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Member Since:

Oct 19, 2010

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Running Accomplishments:

Arkansas Traveller 100: 1st Place; October 7, 2017

Arkansas Traveller 100: 1st Place; October 1, 2016

Arkansas Traveller 100: 15:36:33, 1st Place (Course Record);  October 3, 2015

Arkansas Traveller 100: 15:59:12, 1st Place; October 4, 2014 

War Eagle Tail Twister 50K: 4:07:12, 2nd Place; June 3, 2017

2017 New York City Marathon: 2:53:59; November 5, 2017

2013 Boston Marathon: 2:59:11; April 1, 2013

PR, Sleeping Bear Marathon: 2:45:41, 1st Place; October 7, 2012

PR, Soaring Wings Half Marathon: 1:20:33, 8th Place; October 29, 2011

Personal:

Pride necessarily sprouts and grows; a pride that can only come from relentless kneading of unwilling flesh, painful months of grinding and burning away all that is heavy, all that is strength-sapping and useless to the body as a projectile. --John L. Parker, Jr., runner/author

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
383.003.0010.007.00403.00
Saucony Endorphin Speed 2 Miles: 20.50HOKA Clifton 8 (Orange) Miles: 19.00
Night Sleep Time: 193.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 193.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

8+ easy before sunrise, 300-Roland Cutoff O&B.

15 Total, including 4-mile walk in the afternoon abs a 2+ mile walk later in the evening.

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

8-mile O&B on Hwy. 300 and Ross Hillow Rd.

11 Total, including the kind of 3ish mile walk you wish you could take every day of your life.

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.000.000.000.0017.00

14.6 easy miles to, up and down, and all around Pinnacle...perfect morning.

17 Total, including a 2+ mile walk with Max.

Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

10.3 on a nice, overcast morning. Felt good and wanted to keep going...

13 Total, including lots of vigorous raking and a 2-mile afternoon walk.

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles walking.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.007.000.0013.00

After 3-mile warm-up, 7-mile tempo in 44:42 (6:23/mile), and short warm-down on Arkansas River Trail (Two River Park 5K loops); 10.4 total for the workout.

13 Total, including 2+ miles walking.

Saucony Endorphin Speed 2 Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

9 miles easy in a steadily increasing rain before sunrise.  

2 miles walking.  

11 Total.  

HOKA Clifton 8 (Orange) Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

10 miles easy with short, uphill sprints every mile or so (12 total) on another rainy morning. 

15 Total, including a 3-mile and 2-mile walk. 

HOKA Clifton 8 (Orange) Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

9 miles easy on a foggy morning, up to top of Lake Vista Rd. twice.  

15 Total, including 6 miles walking.

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
24.000.000.000.0024.00

Drank coffee and read while waiting for lightening to pass, and hit the road around 7:30am on a foggy morning for 21.5 enjoyable miles, including 11 (miles 7-17) on Pinnacle trails.

24 Total Miles, including 2+ walking.

 

Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

9.6 easy with Brett at Pinnacle. 

12 Total, including 2+ walking. 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 miles walking.  

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.003.003.0015.00

AM:  10.2 miles, including 10X2 min uphill intervals on a ~7% gradient. Honest, hard effort.

PM:  3 miles in 20:06 in the rain.

Total:  15 miles, including a 2-mile walk after second run.

 

Saucony Endorphin Speed 2 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

9 easy miles, but a good ryhthm this morning.  

13 Total, including 4 miles walking.

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

10 miles, including short sprints on the uphills. 

13 Total, including 3-mile walk.

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

9 easy miles, up Lake Vista Road, picking up OT on way down, turning around at Natural  Steps, so 5 on road and 4 on technical trail.

13 Total, including 4 walking.

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
28.000.000.000.0028.00

28+ in 4:01 on a beautiful afternoon along the rolling country roads in Pulaski and Perry County.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

9 miles easy and 3 miles walking.

12 Total.

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

8 miles in just under an hour on the River Trail. It was beautiful.

10 Total Miles, including 2 walking.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

8 miles easy on a beautiful morning and two, 2-mile walks during the day.

12 Total Miles.

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.000.000.000.0017.00

AM: 9.1 easy miles with short, uphill sprints on a colder morning in West Pulaski County. 

PM: Two easy 20ish minute runs to break up long drive; 4.5 miles.

Total: 17+, including 3.5-mile walk.

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.003.000.000.008.00

AM: 1 easy Mile with Evan and Maya.

PM: 7 miles with Luke and Henry, including 3X1 mile repeats at 6:51, 6:45, and 6:28 (Luke's tempo pace). Great effort as the storm blew in!

Total: 8 Miles.

Night Sleep Time: 3.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 3.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

15.5 miles with Luke on the coldest day of the year (by far).

16 Total, including a race with Maya back to house from pole barn.

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Christmas Eve 5k with Luke and Henry on our land.

5 Total, including 2 miles walking.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

9.9 easy miles on a beautiful day.

12 Total, including a Christmas Day hike with kids.

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

9.7 miles along Hwy. 171 from my parents' front door.

10 Total.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

9.1 with Luke on gravel roads adjacent to our land.

10 Total.

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

4 easy miles with Max and 2 miles walking.

6 Total.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.004.0016.50

AM: 8X0.5 mile intervals at a hard effort uphill at around 5-10% gradient (around 5k-10k effort) with an easy jog back down for recovery between reps; 10.1 miles with warm-up and warm-down.

Noon: 3.1 at track with kids, including 4X200m and a 6:32 mile, pacing my nephew, Henry.

PM: 3.1 on our trains.

Total: 16.5 miles.

 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9 easy miles with short, uphill sprints sprinkled in.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
22.500.000.000.0022.50

22.2 with Luke in Ouachita National Forest on a beautiful day for the final run of 2022!

20.5 Total.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
383.003.0010.007.00403.00
Saucony Endorphin Speed 2 Miles: 20.50HOKA Clifton 8 (Orange) Miles: 19.00
Night Sleep Time: 193.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 193.50
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