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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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10 miles, mostly easy ~7:30 pace but I dropped down to ~6:40 pace for 2 miles. Felt good. Still having a little groin/lower abdominal pain at times but it seems to be responding to careful stretching.

Comments
From carrie on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 13:02:04

dang boy you have a sweet pace going on there! That 7:30 is what I want my marathon pace to be. Nice job! By the way, is it getting really muggy out there yet? I'm coming to Georgia the first part of June and I'm wondering if I'm going to die from humidity.

From JohnK on Mon, May 19, 2008 at 13:39:53

Humidity isn't bad...yet. Early June could be okay but no guarantees, and actually it could be awful! (I much prefer Georgia winters to Georgia summers. Fall is wonderful and spring is pretty nice, but knowing summer is near I never enjoy spring as much as fall.) None of this if helpful, but I hope you have a good visit and the weather is pleasant!

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