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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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Ran 4 easy miles total. Started with 2 warm-up miles, then ran about 800 meters at threshold pace to get my lungs loosened up (I can be prone to asthma). Unfortunately by 800 meters end I was breathing heavy, and it took about 5 minutes for it calm down, so the asthma was there. Instead of being disappointed, I actually like it when the asthma hits, because I am basically required to work at about 75% of my normal lung capacity. It is like altitude training without the mountains. So, I stretched a bit, and then decided to run 6 X 150 meter strides, 2 easy, 2 medium, and 2 hard. I ran it on the 7th fairway at the Urbana Country club - nice soft surface, no bumps. I ran the strides pretty good, I was surprised that my lungs recovered and did not give me too much of a problem. Rest period between strides was about 60 seconds. After the last hard 150 I kept running, and did 2 more easy miles to round out the session. I then stretched and did my normal strength exercises - dips, push-ups, pull-ups, calf raises. Then walked 40 minutes home.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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A bit cold early, around 27 degrees. Decided to wait until the afternoon to run. Lucky choice, because when I revved up into the streets heading to Busey Woods plugged into my iPod listening to The Crystal Method the sun was warm, around 55 degrees. When I hit the 2 mile mark about 800 meters from the woods I hit the accelerator on the uphill next to the pool and I was feeling it - I knew this was going to be one of those workouts when I am pushing pushing pushing. I ran hard about 1200 meters to the rest point at the end of the woods boardwalk, slowed down to about 8 minutes per mile for 400 meters, then picked it up to about 6:30 per mile for 800 meters, and went like this for 3 miles, 800 on, 400 off, looping around the woods, under a canopy of autumn yellow foliage, sweat on my brow, breathing like a locomotive.  A few places in the run I went down to about 6 minutes per mile, which is about as fast as I can go. I was hurting at this pace, which is exactly what I wanted. Hell of a run, wish I could do this all the time. Afterwards stretched, did 4 sets of pull-ups, push-ups, crunches, dips, calf raises. Walked 40 minutes home. Tomorrow a moderate 7 miler in  Busey Woods. 

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