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

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Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
27.59	26.40	0.00	3.76	57.75

Tue, Oct 01, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
1.58	0.00	0.00	0.64	2.22

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/384467066

825E140 HHS Track

Tue, Oct 1, 2013 5:39 PM

Distance:	2.22 mi
Time:	19:41
Avg Pace:	8:53 min/mi
Elevation Gain:	0 ft
Calories:	303 C

The plan was to do a 10 minute warm up + 200, 400, 600, 800, 800, 600, 400, and 200 with 400 RIs for all except for the 200 which would have a 200 RI. Got the 200, 400 and another 400 done of the 600 and had to cut the workout short because a soccer game was beginning at the H.S. The goal pace was 7:26/mile and got that done for the most part for the workbout portions.

Not much of a workout today given the above. As it takes two minutes to work up to VO2max intensity, I did not get much running, if any, at VO2max tonight.

In the future, might just go with 800s, 1000s, and 1200s when doing VO2max interval workouts at 5K pace as this will get me running in the 3-5 minute range per workbout portion.

Split	Time	Distance	Elevation Gain	Elevation Loss	Avg Pace
1	0:09:13	1	0	0	9:13
2	:30.9	0.06	0	0	8:50
3	:53.5	0.13	0	0	7:01
4	0:01:26	0.13	0	0	10:41
5	0:01:52	0.25	0	0	7:30
6	0:02:40	0.29	0	0	9:22
7	0:01:56	0.26	0	0	7:33
8	0:01:10	0.11	0	0	10:41
Summary	0:19:41	2.22	0	0	8:53

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Sat, Oct 05, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.01

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/386097958

826E141 Canal Trail

Sat, Oct 5, 2013 2:00 PM

Distance:	12.01 mi
Time:	1:47:28
Avg Pace:	8:57 min/mi
Elevation Gain:	275 ft
Calories:	1,578 C

A 12 mile run @ 8:57/mile pace in 1:47.

A progressive run for the first six miles at

9:20, 9:10, 9:00, 8:50, 8:40, and 8:30.

Then a Gatorade break for mile 7 with walking – a 9:44 split.

Did a 9:00/mile split for mile 8

and 8:50s for mile 9-11

with a final 12th mile at 8:39/mile.

I am at VDOT 42 for the 5K and Half Marathon distance.

Not so for the Marathon distance because I have not put in the Long runs.

VDOT 42 would require I go out at 8:35/mile pace for the Marathon.

If I do that in NY, the doors will come off at mile 18-20.

My only shot – go for 8:55/mile AP for the Marathon.

The plan thus is to go for 9:00s for the first 20 miles and then pick up the pace for the last 6.2 miles.

Prepare: Simply do 13-20 milers at MP + 25 seconds (which is 9:00/mile)

Split	Time	Distance	Elevation Gain	Elevation Loss	Avg Pace
1	0:09:23	1	45	0	9:23
2	0:09:10	1	27	39	9:10
3	0:09:03	1	28	33	9:03
4	0:08:51	1	28	25	8:51
5	0:08:40	1	13	9	8:40
6	0:08:28	1	13	0	8:28
7	0:09:44	1	0	12	9:44
8	0:09:00	1	6	0	9:00
9	0:08:47	1	27	63	8:47
10	0:08:53	1	39	0	8:53
11	0:08:48	1	20	45	8:48
12	0:08:39	1	29	46	8:39
13	:02.3	0.01	0	0	7:05
Summary	1:47:28	12.01	275	270	8:57

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Sun, Oct 06, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/386738343

827E142 Canal Trail

Sun, Oct 6, 2013 11:49 AM

Distance:	14.00 mi
Time:	2:04:37
Avg Pace:	8:54 min/mi
Elevation Gain:	870 ft
Calories:	1,855 C

A 14 mile run @ 8:54/mile AP in 2:04. The plan was to get it done at 8:55/mile AP.

9 of the 14 miles are done at 8:50-9:02/mile AP.

Good consistency amongst these splits.

Mile 1, 4, 10, 13 and 14 @ 9:23, 8:42, 8:46, 8:35 and 8:46.

Figured I would save the faster miles for the tail end of the run (first mile split off pace by 28 seconds and so the plan was to be on pace by Mile 13) to simulate what I would perhaps need to do during the actual Marathon.

Got a 12 miler done yesterday at 8:57/mile AP and today a 14 miler done at 8:54/mile AP and thus a total of 26 miles this weekend (Marathon distance) at Planed Marathon Pace (PMP). I am planning to get the Marathon done in 3:53 at 8:55/mile AP.

