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October 2008

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Location:

Cambridge,MA,

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Short list: marathon 3:25:46 (Seattle '07) half-marathon 1:36:56 (Whidbey '07) 12k 53:02 (Rhody Run '07). Plus second overall in the '08 Northwest Passage relay, though that was mostly Cody's doing. If only they'd told me back in high school that five-seven is too short for basketball I'd have picked up on this running thing years ago.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Hoping to stabilize my mileage base at around 55-60 without blowing a gasket. Beyond that, I'm still trying to get a sense of my abilities and limitations. BQ and a 40 min 10K seem like reasonable goals.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I gots some 5:00 miles in me somewhere. Then there's the Iron Man fantasy (assuming I can learn a stroke besides the dog paddle)

Personal:

I know a secret technique for opening mangos taught me by a Wolof sorcerer. I was briefly a political appointee at the U.N. I work in public health research in the Boston area.

Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
46.000.000.000.000.0046.00
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.750.000.000.000.004.75

Nice easy run past the Div School to the river, 7:38 avg. Lovely morning.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

Quickie morning run to the river via brattle and back by JFK, a leisurely 7:25 or thereabouts. Stunning fall weather. Getting my mileage back will mean earlier rising or twoadays. Hmm.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Up at 6:15 then Brattle St around Fresh Pond and back via Huron Ave, like <a href="http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2325497">this.</a>. A pleasant run, could be combined with a stretch along the river for a pretty solid daily dose. Weather again spectacular.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Concord Ave to Fresh Pond and Mount Auburn Cemetery, then back by the river, 7:30 miles. Feeling pretty good. Weather again spectacular.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.250.000.000.000.004.25

Concord to Fresh Pond. Bit of a setback, sore calf, the stringy little muscle that helps stabilize. Annoying. Ended up averaging 8:00 miles.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Okay, frustration. What seemed like a pretty transient charley horse in the same place as Tuesday came back at mile 2 with a vengeance. Stretching before or after onset no use. Tried to keep going on it, but was feeling danger signs--I think it's just a knot, but...

 

Gym tonight I guess. Sucks to be me today.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.500.000.000.000.007.50

After a week on the ellipticals I was a very happy man this morning. Took it more or less slow and easy (watchless in fact). No complaints of a serious nature. Hoping for a good steady week. Better stretching may be key.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

elliptical + treadmill.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

elliptical + treadmill, last mile at "6:40."

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.500.000.000.000.005.50

Elliptical + treadmill. 22:00 "5k"

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
46.000.000.000.000.0046.00


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