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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 30.30Red Peregrine Velcro Miles: 7.60Hoka Clifton 5 Miles: 32.10
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Race: Columbus Marathon (26.219 Miles) 03:09:53, Place overall: 193, Place in age division: 32
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MAde the 3 hour drive Sunday morning and got to park in a pretty good spot, and with enough time to jog a bit before and pick up packet.  Wanted at least 30 miles today, and hoping for sub 3hours. 

warmed up with slow jogging before the race - about 3 miles.  Good weather, and a lot of people to contend with to get to bathrooms and corral.  Awesome race experience at the start line with a Thunderstruck montage, and fireworks.  Dude messed up the national anthem lyrics... :)

Anyway, race went just fine  through 17-18 miles.  Clicking off 6:40-6:55 miles, with GPS way off from about mile 4.  The 3 hour pace group was crazy big and made it tough to get water at aid stations, but, I think I managed to hit when I needed.  Mile 19 split had a pretty good hill, and a slower split for me where I los the group a little bit.  A well placed Clif gel at taht point really gave me a boost. and I started feeling good in some downhill miles: 21-23 miles were 6:19, 6:26, and 6:35.  Even passed the pace group and was targetting other people to pick off, my previous favorit game to play when I was oyounger man :)  Then, started fading again: 7:11, and then a dizzy feeling turning in to a severe dizzy spell.  HAd to walk mile 26... Not good.  I bounced back a little bit and ran hard over the finish line.  GPS showed 27 miles.  Crushed some food and warmed back up in the car.  took a a few minutes to recover and regain my senses.  27 miles - 3:09:51

 

Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 30.30
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Pretty wrecked from yesterday.  That was supposed to be a training run, and it turned in to a difficult day. 

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Eyes on the prize and playing it safe/smart:  100 miler, that I will finish, in less than 3 weeks.  Took today off again

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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easy 2 miles at lunch.  Feeling better.  

Red Peregrine Velcro Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.007.10

Back to it. Almost went in the morning before work, and then at lunch.  Finally made it out the door after kids in bed.  7.1 miels easy - 59:04.

Hoka Clifton 5 Miles: 7.10
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AM before work: 7 miles on Pennsy Trail - 56:42.  Chilly and drizzling

Lunch Run on Pennsy the other way: 5.6 miles - 45:11.  Chilly and drizzling

Feeling pretty alright now.   

Red Peregrine Velcro Miles: 5.60Hoka Clifton 5 Miles: 7.00
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AM Long Run.  2 Weeks from 100.  Time to start thinking about that a bit more seriously.

Chilly and drizzling.  18 miles at easy pace starting in the dark (6:30a) - 2:28:45

Hoka Clifton 5 Miles: 18.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Brooks Adrenaline - Navy Miles: 30.30Red Peregrine Velcro Miles: 7.60Hoka Clifton 5 Miles: 32.10
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