Of Mice and Marathons

Week starting Apr 28, 2013

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesJason D's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.

(Please note that Strava links might contain blog inappropriate langauge)

 

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
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
71.002.000.000.0073.00
Saucony Kinvara Miles: 28.00Newton Trainer 4 Miles: 14.00Newton Racers Miles: 6.00Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 13.00Newton Trainer 5 Miles: 12.00Loose Dogs Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

North side - 7 miles easy, averaged 8:29.

All body parts seemed to have made it through the toughest part of the build up. A little bit of hip tightness today (it's not asymmetrical, which is good), no doubt from trying to push in the final mile or so yesterday with pretty bad form downhill

I checked out the course on YouTube last night, and I have some Garmin data from a friend. It looks there are some drops of close to 200 feet in a mile, which is pretty serious compared to what I am used to. However, I built in a mile into my long runs that has about 115 feet of drop, which should prepare me okay.

Sugarloaf Marathon Course

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

AM: 9th street out and back - 7 miles, averaged 8:04. Did some strides to try to loosen the hips. Finally got moving on the last one around 4:30 pace.

PM: Nothing. It's beautiful out too, but there's too much to be done. As much I wanted to get out this will slow me down a bit. 

Newton Trainer 4 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.001.000.000.0012.00

AM: North side - 6 miles, averaged 8:06. Warmish. Beautiful.

PM: 6 miles steady, averaged 7:23 w/ 1 mile @ MP (6:48). A bit too fast for the first day in 80 degrees, but I was shirtless, feeling the end of the semester relief, and a bit manly.

Hoping this weight will be shed this summer. Averaging 80 miles per week for the last 3 months and I am not far from where I've been. Heck of a lot faster though I guess.

Newton Racers Miles: 6.00Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.501.000.000.0013.50

AM: 7 miles easy, averaged 8:20. Warm and humid.

PM: 6.5 miles, averaged 7:39 w/ 1 mile pickup toward the end (6:57)

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.00Newton Trainer 5 Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Evening - 7 miles, averaged 7:38. Did some good strides, but they winded me a bit, so I knew I was beat. Felt exhausted today, not all of which is from running pretty much straight for 14+ weeks with almost not cutback weeks other than an occasional slight dip. Was very surprised to see the averaged pace when I checked my data.

My run left me feeling better after a tough afternoon. Coach Dodge was really trying to talk me into taking a day off, but I told him to kiss off.

Newton Trainer 4 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

AM: 7 miles, averaged 8:04. Felt pretty hungry after, which means my eating and diet should be returning to post-end-of-semester normal. 

PM: Jefferson High - 7 miles steady, averaged 7:19. Did some strides on the way back. Trying to keep from getting stale.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.00Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

AM: 7 miles, averaged 8:03. Tried to frighten a chihuahua, but the little critter kept coming after me. Stupid owner looking on, doing pretty much nothing.

PM: 5.5 miles, averaged 8:00. Went to check on the flooding on the Wabash trail. It was all the way to the golf course, which is quite a distant from where it was when I did the Hanson's workout a few weeks ago. It will probably take a while to straighten out, but the water does seem to be receding.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.00Loose Dogs Miles: 1.00Newton Trainer 5 Miles: 5.50
Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
71.002.000.000.0073.00
Saucony Kinvara Miles: 28.00Newton Trainer 4 Miles: 14.00Newton Racers Miles: 6.00Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 13.00Newton Trainer 5 Miles: 12.00Loose Dogs Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: