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Location:

Steilacoom,WA,USA

Member Since:

Sep 30, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

18 marathons, PR 2:57

12th in age group (61st overall) Portland Marathon 2010   2:57

12th overall Capital City Marathon 2011   3:06

3rd in age group (17th overall) Capital City 1/2 Marathon 2012   1:26

Short-Term Running Goals:

5K 17:30          (PR 17:41)

10K  37:00       (PR 37:34)

13.1   1:23:00  (1:26 Capital City 1/2   5-20-12)

26.2   2:49:00  

Long-Term Running Goals:

keep enjoying running

Personal:

Physical Therapist, Married with 2 triathlete children

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Asics Gel 3000 Lifetime Miles: 21.35
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
105.25264.86370.11
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0012.0012.00

12 miles completed in 1 hour 26 minutes

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

day off

 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

day off

 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.004.004.00

2 miles in 16:30

2 miles at 13:40 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

day off

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.001.001.00

1 mile at race pace, marathon in 2 days

Race: Portland Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:55:19, Place overall: 1616
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.0018.2026.20

Completed 11th marathon, got out of it what I put into it. Time to start pushing the pace. Plan on Eugene Marathon in May 2008.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Recovery day

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Recovery Day--nutrition, fluids, massage

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

rode stationary bike 50 minutes, a lot of stretching

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.001.002.00

1 mile 9:30

1 mile 7:30

Recovery run 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.006.00

3 miles 25:24:80

3 miles 22:31:64 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.002.008.00

Ran with my wife, she is now training for her 4th marathon.

6 slower miles then finished with 2 miles at 7:30 pace

 total time 1 hour 9 minutes
 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.006.00

6 hard miles, 45minutes

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

off day

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.002.009.00

2.5 mile warm-up

8 400's mixed with 8 slow 400 recovery

2.5 mile cool-down

 

800's:  89, 92, 87, 88, 89, 89, 89, 88

1st real speed/pace work ever!! 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.002.007.00

Recovery run with friend and fellow marathoner Jim

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

day off, felt very fatigued today

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0016.0016.00

Fan 16 miles with Sim, he is training for marathon in Sac, CA 2nd of Dec.  Felt heavy legs and pushed the pace, finished 2:04

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.006.00

42:30  6 miler

21:52:61 first 3 miles

20:38:27 last 3 miles 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.002.009.00

2.5 mile warm up

400     84

800    89/91 (3:00)

400    84

400    86

800    91/101 (3:12)

400    84

2.5 mile cool down

400 recovery between each fast run

 Heavy legs today, ran too fast, too hard yesterday.  Need to have recovery day before speed work day.


 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0010.6110.61

1:16:39     7:13 pace

Feel a little under the weather

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.005.286.28

total time 49:09:71

 

1st 3.170 miles in 22:27:22   7:04 pace

ran into friend on during 4th mile, ran 1 mile at 13:00 pace

last 2.114 in 13:42:49   6:28 pace

 

Felt great today!! 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.636.63

intermediate run today, have track workout tomorrow.  Felt great!!

6.632 miles in 53:14    8:01 pace     (was shooting for 8:00 pace)

 

 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.752.759.50

2.5 mile warm-up

400    91

800    3:08 (92/96)

400    89

800    3:07 (92/95)

400    89

1200    4:57 (96/102/98)

400    84

2.5 mile cool-down

recovery 400 between each track segment (7) 

Learning pacing, had a lot left after 1200.  Felt great overall, heavy legs now. 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.206.20

46:44    7:32 pace

 

Felt great, GPS battery failed, so approximate with distance 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0014.0014.00

7:04:20

7:26:21                             average: 7:38 pace

7:51:18

7:19:13

7:41:72

7:51:03

7:44:16

7:44:14

7:47:56

7:56:19

7:58:44

7:40:51

7:47:79

7:08:45

 

 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0012.0012.00

      12 miles  1:41:48       intermediate recovery run, felt ok overall   

           8:29 pace
 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.008.148.14

Intermediate 8 miler at 7:47 pace

1st half  32:03:98   8:00 pace

2nd half  31:25:84   7:35 pace

 

Felt great, did not push myself, have speed work on track tomorrow morning. 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.003.0010.00

