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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
41.680.000.000.0041.68
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.120.000.000.006.12

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690E005 Hartford Turnpike

Sun, Jan 6, 2013 12:59 PM

Distance:

6.12 mi

Time:

57:37

Avg Pace:

9:24 min/mi

Elevation Gain:

947 ft

Calories:

823 C

Like Thursday, some hills.  No hat or gloves today.  I ran 80 miles these past two weeks.  I did these 6.12 miles at 9:24/mile in 57:36.  44.57 miles for the week (Monday through Sunday).  A good two weeks. 

I was not sure how this was going to feel after the 17 miler yesterday.  As it turns out, I ran faster than I thought I would.  I had been going for tens or whatever came my way - faster was fine but I was not running for speed.  The pace I got was within Easy pace range. 

 

Split

Time

Distance

Elevation Gain

Elevation Loss

Avg Pace

1

0:10:17

1

749

925

10:17

2

0:09:09

1

22

112

9:09

3

0:09:29

1

45

43

9:29

4

0:09:13

1

25

43

9:13

5

0:09:48

1

89

0

9:48

6

0:08:41

1

18

23

8:41

7

0:01:02

0.12

0

24

8:18

 Summary

0:57:37

6.12

947

1,170

9:24

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

ULTRA:

04/21/13 Lake Waramaug Ultra, 31 Miles in 5:38:09 (10:54)  

TOUGH MUDDER:

07/14/12: Mount Snow, VT Tough Mudder 10.34 miles in 4:57 (5:17) 

MARATHONS:

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

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

05/01/11: Providence Marathon 03:54:20 (8:57 pace)

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

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

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

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

HALF MARATHONS:

04/28/13: Cheshire Half Marathon 1:49:34 (8:22 pace)

02/23/13: Colchester Half Marathon 1:48:57 (8:20 pace) 

11/11/12: Reservoir Run Half Marathon 1:51:27 (8:29 pace)

09/23/12: Niantic Bay Half Marathon 1:52:00 (8:33 pace) 

05/26/12: Hamden Hills Half Marathon 1:58:33 (9:02 pace)

04/29/12: Cheshire Half Marathon 1:48:56 (8:19 pace)  

03/24/12: Savin Rock Half Marathon 1:48:42 (8:19 pace) 

02/25/12: Colchester Half Marathon 1:58:56 (9:06 pace)

09/25/11: Niantic Bay Half Marathon 1:57:49 (8:59 pace)

06/26/11: Fairfield Half Marathon 2:02:17 (9:20 pace)

04/03/11: Danbury Half Marathon 1:51:49 (8:33 pace)

03/19/11: Savin Rock Half Marathon 1:53:12 (8:38 pace)

02/26/11: Colchester Half Marathon 1:53:26 (8:39 pace)

09/26/10: Niantic Bay Half Marathon 1:49:14 (8:20 pace)

06/27/10: Fairfield Half Marathon 1:58:50 (9:04 pace)

04/11/10: Danbury Half Marathon 1:48:33 (8:17 pace)

02/27/10: Colchester Half Marathon 1:59:36 (9:07 pace)

09/27/09: Niantic Bay Half Marathon 1:46:54 (8:09 pace)

06/28/09: Fairfield Half Marathon 1:58:31 (9:02 pace)

02/28/09: Colchester Half Marathon 2:15:17 (10:19 pace)

20K

09/03/12 New Haven Road Race 20K 1:44:32 (8:24 pace) 

09/05/11: New Haven Road Race 20K 1:55:34 (9:17 pace)

09/06/10: New Haven Road Race 20K 1:42:25 (8:14 pace)

09/07/09: New Haven Road Race 20K 1:41:00 (8:07  pace) 

10K

08/19/12: 3d Annual Sunset Run for Warriors 54:07 (8:42 pace)

5.2 M

12/05/10: Pearl Harbor Masters 5.2M 41:33 (7:59 pace)

12/06/09: Pearl Harbor Masters 5.2M 41:57 (8:04 pace)

5 Miles

11/18/12 Turkey Trot (Wallingford) 38:56 (7:47 pace)  

11/20/11 Turkey Trot (Wallingford) 39:15 (7:51 pace) VDOT = 40.59

11/21/10 Turkey Trot (Wallingford) 39:42 (7:56 pace)

4.75 M

11/22/12: 76th Annual Manchester Road Race 37:09 (7:50 pace)

11/24/11: 75th Annual Manchester Road Race 36:57 (7:47 pace) VDOT = 40.87

11/25/10: 74th Annual Manchester Road Race 37:23 (7:52 pace)

11/26/09: 73rd Annual Manchester Road Race 39:06 (8:14 pace)

5K

OFFICIAL: 8/17/13: MADD 5K, Stratford 23:30 (7:35 pace) 

ACTUAL: Garmin Watch, 23:30, 3.14 miles @ 7:29/mile pace 

OFFICIAL: 8/10/13, Hope is Coming 5K, 24:00 @ 7:45/mile pace

ACTUAL: Garmin Watch, 23:59, 3.13 miles @ 7:40/mile pace. 

