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December 02, 2008

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Location:

Las Vegas,NV,USA

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

1600M - 6:12 (Corp Challenge 2007)

5K - 21:56 (2008) I still really need to run an honest 5K sometime and bring this time down.

10K - 42:30 (Spectrum 2008)

Half-Marathon - 1:34:22 (Fontana 2007)

Marathon - 3:29:28 (St. George 2008, Monsoon)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train well enough to run a BQ 3:15 marathon.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to train well stay healthy and enjoy running for many years to come.

Personal:

Married with 4 children ages 8-14.

Favorite Blogs:

Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	1816.58
NB 768 Old Lifetime Miles:						314.36
Saucony A2 Lifetime Miles:						33.90
NB 768 New Lifetime Miles:						21.00

Sat, Sep 06, 2008

Slow miles Fast miles Total Distance

19.00 0.00 19.00

Doing 19 miles looks very strange, I am well aware of that. Oh well. I had 17 on the menu for today and added a couple extra so I guess I should feel good about the effort even though I should have just done one more mile so I could call it 20. Everything felt pretty good today except for some tightness in my left calf, and quad. I think these past two week of high mileage by my standards is starting to get the best of me. Was able to run a few miles in the low 8:00's today and felt pretty comfortable for the most part. Had a little bit of dog trouble today, these dog owners are just killing me. One more tough week to go before the taper starts. I hope the body holds up for just one more week.

Time: 2:38:30 8:20/mile

NB768 212.08 NB768 (new) 50.0 Saucony A2 11.9

Comments

From Dave S on Sep 07, 2008 at 01:24:52

That's great to get another 20 [almost] in the bank. Keep your fingers crossed for one more injury free week.

From Tom on Sep 07, 2008 at 22:57:57

Hey I know just what you mean about this last week of peak training. Just hoping and praying that we survive the week in one piece and can coast through the last 2-3 weeks of taper and be ready to rock on race day. Good luck finding the perfect balance of training vs. rest.

From Mike Warren on Sep 08, 2008 at 09:45:13

Jeff, the long runs will pay big. I really think that BQ is going to happen for you. Is this the best training effort you have had, leading to a marathon?

From Mark on Sep 08, 2008 at 10:39:06

Be careful and hang in there for one more tough week then enjoy the taper. Do that and you you've got an almost guaranteed PR and a good shot at BQ also!

From Cal on Sep 08, 2008 at 10:40:07

Good job on your long run! (I've done some 19's before too.)

Can you believe we're down to under 4 weeks to go 'til SGM?

Watch out for those dogs!

From JeffC on Sep 08, 2008 at 11:15:06

Mike this is by far the best training I have had going into a marathon. I've only ever had one 20 miler going into any marathon and I hope to have 3 in the bank going into SGM.

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