JohnK

May 21, 2024

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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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Sat, Mar 15, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.003.5010.00

10 miles, first 1.5 easy then 5 x 800/300 on UGA track w/ 300m recoveries after each 800 and 600m recoveries after the 300s. Was basically wanting to run ~5K race pace on the 800s and close to mile race pace on the 300s, and I went 2:54/1:00, 2:55/1:00, 2:54/1:00, 2:57/1:01, 2:56/1:00. So I wasn't exactly tearing up the track, but considering I've been marathon training this winter and raced a marathon just two weeks ago this isn't so bad. (I suspect 18:15 is about the best I could do for 5K at present.) And this workout is something to build from, I hope. (2.25 mile cool-down.)

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