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Location:

New Palestine,IN,USA

Member Since:

Oct 23, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5k - 18:59 (3/09)
4M - 25:06 (9/09)
10k - 41:01 (11/07)

Half - 1:25:58 (11/09)

Marathon - 3:06:33 (12/09)

Short-Term Running Goals:

1:25 for the half marathon
Sub 39:00 for the 10k.
3:07 marathon
18:30 5k

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Long-Term Running Goals:

Break 3:00 for the marathon.

Personal:

Married, two daughters (18 and 15).  Masters runner trying to get competitive in my age group.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Ride 5 (Red) Lifetime Miles: 372.70
ASICS Excel 33 Lifetime Miles: 152.00
Saucony Ride 7 Lifetime Miles: 249.00
ASICS DS Trainer Lifetime Miles: 212.20
Asics Cumulus 16 Lifetime Miles: 241.30
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.004.000.008.00

I didn't get out today until lunch so it was much warmer (78) than normal.  Today I wanted to do a 4 mile tempo run targeted at 6:40 pace.  I was a little stiff starting out. Probably from the 6 hour drive back from Huntsville last night.  I loosened up pretty quickly and did a 3 mile warmup then started the tempo:  Here are the splits:

1st mile - 6:42

2nd -6:37

3rd - 6:32

4th - 6:28

Avg - 6:35

The first mile I strugged a little bit just getting moving and settling into the right pace.  I wanted to pick up the pace as I went and felt good the 2nd and 3rd miles.  I was starting to really feel the effort on the 4th mile but didn't have to push too hard.  I think I could have stretched it to 5 miles if I didn't pick up the pace on the 3rd and 4th miles.  Very happy with the run in the warmer weather and best tempo that I have done in awhile.

58:07 (7:15 avg)

Saucony Tangent 3 Miles: 8.00
Comments
From jtshad on Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 15:37:31 from 204.134.132.225

Great run, nice tempo (I know you could have stretched another one!).

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