Bret

April 27, 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: 29.50 Month: 133.50 Year: 526.55
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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AM - just under 6 easy miles before work.  Right calf on the inside just above the achilles sore/tight perhaps in a spasm had me running very lightly and gently this morning.  Certain it was related to the business shoes (I really need to change to something else) when I had to scamper through the Charlotte airport to make my connecting flight the other day.  Wearing different shoes to work today.

 

PM - lunchtime - did a run around the office park at Carillon.  Plan was to do some fartlek work, but the first mile or so I had to workout a cramp/spasm in the calf a couple of times - which was a bit tender after it loosened up, so I nixed the fartlek run;  plan B was to run easy.  However it was really hot and muggy, so I ran up and down 4 different car parking structures in the office park to try to keep cool.  Lost satellite connection on the gps but each were about just under a mile and then the distance outside betweent them.  Guessimating about 8 miles total.   Did a loop around the two lakes and called it a day.  Calf was much better at the end of the run. 

Comments
From Rob Murphy on Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 07:34:19 from 24.10.249.165

You can't wear running shoes to work? Maybe paint an old pair black?

From Bam on Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 14:58:20 from 89.204.252.224

Good choice to opt for the easy run. You can always do the fartlek another day, whereas if you had injured yourself it might have put you out for a good while. Good miles and you get tonight off:)

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