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Location:

Columbus,IN,US

Member Since:

Jun 13, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

37 Marathons -- PR - 2:48:53 (Fall 2014)

A bunch of Half Marathons -- PR - 1:19:20 (Aug. 2015 - Converted)

10k - 36:30 Unaided // 35:25 (July 2014 - Aided)

5k - 17:28 (Aug. 2015)

1mi. - 4:58 (July 2014 - Track)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

10k and 5k's to get back into the swing of thing this summer

Sept. 21:  Mill Race Marathon - Under 3:00.  LET's GO!  

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

R2R2R in Grand Canyon  5/18/19 

Marathon < 2:45

Half Marathon < 1:18

Top 10 in Bluegrass 10k

5k < 17

Personal:

400m/800m competitively in track in high school.  Took 15 years off. Started running again in 2010.  Married to my beautiful wife, Tiffany, with 2 little boys, now 4 and 6.  I'm a civil engineer working for the Indiana DOT in Seymour, IN.   I live in a slightly larger town about 20 miles north - Columbus, IN.  Originally from Lexington, KY.

 

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Barefoot Running Lifetime Miles: 4.00
Swimming Lifetime Miles: 6.20
Elliptical Lifetime Miles: 81.50
Vilano Road Bike Lifetime Miles: 1216.95
Vilano Bike On Mag Trainer Lifetime Miles: 277.85
Red Peregrine Velcro Lifetime Miles: 314.94
Red Peregrine NO Velcro Lifetime Miles: 171.83
Saucony Kinvara 11 Lifetime Miles: 237.33
Blue Arahi 4.2 Lifetime Miles: 662.17
Nordictrack TM Lifetime Miles: 358.98
Hoka Bondi 7 Lifetime Miles: 325.22
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
115.189.0011.320.00135.50
Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 135.50
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Shoulda coulda, but, didn't run

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.005.000.000.006.00

5 mile cutdown on the TM.  6 total in 41min.  9mph is a bit quick for MP still

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.000.000.000.0020.00

20 MILE LONG RUN - Grand View out and back - 2:41.  No ggod on any of my goals this spring. 

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 20.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

AM - easy 6 miles in GF. 52 min.

Lunch run - easy 7 miles - 59 min. 

 

 

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 13.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.404.002.000.006.40

6.5 miles total: 6mile Ctdwn - 7 min. down to 6:12 pace.  Working really hard for 6:12 pace at the end.  

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 6.40
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Off.  Why does work suck like it does?  

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Off.  Why does work suck like it does?

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Off.  Why does work suck like it does?  Why am I so unmotivated? 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.800.000.000.007.80

TM for an hour.  I am totally out of the spirit of this whole running thing

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 7.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

TM for an hour - 7 miles

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

AM - easy 3 in GF - 25:30

Lunch moderate - 5.5mi. in GF - 42:13

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 8.50
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Off - suck again

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

2 miles in 16:43

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 miles - 38:51 at lunch.

Unknowingly, I was given a very difficult special assignment by work management folk. 

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.600.000.000.002.60

easy 2.6 miles before work.  Work is about to pretty rough for this special assignment.  

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 2.60
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Race: Val 10k and 4pm 5k (9.321 Miles) 00:58:17, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.680.009.320.0011.00

10k Race in the morning - working hard for 6:10-6:15 pace - 38:47 for 3rd

5k Race in the afternoon - 19:30 for the win

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 11.00
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Off

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Off :)  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.700.000.000.002.70

2.7 miles - yikes. no fitness

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 2.70
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off - this special assignment is tough.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

7.5 miles easy: 3.5 am and 4 lunch

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 7.50
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off

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 miles easy - 1:28:16.  Let's get back to it.  Come on

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 11.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.100.000.000.009.10

9.1 miles - 72 min.  Get some time on feet and get back to some fitness. 

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 9.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

easy 5 miles - 3 in 20:53, 2 in 16:09

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.600.000.000.005.60

Special Assgn in full swing  5.6 in 43:50 - still in GF.

 

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 5.60
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off.  work got me again

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.300.000.000.005.30

easy 5.3 - 44:42

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 5.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
115.189.0011.320.00135.50
Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 135.50
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