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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

Upcoming Races



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
Mon, Oct 06, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Very nice morning (48) and just did an easy 6 miles. I felt good this morning and the taper seems to be working. I run most of the time with a HR monitor and I am running these easy runs much faster at the same HR during this taper. Hopefully that will be the case in the marathon that I can maintain a faster pace without pushing the HR too high. Unfortunately, I have to go out of town on a business trip this week. I was hoping to make it to the marathon without travel again. The travel makes it difficult to sleep, eat right and get the runs in. Luckily, since I am in the taper I am running much less so should be able to get all of my scheduled runs in. The only significant run this week is I am going to do a short MP run in the middle of the week just to shake the legs out and keep a feel for marathon pace.

46:39

Comments
From Arie Beresteanu on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 11:16:18

Travel can really mess your training. I have been doing a lot of it lately and I know.

Are you running Chicago?

From JimF on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 13:59:41

Yes, I am running Chicago this coming weekend. It is only my second marathon so still a little new on these marathons. Unfortunately, I have to travel more than I want to and you are right it can mess with training. Are you for any upcoming races?

From Arie Beresteanu on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 16:07:46

No marathon planned yet. I will run a 10K in mid-November in Raleigh NC. I do want to run a marathon and I will. But I'm in an academic job and I am up for tenure this year. So it is an extremely busy year for me (and hence the traveling). But I will do one in either March-April 2009 or sometime in the fall of 2009.

G O O D L U C K I N C H I C A G O !!!

From jtshad on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 18:14:50

Safe travels and enjoy the taper time as much as possible. Here is hoping the weather forecasts keeps for Sunday! NO RAIN!!!

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