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Decker Challenge Half Marathon

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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

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
VFF Spyridon Green Lifetime Miles: 125.41
Saucony Kinvara TR2 Lifetime Miles: 22.85
Newton Motion III - #1 Lifetime Miles: 125.05
Newton Distance III S - #1 Lifetime Miles: 87.15
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
102.5724.9213.502.00142.99
Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 78.25Nike LunarGlide +2 (Orange) Miles: 56.75
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Super easy recovert run.  A bit shorter than I would have liked, but I overslept.  Big workout tomorrow.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.003.001.007.00

1 ½ mile warm up, then 4 mile hard (6:52, 6:45, 6:37, and a gut busting 5:47), followed by a 1 ½ mile cool down.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.250.000.000.0013.25

Recovery run this weekend.  Nice and easy, average pace was around 8:25.  Great way to start the weekend.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Orange) Miles: 13.25
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

Nice & easy.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 6.25
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.005.000.008.50

warm up, then 4 x 2,000 meters (8:48, 8:00, 7:44, 7:39), then cool down.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles nice & easy.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Orange) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.002.000.006.00

Warm up, then some fartleks, followed by a cool down.  Cut it short as hamstring feeling a bit tight.

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Race: Decker Challenge Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 00:00:00, Place overall: 67, Place in age division: 12
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.4012.101.000.0014.50

Warm up, then 13.1 miles, then a cool down once back at the house.  Legs went at mile 11 so time not qhat I'd hoped for.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 14.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Legs felt pretty empty so just 4 miles today.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Orange) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

Legs still felt pretty lifeless today.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Orange) Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.671.822.501.007.99

Warm up then 1 x 3,000, 1 x 2,000, 2 x 1,000 & 4 x 400

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Orange) Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 miles – easy long run today.  8:15 pace

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Orange) Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles – easy run after travel chaos – 8:04 pace

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Orange) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles – Last run on the trail before a second attempt at heading home.  8:15 pace

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Orange) Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

3 miles – Bitterly cold, snow and ice on the ground.  Cut it short as I had a couple of near falls.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 3.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

2 miles - Bitterly cold, snow and ice on the ground.  Cut it very short as I had a couple of near falls.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9 miles – Still very cold.  Ran over to local park, but lots of snow on the ground.  Cut it short after a minor fall.  Fortunately only my pride was hurt.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 9.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.005.000.000.0018.00

18 miles – That’s more like it.  Needed to get a long run in so got the train into Central London, left change of clothes at left luggage at a station where they also had showers.  Hopped on the Tube/Metro to Green Park.  Ran 4 laps of Hyde Park/Kensington gardens.  Very flat so not much help for Austin, but it felt good to get a decent length run in.  Average pace was pretty good at 7:45.  Every mile was under 8 minutes.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 18.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.006.000.000.008.00

8 miles – The snow has finally melted so it was time to take advantage of the hills in North London.  1 mile warm up followed by 6 hilly miles at a decent clip (7:13, 7:22, 6:57, 7:08, 7:00, 7:11), and then a 1 mile cool down.  Good confidence booster.

Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
102.5724.9213.502.00142.99
Nike LunarGlide +2 (Black) Miles: 78.25Nike LunarGlide +2 (Orange) Miles: 56.75
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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