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Location:

Bar Harbor,ME,USA

Member Since:

Jul 31, 2015

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

PRs (<25 yo; >35 yo)

5k: 17:15

10 mile: 59:27

1/2 marathon: 1:23:11

Marathon: 2:56:38

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get healthy, run pain-free. Have had sciatic nerve issues since 2009, damaged knee cartilage early 2015, so have been a jogger for a while.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Do well in the 50s age group, keep running pain-free.

Personal:

Married, science writer/editor, enjoy life on the coast of Maine

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Asics Dynamis Lifetime Miles: 390.80
Dynaflyte Lifetime Miles: 308.00
Saucony Triumph ISO Lifetime Miles: 349.00
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Kayano 23 Miles: 31.00Brooks Launch 4 Miles: 28.40
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Ran from HC to EL and around WHP. Warm but not bad, felt OK despite being a bit tired/bad sleep.

Kayano 23 Miles: 7.50
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Noon. Warm and sunny but not as oppressive as last week. Easy Schooner Head.

Kayano 23 Miles: 5.00
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Ran in the Mushas to see how it went. Probably too long a run for a racing flat, but hopefully no harm no foul. Ran out to Sand Beach with 7 x 2:00 hard/2:00 easy after 1.5 miles. Ran one on the loose sand. Felt a little stressed, but last really tough workout before RtB.

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WHP with Shannon. She kind of faded, so I picked it up for a bit at the end, then turned around and ran back, then walked in.

Brooks Launch 4 Miles: 5.50
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Early run, went to the Lab and did a short SH. Cool morning, creaky at first, got warmed up quickly.

Kayano 23 Miles: 4.00
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Ran 6 x 1:00 hard, 1:00 recovery on the normal Schooner Head route. Felt OK, though my "fast" pace seems pretty much stuck right around 7:00/mile :-/

Brooks Launch 4 Miles: 5.00
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In Burlington, around the x-c course easy. Felt good.

Kayano 23 Miles: 4.50
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Had to double up RtB legs, so ran 8.5 instead of the scheduled 3.7. Started a bit slow on the dark trail but very pleased to be able to pick up and maintain a < 7:30 pace for most of the way. Ran 7:39, 7:15, 7:22, 7:16, 7:19, 7:43 (up the big windy hill on leg 13), 7:23, 7:27 and 7:32 pace for the last 1/2 mile, some of which was on rocky dirt. Final split was 1:03:07, 7:25 a mile, just off my 5k pace in July! Definitely helped that it was dark and cool out, much better than earlier inthe day.

Brooks Launch 4 Miles: 8.50
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Two RtB legs.

First was 4.4 to Bear Brook, ran pretty well, again my first mile was the slowest, as it took my legs quite a while to get moving. Final splits 7:34, 7:19, 7:09, 7:21, 6:49 pace to the finish, 31:55 time, 7:18 average.

Second was 4.0 to the beach, a flat scamper through much of Hampton. My legs were tired but maintained a steady pace on the pavement and concrete: 7:19, 7:22, 7:22 and probably 7:20ish through 3.7 or so before I hit the soft sand on the beach, which had me floundering. 4th mile was 8:24 total, so 30:27 for 7:37 average. Then the finish cluster. Yikes. But very pleased with how well I ran overall, much stronger than expected throughout the race.

Brooks Launch 4 Miles: 4.40
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3 very slow and sore miles after an easy 12 minute row. Definitely still feel the weekend miles. Recovery is so slow when you get old!

Kayano 23 Miles: 3.00
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Slow Schooner Head. Legs still feel really trashed and achy. I ran hard for RtB, but this is getting a little ridiculous.

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Easy run w S on a nice cool morning. Legs are finally beginning to get back to normal.

Brooks Launch 4 Miles: 4.00
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Rowed :12 moderate, ran 2 progressive on mill after. Hip acted up after being fine for a long time :-/ Something about the mill at < 8:30 pace that it really doesn't like.

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Was one mile into a nice run and my calf went boom. A slow walk back to the car :-/

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Kayano 23 Miles: 31.00Brooks Launch 4 Miles: 28.40
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