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Location:

Nancy,KY,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2017 IMM: 4:05:43

2017 Covenant Health Marathon 3:33:12

2016 Hatfield and McCoy Marathon: 4:01:12

2016 Indy Monumental Marathon 3:39:55

2015 Indy Monumental Marathon 3:13:33

2015 Chicago Marathon 3:48:36

2015 Boston Marathon 3:23:40

2014 Carmel Marathon 3:08:41

2014 Yuenling Shamrock Marathon 3:07:53

2013 Marquette Marathon: 3:11:53

2013 Rock N Sole Half Marathon: 1:26:52

2013 500 Festival Half Marathon 1:28:36

2012 Carmel Marathon 3:16:45

2011 Carmel Marathon 3:24:55

2011 500 Festival Half Marathon 1:30:20

2011 Presque Isle Marathon 3:30

2011 Prairie Fire Marathon 3:41:16

2010 Morse MiniMarathon 1:32:36

2006 Derby Festival Marathon 3:56:35

Short-Term Running Goals:

Boston Qualifier (again)

Sub 3 hour Marathon

Boston Qualifier

Long-Term Running Goals:

Staying Healthy and injury free

Personal:

Married to Heidi with two lovely children; Oliver 13 and Amelia 11.  I have been running for about 18 years now.  

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Miles:This week: 18.00 Month: 78.00 Year: 321.15
K-Ruuz4 Lifetime Miles: 478.45
Nike Zoom Streak LT3 (2) Lifetime Miles: 589.78
Nike Zoom Streak LT3 (3) Lifetime Miles: 468.15
K-Ruuz5 Lifetime Miles: 331.86
Nike Matumbo Track Shoes Lifetime Miles: 11.50
Nike Wildhorse Lifetime Miles: 169.20
Nike Pegasus Lifetime Miles: 485.00
Nike Vaper Fly Next Lifetime Miles: 702.94
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 (1) Lifetime Miles: 442.15
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 (2) Lifetime Miles: 306.90
Zoom Fly 3 (1) Lifetime Miles: 797.10
Nike Pegasus (2) Lifetime Miles: 49.50
Nike Vaporfly Next (2) Lifetime Miles: 49.20
Addidas Takumi Sen 7 Lifetime Miles: 376.70
Addidas Takumi Sen 8 Lifetime Miles: 57.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
261.3031.107.000.00299.40
K-Ruuz3 Miles: 20.75K Swiss California R Miles: 74.55Saucony Guide7 Miles: 127.65K-Ruuz4 Miles: 16.50Fastwitch T7 Miles: 48.65K-Ruuz1 Miles: 11.30
Weight: 154.48
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.003.000.009.50

5am run at the track.  67 degrees.  6x800m

2:56, 3:04, 3:00, 3:24, 3:20, 3:09

 

4pm run around neighborhood.  4 miles in 35:50 or 8:57 mpm 89 degrees.

K-Ruuz3 Miles: 5.50K Swiss California R Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.950.000.000.0017.95

2pm run 89 degrees.  I ran the 914 bypass loop around Somerset.  Body was doing ok until around mile 12.  The sun was getting to me and my stomach had flipped.  It was a tough run from there on out.  Right at 3 hours.

K Swiss California R Miles: 17.95
Weight: 153.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

11:30 lunch run.  85  degrees.  5.10 miles out in the airport at Seymour.  49:24 for 5.10 or 9:41 mpm

 

5 pm run with Ryan around Crestview.  Mid 90's.  Ryan died off early.  I didn't feel much better.  5 miles in 44:30 or 8:54 mpm

K Swiss California R Miles: 10.10
Weight: 152.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

4pm run in the neighborhood.  4.5 miles in 49:04.  

K Swiss California R Miles: 4.50
Weight: 152.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.150.000.000.0011.15

4:30 am start.  70 degrees.  Run with the group.  

9:14, :35, 8:19, 7:57, 7:56, 7:58, 8:17, 7:18, 7:00, 9:13, 9:22

11.15 miles in 1:33:44 or 8:24 mpm

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 11.15
Weight: 154.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.600.000.000.0017.60

4am start.  2.5 miles by myself then 15.1 with the running group.  We ran the half marathon course.  

8:54, :35, :20, :49, :29, :42, 9:04, :09, :09, :14, 12:34, 8:57, 9:05, 9:10, 8:29

15.1 miles in 2:17:40 or9:07 mpm

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 17.60
Weight: 154.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

No run today.  Company at our house for Labor Day.  Late night on the lake.

