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Beaverthon

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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
159.50
Total Distance
6.50

Run with emaurine this morning. Got back home late last night. So this morning was more of a shaking out the legs from all the travel than anything else. We ran for an hour, thirty one minutes one direction (right around 3.25) then turned around and tried to run back in 29minutes, came back in 30 so still negative splits.

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Total Distance
8.00

3 in the a.m.

 

Emaurines and my goal is to try and get 1hr of cardio in (separate from a.m.) everyday. I am just impatient and I feel that running a fast 3 or 4 is a "good enough" workout. I have been trying to run farther by myself and this 1hr plan seems to be working better. Today I ran for an hourish when i didnt run i did squats, calf raises, and box jumps. The loops were 1.8mi in 12:50. 1mi in 7:04. 1.2 mi in 7:07, 1 mi in 6:15. The goal for every loop was comfortably hard, the 1mi in 7:04  was trying to lock in at marathon pace. 

 

 

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7.00

3 in a.m.

Goal for 1hr this afternoon had to be cut short because of a meeting after school. However I did get a decent four miler in around 30minutes. The other reason to cut it short was to get dinner ready and boy was it a good dinner turkey mashed taters and corn!! Yummy

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3.00

3 in the a.m. not sure if I am going to get in something this afternoon...

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3.00

3 this a.m. just like yesterday this might be my only run for the day

 

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5.00

Class all day not able to get anything long in.

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3.00

3 easy did not feel good today

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10.50

3 easy in a.m.

 

7.5 in the afternoon. 5x1.5 mile repeats. The 'easy' goal with these was to keep them all under marathon pace. A tougher goal was to keep them all under 10, but with the temp still at 97 degrees, I was not expecting this. I ran with the xc team so i hoped they could keep me going. Came through first one in 10min even. Uhoh, I had not expected the amount of hills on this all grass course. Anywho, short water break and then 10:20, 10:40, 11:15 and 11:25. Just ran out of energy toward the end but still finished the workout. I have never ran well in heat so hopefully getting some of these workouts in will help in case the marathon is warm. 

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Total Distance
6.00

Did not get up this morning, could not fall asleep last night.

This afternoon I ran 4 miles warmup then did 1 mi at 5:50 and 1mi jog for a total of 6 today. Again super hot so just trying to get some experience running in the heat.

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Total Distance
4.00

No a.m. run.

 

The weather is finally cooler! I was so excited to run today but with a meeting I did not get home til 7. And at 6:30 buckets of rain was coming down. However by 7 it had slowed down enough to give me some visibility so I was able to run in cool weather!! I was so excited by this I took off and I covered 2 miles in roughly 11 minutes. I finished the next 2 miles in just under 14 however, partly because I went out to fast but mostly because the rain on my clothes made me feel like I was carrying at least 5 lbs extra weight. Anyways by far my best run in a while. Good to see that when conditions are better for running I still had a little of the old speed. Hopefully my next few races are in similar conditions (except the rain!)

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0.00

Parent Teacher conferences = no time for run this afternoon 

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Total Distance
6.50

6.5 with emaurine and the xc team. Back to a little warmer weather today but still not as bad as it had been I think it was mid 80's during the run. 

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5.00

No long run Saturday, I am not feeling too good about this marathon... As a first year teacher everyone told me I'd be busy and tired, well Saturday mornings are when I feel it the most. I need something to help me break through the barrier and get a long run in... oh well at least the Huskers won today!

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Total Distance
3.00

Talk of emaurine and I doing the long run today...fell through only three, 5 weeks til marathon longest run so far is less than 13...

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4.00

4 with emaurine after school. Her hip has been bothering her. She had a fall in June that bruised and now has left scars. She has tried taking a week off at a time (twice), icing, and anti-inflammatory pills. However last night the pain was back and worse then ever. Any suggestions as to what the injury may be? (she refuses to go see the doctor...) 

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6.00

A nice 3 this morning the temperature was 40degrees!! It felt so nice, except for my hands they got pretty chilly. 

 

Another 3 this evening. A run to the Y and back. I took emaurines step class which was fun and challenging, I got no rhythm!  

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Total Distance
7.00

3 this morning around the high school. They have gotten into the nasty habit of locking up the track so that I can not get in... I will try tomorrow to break in. 

 

4 more this evening with a 30minute bike ride as well. Emaurine was able to use the bike and not have it hurt her hip.  

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5.00

Only 2 this morning, woke up late, made a bigger breakfast which took longer, so got to school with about 12 minutes left for a workout. So I did a halfmile warmup 1mi fast half mile cool down. (Thought about doing nothing this morning, but realized the last time I took a day off in the morning it turned into over a week off of morning runs.)

 

3 this afternoon easy. 

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Total Distance
6.00

3 this a.m. Got onto the track. I wanted to see what my mile time was for a "comfortable pace." Ran a 5:58 so not too shabby and not to tired afterwards. Mile warmup and cool down. LOVING the fall temps!

3 in the p.m. with emaurine. 

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Total Distance
15.00

Finally got in a long run on a Saturday! Just started teaching this fall and both emaurine (also a teacher) and I have been just too tired on Saturday mornings to get up and do anything. Today we decided that no matter what we are going to do it! So I planned the route last night, woke up to her saying we going to run yet? COME ON!! So she is the whole reason I got up this morning. We started slow( she is still nursing the hip) and slowly progressed to MP in the last 5 miles. It was such a good feeling when it was over that we can still do these things! Perfect weather (well maybe a little too windy) and an enjoyable run with my lovely wife. 

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11.00

8 this morning with emaurine. Nice and easy in the cool morning of the second day of fall. Decided during the run that I'm going to my alma mater's homecoming to try and win the 5k race that is part of this weekend. Also most of my old xc team will be there so it will be great to all run together again.

 

3 this afternoon 1 mi warmup 8 x 150m  400m jog then 1 mile in 5:40.

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6.00

1 mi warmup, then a mile in 6:08 the first quarter was in 1:43...I was not awake!!! 1 mile cool down. Had to only do three with a staff meeting this morning.

 

Another 3 this afternoon 

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Total Distance
6.00

2x1000 (maybe a little more than 1000...) but in 3:46 and 3:45. Warmup and Cooldown included before school. Was hoping to get more in, but a student said they would like help before school. That student better show up because otherwise he cost me some of my workout! 

 

3 this afternoon then did a core class with the wife, amazing how out of shape my abs/core are.

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Total Distance
7.00

Only 18 minutes to run this morning before school, so I did a faster workout. I did my warmup (1mi) at a decent pace then put in a fast 1k, a mp mile and then a fast 400, jogged until the time was up. I have been trying to get done so I could be in the classroom @ 7:30 for students if they have any questions...no students are showing up! Maybe I can run longer... 

 

4 in the afternoon 

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Total Distance
3.00

3 this morning including 4x200 in 40,37,35,34

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Total Distance
3.00

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Race: Beaverthon (3 Miles) 00:17:10, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
5.00

1mi warmup 

5k race first finisher that was not part of the cross country team. Been a long time since I have ran such a short race.

I struggle with acid reflux and need to sleep on an incline. However I forgot my incline pillow and medicine, so I was not too happy and worried about how my chest would react to the race. Found out at the second mile, me and the leader were step for step and then all of a sudden cramp in chest and spread to the rest of my body and was struggling to finish. Faded back to fifth since I could not close. I am thinking about doing another 5k in this next two weeks at home so I can have the pillow and meds. Pretty ok with the time given everything.

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Total Distance
5.00

easy after the long drive back

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Total Distance
159.50
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