Bret

April 18, 2024

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Location:

Milton,GA,USA

Member Since:

Jul 27, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PR's -

Mile - 4:38    (High School)

2 Mile - 10:12 (High School) 

3 mile - 15:51 (High School)

10k - 35:19 (High School)

Marathon - 2:59 marathon (London -2013)

Half marathon - 1:25:18 (Deseret News 2013)

Completed all 6 of the World Marathon Majors 2024

Completed each of the 5 majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice.

8 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021, 2022)

13 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3 hour marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to enjoy running and racing as long as my body permits me.  

Personal:

Old guy - (grandfather even) been running for 40+ years.  

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Miles:This week: 21.00 Month: 87.50 Year: 480.55
Wed, Aug 15, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.003.000.000.0013.00

AM - tired legs resulted in a planned easy 4 miles this morning.  Had some cramping/spasms in my feet and calves last night in bed (took a magnesium supplement which solved it) - so I took things very light this morning.

PM - 9 miles on the treadmill after work.  Ended up running the first few miles right at 7 mins and the last 3 @ MP - was not really planned as a workout but all of the comments on Bam's log regarding training got me moving faster than I expected.   

Comments
From Bam on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 14:36:00 from 89.204.237.186

Those drills have battered your old legs:) Keep at it. Once you finish the hills, you'll feel very strong.

From Bret on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 20:35:07 from 96.228.167.228

Indeed, and mornings are tougher as I get older too...

From Jake K on Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 20:48:05 from 67.177.11.154

Rumor has it that John L Parker is working on a once a runner prequel!

From Bam on Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 05:43:47 from 89.204.242.253

Bret, first off, take everything I say with a mountain of salt - I'm nuts. But listen to this: Don't go hammering the pace of runs on rec days: you'll end up injured.

Following Lydiard will work perfectly well for what you want to achieve. Keep to the plan and then after you've smashed 3 hrs look at what you want to do next.

From Bret on Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 08:03:12 from 64.128.133.66

Jake - very cool news. Had me thinking about it during my run this morning. I head up to Gainesville ("fictional" setting for the original book) this weekend to move my two daughters into school there -

Bam - thanks, you are absolutely correct. I would deem that more of a detour and frolick - not a plan to do that regularly or anything. After all, we do this running thing for enjoyment.

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