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Location:

Billings,MT,

Member Since:

Jan 10, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

~~Longest Ultra: Bighorn Trail Run: 12:19:00, 52 miles, Bighorn Mountains, WY, June 20, 2015

50K: Bighorn Trail Run: 5:52:13, 32 miles, Bighorn Mountains, WY, June 15, 2013

Marathon: 3:25:01, Deseret News Marathon, SLC, UT, July 24, 2013

Half-Marathon: 1:37:00 (downhill), Deseret News Marathon Split, SLC, UT, July 24, 2013

10K: 44:07, Big Sky State Games, Billings, MT, July 2012

5K: 20:25, Big Sky State Games, Billings, MT, July 2013

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back into running shape.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Not get super fat, and qualify for Boston before I'm 50 (April 2023).

Personal:

Started running seriously in March 2010. Married 22 years to a hot momma and we have 3 boys, 1 sweet girl, 2 dogs, 3 2 0 1 cat, and 6     4 5 6 3 5 3 1 2 0 chickens (until Spring 2019 when we'll start over). As of September 2018 I'm looking for work... yay. I'm on the local School Board.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Adrenaline 18 Lifetime Miles: 424.24
Cascadia 12 Lifetime Miles: 396.50
Adrenaline 18 #2 Lifetime Miles: 64.00
Altra Lifetime Miles: 50.50
Brooks 20 Lifetime Miles: 50.00
Cascadia Green/orange Lifetime Miles: 223.00
Fri, Aug 31, 2012
Total Distance
5.50

4 marathon pace miles, some warmup before & after. I did this starting at 12:30 and it was plenty hot, 83-86 degrees from what I can tell. My legs were pretty tired to start it off after having a rough couple of days with a son in the hospital with a concussion. He's fine (thank goodness) and back home after a 1 night stay, but we're all still catching up sleep. After 3/4 of a mile my legs started coming back and I wasn't struggling as much. I ran the last couple miles of the marathon and the heat was a good simulator of effort. It won't be this hot when I finish, but I'll feel horrible and the heat simulated that a bit. Not the most consistent paces, but a good effort for today. 

Splits: 7:58, 8:06, 7:55, 7:53. AP: 7:58 

Blue Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 5.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Bam on Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 14:47:49 from 89.204.254.116

They are pretty consistent splits. It's difficult to get them all exactly the same. You might find a longer warm up and a few strides might help you ease into the rhythm.

I hope your son is okay.

From Russ on Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 14:53:58 from 74.114.3.253

Thanks Bam, he's doing great. American Football can be a bit rough sometimes, too bad it was the first day of hitting practice.

What exactly is a stride? I see it a lot in print but not really sure what it is.

From Bam on Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 15:13:53 from 89.204.254.116

A stride is where you run roughly 100m pretty fast. You can do it as a pick-up (increase speed every 10m/20m/30m or so) and jog back.

I would do 6 before a hard speed session and probably do 4 before something like a tempo.

They get the body and mind in tune for what's coming. The idea is to relax while moving fast. Think about form; do them at about 400m race pace - if you were younger, you could do them flat out:) You don't need to go flat out.

From Russ on Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 16:05:38 from 74.114.3.253

Cheers! I got a two-fer. You not only explained strides, but pickups as well. Both make perfect sense. I will use them in future sessions!

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