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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
Race: Run for ALS 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:19:17, Place overall: 8, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.900.000.003.1013.00

Mixed emotions about how I feel overall about this race, although overall I can't be upset with my time, just a little disappointed that I hit my aerobic threshold at Mile 2, at the top of a long tough hill!  At that point, I realized there was no way I would PR, so did not push too hard in Mile 3, then sprinted the last .1.  The race started 30 minutes late because apparently a dump truck had turned over somewhere in the area, & the sherriffs did not want to close road until they were sure that it was not needed for emergency vehicles ... always tough to time being ready to go with a long delay!

I went out faster than I knew I probably should have, but that was the only way I would PR on this course, so I figured I would at least put myself in position to PR by the time I hit Mile 2 marker, unfortunately I had little left at that point.  This course was much tougher than the 18:54 I ran 2 weeks ago, so setting another PR was probably an unrealistic expectation.

With a tenth of a mile to go, I decided to get in the afterburners to try to catch the guy ahead of me, who turns out was in my Age group ... he had about a 30 meter lead on me.  I steadily gained ground & passed him with about 20 yards to go, he tried to pass me back, but I held him off and finished about 1 yard ahead ... we had the same finishing time.  Always nice to close out the race with a head to head victory!

Mile 1 was net downhill - 5:50

Mile 2 had 111 elevation gain & 69 drop - 6:20

Mile 3 had 111 elevation gain & 89 drop - 6:44

The last tenth had a drop of 10', ran it in 24 seconds, which is a 4:00/mi pace ...

I was determined to finish ahead of the guy in front of me & finish on a positive note!  Overall Avg Pace - 6:13

I went to run the course a second time at an easy pace, and actually got stomach cramps just past Mile 2 while running an 8:20 pace ... so I definitely was not at Peak performance this morning ... but considering it is only the second time I have gone sub 20 ... and the hills ... I guess the final verdict is I should be happy with my time!

PM - 7.5 mile trail run - AP - 9:33 - El gain: 886'

ST-6 Racer Miles: 5.50Adidas Marathon TR Miles: 7.50
Comments
From SlowJoe on Sat, May 07, 2011 at 23:32:09 from 184.79.24.255

Nice racing, and awesome finish. It's always harder finishing the last mile uphill, I wish they would always set it up the other way.

From timp on Mon, May 09, 2011 at 09:28:03 from 144.188.24.30

really hard to start a 5K that late - pretty much screws up the warmup

nice racing that last mile to get that guy.

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