| Location: Austin,TX,USA Member Since: Jun 07, 2010 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments:
2006 – London Marathon – 3:42
2007 – London Marathon – 3:49
2008 –Austin Marathon – 3:19.20
2009 – 3M Half Marathon – 1:29.20
2009 – Austin Marathon – 3:23
2009 – San Antonio Marathon – 3:36
2010 – Steamtown Marathon – 3:17:56 (PR)
2011 - Austin Marathon - 3:27
2012 - London - 3:27 Short-Term Running Goals: Break all my PRs during the Austin FIT Distance Challenge:
10K - 40:41
10 miles - 68:02
1/2 Maration - Decker - 1:30:30
1/2 Marathon - 3M - 1:29:25
30K - 2:30
Marathon - 3:17 Long-Term Running Goals: Break 3 hours for the marathon Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 101.00 | 22.35 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 130.85 |
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| Brooks PureCadence 3 - White/Yellow Miles: 69.40 | Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 33.40 | Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 28.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| Legs totally lifeless.
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| Brooks PureCadence 3 - White/Yellow Miles: 3.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| Easy run to loosen the legs ahead of the 30K tomorrow.
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| Brooks PureCadence 3 - White/Yellow Miles: 2.50 |
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Rogue 30K (18.6 Miles) 02:33:16, Place overall: 91, Place in age division: 8 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.60 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.60 |
| I wish I could make lots of good excuses about why this (and other recent races and races to come in the near future) race haven't gone well...but ruth be told is that I just haven't trained half enough.
It was a pretty good mornign for a run. A little chilly, and a bit windy at times, but much better than the conditions I encountered last year. We misjudged the timing a little getting to the race so didn't park until 5 minutes before the start. In the rush I forgot my gloves, which was a bit of a rookie mistake. I had decided to run with the Napa group who were doing 9 easy and then the final 9.6 at MGP. I felt good (if a little cold) for the first 9, and then was able to hold MGP type pace for baout 6 miles before the legs started to go. In my defence the water stops in the second half of the race were far too far apart, e.g. there were stops at miles 2, 4, 6.5, 9, 11.5 & 15.....two back-to-back 3 1/2 mile stings without water is far too long for a thirsty runner like me. On a positive note I made it round in one piece and I'm not too sore today. I've two races left in the distance challenge....I'll get those done and then reeavluate a lot of things. I think for the half marathon I'll just run as hard as I can...and then my goal at Austin will be a 3:30 or so.
Note: I actually ran a bit quicker than stated, but for some reason the official website uses the gun time rather than chip time...normally there wouldn't be much different, but as were took it easy at the start we started right at the back.
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| Brooks PureCadence 3 - White/Yellow Miles: 18.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy run after being out of action for a few days.
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| Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Easy long run.
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| Brooks PureCadence 3 - White/Yellow Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy run.
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| Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 800s at the track with warm up/cool down and then 2 miles super easy after work.
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| Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
| Fartlek on the trail with 15 x 1 minute on/off.
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| Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 9.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Easy run to get ready for 3M. I have prepared myself for a humbling experience. A couple of months ago I'd have told you that 1:30 would have been a walk in the park....now I'm sure even sure I can break 1:35. Still I'll give it my best shot and see what appens...
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| Brooks PureCadence 3 - White/Yellow Miles: 6.00 |
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3M Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:32:41 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.10 |
| Fantastic morning for a run...cool and with a slight tailwind. I knew I wasn't going to set any records today...but hoped to run around 1:35 and feel pretty good at the end. Well I exceeded my expectations.
Started out with a 7:15...I stupidly hadn't warmed up beforehand and didn't want to dead my legs off the bat. The next mile was around 7:00...and then just tried to keep up a consistent effort level and not worry too much about the time. I syarted to feel tired around mile 10, but just kept focusing on my form as much as possible...trying to stay relaxed...and thinking about the big downhill on Duval. My form went a little...i.e. it was bloody awful....through campus, but I just kept pushing. All is all I was very evenly paced....first 6 miles at an average of 7:04, last 7.1 miles at an average of 7:05 per mile for a 7:05 average pace overall. I also did not "empty the tank" so I'm pleased that despite not training enough and with a lot of distractions that I was able to run a respectable time...and hope I can do the same at Austin.
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| Brooks PureCadence 3 - White/Yellow Miles: 13.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.40 |
| Easy recovery run. Legs were very sore after 3M.
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| Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 4.40 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Overslept so just time for a short one today.
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| Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.80 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.05 |
| Tough run this morning. Felt good during the warm up, but then as soon as I hit the first (and it turns out only) 2,000 my legs felt lifeless. I thought about what to do and decided to go and do some easy miles as I wasn't going to do myself any favours by trying to run hard when it wasn't there. Hopefully my legs will be in better shape come Saturday as I have 18 miles on the calendar!
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| Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 6.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Went for a run on the trail...planned to do 14 miles, but felt like crap so cut my losses, licked my wounds, and kept it short. Not good 3 weeks from the marathon.
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| Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Easy pace, but felt tough. Legs were lifeless ;o(
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| Brooks PureCadence 3 - White/Yellow Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Had to squeeze this run inbetween bouts of freezing rain. Warm up then 1 mile at a hard pace and then a cool down. Wanted to see if I had recovered from whatever was affecting me this weekend...and its looking good ;o).
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| Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Chilly easy run with Mark.
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| Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 9.70 |
| Long workout today. Warm up the TRC and then onto the AHS track. Did 6 x 1000s with a lap as recovery. I was supposed to do 8 sets, but my legs were done after 6 and still a plenty long enough workout.
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| Brooks PureCadence 3 - White/Yellow Miles: 9.70 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 101.00 | 22.35 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 130.85 |
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| Brooks PureCadence 3 - White/Yellow Miles: 69.40 | Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 33.40 | Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 28.10 |
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