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Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon

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Location:

TX,

Member Since:

Apr 04, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

800-2:03  1600-4:49   5k-16:50

8k-28:34   10k- 37:41  15k-1:06.16  Half-1:29.20

Marathon- 3:12:00

Short-Term Running Goals:

Qualify For Boston running Sub 3hour Marathon

Beat Mark's PR's!

1600- 4:57 5k- 17:20  5miles-29:22  10k: 36:27; 15k- 56:12;10miles-60:49;13.1-1:21:45; 26.2-2:59:19 Boston-3:06 

Sub 16 5K ; Sub 4:30 Mile 

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Total Distance
207.11
Total Distance
13.63

Ran the half marathon course for Lincoln Half Marathon. Started at slower pace as a warm up for first two miles. Did sub 7:00 pace for the next 10 miles. Finished at the slower pace again as cool down. Five weeks to marathon legs feeling good. 

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Total Distance
3.00

Parent Teacher conferences tonight, so not a lot of time to run. Got three miles in before it was too dark easier day to recover from yesterday.

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Total Distance
5.88

Shorter speed work day by myself 14 200's at 30-32 Seconds and 6 300's at 48-53 seconds.

Warm up and cool down 1.5 miles each.

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Total Distance
6.00

Ran with the track team today. JV runners had a meet last night and varsity has a meet tomorrow so easier days for both of the groups. I ran five and a half with the JV two miler at a fairly easy pace, was able to have a conversation throughout the whole run. Finished with 8x100m strides. I did not time the run today to make sure it was at an easier pace.

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Total Distance
12.50

This morning I was able to get a workout in because school started later than usual. I did 10x1mile with the goal of each mile being sub 7:00. I thought about doing more or going for a faster time but I have a half marathon saturday and decided this would be a quality workout and hopefully still leave enough in the tank for saturday. The warmup was the first mile, I jogged a 300 for rest between each mile, and did a mile cool down to get me around the twelve and a half mile mark. The splits were 

1- 6:58 again the warmup   2. 6:44   3- 6:40

4- 6:33   5- 6:27   6- 6:17    7- 6:38

8- 6:38   9- 6:46    10- 6:54

Overall one of my stronger workouts in a long time. I hope the legs still have a little something left saturday. 

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Total Distance
3.00

Travel day to Illinois for the Lincoln Memorial Half Marathon. Did three mile jog in the cool morning air. Feel ready to go for tomorrow. 

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Race: Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:29:58, Place overall: 38, Place in age division: 4
Total Distance
15.00

Perfect weather for the race this weekend. I believe it was 50's for most of the race. Started with my wife behind the 1:50 pace group (she ended up running a pr of 1:47!) And the first two-three miles were filled with a lot of weaving through traffic. I did not wear a watch and have no clue of my mile splits because the race did not track each mile. I felt good pretty much the whole race, my legs began to feel tired from the weeks workout after mile 7. Miles 7-12 are where the hills are in this course and that definitely took its toll on my legs. My goal was to have a time under 1:30 to help me feel the pacing I need for Boston. The 1:29:58 is also a PR for me so am excited about that. I did roughly a mile warmup and cool down before and after the race to get me to the fifteen. Overall felt good, got to see Mark, the runner whose PR's I am chasing and my old college coach! Now four weeks to the marathon! 

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Total Distance
7.00

3 miles with the JV team. They have a meet tomorrow night so we did not want to work them too hard today. By the time we got back the two varsity runners had not started their speed work so I joined in with them.

200-30       400-67

600- 1:47        800- 2:40

600- 1:50     400- 68

200-32

Cooldown of 2 miles and some stretching. The legs responded pretty well after Saturday's race and the 7 hour car ride yesterday.

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Total Distance
7.00

2 mile warmup with the Jv milers. 

3 mile tempo at 5:50 pace.

2 mile cooldown with JV milers, who by the way PR'd with a 5:05 and a 6:23.

I was going to try to get at least 6 tempo today, but I slept in and with the track meet and date night tonight I only had time for three.  

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Total Distance
7.00

Went 6 miles with JV 2miler and other coach. We started fairly easy for two miles then did 2 min on 2 min off fartleks at 6-6:30 pace for about twoish miles. Then finished at a decent pace. Legs felt ok today a little tightness in quads but after the first 2min at faster pace it stretched out and felt good for the rest of the run. Have not gotten many miles in this week, hoping that faster pace will make up for it. 

On the car ride home my quad tightened again so I did a mile jog to loosen it up before stretching it out pretty well. Hope it feels good for tomorrow's workout.  

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Total Distance
7.00

Run with the two miler from JV- 5 miles

 2 miles at home again to help get legs loosened for a good stretch once I got home. 

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Total Distance
3.00

Easy Run before tomorrow's 20. 

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Total Distance
22.00

Went for a long run with my wife this morning. We were trying to get in 20 miles before the storms hit. However, I slept in so we thought we should cut it down to 14 outside then finish the last 6 on the treadmill. I do not run well on the treadmill. I did another 2 inside and then 6 miles on a bike, for a total of 22 miles this morning. My wife did all six miles on the treadmill and got all twenty in so I am very proud of her for that. I still have not done a twenty mile training run before a marathon, I was really hoping to break that cycle today... 

