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Location:

Fort Smith,AR,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Dec. 5, 2009 -- St. Jude Memphis Marathon, 3:31:56. Boston qualifier for 2011. Two-time Boston finisher. 19 marathons so far in 10 states, Canada, Germany, England and Sweden. Next up: London (4/25/17)

5K -- 21:57; 10K -- 45:54; 20K-- 1:42:39, Half -- 1:39:30. All subject to improvement. Maybe. Or maybe not.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Short-term: Just get my motivation back and go from there

Long-Term Running Goals:

A lot of marathons, and other distances, slowly.

Personal:

Physician assistant/hospitalist, divorced since December 2010, one child (son). Ran high school track, took 10 years off, ran a 15K on my 25th birthday, took off next 21 years.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
45.030.000.000.0045.03
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.180.000.000.004.18

Very slow with Kathy after my little GI mishap. Still felt like a lead weight in the tummy but no mishaps. Very, very humid, like 80/80.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Crack o' chickens run with Sheri and the gang. Better than yesterday but still not back in the swing.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.000.006.30

Ran the north VB loop with Meagan and Leslie tonight. We went down instead of up the main hill, not that the way we went wasn't plenty challenging. Averaged 9:30 for 6 then walked .3 to cool down. Weather wasn't bad, high 70s and not horribly humid.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

Beautiful July day -- mid-60s, bit of a breeze, not horrible humidity. So I stretched our 7 miler out to 15. Bonked at the end, of course, but got it done at about 10:15 average.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.040.000.000.007.04

"Recovery run" with Kathy, David, etc., on the Survivors Challenge course. SC is not a recovery run course, and I knew that. So when they were going faster than I wanted to go, I just let 'em go. Weather was nice but not as nice as yesterday, a few degrees warmer.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.510.000.000.007.51

First run in the new Altras, which arrived this afternoon. Me likey! Very cushiony, not very heavy. I seem to be handling the heat better. Run was at dusk, so little direct sunlight, but mid-80s, HI in high 80s, and not much breeze. I noticed on the uphill coming back that the HR was about 160, which didn't surprise me given the heat and the steepness (and being at mile 6). Very happy with the new kicks and might have to consider lighter version for Big Cottonwood.

Also cruising up on my seven-year anniversary and 13,000 miles in those seven years. Won't quite get there by the anniversary though.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
45.030.000.000.0045.03
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