OFFICIAL: 7/4/13, Courtney Honda 5K, 25:18 @ 8:10/mile pace

ACTUAL: Garmin Watch, 25:15, 3.16 miles @ 8:00/mile pace)

06/23/13 Irish Festival 5K  24:33 (7:55 pace)   

12/09/12: 28th Annual Christopher Martins 24:19 (7:50 pace) 

12/02/12: Santa Scramble, Hamden 24:50 (8:01 pace) 

10/13/12: Run for the Penguins, Mystic 24:49 (8:00 pace)

10/07/12: Tommy Fund 5K 24:40 (7:57 pace) 

06/03/12: Sprint For Monroe 24:28 (7:54 pace) 

12/11/11: 27th Annual Christopher Martins 24:00 (7:43 pace)

11/19/11: Hot Coco (Cheshire) 23:58 (7:43 pace) VDOT = 40.27

10/15/11: Run for the Penguins, Mystic 31:57 (10:18 pace)

12/12/10: 26th Annual Christopher Martins 25:29 (8:12 pace)

11/20/10 Hot Coco 5K (Cheshire) 25:14 (8:08 pace)

03/07/10: WPLR Shamrock & Roll 24:55 (8:01 pace)

01/01/10: Chilly Chilli Run 25:17 (8:08 pace)

12/13/09: 25th Annual Christopher Martins 24:31 (7:53 pace)

07/15/09: Citizen's Bank Not Your Typical 5K 26:47 (8:37 pace)

07/04/09: Independence Day 5000 at 26:12 (8:25 pace)


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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.010.000.000.009.01

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/259850885

691E006 RH

Tue, Jan 8, 2013 12:48 PM

Distance:

9.01 mi

Time:

1:27:42

Avg Pace:

9:44 min/mi

Elevation Gain:

722 ft

Calories:

1,202 C

9.01 miles done at 9:44/mile in 1:27:41.  BUT…there is 722 feet of vertical.  So not as Easy a run as you might think given the pace.  Although looking at the first mile split, the 378 feet of elevation gain not accurate…there is about 100 feet gain – maybe 125 feet gain…the out portion for the first 2.5 miles is well known to me. 

It was 51 degrees. I was planning a Loop course.  3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 miles – what the hey?  Okay, I guess I did not calculate that loop correctly.  Turned around or I never would have gotten back – became an Out and Back route.

I just looked at the Garmin map.  I had the right idea.  The Loop was a lot longer than I expected though. 

When I first began running, I tried music.  It cut out on me every half mile.  So I stopped trying - about a week of that.  Yesterday I purchased a music player with the earphones.  I used that today – put about 52 songs on it.  I will say this, it takes getting used to!!  I felt like it totally threw me off.  I could not hear my breathing, my tempo was off.  My pace was off.  Was no where near as focused on the run as I usually am.  Not sold on the music idea.  I may try it a few more times. 

Split

Time

Distance

Elevation Gain

Elevation Loss

Avg Pace

1

0:10:10

1

378

264

10:10

2

0:08:36

1

0

102

8:36

3

0:09:19

1

57

83

9:19

4

0:08:55

1

0

54

8:55

5

0:09:40

1

0

26

9:40

6

0:10:25

1

67

0

10:25

7

0:10:58

1

85

34

10:58

8

0:10:29

1

83

24

10:29

9

0:09:08

1

51

129

9:08

10

:02.8

0.01

0

0

7:46

 Summary

1:27:42

9.01

722

716

9:44

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.010.000.000.005.01

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/260186753

692E007 RH

Wed, Jan 9, 2013 12:50 PM

Distance:

5.01 mi

Time:

44:49

Avg Pace:

8:57 min/mi

Elevation Gain:

303 ft

Calories:

664 C

I ran these five miles at 8:57/mile in 44:50.  Pretty decent pace I think given the elevation and I was going for Easy but may have pushed a littler harder than easy.  At any rate, the pace is within low end of Easy pace range (a harder Easy). 

AND: NO MUSIC.  I tried music yesterday and it simply was not working for me.  To me, the music takes so much away from the run – so out of tune with the run and what is going on with my pace and breathing with the music.  I have no idea if this is normal – so many other people seem to want the music during their runs and races. 

Staying on track with the running!  Have a scheduled run tomorrow with a workmate.  So there high likelihood that run will get done!  And then Saturday sees another scheduled run with a friend.  I am thinking I will have another solid week of runs and miles. 

