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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
42.001.006.001.0050.00
Kinvara 5 White/Black Miles: 12.00Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 23.00Kinvara 5 Black/White 2 Miles: 10.00Saucony Fastwitch 7 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

PM: 12 miles easy.

Kinvara 5 White/Black Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.001.004.000.0011.00

PM: 11 miles.

3 up/3 down

5-Mile Tempo in 30:09 or 6:02 average: 6:17, 6:11, 5:57, 5:55, 5:49

Figured it was probably time to do a workout, so I planned my standard 8-mile aerobic tempo. I got a little impatient but was still suprised to see 6:17, and figured I would back off but fearing I would slow down too far ended up speeding up, so I just rolled. I didn't feel great, but was decently pleased with the number that kept popping up. The last mile or so the effort was very much LT. I had to stop and hack and gag for a while after the last tempo mile. I usually go straight into a cool down when I can. Collected myself and cooled down feeling good.

Post Script:

I ran 1:16:02 in the half a year ago today. I don't know if it was my best race (hard to beat a finely executed marathon PR), but it is pretty high on the list. I'd like to improve on that a lot in time. I'm enjoying running without the pressure of racing/training, but I do miss racing. Hopefully get back at it this spring.

 

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

PM: 10 miles recovery pace

Kinvara 5 Black/White 2 Miles: 10.00
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Day off. Didn't feel like running with little time in the morning and the afternoon/evening was busy, so I took a rest day. Should have just gone out for 4 miles or something because I was anxious later in the evening.

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Ended up volunteering to work extra hours tutoring when I got home. I knocked down a few beers and fell asleep on the couch. Just a workaday bloak these days, but it's kind of nice to have a grunt job where I get (sort of) dirty.

 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

PM: 12 miles steady easy to slightly moderate. 

Nice afternoon/evening in the park. A buck was up to his belly in the water. Smart deer. Public park, in the water, and far from hunters.

Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.002.001.005.00

PM: 5 miles

Had limited time and was kind of anxious so I did one of those runs where I run really hot out of the gate. It's a stupid way to run really. Got some quick miles in though. Mile 2 was easily 5-8 seconds slow given that I had to go through the chain link woopty woop thing (standard term).

3 miles in 17:54

6:17, 5:53, 5:42

2 down

Saucony Fastwitch 7 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
42.001.006.001.0050.00
Kinvara 5 White/Black Miles: 12.00Saucony ISO Triumph 2 Miles: 23.00Kinvara 5 Black/White 2 Miles: 10.00Saucony Fastwitch 7 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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