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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: 17.80 Month: 188.40 Year: 510.50
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: 609.15
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles: 154.30
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles: 337.95
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: 188.90
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles: 170.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles: 43.70
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles: 20.30
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
59.000.001.003.0063.00
Newton Trainers 3 Miles: 18.00Newton Trainers Miles: 6.50Newton MV2 Miles: 10.69Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.60Newton Trainer 4 Miles: 13.60Newton Trainers 2 Miles: 6.61
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Last night I decided to take the day off, after overthinking it while doing a pile of dishes. 3 weeks on with mileage slightly above last buildup's overall average with 1-2 workouts a, a medium long run, and a shorter long-long run. I think I'll cut back about 10% this week, and go up to 75-77 for the weeks of February, continuing to be very consistent about my mileage while still doing 2 harder efforts a week (aerobic tempo or V02 max + a LT workout). 

 

Happy Sunday.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.000.001.000.0018.00

Out and back on 231and W 500 S (weird Midwest direction/numbering) - 18 miles, averaged 7:38 w/ mile 15 @ slower end threshold (6:34). My Garmin was calculating current pace pretty slowly so I feel like that was off, but it really doesn't matter; no records (personal or world) were broken.

 52 degrees and 100% humidity. Some fog on the way back. I was soaked.

Newton Trainers 3 Miles: 18.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

Old Standby - 6.5 miles, no watch (I'm guessing too fast for recovery, but I had a blast)

60 degrees and pouring. I made at least a dozen "water crossings" due to the standing (and at times moving) water. But I guess I always tried to ford the river rather than hire someone to cross it when I played Oregon Trail. 

Newton Trainers Miles: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.690.000.003.0010.69

Windy and rainy (steady rain and 20-30 mph winds to start), but I wasn't sure the weather would be good (or better) for speed work later in the week, so I decided to pound the pavement on the golf course section of the Wabash Trail. 3.25 mile warmup + routine, then 12 x 400 @ 2-3 mile pace w/ 200 recoveries. Goal was to be between 85-87.5, which should be 5:50-5:40. Reps were 85, 87.7, 87.2, 88.3, 85.9, 84.6, 87.1, 84.9, 86.1, 86.4, 85.2, 80.7, averaged 85.7 about 5:42-5:43. 3 mile cool down with frozen arms.

Effort was hard, but not super tough. I feel like I could have run harder, but I got the proper stimulus without getting cute. My last 400 workout was in August and I averaged 93.1 for 10 reps with 1:45 recoveries. Today I did 12 with 1:00-1:06. I forget that I actually like 400s. 

Newton MV2 Miles: 10.69
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.600.000.000.007.60

North side - 7.6 miles, averaged 8:19

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.600.000.000.0013.60

Loop around the south side - 13.6 miles, averaged 7:43

Newton Trainer 4 Miles: 13.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.610.000.000.006.61

North side - 6.6 miles, averaged 8:44

Newton Trainers 2 Miles: 6.61
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
59.000.001.003.0063.00
Newton Trainers 3 Miles: 18.00Newton Trainers Miles: 6.50Newton MV2 Miles: 10.69Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.60Newton Trainer 4 Miles: 13.60Newton Trainers 2 Miles: 6.61
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