Was going for 9:00 miles but noticed going faster so decided on going for 8:37 pace Marathon pace miles. Checked watch periodically and noticed going faster than MP and decided to simply maintain the faster pace.
Seeing the 7:56 mile at mile six was nice!
What was meant to be an Easy run turned out to be a Lactate threshold run.
0.60 mile done in 6:22 with Brandon at 10:37 pace per mile. Home around the block route. Good job Brandon. You made it without stopping. I enjoyed running with you. I hope we can run a mile soon? Maybe in time we can do a 5K? Okay...let's just think about the mile for now. Looking forward to our next run.
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8 miles done in 1:08:19 at MP (MP is 8:37). 8 miles done at 8:32 pace per mile.
8:36, 8:46, 8:29, 8:36, 8:30, 8:29, 8:29, 8:23.
Again was going for 9:00 miles and was going faster than 9:00 per mile. So decided to do 8:37s. And then just said go for 8:35s. Of note, for the most part, when I say go for 8:35s, I hit around 8:30. So I am accurately running that pace without checking the watch. I know what 8:35 feels like. Need to get better at knowing what the other paces feel like.
My Half Marathon time, per McMillan calculator, predicts that I should be running 8:37 pace miles throughout a Marathon. Well I know that I can do that pace for some of the distance; but for all the distance? I have yet to do that pace during a marathon (best is 9:18 pace per mile). But in the past, I was going out hard at first, perhaps as I was attempting to achieve 8:20 pace or so per mile. Maybe I should try to do 15-20 milers once in a while at 8:37 pace. I will have to look at the Marathon splits for Chicago and other marathons to see where pace becomes slower. Consistent splits throughout may be the key for me...how then to maintain the consistency during the second half of the marathon is the question of the day!
Ran a 5K today at 8:07 pace per mile I think. Details to follow.
"According to your data, you ran faster than Usain Bolt in his 200 meter world record. This is highly unlikely. Double check your race time and race distance. A common mistake is to omit the seconds and report hours as minutes and minutes as seconds. If you really ran faster than Usain Bolt, please use the Feedback Form to report your your success."
Okay...so I did not run it in 24 seconds. But it was around 24 minutes. Details to follow.
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8:06 pace per mile.
7:51, 8:18, 8:10, 7:42 (.11)
Wore Nike running shoes. Usually wear Asics. But decided to try the Nikes. Will not give up on the Nikes. But must learn how to tie the shoes. Stopped to re-tie twice. Still good splits. Rolling hills course. Just ran with no thoughts of PRing or anything. Was thinking about Burt and how he has done few back to back races and I thought...well I should run more. So raced today. And race scheduled for tomorrow as well.
Splits: 7:40, 8:46 (all uphill), 7:47, 7:50, 8:03 (Garmin still ticking away after crossed finish line).
I just ran a 5 mile race with splits being in the 7:40s!!!
Overall pace 7:56.
5 miles done in 39:42.
This was a hilly course, especially mile 2.
So I have entered new territory. Finally. I am running mile splits in the 7s range.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS!
Burt, you got me out there again. I saw your recent races. So I decided to do back to back races yesterday and today. And another one planned for Thursday. Heck. Why should you have all the fun?
Trying to emulate you Burt...but your dang PRs I will not match for a while I am sure!
PRE-REGISTRATION:$15.00 by November 10, 2009 (Long Sleeved T-shirt)
$20.00 On The Day Of Race (T-shirts while supply last)
REGISTRATION:Registration begins at 11:00 a.m.
Stevens Elementary School
18 Kondracki Lane, Wallingford
DIVISIONS: Men’s and Women’s — Senior Golden Master — Golden Master — Grand Master
Master – Open — Teen — Under 12
COURSE SCENIC DOWN TOWN WALLINGFORD
1. Start at 18 Kondracki Lane
2.Turn Right on Pond Hill Road
3.Turn Left on South Elm Street
4.Turn Right on South Main Street
5.Stay on South Main Street and continue on North Main Street
6.Turn Right on Curtis Street
7.Turn Right on North Elm Street
8.Stay on North Elm Street and continue on South Elm Street
9.Turn Right on Pond Hill Road
10.Turn Right on Kondracki Lane to finish line.
Directions to Steven’s Elementary School:
I-91 take Exit 13, at the end of exit take right onto Route 5,go to the first stop light and take a right on South Elm Street,take right on Pond Hill Road,take left onto Kondracki Lane.Stevens’s school is on the left side of the street.
Rt 15 take exit 64, coming north go under the over pass onto Quinnipiac Street, coming south take a right onto Quinnipiac Street,stay to the right of the triangular park.This is Ward Street, go to the end of Ward Street and take a right onto South Elm Street, take left on Pond Hill Road then take left onto Kondracki Lane.Stevens’s school is on the left side on the street.
