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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Fri, Feb 08, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles easy. Fell okay, a bit tired although not bad. Will go long tomorrow -- last 20+ miler before the marathon on March 1st -- unless I don't feel quite up to it in which case I'll delay until Sunday.

Comments
From jtshad on Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 10:35:56

Good luck tomorrow on the 20+ miler!

From JohnK on Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 14:35:42

Thanks. Since my very easy run this a.m. I've been feeling unusually tired but I expect I'll be up for a long one tomorrow a.m.

By the way, we have friends who own a cabin near Driggs, ID and have invited us to use it for a week this summer or next. I've hiked in the Tetons (and Wind River range) a few times but this was way back in '78 and '81 while in college. Guess there's been a lot of development in the area and I might not like that, but the Tetons are spectacularly beautiful and I hope we can swing it financially to get out there with our kids.

From jtshad on Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 15:00:47

You wouldn't recognize the Teton valley anymore. Tons of development...lots of very high end stuff and several new golf courses under constuction (top 10 in NW type of courses that will be open for only 4 months a year...my neighbor is the superintendent at one of the new ones going in). The Tetons are still magnificant. Hope you can make it up, that is a great time of year to be here.

From wheakory on Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 17:24:10

Good luck on the run tomorrow. Your ready to be under 2:57. Your training has been a great success. Are you planning on running any MP miles in your 20 miler tomorrow.

What shoes are you going with in the marathon.

From JohnK on Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 21:37:31

Kory,

I think I'll take tomorrow's long run fairly relaxed. My last long run, on Saturday, included 15 miles at MP and then Tuesday's 4 x 3,000m workout was somewhat demanding so I don't want to press my luck. If I feel really good I'll probably throw in a few faster miles but basically it will relatively easy.

I recently got a pair of Nike Katana Stars that I'll probably wear in the marathon. I haven't raced in Nikes in quite a few years but actually my PR (from 25 years ago!) was set in Nikes so maybe they'll bring me luck. I do think I'm in shape to run 2:55-2:57 but I've had some bad marathon experiences so I'm not all that confident!

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