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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Sun, Jan 27, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
17.00	4.00	0.00	0.00	21.00

21 miles in 2:28.45. Started out with the first 9 all 7:10-7:15s (1:04.56) then picked it up slightly the next 5 (35:30 = 1:40.26 for 14) and dropped a bit more the next 2 (6:58 + 6:48 = 1:54.12 at 16). Had planned to go 4800 on the track in ~20:00 at this point but discovered that the portion of the track still in the shade was covered with a layer of ice so I opted to run a hilly 5K course that starts near the track -- I ran ~ 800m in 3:30 to the starting line near an elementary school then started the 5K which I ran in 20:18 (6:28, 6:30, 6:38 + :40) and followed that up with an easy 1.4 miles in 10:45 to give me 21 in 2:28.45. Pleased with the run -- felt strong the whole way although the 5K was a bit uncomfortable.

Comments

From johnr on Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 22:35:54

Nice training lately. I would guess your master's PR will get broken this year, and even your outright PR. Your training looks better than what I did before a 2:50 marathon last fall.

From JohnK on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 06:33:40

Thanks. I do have a history of running into trouble during the late miles so I'm probably not going to go out faster than ~6:50 pace then maybe pick it up just a tad. But I think 2:56/2:57 is as fast as I'd hope for on a good day. I believe my 1:22 half predicts ~2:54.30 but I'm not brave enough to go for that!

From jtshad on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 09:48:06

Dang fine run! I agree with John that your running has been very impressive...keep it up.

From JohnK on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 10:36:23

Thanks, it's been going well and the good half marathon was a shot in the arm. I hope to figure out how to avoid bonking in my next marathon (March 1) as that's a definite pattern with me. More carbs and calories the last few days will be a priority.

From jtshad on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 10:42:50

Which marathon are you running?

I hear you about "bonking" later in the race, I think that is what just happened to me as well at PF Chang a couple of weeks ago. I agree with the fueling approach, as well as more fuel in the morning before the race.

From JohnK on Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 12:45:57

I'm running the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon, in Albany, Georgia. Not exactly a memorable name, and not exactly Boston or NYC! But I heard positive things about the inagural event this past year and it's potentially a fast course which isn't easy to find in the southeast. (I wanted something within driving range.) The course does have a LOT of turns and that's not ideal. But I think they'll get a better turnout out this year and I should have some people to run with aiming for 2:55-2:58. I ran my 2:51 PR in May of '83 so it will be interesting to see how close I can come 25 years later.

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