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Mount Charleston Marathon

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Location:

Lake Havasu City,AZ,

Member Since:

Sep 29, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

23 marathons

6 Bostons (2007-2011, 2017)

3 Half Ironmans

2 Ironmans

3 50 Milers

1 Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim

Marathon PR:

     2:59:00 St. George 2008

     2:58:03 Boston 2010

 1/2 Marathon PR:

     1:25:41  Havasu Half 2009

     1:24:09 Painter's St.George 2010

 Half Ironman PR:

      5:25:02  HITS Havasu 2014

5K PR:

       18:23  LHC Turkey Trot 2014

        18:22  LHC Turkey Trot 2017

50 mile PR:

        7:56:14 Avalon50 2016

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break 3 hours again

Doing it a Boston would be sweet!

It was sweet!

UPCOMING RACES

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun!

 

Personal:

Married

4 kids

Optometrist

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
212.200.000.000.000.00212.20
Nike Pegasus 35 Miles: 73.00NB 1400v6 Miles: 39.00NB 1400v6 #2 Miles: 49.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
13.000.000.000.000.0013.00

Week 2 of 3rd 3 week training block.

12 miles at easy pace, AP 8:35 followed by strides and cool down for another mile.

13 miles total.

This week my focus is long, slow running.  I can't believe it is April.  It's race month!

 

Nike Pegasus 35 Miles: 13.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

10 recovery miles then core

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
23.000.000.000.000.0023.00

Long Slow Run # 3...last one!

23 miles nice and easy...AP 8:46

Nike Pegasus 35 Miles: 23.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

10 recovery miles then core

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

11 miles nice and easly...AP 9:05 then strides and cool down.

Total 12 miles

Nike Pegasus 35 Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

1 mile warm up 

4 x 2 mile repeats at 6:27 with 1/2 mile recovery 

1 mile cool down 

Total 12 mile,  80 miles this week  

I felt very comfortable all the way through this run. 

NB 1400v6 Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
13.000.000.000.000.0013.00

Week 3 of the 3rd and final 3 week block!

12 easy miles...AP 8:49, followed by strides and cool down for a total of 13 miles.

Nike Pegasus 35 Miles: 13.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

7 recovery miles then core

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
23.000.000.000.000.0023.00

Fast finish long run #6/ Race dress rehersal

5.5 mile at a comfortable effort uphill

6.5 miles at mp downhill.  Felt super easy and did a pretty good job of pacing.

4 miles back up at easy effort.

5 miles down at a hard effort...AP 6:10.  Dry heaved at the end.

2 mile nice a slow back up to cool down.  Stomach felt better afte that.

Total run 23 miles.

I was hoping to get in one final good run this Saturday before starting my taper, but I have to catch an early morning flight out of Vegas Friday morning to Augusta, GA and I won't be home until early Monday morning, so unless I get in a little run Satruday morning before heading to the Masters, my taper starts now.

NB 1400v6 #2 Miles: 23.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

7 recovery miles then core.

I'm heading to the Masters tomorrow morning!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Week 1 of 2 week taper

I haven't run since Thursday, but I bet I walked 15 miles between Saturday and Sunday at The Masters.  It was amazing to be there and witness history in person, but I didn't get home until 4:30 this morning and I have a full day a patients scheduled.  I definitely won't get my next run in until tomorrow.  It's a good thing I'm tapering right now.

Good luck to the Boston Marathoners today!!!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

7 recovery miles then core.

I needed the recovery run to get my body back on track after the crazy weekend at the Masters. Hopefully I will feel more like myself tomorrow.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.000.000.000.000.0014.00

5.5 miles uphill at a comfortable pace

6.6 miles downhill at mp

2 mile uphill cool down

All felt nice and comfortable.  10 days till the Mt. Charelston Marathon.

NB 1400v6 Miles: 14.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

7 recovery miles then core. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

6 easy miles...AP 8:52, followed by strides and cool down for another mile.

Total 7

8 days and counting!

Nike Pegasus 35 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

1 mile warm up

4 x 1 mile at mp with 1 mile easy pace in between  

Total 9 miles. 

NB 1400v6 Miles: 9.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Race Week!!!!!

4 easy miles...AP 8:12 then some strides and cool down for another mile.

5 total

Nike Pegasus 35 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

3 recovery miles followed by light core work.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

4 total miles all pretty easy except the third mile at mp downhill.

It was almost long enough to get warmed up.

NB 1400v6 Miles: 4.00
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Race: Mount Charleston Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:26:34, Place overall: 350, Place in age division: 43
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
26.200.000.000.000.0026.20

It was 75 degrees when Blake and I boarded the bus at 3:45 in the morning. At that point I had to make the decision to go for the sub 3 or to back off and still run a decent time.  Some times you just have to throw caution to the wind and go for it.  After all that is what I had been training for and I really didn't care if I blew up.  It was cooler at the top of the mountain, but probaly in the low 50s.  In past years, it's been in the 30s which is what I was expecting.  

I felt pretty good at the start of the race and thought, maybe I could still pull off a sub 3.  Through 6.55 miles I averaged 6:40/ mile.  At the half it was 1:27:20 which is still exactly 6:40 per mile and I was feeling good.  Maybe I can do this, I thought.  Then the temps started climbing as the sun rose and I descended the mountain.  After 19.65 miles, my averae pace was 6:46 which still had me going sub 3.  Then on the 22 mile it all came crumbling down and I hit the wall, I could tell I was not going to make it and I threw in the towel and walked much of the last 5 miles.  Finishing in 3:26:34.

If it had been a cooler day I think I could have come pretty close to finishing out at sub 3 pace, but it wasn't to be. I am glad I went for it though so I wouldn't question if I could have made it or not.  Maybe next time.

NB 1400v6 #2 Miles: 26.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
212.200.000.000.000.00212.20
Nike Pegasus 35 Miles: 73.00NB 1400v6 Miles: 39.00NB 1400v6 #2 Miles: 49.20
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