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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
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
42.20
Equation6 Miles: 19.00Cohesion6 Miles: 12.20Trance12 Miles: 11.00
Total Distance
19.00

Well that was both encouraging and potentially deadly I believe.  Got out to St Marks Trail and on the run as the sun was rising and it was already 77 degrees - hmph.  Cloud cover stuck around for a couple hours, but then at about 16 miles into my planned 20 miler, it became sunny and ridiculous.  Probably should have bagged it right then, but I was actually feeling pretty good about the run at that point (all miles easy between 8:30 and 8:45 pace).  Miles 17 and 18 started the struggle and steam was really pouring out my head as I neared the end of 19 so I stopped the watch and walked slowly on back to the trailhead.  Stood under the outdoor shower there for a while and drank copious amounts of water and gatorade until I stopped seeing stars.

I'm trusting that mid-50s to mid-60s and low humidity at racetime in PA will be a cakewalk compared to all this hot humid training.

Equation6 Miles: 19.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
6.00

Nice sweaty run on the trails this morning as the sun rose... 82° heat index.  Just getting the miles in.

Cohesion6 Miles: 6.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
7.00

Nice little progression run this morning - almost felt like a real runner again.  On the neighborhood roads for seven, with the first four dropping from 8:18 pace for first mile down to and through marathon pace (8:03; 7:58; 7:39) by the fourth.  The fifth mile starts with nearly a half-mile uphill, so it bubbled up to 7:54 pace before going 7:25 for sixth and 6:45 pace for first half of the final mile... kinda spent at that point so jogged on in from there. 

Yes, we call a 90-foot incline over a half-mile a hill around here - what about it?! 

Trance12 Miles: 7.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
6.20

Mostly easy six miles on the trails with last couple at marathon pace.  Getting easier and easier to settle into MP on demand... even with this heat/humidity and trail surface.  18 scheduled for Sunday - need to find nice flat route in Prattville, Alabama - heading to the inlaws for the weekend.

Cohesion6 Miles: 6.20
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Total Distance
4.00

Four in the inlaws neighborhood in prattville bama

Trance12 Miles: 4.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
42.20
Equation6 Miles: 19.00Cohesion6 Miles: 12.20Trance12 Miles: 11.00
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