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January 2013

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Member Since:

Jan 29, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

List of PRs:

  • 5k -18:24- 3/23/19
  • 10k - 37:12 - 3/31/18
  • 10 miler - 1:02:34 - 5/5/19
  • Half Marathon - 1:22:43 - 3/25/18
  • Marathon - 2:59:17 - 5/21/17

Short-Term Running Goals:

2020 Goals

  • Sub 2:50 Marathon at the Boston Marathon

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

- Qualify for the Boston Marathon before age 35 - done - 11/18/12 Philadelphia Marathon, 10/13/13 Chicago Marathon

- Run in the Boston (4/20/15), Chicago (10/13/13), and New York City (11/3/19)Marathons

- Sub 17 min 5k

- Sub 36 min 10k

- Sub 1 hr Broad Street Run 10 miler

- Sub 1:20 half marathon

- Sub 2:45 marathon

- Place top 3 overall in a race - done Teal Wings of Hope 5k 8/31/13 - 1st place overall

- Win my age group in another race - done - washington crossing 15k - 8/18/12

 

Personal:

I live in Philadelphia with my son (Russell - 7), and daughter (Jane - 5).  I work in finance/accounting for an insurance company. 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Glycerin Lifetime Miles: 169.50
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 80.75
Saucony Fastwitch 5 Lifetime Miles: 303.45
Saucony Guide 4 Lifetime Miles: 330.05
Saucony Guide 5 Lifetime Miles: 477.25
Saucony Guide 5 (orange/yellow) Lifetime Miles: 380.81
Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Lifetime Miles: 380.35
Saucony Fastwitch 5 (blue/orange) Lifetime Miles: 346.50
Saucony Guide 6 (lime/silver) Lifetime Miles: 432.20
Saucony Guide 6 (red/silver) Lifetime Miles: 372.00
Saucony Guide 6 (white/orange) Lifetime Miles: 280.00
Saucony Guide 6 2014 (1) Lifetime Miles: 274.00
Saucony Guide 6 2014 - 2 Lifetime Miles: 327.80
Saucony Fastwitch 6 (Red) Lifetime Miles: 213.58
Saucony Guide 7 (Blue/Slime) Lifetime Miles: 324.75
Saucony Guide 8 (Blue/Purple) Lifetime Miles: 266.57
Saucony ISO Triumph Lifetime Miles: 307.25
Saucony Ride 7 Lifetime Miles: 213.25
Saucony Cortina 4 Lifetime Miles: 380.75
Saucony Ride 7 (green) Lifetime Miles: 312.25
Saucony Guide 8 (green) Lifetime Miles: 155.00
Saucony Ride 8 (slime 1) Lifetime Miles: 401.00
Saucony Ride 8 (slime 2) Lifetime Miles: 466.72
Saucony Ride 9 Lifetime Miles: 385.37
Saucony Ride 9 (Red/Silver) Lifetime Miles: 413.25
Saucony Cortana 4 (blue/silver) Lifetime Miles: 225.19
Saucony Ride 9 (Red/ Silver - 2) Lifetime Miles: 333.25
Saucony Ride 9 (Red/ Silver - 3) Lifetime Miles: 305.50
Brooks Launch 4 - Lobster Lifetime Miles: 354.50
Nike Pegasus 34 (black) Lifetime Miles: 30.00
Saucony Breakthru 3 (red) Lifetime Miles: 272.00
Saucony Ride 10 (white/aqua) Lifetime Miles: 299.00
Saucony Ride 10 (blue/grey) Lifetime Miles: 347.75
Brooks Launch 5 - Blue/neon Lifetime Miles: 250.10
Brooks Launch 6 (blue) Lifetime Miles: 188.50
Launch 6 (blue/gold) Lifetime Miles: 172.75
Launch 6 (burgundy) Lifetime Miles: 150.25
Saucony Fastwich 9 (white/blue) Lifetime Miles: 6.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
76.257.504.004.2592.00
Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Miles: 41.00Saucony Guide 5 (orange/yellow) Miles: 39.00Saucony Fastwitch 5 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 181.47
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Today was my first run in over a week.  Unfortunately, my family has not had a great start to 2013.  My basement flooded early last week, then my 6 month old son was hospitalized with a respiratory virus on Friday.  Thank God that he was released today and he should be fine.  It was very tough seeing him sick like that and not being able to do much to help him.