Split	Time	Distance	Elevation Gain	Elevation Loss	Avg Pace
1	0:09:23	1	109	60	9:23
2	0:09:02	1	103	125	9:02
3	0:08:56	1	21	23	8:56
4	0:08:41	1	21	16	8:42
5	0:08:55	1	16	15	8:55
6	0:08:58	1	71	49	8:59
7	0:08:57	1	24	18	8:57
8	0:08:53	1	0	0	8:53
9	0:08:57	1	59	78	8:57
10	0:08:46	1	0	0	8:46
11	0:08:50	1	72	94	8:50
12	0:08:55	1	33	0	8:56
13	0:08:34	1	245	277	8:35
14	0:08:46	1	97	113	8:46
15	:01.7	0	0	0	6:28
Summary	2:04:37	14	870	868	8:54

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Sat, Oct 12, 2013

Race: Hartford Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:59:38, Place overall: 898, Place in age division: 57

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	26.40	0.00	0.00	26.40

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/389455031

828E143 Hartford Marathon

Sat, Oct 12, 2013 8:07 AM

Distance:	26.40 mi
Time:	3:59:43
Avg Pace:	9:05 min/mi
Elevation Gain:	1,153 ft
Calories:	3,546 C

I ran the Hartford Marathon because the longest run I did in the past five months was a fourteen miler last Sunday. And that is not going to be enough for the New York Marathon preparation. I just have been lazy when it comes to running long. So I figured I would simply run Hartford and finally get a long run done. My plan was to run 8:55/mile pace. But I apparently went out too fast and was at 8:38/mile AP at the 13.1 mile mark. I tried going slower up front, but just could not find the 8:55s.

My Garmin watch reports 26.4 miles in 3:59:43 @ 9:05/mile AP

Per unofficial results for Hartford Marathon

13.1 miles @ 8:38/mile AP

20 miles @ 8:49/mile AP

26.2 miles @ 9:11/mile AP and completed the Marathon in 3:59:38 which is 5:18 off my best time of 3:54:20.

Placed 898 out of 2,630 overall.

Placed 636 out of 1507 for males.

Placed 57 out of 145 in Age division.

Not a bad result given the lacking Long runs.

I do very well for the first sixteen miles. From there I get noticeably slower.

The fact of the matter is with the Marathon distance – as can be seen by the above, is all about how you manage the last 6.2 miles.

Anyway, I am fine with this result. Not too far off from my best Marathon time.

Split	Time	Distance	Elevation Gain	Elevation Loss	Avg Pace
1	0:08:28	1	22	32	8:28
2	0:08:31	1	46	90	8:31
3	0:08:26	1	101	96	8:26
4	0:08:30	1	68	80	8:30
5	0:08:28	1	37	9	8:28
6	0:08:29	1	118	113	8:29
7	0:08:20	1	35	61	8:20
8	0:08:43	1	11	13	8:44
9	0:08:32	1	40	30	8:32
10	0:08:24	1	7	0	8:24
11	0:08:24	1	0	0	8:24
12	0:08:35	1	15	0	8:35
13	0:08:53	1	24	11	8:53
14	0:08:27	1	0	27	8:27
15	0:08:36	1	0	0	8:36
16	0:08:49	1	0	0	8:49
17	0:09:58	1	26	0	9:58
18	0:08:52	1	90	92	8:53
19	0:09:19	1	0	24	9:19
20	0:10:09	1	111	116	10:09
21	0:09:17	1	9	5	9:17
22	0:09:57	1	0	9	9:58
23	0:11:28	1	24	0	11:28
24	0:09:57	1	51	68	9:57
25	0:09:56	1	16	36	9:56
26	0:10:52	1	130	42	10:52
27	0:03:21	0.4	174	202	8:19
Summary	3:59:43	26.4	1,153	1,154	9:05

20th Annual ING HARTFORD MARATHON

  October 12, 2013   Marathon (USATF Certified #CT11024JHP)  Hartford, CT

Timing by Granite State Race Services   www.gsrs.com (see our Calendar of Races)

       Send corrections to: bt@gsrs.com    (These are 2013 results)

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                          MARATHON FINAL RESULTS

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Place Divpl Tot Div   Half    Pace  20m     Pace  Guntime  Nettime Pace  Race# Name                             Ag S Hometown                      C/a

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 188    32/167 M2529 1:40:00  7:38 2:29:10  7:28 3:19:14  3:19:03  7:36   137 Michael Cebula                   28 M Middletown CT

 901    57/155 M5054 1:52:58  8:38 2:56:05  8:49 4:00:13  3:59:40  9:09  2934 Patrick Kearney                  51 M Hamden CT

