Doug's Running Thingy

May 2012

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Location:

Tallahassee,FL,

Member Since:

Jul 13, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Ran track/xc in high school

Track 2 years at FSU (400 and 400 hurdles) 

Skip ahead 15 yrs for my old man PRs... 

100m 12.31; 200m 25.74; 400m 56.94; 800m 2:17; Mile 5:11; 2 Mile 11:57; 5K 19:08; 10K 41:43; 15K 1:03:14; Marathon 3:26

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break through the 19 then 18 minute mark for 5K

Return to full speed track workouts

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

USATF Age Group All American times in 200 (24.6), 400 (56.0) and 800 (2:11)

Qualify and run Boston before I hit 50... but after I complete my sprint goals  

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Exalt Lifetime Miles: 250.20
Ignition3 Lifetime Miles: 285.90
Equation6 Lifetime Miles: 214.55
Trance12 Lifetime Miles: 411.40
Guide7 Lifetime Miles: 134.80
Total Distance
84.20
Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 84.20
Total Distance
4.00

Made it out to the track as sun was setting to try to beat the heat a bit - not too bad.  Did an easy 3 mile warmup then some 200s and some fast barefoot striders on the infield - felt fat and slow, but loved every minute of it.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
5.00

North Loop time trial - again right at a minute below best time - fine.  Then did 4x200 in 41, 39, 37, 35 very controlled, followed by barefoot striders and 2 laps around infield.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 5.00
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5.00

Lake Jackson loop in the heat of the day - bad plan, but made it through.  I always forget that this trail is not nearly as shaded as my other routes - oh well.  Over 20 for the week - back on track.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 5.00
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4.00

6x two minutes on and one minute off bracketed by 1 mile warm up and 1 mile cool down.  At least 12 degrees cooler on the trails this evening than in the neighborhood - I do love that these covered trails surrounding a lake are 3 miles from the house.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
5.50

Decent track workout of 4 x 300 at 60, 58, 58, 56 with 100 meter walk rest.  Three miles on the trails warmup and about a half mile cool down barefoot around the infield after 4 barefoot striders following the 300s.

No running for probably 2-3 days after tomorrow morning.  Having outpatient surgery to hack out a precancerous mole - be warned, all ye having multiple large moles and who spent much of their youth with too much skin exposed.  Turns out that having more than 10 moles cranks up your risk of skin cancer about 10-times more than the general population - sweet!  Had a skin cancer screening a couple weeks ago and they sliced off 4 moles for biopsy - one came back precancerous so they are gonna dig around some more.  Will require stitches and lack of activity for 24-48 hours - hmph! 

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 5.50
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Total Distance
4.10

Easy run around the trails after a couple days of nothin while the excavation in my back healed a bit.  Kinda felt like I hadnt run in a couple days...

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.10
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4.00

Track work bounded by 1.75 mi warmup and 0.75 cool down.  Did a mile on the track of 200 on and 200 float.  All the ons sub-40 and all the floats slightly under a minute.  Just a couple weeks away from the start of summer track meets - sheesh

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
4.80

Really nice morning - probably the last one until October.  Did the first 4.8 of my sometimes usual 5.4 mi figure 8 on the trails.  Walked the last half mile after the water fountain - just because there were lots of cardinals flitting about and they wanted me to look at them.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.80
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Total Distance
5.80

Little pyramid on the track (200, 300, 400, 300, 200) following 3.5 mi warmup.  Striders and two laps barefoot on the infield to finish up.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 5.80
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Total Distance
4.50

Easy run on the trails - north loop, ravine trail and new trail coming back

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.50
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5.00

Planned on 6X200 on the track, but pressed the 5th one a bit and felt a little tight in the right hamstring afterward so bailed on the last one.  Did them in 40, 39, 37, 36, 33.  Ran the ravine trail plus north loop 3-miler for warmup and then two barefoot laps of the infield for cool down.  By the end of the cool down, the hammy actually felt fine.

The added track work over past couple weeks has helped motivation and kicked up the weight loss effort - under 160 for two mornings in a row - wooooo.  Five more pounds ish by start of Summer Track on June 7th and I'll be satisfied. 

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
4.60

Good run in light rain this evening - overstreet loop plus keel over and north loop.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.60
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Total Distance
5.20

Track workout this evening just before the sun set.  Three miles warmup then little pyramid of 200, 300, 400, 300, 200 followed by a couple barefoot striders and two laps of infield cool down.  Going up the pyramid I wanted to hit them all at 5:20 mile pace with about 90 seconds rest and went 38, 57, 78, so all were a couple seconds fast.  Then I increased the rest and worked the final 300 (53) and 200 (32).  The last 200 felt decent, so, with two weeks before summer track meets, I'm getting there.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 5.20
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Total Distance
3.30

Quick three miles of two minutes on one minute off before heading to the 2012 graduation ceremony - several senior trackies walking the aisle tonight.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 3.30
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Total Distance
4.50

Ravine trail plus north loop plus new trail - decent little run in 90 degrees and 90% humidity - sweet!

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.50
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3.30

Two mile warmup, then some block starts and 200s on the track.  First time back in the blocks since this time last year.  Did 4x20 meter starts and 4x50 meter starts then 4x200 at 38-40.  Nice hot evening at the track.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 3.30
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Total Distance
4.50

More block starts and a couple 300s on the track this evening with a 3 mile warmup and half mile cooldown.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.50
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4.60

Easy run in the heat clockwise up new trail around ravine and through north loop.  Track work tomorrow then Fri off.  Gonna run a 4 mile prediction run on Saturday evening - local running club's social race of the year - should be fun. 

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.60
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Total Distance
2.50

Little track workout while Travis played with the new dog in the family. Lisa has been looking for a while to find a little dog to take care of as she starts to see the writing on the wall of Travis leaving for college next year.  Travis and I have been working on her to make it a medium dog that will run with us... we won.  She found an awesome one year old border collie mix that is already trained fairly well - sit, down, stay, heel (kinda), and loves fetch - very cool.  Heres a gallery of a few pics  http://gallery.me.com/dugco#103981

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 2.50
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Total Distance
84.20
Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 84.20
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