They all can't be "easy" runs.

Week starting Apr 01, 2018

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Location:

Venice,FL,USA

Member Since:

Oct 31, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k:
21:01, (6:46 pace) 11-19-11.
20:08, (6:29 pace) 9-1-12 (Part of a Mini-Triathlon Relay).
19:17, (6:12 pace) 11-17-12.
19:19, (6:13 pace) 11-23-13.
19:30, (6:17 pace) 1-4-14.
20:34, (6:34 pace) 9-13-14
19:49, (6:23 pace) 10-25-14
19:32, (6:17 pace) 11-22-14
19:40, (6:19 pace) 12-19-14
19:49, (6:23 pace) 1-31-16

8k:
34:42, (6:57 pace) 3-17-12.
32:11, (6:28 pace) 3-16-13.
32:32, (6:33 pace) 3-15-14.

34:00, (6:50 pace) 3-14-15.

33:09, (6:40 pace) 3-11-17.

32:56, (6:38 pace) 3-17-18.

10k:
44:18, (7:08 pace) 4-14-12.
41:22, (6:39 pace) 12-15-12.
42:11, (6:47 pace) 4-13-13.
41:06, (6:37 pace) 12-8-13.

42:03, (6:46 pace) 3-5-16

44:35, (7:11 pace) 8-26-17
12k:
53:53, (7:14 pace) 3-24-12.
49:20, (6:37 pace) 3-1-14
15k:
1:18:16, (8:24 pace) 2-26-11.

1:04:37. (6:56 pace) 2-20-16

1:08:25 (7:18 pace) 2/22/20

Half Marathons:

1:37:57 (7:28 pace) 1-26-20. Fort Lauderdale - A1A
14 Marathons:
1. 4:12:08, (9:37 pace) 1-9-11. Disney.
2. 4:18:18, (9:51 pace) 10-30-11. MCM.
3. 3:42:26, (8:29 pace) 1-14-12. Charleston.
4. 3:13:15, (7:22 pace) 10-7-12. Steamtown.
5*. 3:12:26, (7:20 pace) 1-19-14. Louisiana.
6*. 3:14:06, (7:24 pace) 4-21-14. Boston.
7*. 3:19:38, (7:37 pace) 7-19-14. U. of Okoboji.
8*. 3:16:27, (7:30 pace) 2-22-15. Mercedes-Benz
9*. 3:30:38 (8:03 pace) 5-15-16 Sugarloaf

10. 3:24:21 (7:48 pace) 11-5-16 Savannah RNR

11. 3:27:37 (7:56 pace) 5-12-18 Brookings

12. 3:46:02 (8:38 pace) 10-7-18 Towpath

13. 3:35:11 (8:13 pace) 9-12-21 Med City

14. 3:45:45 (8:37 pace) 4-16-23 Coastal Delaware

* = These 5 races were run at 67.9 seconds per pound. If I want a PR, I need to weigh less than 170 pounds.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 GOALS:

to not get fat

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue running as often as I can, as far as I can, as fast as I can. Teaching my kids (by example) the rewards that come from putting in the work. Very slowly get to 50 states.

Personal:

I'm married, with two sons, 17, and 18.

I started running because someone dared me to.

I ran my first race 3 days after my 40th birthday. (Disney)

My profile picture story: http://www.melissajill.com/blog.cfm?postID=1492&boston-marathon

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Miles:	This week:	8.00	Month:	35.00	Year:	251.50

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
60.25	0.00	60.25

Weight: 0.00

Sun, Apr 01, 2018

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
9.70	0.00	9.70

9.7 miles. Train / bus station to circus bridge to caspersen beach to venice high school along ICW to north bridge to legacy trail to train /bus station. 3:20 pm start. 84 degrees full sun. Lots of boats out and I saw a bunch of gopher tortoises? (Torti?) first shirtless run in about 2 years. I wore a wide brim hat to protect from the sun, like running in a bright orange sombrero! I caught the north bridge on the way back. This was a righteous tour of Venetian waterway park. Pace was decent, but untimed.

Weight: 0.00

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Tue, Apr 03, 2018

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
7.10	0.00	7.10

6 am start. 0.4 up. 5.5 miles. Hood route. in 42:35. 7:45 pace. 1.2 down. Right shin felt really tight after mile 1, until mile 4. That's why I cut the run short from 7.5 miles. But by the end, I was moving just fine.

So, I guess, the lesson here is: listen to your body, unless it's telling you something you don't want to hear, then you just ignore it, and it will eventually go away.

(please note, I am not a coach.)

Weight: 0.00

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Wed, Apr 04, 2018

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
12.50	0.00	12.50

5.5 hood route. Hot. Track stuff later.

6:30 pm track stuff. Late start. 2 up. 8x400m with 200m AR. 2 down. 1:26. 1:26, 1:28, 1:27, 1:29, 1:28, 1:27, and 1:29.

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Thu, Apr 05, 2018

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
5.50	0.00	5.50

5.5 miles. Hood route. Summer is here!

Weight: 0.00

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Fri, Apr 06, 2018

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.50	0.00	3.50

3.5 miles. Hood route.

Weight: 0.00

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Sat, Apr 07, 2018

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
21.95	0.00	21.95

6 am start. 0.8 up. 20.75 miles in 2:58:18. 8:35 pace

Shirtless and camelbak. Hood route to legacy trail to circus bridge to caspersen beach and back. First half in 1:31:11. 8:47 pace. Second half in 1:27:07. 8:25 pace. Negative splitting anything is miraculous in my world. So I'm pretty stoked. I never really pushed it today, though. 75 deg., 86% hum., 71 dew point.

Someone got me an Arctic Cool visor for Christmas. I don't usually hype products, but I've got to say, it does a fantastic job of keeping the sweat out of my eyes. For the high heat and humid conditions I run in, this is really important.

5 weeks till race day. Next 3 Saturdays have soccer. This ia going to get interesting.

Weight: 0.00

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Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
60.25	0.00	60.25

Weight: 0.00

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