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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
109.526.2510.881.00127.65
Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 59.25Brooks PureCadence 2 - Black Miles: 13.40Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 51.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Easy does it.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Elf run.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Was supposed to be a speed worrkout, but tank read empty.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Black Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Easy miles ahead of Decker tomorrow.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 3.00
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Race: Decker Challenge (13.1 Miles) 01:38:29, Place overall: 105, Place in age division: 17
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.504.000.000.0015.50

Perfect weather for a race...well maybe a touch cool, but far far better than last year.  I felt great in the first couple of miles, but when I tried to consolidate I was unable to create any real turnover speed.  All I could do was maintain the effort.  I gave it everything, but it wasn't there today.  

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 15.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Core workout with long warm up/cool down.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy run with Mark.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.271.251.881.009.40

Speed workout at the track with the group.  1 x 2000, 3 x 1000 & 4 x 400s.  Felt good, but we actually stuck to the game plan, i.e. 2000 @ MGP,, 1000s at HMGB and 400s at 5K pace...with the last one a bit of a gut buster.

Splits were:

2,000 - 9:05

1,000s - 4:21, 4:16, 4:04

400s - 1:32, 1:32, 1:31 & 1:14

Then it was time to stagger back to the gym.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Black Miles: 9.40
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy long run.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

Great morning for a recovery run.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Legs felt awful so cut this one super short.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.501.000.000.006.50

Core workout with a couple of 800s at MGP for good measure,

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.004.000.008.00

Warm up then 5 x 1,000s and a couple of 200s to work on turnovers efore returning to the gym.  A bit humid this morning, but nice and cool.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
19.500.000.000.0019.50

This felt truly awful.  I wanted to quit about 1 1/2 miles in, but told myself I had to grind it out no matter how slow I ran or how much it hurt.  Well it was very very very slow...but I gutted it out.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 19.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.002.000.004.50

Warm up then 2 MGP miles then a cool down.  This run took place in El Paso.  Just needed to geta  little run in.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 4.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Easy run in El Paso.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.002.000.004.50

Warm up then 2 x MGP miles, and a cool down in El Paso.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.001.000.005.25

Core workout wth 1 mile at MGP to spice things up.

Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 5.25
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
109.526.2510.881.00127.65
Brooks PureCadence 2 - Blue Miles: 59.25Brooks PureCadence 2 - Black Miles: 13.40Brooks PureCadence 2 - Grey Miles: 51.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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