| 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 | | 131.35 | 7.10 | 9.15 | 0.00 | 147.60 |
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Red Miles: 29.25 | Saucony Mirage 3 - Grey Miles: 54.45 | Saucony Mirage 3 - Orange Miles: 19.65 | Saucony Mirage 3 - White #2 Miles: 35.00 | Saucony Kinvara 4 - White Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 |
| Easy run. I'm going to will myself to hit 40 this week.
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Red Miles: 5.40 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.05 | 0.00 | 1.75 | 0.00 | 7.80 |
| Core workout which included 1 x 400, and 3 x 800 hard. It all felt hard though....
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Red Miles: 7.80 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.35 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 7.75 |
| The day of the infamous 2400 meter test. At my best I can do this in around 9 minutes...sometimes a few second under, sometimes a few seconds over. Last month I did this is a terrible 10:32...today...I did it in 9:37. So still much slower than I'd like, but a whopping 55 seconds quicker so I'm moving in the right direction. After that we did 15 x 200 meters with about a 75 meter slow jog as a recovery. I am not very tired. Tomorrow I'll do an easy run that was postponed from yesterday due to the weather. I will then drag my sorry ass round 12 miles on Saturday to ensure I meet my 40 mile goal!!!
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Red Miles: 7.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.90 |
| The legs were very very tired this morning, but dragged myself round. I need 11.15 miles tomorrow to rwach my goal of 40 miles for the week. It will be slow, but I am confident of success!!!
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Grey Miles: 7.90 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.65 |
| The pace was awful, I felt awful, the weather was awful, BUT I hit my goal...and that felt pretty damn good!!!
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Orange Miles: 11.65 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.30 |
| Spring Creek/Norris Hill Workout!
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Red Miles: 8.30 |
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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 |
| Easy run.
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Orange Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.15 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
| Man legs are tired after that. Short warm up then 5 x 1,000s with 200m jog as a recovery. Time were solid if not spectacular. When I got to 3, i said to myself I can do 2 more at this pace or ease off on the pace and do 3 more. I chose to push the pace. Then a jog back to the gym.
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Grey Miles: 7.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.25 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.25 |
| Didn't feel right in the morning so left it very late (6:45pm) to head out for this run. It was colling down, but still much warmer than I'd like. However, I was determined to get some good mileage in. I focused on staying relaxed, and not expending too much energy early on. I actually felt pretty good at about mile 8 so pushed it for a couple of miles and then eased off at the end. Even managed a mile of MGP action, which is a million mile from last week when my average pace mayhave been over 9 min/mile. On the right road...long may it continue...
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Grey Miles: 12.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.70 |
| 9 1/2 hours after I finsihed yesterday's run I set off on this recovery run with Tom. My legs were very tired, I was dehydrated, but I found a way to gut it out. Very tired now, but I think I may have turned the corner. Tons of work to be done, but the forward march contnues...just got to keep riding this wave and you never know where it may lead. I could wipe out or I could PR...
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - White #2 Miles: 6.70 |
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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 |
| Hot and humid this morning…it had to Wilke on the calendar didn’t it ;o). About 4 weeks ago I took on Wilke, and I was defeated after only 2 repeats. My legs were tired, and heavy and I had nothing to give. This time I managed 5 regular ups, 3 backwards, 3 sprints and then a long cool down to the gym. I need to be doing 7-9 ups, but as with a lot of my latest posts, I am focusing on the forward momentum. It is 22 ½ weeks to the marathon so plenty of time. I have the IBM 10K in 2 ½ weeks as the first race in the Distance Challenge. I will run an awful time…probably over 43 minutes, but I am confident that 3 weeks later in the 10 miler I will run close to 70 minutes (sub 71 is the goal), and then at Decker I will push for as close to 1:30 as possible.
First step…goal this week is 43-45 miles…
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - White #2 Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.90 |
| Easy run with Mark. Well the pace was easy, but conditions weren't easy...although could hav ebeen much worse I guess. Tomorrow is a speed workout, then a day off ;o).
About halfway towards my weekly mileage target...
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - White #2 Miles: 7.90 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.60 |
| Missed a workout this week after a couple of nights of not sleeping well. As such, I was keen to make this one a a good or at least a solid workout. I ran from the house, expo, South 1st loop on trail then back on Expo to the hose. Lots of hills to begin, flat in th emiddle, and then hills at the end. Longest run since January. Pace was ok at around 8:10 min/mile, but more needed.
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Grey Miles: 13.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.45 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.45 |
| "Rainbow" hill workout. A new one for me. In essence, an 800 "rainbow" on a street called Rainbow...then a short cool down, and then back to the rainbow. Tough, but felt good.
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Grey Miles: 8.45 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.90 |
| Easy run with Mark.
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - White #2 Miles: 7.90 |
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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 |
| Tough day emotionally as saw my wife off at the airport. Legs felt tired, and beign mentlaly tired I wasn't able to get going to headed hom early after just 2 x 800s.
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Grey Miles: 5.00 |
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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 |
| Must have picked up a bug as overheated within a mile, and legs like lead. I know it was nasty out there, but something isn't quite right ;o(.
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - White #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 |
| Legs still feel like lead so cut this one short ;o(
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| Saucony Kinvara 4 - White Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 800s at the track. Times were great, but legs felt close to normal ;o).
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| Saucony Kinvara 4 - White Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 131.35 | 7.10 | 9.15 | 0.00 | 147.60 |
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| Saucony Mirage 3 - Red Miles: 29.25 | Saucony Mirage 3 - Grey Miles: 54.45 | Saucony Mirage 3 - Orange Miles: 19.65 | Saucony Mirage 3 - White #2 Miles: 35.00 | Saucony Kinvara 4 - White Miles: 9.00 |
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