 

Split

Time

Distance

Elevation Gain

Elevation Loss

Avg Pace

1

0:09:15

1

94

0

9:16

2

0:08:27

1

0

90

8:28

3

0:09:18

1

96

68

9:18

4

0:09:29

1

98

26

9:29

5

0:08:16

1

15

124

8:17

6

:03.0

0.01

0

0

8:02

 Summary

0:44:50

5.01

303

308

8:57

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.040.000.000.007.04

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/260563792

693E008 HHS Track Bryan

Thu, Jan 10, 2013 5:51 PM

Distance:

6.02 mi

Time:

53:11

Avg Pace:

8:50 min/mi

Elevation Gain:

76 ft

Calories:

787 C

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/260563784

694E009 HHS Track Bryan

Thu, Jan 10, 2013 6:47 PM

Distance:

1.02 mi

Time:

9:12

Avg Pace:

8:59 min/mi

Elevation Gain:

0 ft

Calories:

134 C

I ran 6.02 miles at 8:52/mile in 53:11with Bryan at the Hamden High School  track.  Then Bryan said he was thinking about doing an hour so we went another 1.02 miles getting it done at 8:59/mile in 9:12. 

So safe to say 7.04 miles at 8:52/mile pace overall.  Within Easy pace range.

Been a while since I ran on the track.  We did this because it was dark when we ran and there is light on the tracks…safer area to run at this time of night. 

Good workout.  Been a while since I ran with Bryan.  

Split

Time

Distance

Elevation Gain

Elevation Loss

Avg Pace

1

0:08:55

1

15

0

8:55

2

0:08:49

1

0

10

8:50

3

0:08:47

1

19

10

8:47

4

0:09:14

1

23

25

9:14

5

0:08:45

1

0

8

8:45

6

0:08:33

1

20

21

8:33

7

:07.6

0.02

0

0

8:17

 Summary

0:53:11

6.02

76

74

8:50

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

PERSONAL RECORDS

ULTRA: 04/21/13 Lake Waramaug Ultra, 31 Miles in 5:38:09 (10:54)  

TOUGH MUDDER: 07/14/12: Mount Snow, VT Tough Mudder 10.34 miles in 4:57 (5:17) 

MARATHON: 05/01/11: Providence Marathon 03:54:20 (8:57 pace)

HALF MARATHON: 09/27/09: Niantic Bay Half Marathon 1:46:54 (8:09 pace)

20K 09/07/09: New Haven Road Race 20K 1:41:00 (8:07  pace) 

10K 08/19/12: 3d Annual Sunset Run for Warriors 54:07 (8:42 pace)

5.2 Miles 12/05/10: Pearl Harbor Masters 5.2M 41:33 (7:59 pace)

5 Miles 11/18/12 Turkey Trot (Wallingford) 38:56 (7:47 pace)  

4.75 Miles 11/24/11: 75th Annual Manchester Road Race 36:57 (7:47 pace) VDOT = 40.87

5K   8/17/13, MADD 5K Stratford, 23:30 @ 7:35/mile pace

VDOT 41.76 based on Garmin 110 Watch Report of 3.14 miles in 23:30 @ 7:29/mile pace.

ONE MILE 6:51 Mile  on 6/30/12

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.000.000.0014.50

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/261213875

695E010 Canal Trail Marc

Sat, Jan 12, 2013 9:47 AM

Distance:

14.50 mi

Time:

2:35:36

Avg Pace:

10:44 min/mi

Elevation Gain:

640 ft

Calories:

1,918 C

I ran 14.50 miles with Marc today on the Canal Trail and saw Bob U. running the same trail at about our 7 mile marker.  Again, ice and sleet throughout around mile 3.75-10.75 of the run thus compromising the splits.  Some walk breaks at mile 5 and ten.  Last 2.5 miles, picked up the pace getting mile 13 done at 9:23/mile, mile 14 at 8:29/mile and the last half mile at 8:12/mile pace.  Thus the last 2.5 miles done at faster pace than the first 12 miles.  Overall pace for the 14.5 miles is 10:44/mile done in 2:35:36.  A good run. 

Maintaining consistency with doing the correct number of weekly runs, the correct miles and getting the scheduled Longs done.  Next week has 20 scheduled for Saturday.  Looking forward to that run.  Been a while since I got a 20 done. 

 

Split

Time

Distance

Elevation Gain

Elevation Loss

Avg Pace

1

0:10:20

1

62

0

10:20

2

0:10:13

1

19

48

10:14

3

0:10:44

1

35

23

10:44

4

0:10:35

1

78

99

10:36

5

0:11:08

1

26

0

11:08

6

0:11:45

1

82

85

11:45

7

0:11:29

1

35

20

11:29

8

0:14:31

1

25

26

14:31

9

0:10:51

1

86

97

10:52

10

0:10:39

1

17

23

10:40

11

0:11:08

1

6

31

11:08

12

0:10:13

1

38

2

10:14

13

0:09:23

1

12

37

9:23

14

0:08:29

1

44

24

8:29

15

0:04:07

0.5

76

126

8:12

 Summary

2:35:36

14.5

640

641

10:44

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
41.680.000.000.0041.68
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