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Total Distance
3.00

Recovery Run very slow but legs did not feel too tired.

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Total Distance
7.00

1 mile  Warm Up

4 mile "tempo"pace at 7:30 a mile (ran with 2miler on JV team)

8x200m 31, 32, 31, 32, 32, 32, 32, 31

1 mile cooldown

 

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Total Distance
6.00

Had to do a run on my own today the varsity runners ran while I was in a meeting and the JV team had a meet today. I found out today I did not get the teaching job I really wanted for next year so I ran to get some frustrations out (i know not the best idea), so I was "flying" (all relative) on an out and back course. I came in the first three at 17:40 It had been a long time since I did sub 6 minute miles for three miles without really thinking about it. However there was another reason, there was about a 15-20mph wind straight behind me, I turned around and proceeded to run back in about 21:20 ( i accidentally bumped my watch(It felt so slow after the first three)) Overall pretty good workout. I can not imagine the boston runners yesterday, today was 75-78 during my run and I was getting super hot! It was very inspiring reading Jake K's post and watching the race last night. 19 days til the marathon and hopefully a new PR.

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Total Distance
9.00

Whole team was together today. The JV ran pretty well yesterday with the wind. Varsity has a meet tomorrow so we just ran some easy miles. The JV 2 miler and I ended up going 6 pretty easy (~7:30 pace) but with one half mile surge in 2:35. Legs are still feeling pretty good, I think my wife is planning to do a run with me tonight so most likely will get a few more in tonight. 18 days!

 

 

Did three more with my wife about hour an half later. It was nice running with her it has been awhile that we had time to run during the week together.  

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Total Distance
3.00

Had to get a quick run in today between student teaching and a meeting. So I ran just over 3 miles in 18:10. Ran negative splits.

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Total Distance
23.00

Found out last night that I was going on a 20 mile bike ride with my wife and another couple tonight so we only did three this morning and got in a good stretch. On the run we discussed marathon goals and paces we both feel that we should have big PRs!

Twenty mile bike ride was fine, I was by far the slowest, the other couple was invited to join the us cycling team. Plus I had a mountain bike which is just a whole lot slower than road bikes. But my wife looked great and had tons of fun so it was worth it even with how sore my buttox is.  

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Total Distance
11.00

Tempo run today was slower than planned, my wife was not feeling well so I did not want to leave her. However I did get some good surges in. One mile 6:30, .5 mile 3:00, and 1.3 miles at the end 8:00. Legs felt ok after the bike ride, butt was sore, and my foot was a little sore from trying cycling shoes. One of my last big workouts probably will do two speed workouts this week. Two weeks from marathon. 

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Total Distance
5.00

3 mile run with the JV team since they have a meet tomorrow. Then got on the track and did 8X200 with the varsity 800m runner in 32, 31, 30, 30, 29, 29, 30, 30. One mile cooldown to get to 5. 

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Total Distance
3.10

Easy 5k loop today, legs were pretty weak. I did not wear a watch so that i wouldnt be tempted to shoot for a time. No student teaching today so it was nice to get my workout done in the morning. 

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Total Distance
4.00

Four miles today. Went to a small town about twenty minutes away for some different scenery. Legs were pretty sore so i kept it easy again no watch so no temptation to sprint.

 

I also have a couple friends who got to college in this town so we hung out after my run. We ordered a pizza at 5:15 and it was supposed to be delivered at 5:58. Well it was 6, then 6:15, 6:45, 7:00 and by 7:30 after a few phone calls, we decided to head to Pizza Hut and see what was happening. Well we got there at 7:35 and our pizza had not been made yet! So we got our pizza for free, but not until 8:15 or three hours after we ordered it...

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Total Distance
3.00

3 miles easy. 

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Total Distance
2.00

Nice easy run with the wife. Beautiful weather today temperature wise. Had a rain shower in the afternoon which made the temperature perfect for running. Hopefully we are that lucky tomorrow morning and the marathon too. 

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Total Distance
10.00

 

 Eight days before the marathon I wanted one last solid workout. Goal for today was to lock into marathon pace. My wife and I decided to jog the mile and quarter to the park near our place and then do a tempo workout on the 1.6 mile lap. I ended up doing four laps and she did over 3. Both of us were right at marathon pace. My left leg tightened up right before the last lap so I decided to go a little slower and not risk anything. Below are the splits 

10:39 - 6:39

10:56 - 6:50

11:05 - 6:55

11:19 - 7:04  

Total 44:00 for 6.4 miles or 6:52 average mile pace.  

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Total Distance
3.00

Three mile easy run as a break from working on my thesis. One week away.

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Total Distance
3.00

I was hoping to get one last workout in with some good turnover, however I was the only coach today so I was in charge of the stopwatch... Ran the warmup and cooldown with the team but did not have time to get my own workout in before meeting. 

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Total Distance
207.11
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