| 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!
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4 kids
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 79.10 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 84.10 |
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| Sketchers R (7/26/13) Miles: 24.10 | MonTrail Miles: 20.00 | Sketchers R Miles: 4.00 | Brooks Ghost 5 Miles: 15.00 | Reebok Reelflex Miles: 11.00 | Brooks PureConnect Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 28 mile bike ride after work.
I plan on doing a lot of riding this week to make up for last week since I didn't ride while in Hawaii and next week I won't be able to ride since I will be on a family vacaton in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1 hour bike ride. My legs were tired from my ride yesterday.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| When I went to go for a ride this morning, I found a flat tire. I fixed it, but in the process broke my tire removing piece and punctured my new tire. I disgustedly put the bike away and headed out for a run.
5 miles 7:34 AP
I broke out the wet suite for my lake swim after work today. I did my normal swim which usually takes between 44 and 46 minutes in 41 minutes. It is amazing how much easier it is to swim in the wet suite.
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| Sketchers R (7/26/13) Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 23 mile bike ride with Blake this morning. The wind was CRAZY. I almost got blown off the road a few times. It was in our face on the way out and we were slow, but on the way back we were flying. The best part was when I blew by the 35 mph speed limit sign and was breaking the law on my bike and I wasn't even going down hill. :)
Tomorrow we head out on our family vacation for the year. Going to be in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, so today was probably my last good bike ride before my Half Ironman.
25 minute lake swim in crazy windy choppy conditions. | | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 30 minute ocean swim 7 mile run | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 easy along the ocean | |
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| 30 minute ocean swim | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8 miles along the ocean road. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 3 mp miles followed by cool down mile with Doone. :)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 10 miles on the bike to get the feel for the bike again after vacation jsut in case the government opens up in time to do my half IM this Saturday.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 4 mp paced miles to keep the legs fresh for Saturdays race.
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| 8 easy miles on the bike for my last ride before the half IM
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Pumpkinman Half Ironman (70.3 Miles) 06:18:31, Place overall: 34, Place in age division: 2 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.10 |
| The government opened up the national parks just in time for the 10th annual Pumpkinman Triathlon. I did the Half Ironman. It was my first half IM so I didn't know what to expect. Here's how it went.
1.2 mile swim - 38:55 - this was my favorite part of the race. I should have just taken another lap and called it a day.
Transition 1- 6:00 - I couldn't get my wetsuite off and I took time to eat and drink. This was way too slow compared to others.
56 mile bike- 3:28:00 - I know that sounds slow, but the bike course at this tri is BRUTAL. I was done by 49 miles but I still had a long steep 7 mile climb to go. I think I stayed in my lowest gear most of the last 7 miles and was wishing I had a lower gear.
Tansition 2 - 2:43 - I was so glad to be off my bike but was not sure if I wanted to head out on the run. I went anyways.
13.1 mile run - 2:02:48 As I started to run I knew I was not going to be able to actually run, so I decided to try and keep everything right below 9 minute miles. It was a 2 loope course and I stayed pretty steady on the first lap. I stopped and got a drink before heading back out for the second lap. I stood there for a couple minutes trying to decide if I wanted to head back out but eventually took off. I did fade at the end but mercifully finished the race.
Total time- 6:18:31, 2nd in my AG
This was way tougher than I thought it would be. For me, it was harder than a marathon, because the bike course was so tough that by the time I got off the bike I felt worse than I usually do by mile 20 of the marathon and I still had to run 13.1 miles. That being said, I am always sore the day after a marathon, and I did not have even a hint of pain in my legs the day after this race.
Back to marathon training I go until maybe next summer.
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| Sketchers R (7/26/13) Miles: 13.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| 4.5 recovery miles. Legs felt good.
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| Brooks Ghost 5 Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| 4.5 easy miles
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| Brooks Ghost 5 Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 easy miles
I think I'm ready to start my marathon training
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| Reebok Reelflex Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Today I start my 18 week marathon training for the Phoenix Marathon on March 1. I will be using a structured marathon training plan for the first time in many years. I have decided to try the Hanson Marathon Method. The book was an interesting read and convinced me to give it a try. One of the keys in that the weekly long run never should exeed 25-30% of the total weekly distance. They even go as far as to say you never need to do a long run longer than 16 miles.
6 easy miles today.
They stess the importance of doing the easy miles at a slow enough pace. For a 3:00 marathon goal easy runs are supposed to be between 7:47 and 8:23. I was too fast today (7:37) even though I kept trying to slow down and felt like I wasn't pushing at all. I need to do better at hitting the prescribed paces so I'll recover properly and be ready for the harder runs, which don't start until next week.
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| Brooks PureConnect Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| This week is supposed to be all easy runs, but I figured I needed to get a hint of speed work before I start it for real next week. I ran up Jamaica easy for the first mile and a half then alternated running hard for one minute and easy for one minute for the next mile and a half up the road. Then I turned around and ran easy back down.
6 miles total
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| Sketchers R (7/26/13) Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 easy miles on a beautiful morning. Felt good.
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| Brooks Ghost 5 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 more easy miles this morning
I found a new 6 mile loope route to run this morning that came out exactly at 6 miles which will come in handy since there are a lot of 6 mile easy runs prescribed with this new training plan.
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| Reebok Reelflex Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 79.10 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 84.10 |
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| Sketchers R (7/26/13) Miles: 24.10 | MonTrail Miles: 20.00 | Sketchers R Miles: 4.00 | Brooks Ghost 5 Miles: 15.00 | Reebok Reelflex Miles: 11.00 | Brooks PureConnect Miles: 6.00 |
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