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Hamden,CT,

Member Since:

Oct 03, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

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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

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Race: Cox Sports Marathon (26.2 Miles) 04:10:50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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760E075 Cox Marathon, Rhode I.

Sun, May 12, 2013 7:38 AM

Distance:

26.38 mi

Time:

4:11:14

Avg Pace:

9:31 min/mi

Elevation Gain:

5,597 ft

Calories:

3,473 C

Marathons: The Plus signs indicate how much time I am away from Personal Record for the Marathon distance. 

05/12/13: Providence Marathon 4:10:50 (9:35 pace) +16:30

05/06/12: Providence Marathon 3:58:49 (9:07 pace) +4:29

05/01/11: Providence Marathon 03:54:20 (8:56 pace) P.R.

10/10/10: Chicago Marathon 4:04:47 (9:20 pace)       +10:27  

05/02/10: Providence Marathon 4:17:43 (9:50 pace) +23:23

10/25/09: Marine Corps Marathon 4:03:42 (9:18 pace) +9:22

10/10/09: Hartford Marathon 4:22:10 (10:00 pace)      +27:50

The Splits for this 5/12/13 Marathon

Mile 1-15 has splits being in 8:19-8:51 range except for mile 12 and 14 which is 8:58/mile.  Mile 10 is 9:06/mile…rock in shoe and needed to stop – would have been in 8:30s range.  Mile 1-15 – By mile 15, I am at 8:39/mile Average Pace.

Mile 16-20 has 4 miles being in the 9:06-9:32/mile range.  Mile 19 is 9:48/mile.  These 5 miles done at AP of 9:23/mile. 

Mile 21-26 has AP being 11:38/mile.

Summary: Not the best result.  But an okay result.  It’s been 2.5 years since I have taken more than four hours to run a marathon.  I am able to remain in the Goal Pace range of 8:39/mile through Mile 15.  From there, the splits get progressively worse. 

What this means: When running 20-26 mile Long runs in training, hold a consistent pace.  Improve at holding the pace!

Future Plans: Week off from running.  Then Five Base weeks of running.  Then begin 16 Week training regimen for Hartford Marathon (10/12/13).  Then New York Marathon 11/3/13.  Breaking 3:45 for the distance still a goal. 

 

Split

Time

Distance

Elevation Gain

Elevation Loss

Avg Pace

1

0:08:30

1

764

768

8:30

2

0:08:19

1

671

680

8:19

3

0:08:33

1

107

117

8:33

4

0:08:30

1

252

246

8:30

5

0:08:45

1

264

260

8:45

6

0:08:47

1

167

173

8:47

7

0:08:51

1

101

104

8:51

8

0:08:17

1

0

3

8:17

9

0:08:38

1

0

221

8:38

10

0:09:06

1

0

8

9:06

11

0:08:37

1

0

0

8:37

12

0:08:58

1

10

15

8:58

13

0:08:42

1

221

6

8:42

14

0:08:58

1

134

314

8:58

15

0:08:42

1

0

38

8:43

16

0:09:32

1

78

53

9:32

17

0:09:07

1

513

310

9:07

18

0:09:06

1

564

561

9:06

19

0:09:48

1

178

175

9:49

20

0:09:24

1

409

399

9:24

21

0:12:05

1

226

223

12:06

22

0:12:03

1

3

0

12:03

23

0:11:09

1

341

351

11:09

24

0:11:42

1

354

350

11:42

25

0:12:16

1

0

0

12:16

26

0:10:33

1

241

228

10:33

27

0:04:15

0.38

0

0

11:04

 Summary

4:11:14

26.38

5,597

5,604

9:31

Comments
From Marc Audet on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 09:56:49 from 24.91.57.116

Hi Pat, not to shabby considering you ran three long races within a 3 week period, you were bound to slow down at some point.

You held a good pace for the first 15 and then the fatigue started to set in, after which you had to work to keep a 9:00 pace going.

It is interesting that you hit another barrier around mile 20, hitting the wall, almost like you ran out of glycogen in your system.

I think your fitness level was fine, but I think you were seeing the effects of three long races in a short period of time.

You have been trying a lot of new approaches this year, longer miles, more consistency, and so on. You now know a lot more about what works and does not work for you.

The new planning sounds good! Aim for NYC later this year. Talk to you later.

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 10:03:52 from 66.232.64.4

Congrats on another marathon finish. You have really been putting in a lot of hard work lately. You can and will break the 3:45. Enjoy your week off.

From ACorn on Thu, May 30, 2013 at 22:27:02 from 71.213.40.95

Another one in the books and another learning experience!

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