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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
68.500.003.000.0071.50
Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 18.00Newton Gravity III Miles: 17.50Altra The One Miles: 10.25Newton Trainer 5 Miles: 5.25Newton MV2 (3) Miles: 10.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 4.50Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.000.000.000.0018.00

Bike path to Soldier's Home Road - 18 miles, average 7:23.

Ran with Brandon and Julian, who looked like a modern day Jesus coming out from his loft apartment without shoes or a shirt (he's a barefoot runner). I think they did a 16 or so, and I ran to and from the meetup point. I had a little fun around mile 15 or 16 after we came down the hill from campus and pushed the pace a little. They caught back up and asked if they missed the memo. Really I was just seeing how my legs were doing. A little tired throughout the run, but I am feeling good. At least I'm getting tan.

Headed to Toledo to visit Megan while she is at her parents'. We will be doing some last minute wedding things. Might see if I can entice her with my shirtlessness and go to the University of Toledo track and do something short on Wednesday. Might just make getting out the door for 70-80 minutes each day the goal until Thursday.

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 18.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

Wildwood Park - 5.5 miles ez w/ Megan, averaged 9:34

Did a few light barefoot strides on the tar

Newton Gravity III Miles: 5.50
Weight: 0.00
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Unscheduled day off. Megan and I got up late. Late lunch, early beer and that pretty much did it. Picked up the marriage license. Call it family time. I'll see what the gents are doing for a track workout tomorrow and see if the UT track is open. Or maybe a medium LR and hit something faster back in town Friday.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

University of Toledo Trail - 12 miles, averaged 8:15. 

The humidity barometer was high: my shorts were several inches above my current tan line.

Megan went out about 3.5 miles and went back. I continued and did my own out and back. The boys did 4 mile tempos back in Lafayette. Julian said ~5:50 pace, Brandon texted me his splits, which were well under 5:50. Not sure if he ran with them or not. I've told him he's going to be in shape to run 75 minutes in the half this fall. A good way from low 30 on the track, but he's still got time to get back in that kind of shape if he wants. 

If you want to watch someone struggle, watch a colorblind guy try to guess the colors in a selection of dinner napkins. It's a good thing I don't have to match my running gear.

Newton Gravity III Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.250.000.000.0010.25

Spring Vale Cemetery - 10.25 miles, averaged 8:05. Did some strides.

Altra The One Miles: 10.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.250.003.000.0015.25

AM: Courtland Tempo Loop - 10 miles w/ 3 mile LT tempo. Not a stellar workout, but I wasn't sure I could even make it through the warmup. 

6:13 average: 6:09, 6:18, 6:13. It's frustrating to know I hit those paces at the end of 8 mile tempos this winter, but I am marking it here once again to remind myself to appreciate fitness when it's there and good workouts when we have them.

Need to get out the door at 7 or before. Today's weather was pretty decent though.

Deep threshold

PM: North side - 5.25 miles, averaged 7:51

Newton Trainer 5 Miles: 5.25Newton MV2 (3) Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.500.000.000.0010.50

AM(ish): Spring Vale Cemetery - 6 miles, no watch

PM: North side - 4.5 miles, no watch

I have perfected the side dish known as "The Jason." It will be tricky when I have a restaurant because everything is named after me. Steamed broccoli with hummus and a generous smattering of kimchi (vinagar-free because the cheap stuff just doesn't taste half as good) to which I added steamed red kale from the farmers' market.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 4.50Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
68.500.003.000.0071.50
Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 18.00Newton Gravity III Miles: 17.50Altra The One Miles: 10.25Newton Trainer 5 Miles: 5.25Newton MV2 (3) Miles: 10.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 4.50Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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