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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: 25.70 Month: 131.40 Year: 453.50
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles: 613.75
Nike Zoom Streak LT2 White/Orange Lifetime Miles: 189.95
Saucony Kinvara 5 Viziglow Lifetime Miles: 530.45
Kinvara 10 Lifetime Miles: 186.30
Kinvara 10 II Lifetime Miles: 137.80
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles: 99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles: 21.60
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 Lifetime Miles: 595.65
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles: 154.30
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles: 330.65
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles: 121.50
Saucony Kinvara 5 (2023 Vault Shoe) Lifetime Miles: 263.15
Saucony Kinvara 5 (2023 Vault Shoe II) Lifetime Miles: 228.00
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles: 180.90
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles: 148.70
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles: 43.70
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles: 13.40
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
257.937.503.571.00270.00
Miles With Megan Miles: 19.00Adidas Boston 6 Miles: 22.00Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 96.50Brooks Launch Miles: 74.00Altra The One Miles: 25.25Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 43.50New Balance Zante Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Inplanned day off. Worked late, took a nap, and didn't have time. Grumpy.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

PM: 12 miles. HR 154.

Stridlek Workout of 3(6 x 45'). Equal distance recovery and 5' jog between sets.

I warmed up with Megan and griped about retiring from running. Workout went fine.It's been a bit too long since I did anything of quality other than an easy long run.

Miles With Megan Miles: 3.25Adidas Boston 6 Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.250.000.000.0010.25

PM: 10 miles really slow. HR 133.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

PM: 10 miles. HR 156.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

PM: 5.25 miles. HR 136.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 5.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

PM: 10 miles. HR 135. Did some strides. First few with Megan. Cool and fallish.

Miles With Megan Miles: 4.25Brooks Launch Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

Lunch: 10 miles. HR 147.

PM: 5 miles. HR 142.

Altra The One Miles: 10.00Brooks Launch Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.001.000.000.0010.00

PM: 10 miles, averaged 6:56. HR 166.

Moderate to aerobic threshold. Warm.

Adidas Boston 6 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

PM: 4 miles. HR 128.

Didn't have much time after my nap and before dinner.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.001.004.00

PM: 4 miles. HR 156.

Last mile hard in 5:31. It was pushing 90 degrees. Short on time.

Kind of a dud week with 3 runs of 4, 4, 5, but I got out.

Megan and I went to a Shakespeare play in the University of Michigan Arboretum with her colleague and husband. It was interesting (changing of stage, using the woods and trees), but I really hate Shakespeare, mostly because I never studied him and didn't really care to (even after 3 degrees in English). We had a good time and the weather was absolutely perfect.

Altra The One Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

AM/Lunch: 6 miles. HR 142.

PM: 8 miles. HR 153.

Hot. Morning run uncomfortable with bad air quality. Better this afternoon, but hotter. Crazy crowded. Part of the loop goes through a beach, which makes things interesting.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 8.00Brooks Launch Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Off. Needed to take a late nap. I was going to run after dinner, but started drinking beer instead. Two days off in a row coming to me, so I will long some miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

AM: 10 miles. HR 147.

Brought Megan some late-bloom lilacs from the park and ran home with them.

PM: 6 miles. HR 133.

4.5 with Megan. Mid-80s and drier than this morning with a nice breeze. Great weather.

Miles With Megan Miles: 4.50Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 10.00Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.252.001.000.0015.25

AM/Lunch: 11 miles. HR 153.

Cut down the first 9 miles from 9:00-6:08. Cooled down 2 miles. Some light rain made the run more comfortable than it might have been.

PM: 4.25 miles. HR 133.

Very slow shakeout. Loopy. I got some pull-ups in, which I recently started doing again. My extreme lower core section doesn't really like them. Need to get back to core and hip stuff to help with that.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 4.25Brooks Launch Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PM: 7 miles very slow

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

PM: 10 miles. First few with Megan. Did some strides. Very tired.

Miles With Megan Miles: 3.50Brooks Launch Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

PM: 4 miles. HR 140. Did some strides.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Off. Worked a long day, leaving no time to run.

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Off. Took a late nap and didn't have time. Started my new position. Hoping it will help my running.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.750.000.000.0014.75

AM: 10.25 miles. HR 162.

Hoping to get to the gym after I get out of work at 10.

PM: 4.5 miles at the gym fairly late. Light core.

New Balance Zante Miles: 4.50Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 10.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Lunch: 10 miles. 

A happy third anniversary to my wife.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.430.002.570.0014.00

AM/Lunch: 9 miles. HR 157.

Did 16' of tempo. 6:13 average. Didn't have it for the 20'. A little warm and slightly humid. A long way to go.

PM: 5 miles. HR 144.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 5.00Brooks Launch Miles: 9.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

PM: 8 miles SLOW. HR 133.

Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

PM: 11 miles. Did a couple strides. HR 142.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM: 5 miles.

Megan and I got back from Toledo. We had a short visit last night and today. We went out with a bunch of her friends last night and stayed at her uncle's. I managed to drink four martinis. Good thing I didn't really plan on a long run. Ran a few miles when we got home in the evening.

Brooks Launch Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.250.000.000.0014.25

AM: 9.25 miles. HR 147. Did some strides.

Absolutely gorgeous morning. Cool and sunny. First real-deal AM run in a while. The PF in  my foot has gotten worse. It's been tight for some time. I have been rolling it with a golf ball. Just need to do it more. I'm standing a lot more at work and I think that's the culprit.

PM: 5 miles. HR 140. 

Altra The One Miles: 5.00Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 9.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

PM: 10 miles slow. HR 135.

First few with Megan. Legs were not working the first several miles. Not like that weren't fast, but that my muscles were not firing. I assume it's from standing. It seems to happen since I became a retired academic.

Miles With Megan Miles: 3.50Brooks Launch Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.504.500.000.0014.00

Lunch: 10 miles. HR 161. Blown Workout.

Far too many beers and a little warm. Usually neither are much of a problem, but I struggled. Plan was an 8-mile tempo, which is always a good workout for me. Could barely manage 7-minute pace.

PM: 4 miles. HR 133.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 4.00Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

PM: 8 miles slow. HR 143.

Brooks Launch Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.250.000.000.0014.25

AM: 8 miles. HR 143.

PM: 6.25 miles on the treadmilli in 46:40. Progression the last 16'.

Ran after work with not much to eat. Felt pretty decent. Happy to be able to get some doubles in.

Altra The One Miles: 6.25Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
257.937.503.571.00270.00
Miles With Megan Miles: 19.00Adidas Boston 6 Miles: 22.00Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 96.50Brooks Launch Miles: 74.00Altra The One Miles: 25.25Saucony Kinvara 7 Miles: 43.50New Balance Zante Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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