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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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Sun, Nov 02, 2014
Total Distance
18.00

Woke up with minimal heel pain so I thought I would give the long run ago for today. Ran the first 6 with emaurine then tempo for the next 10, that was at 1:11 so just slower than BQ pace but I was careful with the tempo it could have been at 1:10 or faster. Then 2 cooldown, did feel a twinge of pain in the left heel as I began the cooldown so stopped short of 20.

Comments
From Matt Schreiber on Sun, Nov 02, 2014 at 14:12:04 from 66.17.102.175

Smart call on the distance. Nice run/pace today, too. Where are you going for your BQ?

From C James on Sun, Nov 02, 2014 at 18:44:00 from 74.39.57.214

It is still a decision, I could use your help! We are doing tulsa in three weeks and my original thought was to use that as a race simulator, 16 miles at MP and then shut it down since we are running dallas 3 weeks after that. But besides the heel, training has been good and I am tempted to go for it in Tulsa. Any thoughts?

From Matt Schreiber on Mon, Nov 03, 2014 at 10:33:09 from 66.17.107.219

If you didn't go for it in Tulsa, would you try in Dallas?

From C James on Mon, Nov 03, 2014 at 18:39:17 from 74.39.57.214

Yep, I have compared elevation and neither race seems to be too hilly.

From Matt Schreiber on Mon, Nov 03, 2014 at 19:47:37 from 66.17.102.175

I'd be tempted to go for the first of the two. The main reason being [for me] its tough to recover from 26.2 in three weeks and be ready to race. How many good workouts or long runs would you see yourself doing after Tulsa? You'd want to take enough easy days to let your body absorb the workout (Tulsa), but not too much to lose aerobic fitness. Dallas would be nice to fall back on, too, if the weather is crap in Tulsa

From C James on Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 11:01:21 from 205.202.38.98

Thanks for the input! I really like the idea of having a 'backup' race in case weather is bad. I will go for it in Tulsa!

From Matt Schreiber on Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 11:44:42 from 66.17.107.219

Good luck!

Do you have a spring marathon in mind for 2015?

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