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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
62.0014.000.004.0080.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.0014.000.000.0016.00

16 miles in 1:50 with my friend Kevin. Started with a fairly easy first mile but quickly dropped the pace to ~6:45-6:50 and kept that up until we'd finished 15 then I ran a slow 16th mile on my own. So it was close to marathon pace and a good run -- felt very strong. Damp with a stiff breeze, mid 40s, just the sort of conditions I like for long runs.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles easy with a few strides. Felt good.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.000.000.5015.00

11 miles with several strides during the last few miles. Felt good. Hope to get in a second shorter run this evening.

P.M.: 4 miles easy.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles easy (75 minutes). Felt good. Wanting to hit a higher mileage week this week and then a bit less next week with one solid track workout. I'm running River to River Relay in southern Illinois -- killer hills! -- on April 19th so I'll be sure to back off a few days prior to that. We've got a good team (Atlanta TC masters) entered in the handicap division which is open to all ages 40+. I'm actually our youngest team member at 48 and we range up to 75. I think we can finish top three if everyone run decently. That would be quite an accomplishment.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.003.5012.00

12 miles, first 2 easy to warm up then 5 x 800/300 on UGA track aiming for ~2:55 on the 800s and ~:60 on the 300s and taking 300m jog recoveries after each 800 and 600m recoveries after each 300. Went 2:56/:61, 2:56/:60, 2:55/:60, 2:56/:60, 2:58/:61. It was misting and rather windy so not ideal conditions but I'm glad I pushed through the workout. 3.75 miles cool-down with a few strides.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles mostly easy. Felt good after a few miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9 miles easy in the rain. Had planned a long run for this morning but am delaying until tomorrow because of forecast thunderstorms w/ lightening -- didn't want to be 8 miles out of town when that suddenly popped up.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
62.0014.000.004.0080.00
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