523D025Race
Colchester Half Marathon
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/152573990
ACorn: Hi. A quick
note to you: You are spot on regarding where I am going with my training. My current revised plan: I am simply aiming to
run three Quality runs weekly. The plan
is to run Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The weekly mileage goal will be around 30 miles. Not 40-55 miles. But the miles are not the end-all be-all. I will be running intervals on Tuesday,
Threshold runs on Thursdays and Long on Saturdays (not Easy pace Long but
faster Longs). Each run will be HARD.
Why do this? Why not?
What have I got to lose? It may cause me to not PR for the May marathon.
True.
But the hope is to actually PR for the marathon by altering the previous
plan. And the only way to find out is to
try.
So that is my new training regimen. But not my theory. I was doing some online research about
various Marathon schedules and plans and came across the
above concept. This 3 day plan got a
higher rating than the Daniels plan. But
the Daniels plan was right up there.
More importantly for me though…….Getting out there three
days per week………….how can I not get that done??? I think I am headed to being highly
consistent with getting the miles in!!!
And I am really looking forward to switching up on the paces
more frequently. The concept of every
run having a goal and knowing why each run is being done…..it is clearly there with this plan I am implementing. Was there before…but easy and recovery runs
eliminated for the most part with the new plan. The Easy days are the non running days...cannot get much easier than that.
Oh…as of recent I have not been consistent with the running
as you have probably noticed…figure I must put off moving to VDOT 43 training
intensities for a couple of weeks. I figure in two weeks, after another six
Quality workouts, moving to VDOT 43 intensities would be in order. If VDOT 43 too difficult at that time, pull
back. Well...guess I was somewhat inaccurate - that quick note seems a little long.
THE RACE
The Splits: I was @ 8:28/mile
at the six mile mark. The race: The race
is all about Mile 7, 8 and 13! I walked
at various points during those miles. I
lost time as a result. I was 20 seconds
off pace from last year for this course at the six mile mark (+2, +2, +4, -4,
+6, +10). Splits last year compared to
this year (this year parenthesis) 8:20 (8:22), 8:43 (8:45) , 8:52 (8:56), 8:27
(8:23), 8:10 (8:16), 8:00 (8:10). I
managed the second half of the course better last year. And walking this year was one factor. The GOOD NEWS. I know how to beat this course. I know how to beat this course! But you won't know until you check back in one year!!!
Quality Workout (Race).
267 145 Robin Beauregard F 4/29 F4549 45/221 45 Hebron CT 1:50:56.54 1:51:03.03 8:29 288 200 Marc Audet M 39/63 M5054 239/403 53 Hamden CT 1:53:35.53 1:53:43.32 8:41 379 149 Patrick Kearney M 46/57 M4549 297/403 49 Hamden CT 1:58:56.30 1:59:03.11 9:06 ********** TOP THREE OVERALL MALE WINNER *********** Place O'All No. Name Age S City St Nettime Guntime Pace ===== ===== ==== =================== === = ================== == ========== ========== ===== 1 1 9 Marc Robaczynski 37 M Collinsville CT 1:15:25.31 1:15:25.81 5:46 2 2 367 Chris Rosenberg 21 M Old Saybrook CT 1:17:56.88 1:17:57.47 5:58 3 3 360 Timothy O'Neill 18 M West Warwick RI 1:18:58.58 1:18:59.17 6:02
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Split
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Time
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Distance
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Elevation
Gain
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Elevation
Loss
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Avg
Pace
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1
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0:08:22
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1
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32
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20
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8:22
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2
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0:08:45
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1
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91
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60
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8:45
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3
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0:08:56
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1
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63
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0
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8:56
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4
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0:08:23
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1
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43
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83
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8:23
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5
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0:08:16
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1
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0
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49
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8:16
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6
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0:08:09
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1
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10
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91
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8:10
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7
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0:09:53
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1
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125
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50
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9:53
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8
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0:10:13
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1
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130
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100
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10:13
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9
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0:08:54
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1
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18
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19
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8:54
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10
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0:08:11
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1
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0
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201
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8:11
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11
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0:08:49
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1
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29
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52
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8:49
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12
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0:10:43
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1
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71
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30
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10:43
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13
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0:09:59
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1
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146
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29
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9:59
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14
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0:01:02
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0.1
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22
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0
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10:08
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Summary
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1:58:33
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13.1
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782
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784
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9:03
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The Colchester Half Marathon was my first race. 2009 in 2:15:17 @
10:19/mile 2010 in 1:59:36 @
9:07/mile
2011 in 1:53:26 @
8:39/mile
2012 in 1:58:56 @
9:06/mile
http://thelastmileracing.com/results/results2012/12colchesterhalf.html
The Results Link MALE AGE GROUP: Male 45 to 49 Place O'All No. Name Age S City St Nettime Guntime Pace ===== ===== ===== =================== === = ================== == ========== ========== ===== 1 12 908 Spyros Barres 49 M Mystic CT 1:24:37.05 1:24:38.76 6:28 2 25 147 Mark Paparella 47 M Colchester CT 1:27:31.22 1:27:31.81 6:41 3 32 205 John Minervino 48 M Higganum CT 1:28:25.83 1:28:31.13 6:46
MALE AGE GROUP: Male 50 to 54 Place O'All No. Name Age S City St Nettime Guntime Pace ===== ===== ===== =================== === = ================== == ========== ========== ===== 1 38 256 Jim Roy 51 M Groton CT 1:29:33.28 1:29:34.94 6:51 2 44 931 Miro Baldyga 53 M Unionville CT 1:30:02.81 1:30:03.31 6:53 3 53 1014 David Birse 52 M Hancock NH 1:30:59.89 1:31:02.59 6:57
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