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Location:

Eugene,OR,USA

Member Since:

Nov 09, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

  • 5k PR - 18:48 (7/04/08)
  • 8K PR - 33:46 (5/19/07, on trails)
  • 10k PR - I have not run a competitive 10K yet.
  • 12K PR - 50:10 (8/09/08)
  • 15K PR - 1:04:52 (3/22/08)
  • Marathon - Have run 1 trail marathon, (Grand Island) 3:55 (July 2007)
  • Ultra Marathons -
  • Farmdale 33.5 miles, 10/08 - 6:08
  • Riddle Run 28 Miles, 01/09 - 5:35 (run in 2-3 inches of snow)
  • Devil's Lake 50k, 07/09 - 6:22
  • Howl at the Moon 8 hour, 08/09 - 39.98 miles
  • North Country Trail Run 50 miles, 09/09 - 9:44
  • Farmdale 32 miles, 10/09 - 5:45
  • McNotAgain 30 Miles, 10/09 - 5:50
  • Red Rock Canyon Half, Las Vegas, 06/12 - 2:15


Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running in the winter - 1st year in Eugene - fun!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep on Keeping on..

Personal:

Moved to Eugene in Autumn, 2012 - Track city USA!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.000.006.000.0032.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Weather - 16 degree, clear, windy.

Taking it easy, just 3 miles to the woods, then 3 sets of strength exercises.

If I feel good tomorrow I will plan on doing 1 hour of hills.

#429

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.006.000.009.00

Weather - 16 degrees, clear.

Pretty nice day, I guess because I did not feel much wind. 

I ran over to the arboretum, planning to run the hill for 1 hour. I saw about 10 sledders flying down the fresh snow which fell last night. Not a problem, though, as I run north and south, and the sledders go east and west.

I felt pretty good, never got tired, just kept grinding up and down the hill for 60 minutes. The distance is 100m up, and then 125m down.

The 28 mile Riddle Run is in 12 days, so I am going to start bringing down the mileage this week and next so that I can be fresh for the 31st.

#430


Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

Weather - 15 degrees, cloudy, windy.

Felt strong on my short run today. Stopped to do some strength exercises in the park, did a couple of snow loops in Busey Woods, then ran 1 mile back to town.

I am already feeling a positive strength change from yesterday's hill session.

Now I just have to follow an easy line to the 31st and then run my heart out.

#431

Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

Weather - 28 degrees, sunny, windy.

Today I was way too energetic for my planned easy run, so I extended it just a bit, doing 3 snow loops in Busey Woods instead of 1, for a total of 6.5 miles.

I am going to have to try my best to sit on my energy, letting it build and simmer for the 28 mile race in 10 days.

#432

I recently found this picture of my wife as a child :

 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Weather - 42 degrees, cloudy.

Ahhh, nice and warm today!

Because I did not burn enough energy yesterday I woke today at 4:00am and went to work early.

There was a park district staff meeting at 2:45 pm, so I had to delay my run until 1:30. I just ran a couple of easy miles and did my usual set of strength exercises.

Getting up early caught up to me at the meeting, my eyes kept closing and I tried to keep from dozing.

After the meeting I ran 1 more mile back to town and walked the rest of the way home.

#433

Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Weather - 35 degrees, cloudy, windy.

Just taking it slow, ran a few miles and not much more.

#434

 

Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Weather - 8 degrees, sunny, windy.

Pretty cold outside this morning, good thing I'm taking it real easy...

#435


 

Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.000.006.000.0032.00
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