JohnK

Winter in Winterville 5 Miler

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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, Jan 12, 2008
Race: Winter in Winterville 5 Miler (5 Miles) 00:30:12, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.255.2512.00

Was aiming for sub-30:00 but am fairly pleased with 30:12 as it's somewhat of an improvement over a 30:14 I ran for 8K four weeks ago on a course of similar difficulty. Went 5:56, 12:00, 17:59, 24:05, 30:12 and battled it out with the 30-34 age division winner but he got me by :06. So I was 5th OA/1st 45-49. Weather was close to ideal:  about 40 degrees with just a moderate breeze out of the northwest. Did 2.5 miles warm-up and 4.5 cool-down.

Comments
From jtshad on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 11:53:15

Great race, way to run tough and show continuing improvement in your results. Way to go on the 1st place in your AG and to be battling a guy 10 years younger than you...way to go from a fellow older blogger!

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