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February 2016

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Location:

Naples,FL,

Member Since:

Mar 29, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

400m - ATC:  1:08   May '11

800m - ATC:  2:32   May '11

1600m - self-timed:  5:?? 

5k- Vinings Downhill 5k:  18:34  Sept, '11

10.k - Mardis Gras 10k:  39:15   Feb '12

Half - The Scream:  1:23:59  Jul '11

Marathon - Ridge to Bridge:  3:06:23   Oct '11

Completed 13 Marathons & 2 50k & 1 Century ride

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run injury free

Upcoming Races:

Sept. 14: - Erie Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sprint down Boylston Street once per year

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
ST-6 Racer Lifetime Miles: 223.50
Boston Adizero Red Lifetime Miles: 607.00
Boston Adizero White Lifetime Miles: 430.00
Nike Free Lifetime Miles: 362.00
Nike Trail Lifetime Miles: 327.20
Boston Classic Lifetime Miles: 362.50
Adidas Marathon TR Lifetime Miles: 155.90
Vertical Feet Climbed - 2011 Lifetime Miles: 75701.00
Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles: 31.80
Adios Lifetime Miles: 277.90
Ghost GTX Lifetime Miles: 328.00
Karhu Flow Formula One Lifetime Miles: 166.30
Brooks PureFlow 2 Lifetime Miles: 153.70
Adios II Lifetime Miles: 147.40
Adios 2 Lifetime Miles: 150.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
133.3019.208.003.00163.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

8:41 pace hills

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.100.000.000.0013.10

3 hours  hills

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.007.10

9:38 pace hills

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.400.000.000.0010.40

Last 4 days:  4 sunsets, 36.6 miles, 9 river crossings, 6 hours, 2300' of elevation gain. Bring on the Newton hills!

http://pages.teamintraining.org/ma/boston16/jgillette

 

 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.005.000.000.0015.00

Went out for 5 around 5, had been snowing all day, but wet snow so probaly 3 ".  Too much fun to stop, so kept running to City Isand where I proceeded to run 20 400m interval on the snow covered metal grate bridge ... which is 400 m long.  Finished with a couple loops aound the island before heading home.  15 miles, new long run in this cycle .. and it is a good thing beacuse it is going to be 10 degrees this weekend!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Island loop recovery run

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

So, a teammate from my U14 soccer team saw a post I made on the Capital City 10 miler site, reached out & we met up for a run along the river & ate lunch at Dukes.  Wind was brutal and numbing on our face, so we immediately headed for the alleyways to Italian Lake   A solid 3 mile tempo run at a 8:00 min pace into the wind, we headed back on the river with the wind at our backs.  So great to reconnect with a friend from 35 years ago ... the plan is to train together on Thursdays.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.200.000.000.007.20

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.003.006.00

Mile repeats  8:20, 7:23, 7:08, 7:08

2 mile cool down

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.200.000.000.0011.20

Negly Park hill route, 850' el gain/drop, 8:45 pace, 46 degrees with light mist.

Ran in Hokas ... so I was an inch taller today.

Highest mileage month in two years.

To Infinity & Beyond.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.004.008.000.0012.00

Ironton Rail Trail: 4x4x4 Workout ~ Crushed it!
29:58 ~ 7:19, 7:37, 7:31, 7:31 mile splits
29:14 ~ 7:40, 7:31, 7:16, 6:47 dropped hammer
32:50 ~ 8:05, 8:06, 8:25, 8:14 cool down miles
First 8 miles in under an hour ~ 7:24 avg pace
Last time I ran under an 8:00 pace was July 2014.
8 more weeks ~ Boston Strong ~ 4.18.16
Running for a Cure!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.400.000.000.009.40

Kicked of 36 mies of running in Boston at Midnight Thursday, so even though Garmin says this is a Friday run, still Thursday in my mid!

Staying at Westin Copley Square, Hedaed down Commonwealth, couple loops around the Gardens, over to the river with a couple bridge crossings, & then back up Commonwealth the Citgo sign, so I could run the last mile to the Fininsh line ... not too much traffic out at 1:30 am.  :)  

Easy pace of 9:45, just shaking out the legs after driving 7 hours!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.9010.200.000.0020.10

At 4:30 pm I headed for the Newton Hills.  Parked near Cleveland Circle & ran 5 miles to Newton Fire Station & back - I ran this same section in December surprising myself with an 8:08 pace, so this would be a good fitness check.  In my excitement, and rushing around to get out there, I forgot my Garmin!  So, I quickly downloaded MapMyRun & was off at 5:05 ... I would be finishing in the dark ... but a nice sunny, brisk day.

Nice thing about using phone app, is I just hit start, put it in my pocket & ran on effort.  Very consistent splits, it was a hard effort, but did not feel like I was pushing as hard as I did in December.  Finished with a 7:54 avg pac, super excited, as that equates to a 3:27 marathon, & I have 6 more weeks to prepare.

At midnight I went out for a quick cool down run ... ended up with 9.9 miles ... parks, river, bridges, Fnish Line!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

13 easy miles with my Team in Traaing teammates, bringing my 36 hour Boston total to 42.5 miles.  Headed tpo my brothers in New Jersey for food & sleep, then off to Philly Sunday to watch Alex at a college soccer tryout.  Great trip!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Back home with a 9 mile loop visit to Negley Hills ... 52 miles in 3 days

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
133.3019.208.003.00163.50
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