11/23/10, 1234, Middletown: Broad-Church-Pleasant-Main-Washington-Broad...round and round. End at Dunkin for Medium Vanilla Bean Coolata.
Splits: 8:12, 8:20, 8:26, 7:54 (.10) for an 8:19 pace per mile.
Garmin reports Average pace as 8:18 and Average moving pace as 8:13. Well I know I slowed down at points at intersections...but no stops. Who knows?
Anyway, did not get those miles in the 7s range today. But I am confident that I will. Must continue to monitor runs.
Last year I ran 1040 miles. So far this year I ran 1032 miles. Allie, are you reading this? I think you know what it is like to run 1032 miles. Just think about the past ten weeks. I think that is about right.
But I should be running more miles. 40 miles a week would be 2080 miles per year. So I may just consider as a New Years resolution doubling the 2010 mileage for 2011!!!!!
Of note, January 1 through May 15th saw 305 miles run during that 4.5 month period. I ran 727 miles during the past 6 months. I must have been really lazy during January through May 15th. I have been writing journal entries since I started running...but in a book. I did not know that I could have done that on this site. But the details are in those entries. But 40 miles weekly is more than manageable...ohh but those winter months?
Issue: Last year I ran this race.I ran the first mile in 7:43.Mile two is all uphill with 200 Feet elevation.Last year it was evident I ran the first mile too quickly and as a result walked up some of that hill.
Strategy for this race: Run mile one at a relaxed pace.Conserve energy for mile 2.Do not walk up the mile 2 hill at any point.If must, run slower…do not walk.
Fast forward to today: Manchester Road Race.
Mile 1 done in 8:05 compared to 7:43 last year.
Mile 2 done in 8:43 compared to 9:42 last year.The strategy is working.I did not walk at any point.My focus was to run this hilly mile.To run slower if necessary and to focus on foot turnover was the goal for this mile!
Mile 3 done in 7:39 compared to 8:01 last year.A 7:39 mile.Not bad.
Mile 4 done in 7:29 compared to 7:52 last year.I do not notice the 7:29 split.But I do note that after mile 4, my average pace in the 7s range.Well I am going to close this race out keeping the average race pace in that range.I find myself a bit amazed that I got myself to this kind of pace given my earlier pace with the hill was in the high eights.But I am not depleted of energy.
Mile 4 to 4.75.Done at a 7:15 pace per mile compared to 7:28 last year.After the fact, I find myself wishing this race were a five miler because I am confident I would have PRd for the mile as well (current PR for mile is 7:24).
Manchester Road Race
Time: 37:20 versus 39:06 time last year.
Manchester Road Race PR by 1:46.
Pace: 7:52 versus 8:14 minute per mile pace last year
Manchester Road Race PR by 22 seconds per mile compared to last year.
This race effort was extraordinary!
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74th Annual
MANCHESTER ROAD RACE Preliminary as of 11/27/2010 7:30am
Nov. 25, 20104.748 MilesManchester, CT
ChronoTrack Timing By: Granite State Race Serviceswww.gsrs.com
OVERALL RESULTS IN NETTIME ORDER
Place Div /TotDivGuntime Nettime PaceNameAg S Race# City/state
11/1457 M192921:3921:394:34 Mourad Marofit28 M29 Hebron KY
137320/674F404435:4935:247:28 Robin Beauregard44 F3559 Hebron CT
1950177/786M454937:5837:237:53 Patrick Kearney48 M5273 Hamden CT
13399 1241/1241 F3039 1:55:001:55:00 24:14 Rebecca Benavides32 F2243 Manchester CT
Overall: 1950/13399 = .15
Division: 177/786 = .23
Robin, Congratulations on your PRing for this course by 44 seconds! I looked for you at the race but could not find you. I thought you perhaps did not run the race but I saw your name in the results. A very impressive PR!
My Garmin reports I PR by 1:46. But the official report states I PR by 1:43! Hey, I can live with that!
What does this mean for next year???
Who knows? But I blogged earlier that I was going for a 38 minute race...and I went for a faster time after mile 4 when I noticed that I was running with average pace in the 7s territory.
Ran 0.39 on treadmill at 7.5 miles hour pace or 8:00 pace per mile. Got bored with this as like changing up the pace while run and does not feel natural.
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Then ran for 3.20 miles at 8:38 pace per mile. Did mile circuirts around blocks above (link). You can see that there is 100 feet elevation up William Street which is 0.38 miles long. Ran that three times. A serious amount of elevation for the distance. Good hill workout.