2695   102/102 M5559 2:55:47 13:26 4:58:48 14:57 7:12:08  7:11:24 16:28   464 Yu Chang Kim                     55 M Flushing NY

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Sat, Oct 19, 2013

Race: Run for the Penguins 5K Mystic, CT (3.11 Miles) 00:26:18, Place overall: 92

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	3.12	3.12

Run for the Penguins 5K

Mystic, CT, October 19, 2013

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http://connect.garmin.com/activity/392684844

829E144 Penguin 5K

Sat, Oct 19, 2013 9:11 AM

Distance: 3.12 mi

Time: 26:19

Avg Pace: 8:26 min/mi

Elevation Gain: 91 ft

Calories: 418 C

I ran the Run for the Penguins 5K today in Mystic, CT with Michael and Christian. Genie and Brandon did the two mile walk. Brandon opted to not run the 5K.

A couple weeks ago, Christian told me he wanted to break 27 minutes for the distance. I told him I would pace him. No matter what he runs, slower or faster than me, I’ll simply run 8:35/mile pace. And when he sees me, he’ll know for sure he is on pace.

WELL, TURNS OUT, HE DID NOT NEED ME PACING HIM. HE WAS IN FRONT OF ME THE ENTIRE RACE!

Not only did he break 27 minutes, he broke 26 minutes and 25 minutes by finishing the race in 24:50 @ 8:01/mile Average Pace (8:41/mile would have broken 27:00). This is a huge Personal Record for him. He took a minute off his time per mile from last year when he ran this race. He had been running in the weeks preceding the race in preparation.

Michael finishes in 29:31 @ 9:31/mile AP. There was a trail portion of the race a half mile in and he twisted his ankle but continued running on. I met up with Michael at the one mile mark and he was walking. I did not know at the time he twisted his ankle and figured he was just recovering from having gone out too fast. He stuck with me for a while running alongside me. Congrats to Michael as he finishes the race despite the injury.

My mile splits were 8:36, 8:27, 8:19 (and 7:56 for the last 0.12 miles). I finished the 5K in 26:18 @ 8:29/mile AP. At the 2 mile mark I am at 8:31/mile AP and it does not matter if I go a little faster than 8:35/mile at this point going into mile 3. Christian is well ahead of me and Michael is a distance behind me, so keeping it close to 8:35/mile will suffice.

Beginning the race, Michael and Christian were well ahead of me. I figured they both might run out of gas at the 1.5 or two mile mark and I would catch them by maintaining the 8:35/mile pace. Christian after the race told me he hit the 1 mile mark at 7:15 mile and the 2 mile mark at 16:00. Thus his splits were 7:15, 8:45, 8:00, (and 8:00/mile pace for the final 0.1). He went out very fast, slowed and picked it up for the rest of the race.

My best time for the 5K distance is 23:30. Christian today was 24:50. I don’t have much more time here. I am thinking it will not take long for Christian to take 80 seconds off his 5K time and be a better 5K runner than myself. This is all GOOD! It means basically we will be helping each other to improve (he will train to beat me and I will train to have him not beat me!!)

Of course, if we both train for the distance and he beats me – I would be absolutely fine with that! It’s a win-win there.

Great job Christian!!

Split Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace

1 0:08:36 1 0 0 8:36

2 0:08:27 1 84 51 8:27

3 0:08:19 1 7 40 8:19

4 :56.8 0.12 0 0 7:56

Summary 0:26:19 3.12 91 91 8:26

Place Name City Bib No Age Gend Age Group Time Time Pace

1 Spy Barres Mystic 1530 50 M 1 50-59 17:56.0 17:56.0 5:47/M

2 Brian Buttrick Old Lyme 1037 16 M 1 14-19 20:07.0 20:07.0 6:29/M

3 Michael Cheney Woodstock CT 1056 15 M 2 14-19 20:09.0 20:09.0 6:30/M

60 Christian Kearney 1165 15 M 9 14-19 24:50.0 24:50.0 8:01/M

92 Patrick Kearney 1168 51 M 9 50-59 26:18.0 26:18.0 8:29/M

173 Michael Kearney 1167 18 M 11 14-19 29:31.0 29:31.0 9:31/M

501 Unknown Partic. 1418 1418 M 15 0- 0 1:05:55.0 1:05:55.0 21:16/M

502 Abby Touhy Groton CT 1413 12 F 41 1-13 1:06:02.0 1:06:02.0 21:18/M

503 Unknown Partic. 1419 1419 M 16 0- 0 1:06:12.0 1:06:12.0 21:21/M

504 Kevin Landesman Greenwich CT 1184 32 M 41 30-39 1:06:53.0 1:06:53.0 21:35/M

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
27.59	26.40	0.00	3.76	57.75

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