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Location:

Thornton,CO,USA

Member Since:

Jan 22, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5k- 16:23 (2011)

8k- 27:33 (2008)

10k - 35:12 (2021)

Half Marathon- 1:16:48 (2018)

Marathon - 2:41:52 (2019)

 

Half Marathon Count: 22

Marathon Count - 9

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run and enjoy it!

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Get back to Boston!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 130.50
Nike Vaporfly Next% Pink Lifetime Miles: 136.91
Cumulus 24 Black Lifetime Miles: 423.60
Cumulus 24 White Lifetime Miles: 270.00
Asics 24 Black/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 153.60
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
34.003.005.000.0042.00
Asics DS Trainers Miles: 19.50Asics 2160 Black/blue Miles: 18.50Asics 2150 Gold/Black Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

pretty sore tonight during the run, my stride feels off..im not sure whats up..i doubt the treadmill screwed me up this bad, so im guessing just the increase in mileage has got me tight. pretty nice night, ran in shorts and long sleeves, mid40s with light winds splits:

1- 7:13.6

2- 7:13.1

3- 7:17.9

4- 7:03.6

5- 7:05.6

6- 7:06.6

7- 7:06.9

total-- 50:07, 7:09.5 avg pace, pretty steady overall, settled in a little the last 4 miles and was able to stride it out some, tried to run out the soreness

4x50 strides then cold tub

Asics DS Trainers Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.002.000.005.00

5 after work, started in the twilight ended in the darkness, threw a surge in halfway through to get some GHMP miles in, banged out a 12:16 but that felt tough in the cold and wind, first effort at anything faster than slow MP since this training cycle started, will slowly incorporate more speed and continue to increase mileage. splits:

1- 7:00.3

2- 6:57.5

3- 6:07.6

4- 6:08.7 (12:16, 6:08 avg pace)

5- 7:12.6

TOTAL-- 33:26, 6:41 avg pace

Asics 2160 Black/blue Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

i dont know how "easy" todays miles actually were..full-fledged blizzard conditions outside with a few inches of snow underfoot and below zero windchills with 20-30mph winds hammering me the whole run. needless to say i didnt take splits today, just got a total time of 31:14, 7:49 avg pace, which given the conditions was definitely a win! barely any traction the entire run, slippin and sliding, bundled up big time, today was the mental equivalent of 10 miles.

 

In other news, signed up for the Prague Marathon officially last night. registration is in and on may 13, 2012, i will make that dream a reality! goal is sub 3!

Asics 2150 Gold/Black Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

thought about taking a rest day as i was a little tired, but figured 3 was better than nothing. cold morning, windchills in the single digits. lots of snow still on the ground, footing was awful. 3 with no splits, 22:38, 7:33 avg pace

Asics 2160 Black/blue Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.503.000.000.0010.50

about as cold of run as ive had in a while, temps were around 8 degrees with windchill between -5 and 0. at least the winds had calmed and it was sunny, apparently the wc was -15 overnight. i battled with myself over whether to do this run on the treadmill as i knew the windchill was going to be below 0, but i decided to tough it out and build some mental strength. 10.5 miles in the bitter cold..i felt surprisingly good throughout the run however, that was a nice sign. very bundled up, splits:

1- 6:49.1

2- 6:54.8

3- 7:04.2

4- 7:08.9

5- 7:15.5 uphill (35:12, 7:02 pace)

6- 6:55.6 downhill

7- 7:08.8

8- 7:12.2

9- 7:01.5

10- 7:17.9 big hill (1:10:48, 7:05 pace)

last .5- 3:33

TOTAL-- 1:14:22, 7:05 avg pace

overall, very happy with this run as i am getting my mileage up and i still felt good given the awful conditions to run in

Asics 2160 Black/blue Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

negative windchills for the 2nd straight day forced me onto the dreadmill, 5.5 in very easy fashion, 40:30 for 5.5, 7:22 mill pace.

 

Asics DS Trainers Miles: 5.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.003.000.007.00

really good run today, weather was still cold, 22 degrees with wc of 10, but the wind was down and at my back for most of the tempo portion of the run, wanted to get out and hit ghmp or 6:00 per mile, actually ended up hitting way better than that, hit a warmup mile then went straight into the tempo splits were:

1- 5:52.5

2- 5:54.4 (11:47)

3- 5:47.1

TOTAL-- 3 mile tempo, 17:34, 5:51 avg pace

cooled down with 3, overall it was a 7 mile run total for 47:01. nice little tempo to throw in the middle of the run today. probably taking tomorrow off, then getting back after it next week

Asics DS Trainers Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
34.003.005.000.0042.00
Asics DS Trainers Miles: 19.50Asics 2160 Black/blue Miles: 18.50Asics 2150 Gold/Black Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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