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Location:

Pelham,AL,United States

Member Since:

Jun 13, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Casual runner, training on my own for the most part.  Have  run a bunch of   5k's -PR 24:43

a couple 10k's - PR 51:29

and ran my first Half (Mercedes Half Marathon, B'ham, AL) 1:52:29

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a few Half Marathons this fall, injury free, and improve my speed.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Finish a Marathon

Personal:

Late 40's Father trying to juggle working, raising 2 girls, and running.
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Mizuno Wave Enigma Lifetime Miles: 137.21
Totals
Total Distance
24.70
Mizuno Wave Enigma Miles: 14.57
Sun, Jul 01, 2012
Total Distance
10.13

AP 9:14.  Early morning long run to avoid the heat build up. 81% humidity through Mountain Brook.

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Tue, Jul 03, 2012
Total Distance
5.00

AP 9:31  VERY humid this morning. Got off to a later start today and didn't feel like running much. Did 5 miles - the plan was 6. Quads felt sore from Sunday's long run too but nothing I couldn't deal with. But the humidity today just sapped the life from me. Maybe I wasn't hydrated enough before the run. Still, I'm happy I ran today. 

Mizuno Wave Enigma Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Jul 05, 2012
Total Distance
5.50

AP 9:18 Mountain Brook 6 mile loop. Felt good. Getting used to running in the humidity now, as it is the South :)  Incorporated a 5 mile bike ride after a short break from running. Haven't ridden in years and it feels good to be in the saddle again!

Mizuno Wave Enigma Miles: 5.50
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Fri, Jul 06, 2012
Total Distance
4.07

AP 9:54.  Tried something different today on the run. Tried to keep my heartbeat below 150 to help improve anaerobic activity.

I really don't know what I'm doing but I'm willing to try something a bit different, as I feel I'm training too hard most of the time and need to run slower for most of my workouts. I don't even know if the heartbeat I've targeted is where I should be right now. I don't know my VO2max or anything. I'm just blindly trying something to see if it works. Anyone have any info or links they can provide to steer me in the right direction?

We'll see how it goes. Wish me luck :)

Mizuno Wave Enigma Miles: 4.07
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Totals
Total Distance
24.70
Mizuno Wave Enigma Miles: 14.57
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