Bret

April 29, 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: 0.00 Month: 138.75 Year: 531.80
Thu, Aug 30, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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PM - lunchtime - easy 8.5 miles - Had to be at work early this morning, so missed the AM run.  Will plan to do another recovery run after work today.

 

PM - after work - just about 6.5 miles easy around the neighborhood. 

Comments
From Bam on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 13:18:44 from 89.204.253.198

I remember those early starts; not nice.

When's your next workout and what are you planning?

From Bret on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 14:14:08 from 64.128.133.66

Tomorrow - planning 8 miles at MP.

From Bam on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 14:33:43 from 89.204.253.198

Perfect. And what's mp?

From Bret on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 14:40:08 from 64.128.133.66

Well - by my rough calculations I think it is 6:30 per mile. I arrived at that based upon my session on Tuesday and the tempo run I did a couple weeks ago. I will know better when I see my HR during the session if that works or needs to be adjusted.

From Bam on Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 05:31:46 from 89.204.174.52

I was thinking 6:25-6:30 too. But then I was thinking that's off your current 5K(ish) pace.

You'll be much faster in a few weeks time. Maybe 6:20 would be a better option: still conservative, but a good plan for the first half of the marathon.

You'd be able to cope with 6:20 pace over 8-13 miles as a mp tempo during the next few weeks and then later, when you do the longer tempo runs (14-18) the pace will be comfortable. You should, therefore, be able to get the balance right between burning fat and glycogen.

This would mean that when you hit 20-22 miles in the marathon, you'd have enough in the tank to power home:)

Let's see how you cope with the 8 today...

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