:35:01.1 10.00 9:30 

 

 

 

 

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 10.00
Weight: 146.00Calories: 1152.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.006.00

Took advantage of having Monday off by completing a two-a-day session

1. Strength training: 0430 AM (upper/lower)

Focus: core/flexibility/stability/strength/power-plyometrics

2. Easy Run: Treadmill 1030 AM

6 miles/50 min./08'20" 


Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.00
Weight: 146.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.503.006.50

Speed Treadmill/LTF Gym
Harder effort today, really had to slow it down between intervals draw from the well towards the  end.
2.0 mile warmup
3.0 mile 6x800 (1x8.3/7'03")(5x8.6/6'58")
1.5 mile 6x400 (rest)
6.5 mile total
Statistics: Calories: 718
Heart Rate: Average: 156 / Max: 182
VO2 Max: 35.8

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.50
Weight: 146.00Calories: 684.00
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0.000.000.00

Rest day/Strength Training
focus: core/stability/upper strength & lower body power/plyometrics
core:
- back/side raises 3x20
- roman chair situp/oblique crunch 3x20
- hip flexor/extension 67lb 3x20
- 100 situps
- 20lb medicine ball twist 3x40
- medicine/fitness ball plank (double/single leg) 4 sets
- single leg deadlift on BOSU/20lb 3x10
- hanging trunk twist 1x10 (left/right)
upper:
- diamond pushups (single 2x15)
- incline close grip bench 25lb 3x10
- pullups 3x10
- incline flys 25lb 3x10
- single leg lat row 35lb 3x10
lower:
- front barbell squat 135lb 3x10/superset box jumps 3x10
- single leg squat barbell 135lb 3x10/superset single leg box jumps 3x10

Weight: 146.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.506.008.50

Indoor Tempo/Treadmill
1.5m warmup
6.0m 7.6/07'53"
1.0m cooldown
8 weeks of running to "rebuild the foundation"....It feels like I'm just getting more sore than stronger.

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 8.50
Weight: 146.00Calories: 813.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Easy run/treadmill
- 6.0 miles 7.0/8'34"
Strength training/lower
- core/stability/power

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.00
Weight: 146.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 146.00
Weight: 146.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 8.00
Weight: 146.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.00
Weight: 146.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.503.006.50

Speed Treadmill/LTF Gym
2.0 mile warmup
3.0 mile 6x800 (1x8.3/7'03")(5x8.6/6'58")
1.5 mile 6x400 (rest)
- stretch
- core/110 situps
- Intervals felt good today, felt smoother and recovery was quicker.  Ready to move up to the next rung.

12/11: Next primary goal: 6 mile tempo run at marathon pace by mid Jan.

Adidas Adizero Adios 2 Miles: 6.50
Weight: 146.00Calories: 0.00
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Rest day/running
Strength training - upper/lower
Alarm 3:30 AM
Resting HR: 60


Weight: 147.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.006.008.00

tempo/treadmill - 6 miles.  7.6/07'53"

Adidas Adizero Adios 2 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 147.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 3.00
Weight: 147.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.00
Weight: 147.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 12.00
Weight: 147.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.00
Weight: 147.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.503.005.50

speed/treadmill
Intervals
1.5 mile warmup 
3 miles/4x1200 (8.6/6'58")
1 mile cooldown

Adidas Adizero Adios 2 Miles: 5.50
Weight: 149.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.00
Weight: 149.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.006.008.00

Adidas Adizero Adios 2 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 149.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00


Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 10.00
Weight: 149.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 6.00
Weight: 149.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.504.007.50

Speed/ladder workout
- 1mile warmup
- 400-800-1200-1600-1200-800-400 (4mi.) w/400 recovery (1.5mi.)
- 1 mile cooldown

crosstrain: upper/core strength training

Adidas Adizero Adios 2 Miles: 7.50
Weight: 148.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
140.4246.00186.42
Brooks Pureflow Connect Miles: 273.17Adidas Adizero Adios 2 Miles: 51.25
Weight: 146.48Calories: 2649.00
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