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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
56.495.000.060.4061.95
Newton Trainers Miles: 8.00Newton New Racers Miles: 5.00Newton Trainers 3 Miles: 36.60Saucony Kinvara Miles: 12.35
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Union/Courtland/Vinton Woods loop - 8 miles, averaged 8:27

Enjoyable recovery run. A bit of high wind gusts, but oddly balmy with a mild passing shower. 

Newton Trainers Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.201.000.000.009.20

AM: Short loop around the north side - 4.2 miles, averaged 8:22

Unfortunately that's all for today. 24-hour exam begins in 17 minutes. 

On reflection . . .

PM: 9th street out and back - 5 miles, averaged 7:40 w/ 1 mile at marathon pace coming back.

Newton New Racers Miles: 5.00Newton Trainers 3 Miles: 4.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.300.000.000.0011.30

New loop I'm thinking of calling "the Stinky Loop" because it goes by a corn syrup factory and a waste water treatment plant. Basically a less hilly version than a similar 8-10 mile loop I sometimes do. Pretty tired but I got moving once I got going - 11.3 miles, averaged 8:06

Newton Trainers 3 Miles: 11.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20

9th street + Heritage Trail out and back - 6.2 miles, averaged 8:08

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.105.10

Old Standby, classic version - 5.1 miles, averaged 7:57 w/ 4-5 strides

Hit the last .10 at 5k pace (with a quick traffic dodge onto the sidewalk), but I got up to 4:50 and it felt fairly controlled. With all the aerobic running my form has gotten a bit sloppy. More strides needed and an occasional, very short interval session as the marathon buildup progresses. 

Newton Trainers 3 Miles: 5.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.790.000.060.306.15

Union Street out and back - 5.5 miles averaged 8:01 + 6  x 100M strides 

Cold and raining. I'm now freezing.

PM: Restrung my shorts after the tie came out. Easily 1 mile of mental cross training .

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.15
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.004.000.000.0016.00

Long run loop, modified to avoid colliding with the half marathon that I am super bummed I didn't get to run - 16 miles, averaged 7:34

Miles 11-14 @ faster end MP (6:53, 6:52, 6:55, 6:44) for a bead of sweat under 6:51

I tweaked my ankle around mile 2-3, which I often do but this time it took several steps to straighten out and I could feel it during the run but not bad. I am sure it is fine, but it felt more serious than the day-to-day nothing-to-worry-about stumbles I am sure every runner experiences while facing non-ideal running area.

Went down to cheer on the runners of the first Purdue Boilermaker Half Marathon. My apartment is just up from mile 8.5ish. I figured by the time I got out of bed at down there around 8:50 the leaders would come through. I saw one fellow as I was running down and I calculated him to be on 1:23-1:26 pace assuming they started on time at 8. I asked some folks how many people went by and they guessed 10, with one guy "way out in front." I imagine he was running in the high 5:00 minute range. Hope he has some gas for the uphill finish. I decided to help the cop at the intersection by waving people the other way before they got there. People see and cop and an event and drive right at them.

Anxiously waiting the results. (No results posted, but I guess someone I knew won with a 1:08. Probably a solo effort since I don't know anyone in the area that fast. He just ran a 1:08 in Boston for 10th at the BAA Half Marathon. He ran a 1:06 and change last April when I ran the Carmel Half).

Time to taper off a bit and hope I don't gain 10 lbs before I hit the starting line in 2 weeks.

Newton Trainers 3 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
56.495.000.060.4061.95
Newton Trainers Miles: 8.00Newton New Racers Miles: 5.00Newton Trainers 3 Miles: 36.60Saucony Kinvara Miles: 12.35
Weight: 0.00
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