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ATC August 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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.356.203.100.0044.65
Weight: 148.40
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.100.000.000.008.10

came off the weekend at just under 150lbs.  Things are progressing slowly but surely.  

3:30 PM4 @ 7:18 - each mile faster than the other - last sub-7.

Forgot I have a 5K on Saturday...

6:30 PM -  4.1 @ 6:35 ave pace  - 6:57, 6:33, 6:19, 6:10, last .1 a slow jog -- felt good so I pushed a little just to see what happened.  Felt like I slowed down the last mile but guess not.  

Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.007.10

Knew from the start that this one wasn't going to be pleasant.  Just had no energy to do any more.  And then I felt hungry even though I had a snack an hour or so before.  All the good feeling I had yesterday was gone.  Now this was supposed to be an easy day, but I rather have to ease back than feel cruddy with an easy pace...

 7.1 @ 7:38 ave pace

Weight: 148.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.006.200.000.0010.20

OK - got out before lunch.  A little hotter today but not too awful.  

4 @ 7:17 ave pace 

PM - ran with the local running group.  felt ok - -

6.2 @ 6:50 ave pace  - middle 5 were pretty good - just some good honest miles just following some of the guys in the group.  

paces 7:16, 6:53,6:46, 6:38, 6:34, 6:51, 6:54 (.2)

Weight: 149.00
Comments(8)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.700.000.000.006.70

ok run - just taking it easy today and tomorrow

6.7 @ 7:26 ave pace 

Weight: 147.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.750.000.000.004.75

taking it easy today 

4.75 @ 7:42 ave pace 

Weight: 149.00
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Race: ATC August 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:18:52
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.700.003.100.007.80

Training has been a little better since the last race, so I was hoping for some progress in my race time.  This is the first time I have run this course.  There are two cat 5 climbs (according to mapmyrun).  One is in the last half of the 2nd mile.  And the other is in the last .25 of the 3rd mile.  There are also some really good downhill sections, so I guess it all evens out.  

I went out purely by feel and settled into a pace I thought I could maintain.  I think this is where I can push a little more to shave some time off.  It is hard to know where you can push and where you need to save on a new course.  All in all I am happy with this time.  It is progress and that's what I want to see.  Mcmillan predicted a 19:35 based on the last race and a 19:25 based on the 10k on the 4th of july.  So I count this result as a good step forward. 

6:07 ave pace - 5:53, 6:31, 5:59, 5.46  -- that hill in the 2nd mile was really steep in sections.  I hated giving that much time back

I have 6 weeks until my next race - a 5 miler (or 10 if I feel crazy).  i really need to beat last years time - 30:40 or something like that - really.  

Weight: 149.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.356.203.100.0044.65
Weight: 148.40
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