JohnK

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Location:

Athens,GA,USA

Member Since:

Oct 01, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2:51.13 marathon PR (Drake Relays, 1983) 2:59.12 masters best (Snickers Marathon, Albany, GA, 2008) Other PRs: mile 4:42, 3,000m 9:30, 5K 16:30, 10K 34:31, 20K 1:12.27, half-marathon 1:18.57

Short-Term Running Goals:

~2:57 marathon in '08 (missed by 2:00 with a 2:59.12, but I'll take it)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub-3:00 marathon at age 50 (2010) and possibly a sub-2:57.15 (Georgia state 50-54 age division record) that year; continue enjoying running for another 50 years from that point!

Personal:

Born in Iowa, I now live in Athens, Georgia and have been married to Amy for 17 years. We have two children: Emma age 13, William age 12
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Thu, Oct 04, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles easy. Feeling only so-so at best this week, not too surprising with the marathon coming up Sunday. It's all in the head, right? Plus I'm concerned about the warm, humid weather forecast for race morning. I need to do some positive visualization to get me out of this funk.

Comments
From Maria on Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 16:41:49

Good luck on Sunday! Your plan to run on effort is a good one. You need to think positive, but also be realistic, and if it's really too warm and humid, adjust your goals. I ran Rotterdam last April in 85F and sun, and I ran 10-12 min. slower than I planned. But I adjusted and ran even half splits, while scores of runners around me were dropping out and taken away by ambulances left and right (and in fact, the whole marathon was called off after 3.5 hours). It was very disappointing, but at least I finished strong.

From JohnK on Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 20:57:57

Thanks, Maria. After a low point last night, feeling depressed about the likely Chicago weather, I am once again pretty excited about the marathon. I will wait and see what the conditions are like Sunday a.m. and might start out as originally planned, if I'm feeling good. But I'm prepared to adjust my goals and believe I can be satisfied running somewhat slower than hoped. Your example is a good one -- I'll try to remember it!

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