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Breakfast on the Track Mile

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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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Total Distance
23.30
Guide5 Miles: 9.70Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 10.20
Total Distance
4.90

Did my hilly neighborhood five-miler this morning in humid but not steamy conditions - nice.  Later in the week sees me hitting the 5K trail training on Thurs eve without the dog this time, and then Saturday morning is the Breakfast on the Track one mile - always a highlight of the year and the unofficial kickoff to high school XC - lazy goal of sub 5:30.

Guide5 Miles: 4.90
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Total Distance
5.40

Little track workout this evening at the school.  Three miles easy warmup and then some block starts.  After the starts, did 4x200 at 40, 39, 40, 40, and then 1x400 at 82.  Everything was right in the range of goal mile pace for Saturday's race - 5:28 here I come.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 3.00
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Total Distance
4.80

Steamy neighborhood run of 2.5 miles with the doggie (last half mile at 7:20 pace) and then another 2.3 without, just under 8 min pace.  Gonna run the trail 5k training deal tomorrow eve without the dog to see if I can crush his PR.

Guide5 Miles: 4.80
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Total Distance
4.70

Got about a half mile warmup before the 5K trail run this evening.  On the run, I went through the first mile at 7 flat, then mile two at 7:12 and third mile at 7:28 to finish up at 22:03.  Ok compared with last Saturday's 21:28, since this is a much tougher course.  Did another mile and a bit following the training.

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 4.70
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Race: Breakfast on the Track Mile (1 Miles) 00:05:29, Place overall: 28, Place in age division: 3
Total Distance
3.50

Nothing like racing the mile to earn a plateful of pancakes.  The pancakes were quite tasty - two plain and one blueberry in a nice stack with butter and syrup.  The mile was ok as well.  If nothing else, I'm pretty good at gauging my fitness these days (or maybe self-fulfilling prophecizing) - figured I could hit 5:30, and ran a 5:29.79.  I did have to throw down 200 splits of 39, 40 and 38 in the final 600 to get there though - whew.  Nobody wanted to lead the heat I was in (projected times of 5:26-5:50), so it was pretty lazy through 800.  I finally broke out and nearly ran down the one guy that indeed had gone out fairly hard.  Third in my age group and 28th overall of the 211 runners in 10 heats - big fun.

Travis took the overall title in 4:40, hitting his goal of 2:15 at the half and then easing off.

After all the mile heats, I toed the line again for the Hamstring Hundred to determine the Gulf Winds Track Club fastest man and woman... I was neither.  I was however the oldest man in the field by ten years, and only missed 5th by one tenth of a second.  Yes, its a six-lane track, you do the math.  Ran a 13.52 to close off another hugely fun summer track season. 

Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 2.50
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Total Distance
23.30
Guide5 Miles: 9.70Peregrine The Sequel Miles: 10.20
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