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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
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
19.000.000.000.0019.00

Followed up my best speed session of the year with my best hill session - 3 hours 15 minutes running up and down the arboretum hill. Felt good the whole way, although I got some hot spots on my feet from the new spikes. At least I know not to wear the new spikes at Farmdale, I will use the slightly heavier spikes which I wore at the 50 mile race.

My confidence is high for the Farmdale 32 miler on the 17th. My speed is coming around, and my endurance is growing to ever greater heights. Keep it rollin.....

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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I had a lower back spasm at work this morning. I don't lift heavy objects for my job, instead I was looking though a payroll binder and had my left arm lifted for a few seconds, and this caused the injury. I have a history of lower back spasms starting from when I was 23, so this is nothing new. It will either slowly  improve and be better within a week or two, or get progressively worse until I am unable to walk. I will hope for the former.

Fortunately, running has always helped the spasms, so I set out in a cool (low 50's) rain and made my way to Busey Woods. Once there I set into my usual routine of hard 1000m loops. My back had loosened up sufficiently on the 2 mile warmup to the woods, so it did not hinder my form too much. Other than the back, I felt strong - lungs were taking in air better than usual, and my legs were ready to rumble. Did 6 hard ones in mud and slop, it was a blast.

There was a group of 12-15 students studying trees on a segment of my loop, so I passed them 6 times, they must have thought I was crazy. They were under umbrellas, and each time I passed them I had more slime and mud on my legs and shorts. I even had some blood on my arm from getting ripped by a thorn bush.

1 week to Farmdale. If I can get my back in order I feel I can run a good race. Last year I averaged a 10:59 mile pace. I am hoping to run it this year in 10:00 pace, so that would give me about a 5:20 finish time. That is probably the best I could do, if anything goes wrong I will probably finish in around 5:40-50.

Next up, hard sprints on Saturday....

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.003.000.005.00

I have been getting into faster type workouts when tapering for an ultra, so today I decided to go to the track and do hard 200's with a 100m resting jog. This is a tough one for me, but beneficial, as I usually feel stronger in subsequent workouts.

Last year I would hit the 200's at max pace, and within 15-20 minutes would have to stop from exhaustion. Today I wanted to last longer so I hit the 200's at 80% max and was able to hold steady for about 30-40 minutes. 

Next up, hard 400's on dirt roads.....

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