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Member Since:

Jul 13, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Philly Marathon: 2:58

Boston Marathon: 3:03

18 Mile Tune-up: 1:56

Short-Term Running Goals:

I hope to run a sub-2:50 marathon, and to complete several events of 50 miles or longer.

I also hope to run a sub-5:00 mile.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I expect to compete in distance running for the next 30 years.

Personal:

Didn't run a lick until college, and then only to make weight for coxswaining (college crew). Rowed, sculled, and coxed for over a dozen years at all levels from club to international.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
69.1629.8012.0017.44128.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 133.67
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.400.000.003.006.40

2 x 1.7 miles (to and from the track)

3 miles on the track (goal time of 18:00, actual time 17:53)

Pretty easy pace. I would like to think I could knock off three 5:40s or 5:35s. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 134.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.003.000.000.006.00

Ran six miles at about 7:00 pace, first half slower and second half faster. It took a while to loosen up, but the last third or so was really a smooth and enjoyable lope.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 135.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.400.000.001.504.90

Run to and from track (2x1.7mi)

12 x (220yds sprint/220 yards walk)

Did most of these at 34s or 35s, slowed a bit to 37s for three sprints, did last at 33.9s. (The workout plan has this workout at 39s per 220yd, but that felt way way too slow.)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.002.000.005.50

run to and from track (3.5 miles)

2 miles in 11:55

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.900.000.002.507.40

Run to and from track (2 x 1.7mi) 

10 x (440yds/220yds walking recovery) in 77,76,76,76,76,77,78,76,75,73 seconds

This was supposed to be 85 seconds per quarter mile, but that pace is too slow to be at all challenging or interesting. I feel confident I could do this in flat 75s or 74s.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.007.000.000.007.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.900.000.002.257.15

Run to and from track

6 x (660yds/440 jogging recover) @ 1:50, 1:59, 1:58, 1:58, 1:57, 1:56

Felt good! The jogging took 2:30.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.003.000.000.003.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.009.400.000.009.40

9.4 miles at 6:44/mile pace.

Easy. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.005.000.005.00

5 miles at 6:10/mile pace. Over a good hilly course with 200 feet of rise.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 133.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.563.400.001.566.52

run to and from track 2x1.7mi at 6:30/mile pace

5 x (440 yrds sprint / 110 jogging / 110 yrds sprint / 440 jogging)

74, 15, 76, 16, 75, 16, 74, 16, 74, 16

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.400.000.000.007.40

My hips and ankles were INCREDIBLY stiff for this workout.

 I think I am under-rested. I will likely take a rest day, and commit to getting as much sleep and nutrition as possible.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.400.000.000.884.28

The usual 2x1.7 miles to and from track run slowly.

Then ran 880yds in 2:31, 660yds walking recovery (at 3mph walk, for 7:30), 440yds in 1:13, 660 WR, 220yds in 0:31.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.400.000.001.006.40

Run to and from track. 

2 x (8 x 100m dash / 200m jog) with 5:00 rest between sets.

The dashes were all between 14.5s and 15.5s.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 easy miles, with about 200 feet of hill from Gowanus Canal to Prospect Park, 1 mile of ascent, for about 4% grade of nice easy hill.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.002.006.00

Run to and from track (2x1.7 miles) easy pace.

1 mile on track in 5:30 / 1k jog in 7:00 / 1 mile on track in 5:29

This was somewhat challenging, but with another 1k jog rest I'm confident I could run another one or two miles at 5:30 pace.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.004.000.000.004.00

4 easy miles, with about 200 feet of hill from Gowanus Canal to

Prospect Park, 1 mile of ascent, for about 4% grade of nice easy hill.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.005.000.005.00

5 miles in 30:51 (6:10/mile pace) with a 1 mile 3% grade hill from mile marker 1 to 2, and then down the same hill from marker 2.5 to 3.5.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.900.000.001.756.65

Run easy to and from track (3.4mi)

4 x (660 in 1:52, 110 R, 110 in :16, 550 R)

1:51, 16.4, 1:49, 16.0, 1:50, 16.1, 1:52, 15.6

 The sprints felt strong, the 660s were not easy but doable.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Shake-it-out easy run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.400.000.001.005.40

Run to and from track (3.4 miles)

4 x (220 in :35, 440 R), 5:00 rest, 0.5 mile time trial

220yds in 34s, 35s, 33s, 32s

Half mile in 2:22.9

The half mile wasn't hard enough; I didn't force the speed and finished feeling I could've run another half or full lap at that pace. I am confident I can run 2:17 at my current fitness level. Frustrating that I didn't go fast enough, but I can't be looking at the stopwatch in my hand multiple times (in the dark on an unlit track) during a two lap sprint.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Easy short run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
69.1629.8012.0017.44128.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 133.67
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