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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
43.300.000.000.0043.30
Nike Pegasus Miles: 26.80Brooks Launch Miles: 5.00Adidas Boston 6 Miles: 11.50Miles With Megan Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.400.000.000.0011.40

Noon: 11.4 miles, averaged 8:43

Did 6 x 45" strides after ~68'

Warm. Folks were doing their annual remote control boat race thingy. They operate really really fast. The poor swans and geese were all tucked together at the other end of the lake.

Looks like I hit the 2000-mile mark. It's been a strange year. For reference this is my history of the 2000-mile mark after I started running in September 2010

2012 October 18

2013 July 20

2014 July 25

2015 July 6! (This was the year I ran just shy of 4000 miles)

2016 August 23 (Despite hitting 1000 on April 1, a PR by about a week)

Nike Pegasus Miles: 11.40
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM: 5 miles, averaged 8:52

Psoas release and AIS hamstring

Brooks Launch Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.500.000.000.0011.50

PM: 11.5 miles, averaged 8:53

Stridlek workout: 3 (6 x 40") w/ 4' jogs, then 5' jog after the last set w/ 2' around 5k race day effort. I hit 5:42 for that, but imagine that if I had to run a 5k right now breaking 18 would be difficult.

A little more than RDE for the 2', but I wanted to push slighly as I am so out of shape, overweight, and feeling crappy. Overcast and very humid. We have had such a mild summer and my fitness level where it is, anything slightly uncomfortable kills me.

So, a bit short rest than last week plus the extra 2' at the end. I believe we will progress to 3', then 4', then 5'. 5' is quite a lot at 5k effort even though this is basically "just" a super stride workout.

Megan and I are headed to Maine tomorrow for my cousin's wedding, such is why I moved my workout to today. I didn't want to run for more than 35-65' on the first day I get there. I haven't been since last June, which was the last time I saw my siblings. I haven't seen my parents since the end of January, which might be a PR.

Adidas Boston 6 Miles: 11.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Off. Travel day to Maine.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

AM/Lunch: 7 miles, averaged 8:39

First few with Megan. Got in a little bit of elevation gain for once.

Miles With Megan Miles: 2.00Nike Pegasus Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.400.000.000.008.40

PM: 8.4 miles, averaged 7:45

Did 6 x 20" strides at the end.

Nike Pegasus Miles: 8.40
Weight: 0.00
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Off. My cousin's wedding. I didn't squeeze in a run. I tend to lose motivation when I'm here because nobody does anything and I eat and drink too much. My father has become completely intolerable. I don't know why I bother to come.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
43.300.000.000.0043.30
Nike Pegasus Miles: 26.80Brooks Launch Miles: 5.00Adidas Boston 6 Miles: 11.50Miles With Megan Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
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