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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
41.412.004.000.0047.41
Ravenna 5 - Red Miles: 14.41Saucony Kinvara 5 Miles: 4.00Saucony Guide 7 Miles: 7.0017 - Salomon Speedcross 3 - Black Miles: 22.00
Weight: 149.87
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.410.003.000.0014.41

AM: run over to meet the guys to get a ride out to BCSP for some trail running. Got a late start and had to try to get there in time.  unplanned 3 mile TH run.  Got there just in time.  about 80minutes trail running on the park trails.  Some good climbs, but mostly a leisurely pace.  The guys talked me into running the 50k next Saturday...

easy, but tight  jog back home after 30 min. in the car and getting droped off back in town.

14.41 mi. total - about 2 hours.

Ravenna 5 - Red Miles: 14.41
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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PM: 4mi. cutdown - 28:10 total

Saucony Kinvara 5 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM: easy 2 mi. TM - 18:00

PM: easy 2 mi. outside - 17:10.

 

Felling achey and a bit wierd on regulating my body temperature. 

Saucony Guide 7 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 147.80
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Off- This week has been along time coming.  I should have taken the whole week off and not run this 50k.

Weight: 152.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.001.000.000.003.00

PM: 3 mi. on the TM cutting down to about MP - 23:45.  I'm feeling a bit more optimistic about tomorrow morning, but, still going in with very low expectations. 

Saucony Guide 7 Miles: 3.00
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Race: Jackson 50k (21.4 Miles) 03:24:39
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
22.000.000.000.0022.00

8am start for this 50k in Jackson County Start Park near Brownstown, IN.  The area recieved asignificant amount of rain in the days leading up to the race and literally stopped 30 minutes prior to the start of the race.  40 degrees and comfortable weather, but the trails were an absolute mudfest.  The 5 Quaff guys were the lone leaders from the beginnning of the race.  10 minutes in to the race as we hit the first mudhole portion of the trail, I took a very awkward step and really tweaked my left ankle.  I actually heard (more like felt the sharp pain) of it popping.  It hurt a lot when it happened, but did not continue to hurt as I went on running.  The course was a small 1 mile loop followed by a repeat of 3 10 mile loops.  So, everything went well and we stayed in the tiht 5 guy pack for big loop 1.  It actually did not really start hurting bad until half way through lap 2 (3 hours later).  DNF time.  I hobbled walking into the start finish area and called it a day stopping the watch at 21.4 miles - 3:24:39. 

With the ankle in bad shape, and no real upcoming big targets for a couple months, time for a full week off.  I think this may be the first time taking more than 2or3 days off running in the alst 3 or 4 years.   

http://www.strava.com/activities/226863999 

 

 

17 - Salomon Speedcross 3 - Black Miles: 22.00
Weight: 149.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
41.412.004.000.0047.41
Ravenna 5 - Red Miles: 14.41Saucony Kinvara 5 Miles: 4.00Saucony Guide 7 Miles: 7.0017 - Salomon Speedcross 3 - Black Miles: 22.00
Weight: 149.87
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