Of Mice and Marathons

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Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

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Other

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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:	19.60	Month:	114.00	Year:	662.40
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles:						613.75
Nike Zoom Streak LT2 White/Orange Lifetime Miles:						189.95
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Saucony Kinvara 5 (2023 Vault Shoe) Lifetime Miles:						263.15
Saucony Kinvara 5 (2023 Vault Shoe II) Lifetime Miles:						243.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles:						226.60
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Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles:						35.00

Tue, Apr 07, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	4.50	0.00	8.50

AM: Off. Came down with a little bit of a cold. It's been quite some time. I guess I was due.

PM: Impromptu Sharpening Workout - 8.5 miles on the treadmill

Decided I would do my workout today and on the treadmill, which seemed silly at first but as I got moving I realized I wouldn't be able to whine tomorrow if my pace was off and I felt sluggish tomorrow. Given that the treadmill isn't super accurate I could just come close and go by effort. I already did a big goal pace workout the weekend before last, so this was more to get the wheels turning (and they have felt pretty rusty lately).

4 x 1 mile: 5:53, 5:50, 5:46, 5:43 w/ quarter mile recovery jog, then 2 x 400 @ 5:30 pace

Felt good today. Easy double tomorrow then descending singles until Sunday's race. Bib number 24, which I think means that is my first official seed (other than Boston). Goal is not to keep a PR out of the question but I'm going to work into it I think. I am not sure I have the strength I usually do from marathon training but my fitness is decent. Got to be under 80 minutes, but I wouldn't be suprised if 78-79 is where I am at.

Mizuno Musha Miles: 8.50

Weight: 173.50

Comments

From Matt Schreiber on Tue, Apr 07, 2015 at 21:00:42 from 66.17.102.175

Great way to get ready for the race. As usual, looking forward to seeing how you do in the 1/2.

From Jake K on Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 14:41:01 from 199.190.170.30

I wouldn't be surprised if you are on the faster end of the spectrum. You've been really solid on the mile repeats and tempos/races in the 4-6 mile range. So maybe you don't have the margin of error strength that you acquire from marathon training, but if you run it smart, you can run it fast.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 15:05:59 from 12.182.148.249

Nice! Crush it on Sunday.

From Jason D on Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 11:35:30 from 68.80.27.222

Thanks, guys. Weather looks ideal. Looking for a sensible start and get moving in the second half and final 5k. Hoping I have some folks to run with, but it might be thin out there.

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