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December 2016

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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: 25.50 Month: 129.50 Year: 522.55
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
131.506.000.000.00137.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PM - 7 miles on the treadmill after work.  Had to have a echocardiogram today.  Last week at my annual physical my EKG was abnormal.  Athletic Heart Syndrome was suspected so the additional test was required.  Had this a few years ago and was asked to do a stress test at a cardiologist then.  Will be  few days before it is confirmed from this test result.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

PM - 4.5 miles followed by 2000 meters of indoor rowing  

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM - - little over 9 miles with Finn this morning. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM - 5 miles on the treadmill on a cold rainy day.  2000 meters of indoor rowing afterwards.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.002.000.000.006.00

PM - treadmill run - at moderate then progressing to marathon pace tempo - for 6 miles.  Felt strong and relaxed. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PM - just short of 7 treadmill in the short time between work and a work dinner 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

PM - only time for 3 miles today - busy work week.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM - 5 miles on the treadmill followed by some indoor rowing.  Very limited time again today with work obligations.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

PM - 10 miles on the treadmill followed by 2000 meters of indoor rowing.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

AM - early start.  Riley wanted to run but had limited time to get to work, so we started together with Finn - and then we came back to the house after a couple of miles - dropped her off and then went back out for a bit more with Finn.  2000 meters of indoor rowing afterwards.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM - 5 miles on the treadmill at lunchtime.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.004.000.000.006.00

PM - moderate tempo effort on the treadmill at lunchtime followed by 2000 meters of indoor rowing.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM - very light effort 5 miles on the treadmill followed by 2000 meters of indoor rowing.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM - 5 miles on the treadmill plus some indoor rowing. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - Delaney who is back in town from school had 3 friends stay over as house guests last night.  Two of them are runners training for a half marathon in February - so we had a small group with my dog out for an easy 3 miles.  I will probably do some more later on.  Always fun to get out for a run and meet new people.

 

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No running today.  Had some very sad news that a very dear friend who was recovering from an aortic valve replacement surgery from last week, quietly passed away in her home quite unexpectedly Saturday evening.  She was my age, very health conscious and a runner too.   Anyway Tracy and I spent time visiting her husband and his family much of the afternoon after church.  Nicely written memorial to her is here: http://www.lindsayslens.com/blog/wyndy

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

PM - 8 miles on the treadmill after work followed by some indoor rowing.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

PM - 6 moderately paced miles on the treadmill at lunchtime.  Travel day tomorrow for the holidays.

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Full day of driving to the in-laws in West Virginia for the holidays.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

PM - had a nice run and chat with Riley as we ran in WV today.  Although I think the temps were similar to what they were in ATL, it was windy and gray outside and it felt significantly colder than at home.  But after we got a couple of miles into the run and were talking, I don't think we even thought about the cold after that.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - a little over 6 miles with Riley early this morning.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

AM - just about 6.5 miles with Riley on a rainy dreary Christmas Eve day.  Took her up Round Bottom Hill - looked around the cemetery at the top and the view of the Ohio River Valley.  

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Christmas Day - family time - no running. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM - 8 miles  with Riley out Little Grave Creek. 

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Travel day - drive back from WV - no run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM - 5 miles at the treadmill at lunchtime at work.

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Prep day for diagnosic/screening procedure (you get when you are 50 years old) scheduled for tomorrow afternoon - liquid diet for the next 36 hours.  So with limited calories - no run.

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Same as yesterday - with NPO for 4 hours in the afternoon.  Went absolutely fine - but no running recommended.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PM - 7 miles on the treadmill with the last 3.5 miles at tempo pace.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
131.506.000.000.00137.50
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