 

Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

No run today.  Body recovering from lack of sleep.  Also, a break away from vegetarian diet.  We ate at a restaurant that did not have any vegetarian choices.  So I had a burger with bacon and french fries.  I'm now paying for that.

Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

5:30 pm run after work in Seymour.  Run from City Hall to Freeman Field and back 73 degrees

 

8:27, :48, :59, 9:03, 9:22, 10:05, 10:22, 10:46, 10:55, 11:17 or 10 miles in 1:38:07 9:49 mpm

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.500.000.000.0013.50

6am run around the highschool before work.  

8:31, 8:24, 8:33, 8:33, 8:30, 9:25, 10:40 (5:23)  9:05 mpm

 

5:30 pm run with Ryan.  We ran from the High School up to the cemetery by my old house.  I used to run this course just about every day.  Kind of nice to run there again.

8:17, :51, :51, :20, :10, :52.  6 miles in 51:22 or 8:34 mpm

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 13.50
Weight: 153.20
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Race: The Road Home Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:33:49, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.4013.100.000.0016.50

7:30 am race in Somerset KY.  very hilly.  63 degrees and 94% humidity.  At first glance, I was a little disappointed in my results.  I would like to run the Chicago Marathon in 3:00:00 or less.  Therefore a half marathon result 1:25:00+ in not very encouraging.  However, 1:24:xx took first place so maybe this is not a good indicator of my abilities at this time.  

Miles 1-4:  6:17, 7:07, 6:51, 7:58. Lead group went out fast and I ran with them to help with the wind for the first mile.  Once I saw how fast we were at the mile split, I pulled back. Mile 2 I was by myself.  Mile three I was passed by the eventual 3rd, 4th, and 5th place finishers. Mile 4 had a mean hill heading up into downtown.

Miles 5-8:  7:15, 6:45, 6:55, 7:01.  Mile 5 was rolling through the downtown.  Finally a payoff with slight downhill for the next two miles.  I was kind of out there by myself for most of this stretch.

Miles 9-12: 7:09, 7:33, 7:14, 8:01.  I ran aside the 5th place finisher for a couple of miles, but he smoked me on the uphills.  a couple of killer hills, then a long sweeping hill over the bridge for mile 12.

 

Mile 13:  7:19 (0:17 for the last 10th)I pushed as hard as I could.  My calves were feeling it from the hills.

 

All in all a good test.   

K-Ruuz4 Miles: 16.50
Weight: 153.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.200.000.000.0013.20

6am run with the group. We ran the pump house road loop. 3.the by myself then 10 with the group. 1:30:24 or 9:02 mpm

K Swiss California R Miles: 13.20
Weight: 155.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.550.000.000.0014.55

4am run with the guys.  47 degrees.  Fall is here.  8 miles in 1:09:55 or 8:44mpm

 

4:30pm run.  72 degrees.  run by myself in the hood.  10:28 mpm avearge for 6.55 miles

K Swiss California R Miles: 14.55
Weight: 154.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.006.000.000.009.00

4:30 am run with the group 50 degrees.  1 mile road repeats 6x1mile  with a standing 5 minute recovery

6:45, 6:43, 6:45, 6:06, 6:48, 6:22

 

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 9.00
Weight: 154.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.002.50

PM run in the neighborhood.  very easy effort Garmin 610 is still not syncing correctly (so frustrating) 

K Swiss California R Miles: 2.50
Weight: 154.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.250.002.000.0015.25

6:30 am on track at Trinity High School in Seymour with Joe.  I left the house at 3:20am for a 6:30 before work.  55 degrees. WU, then 2x1mile then CD.

5:53, 5:52

Then 5pm run by myself 83 degrees 9.85 miles in the Freeman Field area.  Roughly 9:30 mpm pace.  (garmin sync issues again)

 

 

K-Ruuz3 Miles: 15.25
Weight: 154.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.750.000.000.007.75

PM run on SR 914 up to the water tower and back.  80 degrees

8:50, 8:45, 9:20, 11:02, 9:45, 10:07, 11:57

K Swiss California R Miles: 7.75
Weight: 154.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

4 am run with Sean, Gordon and Dave.  16 easy.  Sean is going to the UK football game today, therefore I finished his long run with him. another long run planned for Sunday.

