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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
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
114.4824.3013.070.00151.85
Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 42.42Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 105.83Saucony Kinvara - White And Red Miles: 3.60Stationary Bike Miles: 13.00
Weight: 149.40
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.100.000.000.006.10

Easy 6.1:

4.1 w/ dog - 32:45,

2 miles treadmill - 17:12,

15 minutes core workout

Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 6.10
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Race: Reindeer Romp 8k (4.97 Miles) 00:31:18, Place overall: 8, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.004.970.005.97

Relatively flat 8k in Brown County State Park near Nashville, IN.  Think that's my 8k PR...

One more race left in the Crossroads Race Series - next weekend - 5k

Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 5.97
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.280.000.000.0010.28

AM - 7.13 mi. - 55:36 (rain)

PM - 3.15 mi. - 22:54 (with the dog in the rain)

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 10.28
Weight: 150.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Off running - 30 minute cross train - core, legs, upper body - "Bootcamp" workout video :) 

Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.500.004.000.005.50

1 mi. WU, 2 x 2mi. tempo runs - 12:50, 12:30

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 5.50
Weight: 150.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy 6 mi. on TM - 45:45

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 6.00
Weight: 148.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.501.000.500.004.00

TM - 2 mi. WU, 1 mi. MP, 0.5 mi. 5k pace, 0.5 mi CD

4 mi. - 29:30

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Race: Joy of Giving 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:18:50, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.500.003.100.003.60

Cold sunny day - 20 degress - Forgot gloves - hands were painfully cold after race. :(

Last race of year for Crossroads Series - 2nd in age group for the year.

Saucony Kinvara - White And Red Miles: 3.60
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM 5 mi. TM - 41:37

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.600.000.500.006.10

PM outside - 45 deg. overcast

4 mi. easy - 800 m for time - 2:35

1.6 mi. CD easy

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 6.10
Weight: 150.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.200.000.000.004.20

4 mi. easy - A little sore - trying to add mileage back on to build up to Jan.

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 4.20
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.100.000.000.008.10

5.1 mi. outside, 3 mi. treadmill - building the mileage back up.

Going to start working in some biking and swimming in prep for the tri training...

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 8.10
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.250.000.000.0010.25

slow 10.25 mi. - 1:23

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 10.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

off - sick with stomach bug

Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.002.700.000.004.70

2.7 mi. mod. - outside w/ dog - 16:30,

2 mi. TM - 16:00

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 4.70
Weight: 152.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.002.000.000.007.00

7 mi. TM - 5 @ 7.5 mph, 2 mi. @ 8.5 mph - 54:15

Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.005.100.000.005.10

2.55 mi. loop x 2 - 18:30, 17:48 - MP felt easy - time to step up mileage and speeds

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 5.10
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

12 mi. on hilly Terrace Lake-People Trail course.  35 degrees and windy. 1:35:04 - felt fairly good at the end, aside from cold hands and feet - finished on treadmill @ 7.5 mph - 3 mi. - 24:05

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 15.00
Weight: 146.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 mi. easy on TM this morning - sweating out the half bottle wine I had last night :) - 33:00

Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 4.00
Weight: 149.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.100.000.000.008.10

8.1 mi. mod. - 61:37

Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 8.10
Weight: 149.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.001.500.000.009.50

8 mi. TM - 59:30 - 5.5 thru 7 at MP (8.9 mph),

8 mi. on bike - 29:30,

1.5 mi. on TM - 12:00

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 9.50Stationary Bike Miles: 8.00
Weight: 148.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.002.000.000.007.00

TM - 5 mi. @ Anytime Fit, 5 mi. on stationary bike, 2 mi. on TM

Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 7.00Stationary Bike Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.252.000.000.004.25

4.25 mi. outside - 32:30 - legs are pretty sore from TM and additional bike mileage, alos - poor diet this week - really bad today - thanks Jason for the chocolate chip cookies :)

Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 4.25
Weight: 152.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.108.000.000.0012.10

AM run outside - 4.1 mi. w/ dog - 30:26, 8 mi. run @ MP - 55:00 

Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 12.10
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
114.4824.3013.070.00151.85
Saucony Mirage - Black And Red Miles: 42.42Brooks Ghost 4 - Blue Miles: 105.83Saucony Kinvara - White And Red Miles: 3.60Stationary Bike Miles: 13.00
Weight: 149.40
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