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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
Race: Bump and Run 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:17:28, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.516.213.110.0023.83

AM 5k series race as part of long run workout.  Jogged out to the course from the house - about 10k, signed up and stayed loose with some more jogging/strides.  Vowed to myself from the start of this 5k effort that I would go out relaxed and easier than I had been in the recent 5k's.  Seemed to pay off.  The course is aided, so it also lends itself to a pretty substantial negative split on the last 1.1mi.  5:45 first mile was feeling easy - me and highschooler are racing from mile 1 through to the finish.  The first place guy is a solid 30 seconds ahead after 1.5 miles.  I have to make the same comment about my continued surprise of the people who run alot of these races, that make the same mistake every race - there's no reason for these same 3 or 4 dudes who run 19-20 minutes every race to keep going out at 5:30-5:40 pace for the first 0.5 to 1 mile.  So, predictably, after a half a mile, I was in about 10th. 

Mile 2 got hard at 5:43, me and the high school kid trading back and forth.  It always fun to race with these youngsters - they are noticably affected by every move you make. 

Mile 3 the youngster takes control and shows off his downhill XC speed as he leaves me in the dust in the last half mile and kick.  Looked like I was down around 4:20 pace, so I don't feel too bad

It was 5k PR - 5:45, 5:43, 5:30, and then the 4:20 pace in to finish for 17:28.

Took some time to relish the moment / recovery and shake the 14 year olds' hand, and then jog up the hill and back to the start line.  Took a couple more loops around the course for 2x5k at MP w/ 5 minute recovery between - 20:13 and 20:06 - these felt easy after the 5k effort.  hung around for 10 minutes for awards and jogged it back home.

23.8 miles total - about 3 hours total moving time

16 - Saucony Kinvara 3 - Black/Red/Neon Miles: 23.80
Weight: 147.80
Comments
From SlowJoe on Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 21:39:52 from 107.77.80.123

Great job and congrats on the PR. I think the crazy 5k start is pretty much universal.

From Jason D on Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 20:09:36 from 68.80.27.222

Well done, Joe. Big miles and tough workouts. Getting closer to the Mill! Congrats on the PR too.

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