9:12, 8:52, 8:51, 8:58, 8:54, 8:56, 9:23, 9:19, 9:23, 9:07, 9:03, 9:05, 9:06, 9:20, 9:35, 8:54

9:08 mpm

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 155.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.350.000.000.0018.35

4:30 am 'long run' with David and Gordon.  65 degrees and humid.  8:59 mpm average.  1422 feet of elevation gain.  We started on Bourne avenue as we normally do.  Then we hit the 914 bypass around Somerset.  Kind a scary occurrence this morning.  About an hour into our run, we were on the shoulder running opposing traffic discussing the possibility of getting a new timer for the half marathon next year when DAVID JUST ABOUT STEPPED ON SOME DUDES HEAD.  Its dark and we are out a ways from town.  It took a couple of seconds to process what just happened.  Of course we turned around to go back to see what was up with this guy.  He appeared to be a 20 something white guy all tatted up.  Gordon shines his head lamp in the guys face and leans down to talk to him.  He is unresponsive and  eyes half open.  We do notice light breathing, also a knife in his pocket.  Did I mention we are out in the middle of no-where and its pitch dark.  David and I are a bit timid and back off.  We decide to waive down a car to call 911 (none of us brought a phone today).  Cars are few and far between at 5:45am on a Sunday.  Plus no one wants to stop for three random dudes on this stretch of road.  Finally a guys stopped and called the incident in.  We waited until 6:16 when a guy from the city stopped by, but still no EMS.  Yes 30 minutes and no EMS.  

Later we find out that the guy recently was released from prison and was living with his mom.  Mom had enough of his games and took him to the local church.  The church and this guy didn't see eye to eye so he left around 4:45.  He must have walked on this road until he passed out.  He spent the day at the hospital.

What a morning.  We had a good run though.  Needless to say, our conversation was centered around this for the rest of the run.  I was a bit late for church as well. 

Fastwitch T7 Miles: 18.35
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.506.000.000.007.50

5am run with David and Gordon.  55 degrees 4x1.5 mile repeats. Garmin issues again.  Time to send both of my watches off to be rebuilt. The first two were under 10 minutes.

 

Fastwitch T7 Miles: 7.50
Weight: 155.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.300.000.000.0013.30

Run on 914 by myself.  A beautiful 77 degree day.  13.3 miles in 1:49:50.  or an 8:15mpm pace

Fastwitch T7 Miles: 13.30
Weight: 156.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.300.002.000.0011.30

6:30 am run at Trinity in Seymour by myself 51 degrees .  2 mile wu.  2x1mile with a half mile active recovery.

6;04, 6:20

5pm run with Ryan 84 degrees.  6.3 miles at a 9 mpm pace

 

K-Ruuz1 Miles: 11.30
Weight: 155.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.400.000.000.009.40

Mid day run in the rain on 914. 9 mpm pace

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 9.40
Weight: 155.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.150.000.000.008.15

PM run in Brown County state park (indiana) with my wife.  a nice slow10:30 mpm

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 8.15
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.500.000.000.0013.50

AM run in Columbus Indiana. Joe Bell joined me for the first 2 miles.  My intent was to run 20 miles today.  I just simply didn't have it in me.  9:10 mpm average

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 13.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

4 am run with Dave and Gordon.  68 degrees and humid.  8:59 mpm average pace for 8 miles.

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 158.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.256.000.000.0013.25

4:30 am run with Dave and Gordon.  72 degree and 100% humidity making speed workout difficult.  3 x 2 miles with 1.5 mile wu and 2 mile cd 5 minute stranding recovery

14:03, 14:10, 14:57

 

9pm run by myself.  72 degrees.  Walmart parking lot laps. 3.75 miles in 35:07 for a 9:22 mpm

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 3.75Fastwitch T7 Miles: 9.50
Weight: 156.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.600.000.000.007.60

4:30 am run by myself.  70 degrees. 7.6 miles

9:25, :21, :14, :12, :20, 8:38, 9:49 (6:00)    9:21 mpm

Saucony Guide7 Miles: 7.60
Weight: 153.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
261.3031.107.000.00299.40
K-Ruuz3 Miles: 20.75K Swiss California R Miles: 74.55Saucony Guide7 Miles: 127.65K-Ruuz4 Miles: 16.50Fastwitch T7 Miles: 48.65K-Ruuz1 Miles: 11.30
Weight: 154.48
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