I ran at home on my new treadmill for the first time.  The treadmill is really nice, but I need to get used to running on it at home.  It is in a bedroom on the second level of our house and it got very hot in the room, even with two windows open a few feet from the treadmill.  I will bring a fan into the room next time and will close the heat vents.

4 miles @ 8:30 avg pace with one mile @ 7:30 pace.  This run felt way too hard.  Not sure if it was all the stress this week, the haitus from running, or the heat of the room.  Probably a combination of the three.  Hoping to get back into a normal routine this week.

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 182.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles on the TM at home (2.0 incline).  Avg pace was 8:30.

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles on the TM at home (2.0 incline).  Avg pace was 8:22.

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/yellow) Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles on the TM at home (2.0 incline).  Avg pace was 8:30.

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/yellow) Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.751.000.000.255.00

5 miles on the TM during my lunch break (1.0 incline).  Total time was 38:50 including 1 mile at MP (6:58 pace) and .25 miles @ 5:42 pace

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 182.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 easy miles on the TM (1.0 incline). Avg pace was 8:30.

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/yellow) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.000.000.754.00

4 miles on the TM at home (1.0 incline).  avg pace was 7:50

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles on the TM at home (1.0 incline).  avg pace was 8:30.

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/yellow) Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles on the TM at home (1.0 incline).  avg pace was 8:25

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.004.000.006.00

Tempo run on the TM during my lunch break (1.0 incline).

1 mile warm up @ 8:30 pace, 1 mile @ 6:40 pace, 3 miles @ 6:35 pace, 1 mile cool down @ 8:40 pace.

This was tough today as expected since I am out of racing shape at this point.  I decided to do the tempo run today to make my workout feel like it had a purpose.  The lack of structure in my training the last few weeks has caused me to get a little lazy.  I plan to sign up for some of my planned races this week to force me into a structured training plan.

Saucony Fastwitch 5 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 miles on the TM during my lunch break (1.0 incline).  8:30 avg pace.

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.003.500.000.506.00

6 miles on the TM during my lunch break (1.0 incline).  43:00 total time including 3.5 miles at MP (6:58) followed by .5 miles at 5:27 pace

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/yellow) Miles: 6.00
Weight: 180.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.003.000.000.007.00

7 mile on the TM (1.0 incline).  avg pace was 7:35 including 3 miles @ 7:03 pace.

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles on the TM (1.0 incline).  avg pace was 8:00

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/yellow) Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.000.002.756.00

6 total miles on the TM during my lunch break (1.0 incline).  Total avg pace was 7:15 including VO2 max intervals:

1 mile @ 6:15 pace, .5 miles @ 8:00 pace;

1 mile @ 6:15 pace, .5 miles @ 8:00 pace;

.75 miles @ 6:15 pace, .5 miles @ 8:00 pace

I was a bit annoyed that I didn't finish the final .25 of the 3rd interval.  I was having stomach issues near the end and I quit on it.  I will nail it next time.

Saucony Fastwitch 5 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 recovery miles on the TM (1.0 incline).  avg pace was 8:46.

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles on the TM during my lunch break. Avg pace was 8:00.  things are busier than expected today so I could only get in 4 miles during lunch.  i will try to squeeze in a few more this eveving once my son is in bed.

Saucony Guide 5 (orange/yellow) Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
76.257.504.004.2592.00
Saucony Guide 5 (orange/white) Miles: 41.00Saucony Guide 5 (orange/yellow) Miles: 39.00Saucony Fastwitch 5 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 181.47
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