| 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 Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 27.00 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 38.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
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13 miles in 1:27.49. Went 6 out in 41:50 (all miles in 6:55-7:00 range) then next 6 in 38:29 with miles 7-12 in 6:35, 6:30, 6:28, 6:26, 6:20, 6:10. (Total of 1:20.19 for 12 miles = 6:41.5 pace.) Mile #13 easy in 7:30.
Felt okay the first 6 but was not floating along effortlessly as I'd hoped -- during this part of the run I was having some negative thoughts about how hard it will be to run 6:48-6:50 per mile for a full marathong. But I felt good during miles 7-12 so overall it was a satisfying run and I don't believe I went too hard today. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 miles easy. Felt good. Weather outlook for Chicago Marathon this coming Sunday isn't the best but who knows, maybe things will improve. And I sure can't change the weather myself! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 miles easy. Felt okay, not exactly great but no problems. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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8 miles, first 3 easy to warm up followed by 4800 on UGA track in 19:59 with 1600s in 6:44, 6:40, 6:35 (i.e., a bit faster than marathon goal pace) and 2 miles easy. Felt pretty good.
The weather outlook for Chicago Marathon this Sunday morning is looking worse and worse, with the forecast now calling for a low Sat. night of 70 with pretty high humidity, so it could be 80 by the time I finish. That's 20-30 degrees above what I'd like! So I'm disappointed but will just deal with the conditions the best I can, not sure whether I'll re-evaluate my 2:59 goal but I'll wait and see what it's actually like on race day. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 4 miles easy. Feeling only so-so at best this week, not too surprising with the marathon coming up Sunday. It's all in the head, right? Plus I'm concerned about the warm, humid weather forecast for race morning. I need to do some positive visualization to get me out of this funk. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 3 miles easy before flying up to Chicago. Felt quite good. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| No running, but I walked a few miles in the morning, stretched, drank alarming amounts of fluids, and naturally worried about the unusually warm -- make that HOT -- weather here in Chicago. It's sunny and humid too, and tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer. All thoughts about time are out the window and blown far away; I'm now just aiming to survive. So in a way the pressure is off, and perhaps if I really do take it out conservatively I'll actually have a positive experience. I still feel fortunate to be here and have made it healthy and fit but I'm bummed about the weather. Sure hope everyone running St. George this morning did well. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 27.00 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 38.00 |
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