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, May 08, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
7.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	11.00

11 miles, first 2 easy then 8 x 800 on UGA track in 2:49, 2:48, 2:48, 2:46, 2:45, 2:45, 2:48, 2:47 (=2:47.0 average). Took 400m jog/walk recoveries (~2:30+). 3 mile cool-down. Fairly satisfying workout although I had wanted to hit 2:45-2:46 for the average to be in line with my 3K goal of 10:20 (= 2:45.3 per 800). I thought these would feel a bit easier but on the other hand I ran them fairly consistently after a conservative start. So it's okay but I'll need to improve a bit over the next 4 weeks to have a shot at 10:20. (Sub-10:25 is my definite goal and I'd like ~10:20.)

Comments

From wheakory on Thu, May 08, 2008 at 22:17:15

Nice workout. With these times for a 800m workout I believe you could run a 2:49 marathon. Nice work. Thanks for your advice about the shoes the other day... I always watch my shoe count, but I think one pair that has the lowest miles might be causing the knee problem. But, it could be just overtraining.

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