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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
Wed, Oct 24, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Keeping with the recovery plan for this week, I did an easy 8 miler today. It was a great morning to run (around 48 degrees) and I felt really good. It was one of those days when you feel like you can really push the pace without any problem. Even though I wanted to run fast I tried to stick with my plan and keep it easy. Hopefully, what this is telling me is that I am recovering from the race last Sat and will be ready to go next week when I start working on my 10k speed.

Tomorrow will be a rest day since we are planning a day with the kids for their fall break.

8 miles, 64:39, 8:05 pace, 148 avg HR

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 16:42:57

Good idea to hold back on the pace. Tomorrow, still try to get as many miles in as the time will permit.

Regarding your goal to work on speed - first, you are not using the speed you already have optimally. You would get about 3:10-3:15 marathon if you did, going off your 5 K PR of 19:53. Second, usually with this kind of discrepancy between 5 K and the marathon your 5 K speed will improve just off solid marathon focused training which involves a lot of aerobic conditioning. So at this point, I would focus on building your mileage, run occasional tempo runs, race shorter races, and just watch your progress, but do not specifically train for a 5 K.

From Jim on Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 14:17:02

Sasha,

Thanks for the advice. I have probably focused more on the shorter stuff and not put the mileage in that I need to do a good marathon. I am not planning another marathon until fall 2008 so hopefully that will give me the time to build the base that I am needing.

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