99/95    800   3:14

86/96    800   3:02

93/97    800   3:10

95/99    800   3:14

94/98    800   3:12

92/98    800   3:10

 Reason: strengthening

Focus:   Rhythm run

Feeling mildly under the weather.  Quads and hamstrings very tired after!!
 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.004.006.00

1st 4 miles 7:37 pace recovery run, felt a lot of tightness and pain in right mid quads so slowed it down to 8:41 pace last 2 miles and stretched a lot.  Having a lot of mid-quad pain.  Going to take 3-5 days off to rest, stretch, anti-inflammatories, ice, massage.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.000.002.00

recovering from pulled r quad

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.006.00

1st 3 miles    23:54:66

last 3 miles    23:39:41

 

Quad felt ok, slightly tight.  left achilles tight 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.008.008.00

8 miles at 57:26:73

right quad felt good, left achilles felt fine.  ill/under the weather so hard to breathe. 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.007.007.00

55 minutes

Felt ill, legs tired. 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.002.009.00

back doing track work

8 400's  felt great in quads, hamstrings, and calves.  Still sick though, difficulty breathing

400    90

400    90

400   86

400   84  

400   84

400   84

400   84

400   82 (PR)
 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.004.004.00

1st 2 miles:    15:37:48

2nd 2 miles    14:07:95

 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.752.259.00

2.5 mile warm-up

400    86

400 recovery

400     83

400    recovery

800    3:00

400    recovery

400    87

400    recovery

400   86

400   recovery

800   3:08

400 recovery

400   85

400    recovery 

2.5 mile cool down
 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.206.20

1st 3.1 24:23:74      7:52 pace

2nd 3.1 21:43:56      7:00 pace

overall 46:07:30         7:26 pace

Recovery run, took it easy until last 2 miles, pushed last mile. Felt good

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0012.0012.00

1:38:34    8:13 pace

Felt good first 5 miles, then really heavy legs.  Lacking endurance from recent illness and having to take basically 3 weeks off.  Need to build enduance again. 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.206.20

1st 3.1    23:18:57        7:31  pace 

2nd 3.1    20:49:29       6:43 pace

 

overall:   44:07:86      7:07 pace

 

Feeling better, getting stronger and better turnover, very cold out today, road frozen

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

1:44:21     8:42 pace

 

slow mileage build day


Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.505.009.50

2.5 mile warm-up

800    94/92   400 recovery

400    87         400 recovery

400    89         400 recovery

400    85         400 recovery

400    86         400 recovery

800    90/94      400 recovery



400    85            400 recovery

400    82             400 recovery

 

2.5 mile pacing for cool down

Felt good overall, increased distance in track work-out by 1/2 mile.  Legs felt really good, feeling stronger and improved quality of pacing.  Feeling like a breakthru is coming soon!!


Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.206.20

1st 3.1    21:50:30    7:02 pace

2nd 3.1    20:27        6:35 pace

overall    42:17:69       6:49 pace

Felt great, particularly at the start.  Usually a little sluggist at start of run but took off with a good pace (7:10 1st mile) and was able to push past.  My fastest 10k in 10 years!! 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

2:01:06

Helped my wife up her mileage today 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.755.5010.25

2.5 mile warmup

400 90

400 recovery

1200 4:39 91, 95, 93

400 recovery

400 92

400 recovery

400 89

400 recovery

400 89

400 recovery

800 3:09 93, 96

400 recovery

400 89

400 recovery

400 89

400 recovery

400 83

400 recovery

2.5 mile tempo run home

Felt good today, just ending illness (again), was sluggish on 1200 and 800, 400 are feeling good. Goal was to hit 90 each lap, no faster, no slower.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.206.20

1st 3.1    21:45:47        7:01 pace

2nd 3.1    20:11:63        6:30 pace

overall    41:57:10        6:46 pace

 

Felt great, light mileage week 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0012.0012.00

watch band broken, so not sure how fast.  Pushed the pace though

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.505.5010.00

2.5 mile warm-up

400    93  

400 recovery

1600   92 95 95 98   6:16

400 recovery

400   90

400 recovery

400   88

400 recovery

800   89 91   3:00

400 recovery

400   84

400 recovery

400   84

400 recovery

400   79   (my PR)

400 recovery

2.5 mile run home
 

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.004.004.00

ran hard; felt sluggish.  Left hamstring tight, left calf tight.  no watch

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0016.0016.00

no watch,  very tired at end

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.000.001.00

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
105.25264.86370.11
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