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Location:

Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

16:52 Phillies Charities 5k (2016)

35:52 Beach to Beacon 10k (2015)

58:10 Broad Street 10 Mile (2016)

1:16:02 Philadelphia Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2015)

2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

Personal:

I live in Michigan with my wife, Megan, and our boys, Charlie and Sawyer. I started running in September 2010.

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Miles:This week: 34.80 Month: 129.20 Year: 677.60
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Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles: 226.60
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles: 193.50
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles: 59.30
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles: 35.00
Wed, Feb 27, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.120.000.000.0014.12

PM: 9th street and Heritage Trail - 6.5 miles, average 8:31 + 6 x 100m strides 

Legs were definitely not loose during those strides. Guess that's why we do them. Early in the run a car swerved across 2 lanes and made a right-hand turn (one-way road, I'm going to same direction), almost hitting me. I can only guess they were trying to come close to me to be a jerk because I could see them move with my peripheral vision. I swiped at the car, but thought better of it (memories of redneck cab drivers).

PM: Jefferson High - 7 miles, averaged 8:06

Newton Trainers 3 Miles: 7.12Newton Trainer 4 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From jtshad on Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 09:13:03 from 141.221.191.225

Not a good week with you and drivers...good to always be wary.

From Jason D on Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 14:11:01 from 166.137.100.45

I know it. I understand I'm not always visible and I sometimes forget that. Today I can only think that was intentional. Oh well.

From SlowJoe on Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:03:51 from 155.219.241.10

Geez, sounds deadly up there. I'm often glad I live in the middle of nowhere...in the early AM, I might see 2-3 cars on a 10 mile run.

From Jason D on Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 13:42:43 from 24.1.80.94

It's a small town, but it's a city compared to where I grew up (2000 w/ no traffic lights). Population here is about 60,000+. People don't have very good awareness of and as pedestrians. I will cough, spit, and make all kinds of noise to let know people I am behind them, but they always seem surprised when I come by them. Go to any city and even children have very good awareness of pedestrians. Exercise and non-automobile transportation is view at oddly and suspiciously (it shows in the size of people too. Indiana is a BIG state :))

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