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Location:

Hamden,CT,

Member Since:

Oct 03, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

 

 

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NOTE TO DOUG

Short-Term Running Goals:

PR for All Race distances - simple enough - right?

Improve VDOT from 42 and get to 43 as proven by Race Result(s) or Time Trial(s).

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston Marathon

Personal:


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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.080.000.000.006.08

Week 10-18 Summary:

Week 10: Did the weekday miles as scheduled.  Sat had 14 scheduled and I ran 20 at 9:28/mile.  Sun had ten scheduled and I ran 6 at MP.  The week had 40 scheduled and I ran 42.  A very solid week.

Week 11: Only four days of running scheduled this week.  I ran all the scheduled miles.  I ran 44.40 of the 46 scheduled.  The Long Run was a 30 miler.  I did that at 9:29/mile pace.  The Wednesday six miler was done at MP.

Week 12: All runs done as scheduled within +/- one mile except the Sunday 5 miler – I did about 3 miles Sunday and a mile time trial (7:44/mile – nowhere close to 6:51/mile best).  A good week and consistency continues.  I ran 30.43 of 35 scheduled.

Week 13: 4/5 of the runs are done as scheduled.  Saturday I ran 16 versus 25.  But March sees 5 Long Runs being 22, 20, 30, 13 and this 16 miler.  It’s okay to cut the Long Run short this week.  A solid week and I ran 175 miles for the month of March.

January through March sees 511.60 miles run of 577 scheduled (89%). 

The Longs for the 13 weeks are 17, 15, 15, 13, 12, 20, 14, 13, 22, 20, 30, 13, 16.

Week 14: Three weekday runs are done as scheduled.  I had a back injury on Saturday 4/6/13 and could not run Saturday or Sunday.  Missed the Sunday Danbury Half Marathon race.  Only ran 16.07 of the 35 miles scheduled.

Week 15: Only ran 10.35 miles on Saturday.  I was able to get the last four done at 8:29/mile pace though.  Had 27 miles scheduled.  Still recovering from the back injury.  Still hunched over when getting up from sitting. 

Week 16: Ran a 3 miler on Wed and the 31 mile Ultra on Sunday.  Could not get the 50 miles done and had the option of dripping down to 50K or going up to 100K.  Crashed at mile 21 and needed to drop to the 31 mile distance.  Was at 9:39/mile average pace at mile 20 (9:45/mile was goal pace for first 40 miles). 

Week 17: No miles scheduled as the Key race was the Ultra.  But I ran the Cheshire Half Marathon on Sunday the 28th of April to assess my fitness (questioned it after the Ultra race result last week).  On Sunday, did the HM at 12 seconds per mile slower than my best time for the distance – which indicates I have solid fitness!!!

Week 18: Today is Sunday 5/5/13.  I may run later today.  This is the last day of Week 18.  No running yet.  I need to work out a schedule of races/training regimen still. 

NEXT WEEK, SUNDAY, IS THE COX SPORTS MARATHON!!  Planning on doing 8:30/miles.  If I finish in the low 8:40/miles range for the distance, I’ll be happy.  8:56/mile is my best pace for the Marathon. 

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/308254861

757E072 Whitney Avenue

Sun, May 5, 2013 12:43 PM

Distance:

6.08 mi

Time:

53:27

Avg Pace:

8:47 min/mi

Elevation Gain:

322 ft

Calories:

806 C

I finally got out there for a run.  It is about time to start getting back to running.  Looking forward to it!  Really long break – like the entire month of April.  April 5th through May 5th (today) sees five runs being done with two of those runs being races.  Now that’s a serious taper!  I got these six miles done at 8:47/mile pace on average.  Easy Miles.

Split

Time

Distance

Elevation Gain

Elevation Loss

Avg Pace

1

0:08:58

1

48

72

8:58

2

0:08:55

1

44

60

8:55

3

0:08:43

1

38

41

8:43

4

0:08:48

1

101

78

8:48

5

0:08:36

1

0

17

8:36

6

0:08:48

1

92

36

8:48

7

:39.3

0.08

0

0

8:02

 Summary

0:53:27

6.08

322

303

8:47

 

 

Comments
From Marc Audet on Sun, May 05, 2013 at 19:00:07 from 24.91.57.116

Hi Pat, Nice consistent splits +/- 11 seconds. Pay attention to the range, 22 seconds, 8:58 down to 8:36.

About your marathon next week, according to the McMillan calculator, based on your half marathon time of 1:49:21, the theory predicts a marathon time of 3:50:08 at a 8:47 pace.

I think 8:30 is optimistic. The only hope is to keep the pace very even. Be very careful for the first 10 miles and save any surges for miles 15 and beyond. Also, watch the fluids this week, it is a bit warmer than a couple of weeks ago. Should be exciting so see how you do with the long taper. Good luck!

From PRE on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 20:55:59 from 99.50.213.11

Marc,

Hi. Thanks. 8:30 is optimistic. If I break 3:45, I'll be happy! But even 3:50:08 would be a PR. But I am optimistic (hoping not unrealistic). Whatever happens, I plan to PR.

I am planning to maintain an even pace for the first 20 miles...then pick it up perhaps after that if it seems practical.

I ran today (Tuesday the 7th of May). It was hot. So heat may be a factor on race day! Thanks for reminding me about fluid intake.

I'll have to check out your site now because I think I got a message from you stating your splits are now up from the Half Marathon. I'll compare.

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