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Beat the STreet for Little Feet 5K

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Member Since:

Feb 19, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2:43 Marathon

1:17:45 Half Marathon

59:09 10 miles

17:15 5k

Still Running (again) after all these years

Short-Term Running Goals:

get back to it and not be a fat blob

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running my whole life

Personal:

Married 21 years- - two kids - 18 year old boy and  15 year old girl

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had a blast at the Sweetwater 420 fest - awesome bluegrass

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left foot is still sore so I'll give it another day and see

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ent out for a small run but turned about after a couple blocks.  My left ankle/foot is ok now when walking but it didn't feel great when running.  So I'll try again on Wednesday afternoon.  

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got out for a short run after work today - it felt good to get out there again.  My foot is all better.  My quads are still sore but it felt good.  I hope things get all better by Saturday for the 5K. 

5.1 @ 7:28 ave pace

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Had a decent run in the afternoon.  The weather is just about perfect.  My quads are still sore.   I'm hoping they'll be ready for the 5K on Sat. It was probably stupid to schedule a race so soon but I really want to race more this year.  I am still trying to talk my wife into the 8 hour trail run in August.  I can't see how that will be any worse than the 50K in South Carolina on June 26th. 

5 @ 7:09 ave pace

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Ran over to the race route for tomorrow's race and back.  I took a misturn and cut it .1 short but it'll be a fair route. Early big hill and then nice last mile.  My legs are feeling stronger every day.  

5.9 @ 6:59 ave pace

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Race: Beat the STreet for Little Feet 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:18:05, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
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57 deg and misty this morning - ran the 2.5 miles to the park as a warmup.  I just don't feel too speedy in the morning.  I'm not a morning runner.  

Lined up and there weren't too many speedy guys.  One guy I knew would be tough.  I beat him in the fall but I am not in the same shape and my legs still feel shaky from last Saturday.  Got elbowed at the start - not sure what was up with that - race start syndrome I guess.  Right from the get go I never had the leg speed to keep up with the front guys.  I just hoped they'd come back to me a bit.  If nothing else I'm reasonably consistent with my race paces so that was my strategy.  Was into 3rd by the 1st mile split at 5:55 or something like that.  The first mile was the hardest.  Drafted off the 2nd place guy in the 2nd mile and passed him at about 1.75 mile.  A little uphill at 2 miles (11:35 ish) then downhill or flat to the finish.  I didn't have much to give at this point and just tried to maintain.  Disappointing that I couldn't gain ground on 1st guy.  Finished at 18:05.  5:50 average pace

No more official races for a while.  I need to get my training in order so I have that leg speed and turnover like I lacked today.  Track nights start in 2 weeks. 

2nd overall - 1st master  got a nice running visor, a nice ceramic mug, and a $25 gift card for a running store.  It is nice to pay for the race with gift cards.  Now I can buy a new handheld water bottle.  I only have one and I need another for the trail race in June. 


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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Weight: 147.40
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