tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61912579171569982662024-02-19T12:13:23.997-05:00Mac The KnightChasing times and enjoying every minute of it.Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.comBlogger572125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-15820111731532782152020-03-22T20:24:00.000-04:002020-03-22T20:24:48.099-04:004 Year HiatusI am starting to write this post as I patiently sit in one of my work's main lobby entrances with a surgical mask, nitrile gloves, and safety glasses to support the temperature monitoring protocol we have implemented. It makes you truly think about what is important in life and what you will sacrifice for others. The Saturday 9pm-5am shift is not ideal, but one must not think of themselves in this time of crisis. An overnight is not even close to ideal for my running, but it can take a back burner for now and it can be worked around this schedule.<br />
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Fresh off the Houston Marathon back in mid January has a new fire set underneath me to reevaluate my perspective on competitive running. I am still looking forward to some of the "yocal" races in the area, but I am planning on switching it up similar to the infant years of New York. This means more obscure and adventurous races (off the pavement and onto Mother Earth like she intended). Some of the planning effort will be put on the shoulders of a close friend, Shaun Donegan. He is well versed in the funky trail races that are not quite as popular amongst the road hogs. </div>
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The series that is added immediately and the standard is the "New England Mountain Series." The marathon PR is from 2013. The progression of training that year was indoor track (skipped that this year due to Houston), mountain series, marathon specific build-up. </div>
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The loose formula to take away from that stellar year is:</div>
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<b>(variety of distances x variety of terrain) + consistency = mental toughness + ability to grind</b></div>
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With that being said, I decided do some legwork and crunch some data for myself. Here is a history from the initial stab at the distance to the most recent with some numbers around it.</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"#"}" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">#</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Year"}" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">Year</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Race Name"}" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">Race Name</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Time"}" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">Time</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1/2 Split"}" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1/2 Split</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2nd half"}" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2nd half</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Word association"}" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Word association</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2011}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2011</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Smutty Nose"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">Smutty Nose</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":6,"2":"h:mm:ss","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0.11076388888888888}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2:39:30</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"No watch"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">No data</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"No watch"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">No data</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rain"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Rain</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2012}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2012</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hartford"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">Hartford</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":6,"2":"h:mm:ss","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0.10153935185185185}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2:26:13</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":6,"2":"h:mm:ss","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0.050798611111111114}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1:13:09</td><td data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[-2]-R[0]C[-1]" data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":6,"2":"h:mm:ss","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0.05074074074074074}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1:13:04</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hat"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Hat</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">4</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2014}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2014</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CIM"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">CIM</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":6,"2":"h:mm:ss","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0.09914351851851852}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2:22:46</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":6,"2":"h:mm:ss","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0.04752314814814815}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1:08:26</td><td data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[-2]-R[0]C[-1]" data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":6,"2":"h:mm:ss","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0.05162037037037037}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1:14:20</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Smile"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Smile</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2020}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2020</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Houston"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">Houston</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":6,"2":"h:mm:ss","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0.10222222222222223}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2:27:12</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":6,"2":"h:mm:ss","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0.04987268518518519}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1:11:49</td><td data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[-2]-R[0]C[-1]" data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":6,"2":"h:mm:ss","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0.05234953703703704}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1:15:23</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Smooth"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: Verdana; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">Smooth</td></tr>
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The new coach (Tim Ritchie) and myself had a few conversations leading up to Houston. It had been a long roller coaster ride of a year and a few setbacks (related and unrelated to training) so he decided that I needed to cross the finish down in Texas with a smile on my face and positive energy regardless of what the clock read. To sum it up and what 2020's motto is:</div>
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The training log will no longer be flooded with setmiles and specific paces. The day to day maintenance runs will be a total time to run (30 minutes, 50 minutes, 65 minutes, etc.) The workouts will have a similar structure. For example, 25 minute tempo with the total run being 60 minutes or 3 x 10 minutes with 4 minutes rest. It is something that we started towards the end of the Houston cycle when every 3rd or 4th workout going poorly. My mind was getting bogged down with my dang GPS watch giving me instant feedback on pace and how far I had run at any point during the session. Tim told me, "The body does not know mileage, but it does know time." This allows you to listen to your body and go off feeling.</div>
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The Houston trip was a complete blast! I flew in Thursday afternoon and flew out Monday afternoon. Stayed with my Uncle David and Aunt Eileen who live just outside of downtown Houston. This allowed my body and mind to acclimate to the weather and just straight up relax. Home-cooked meals, bed and bathroom of my own, and low-key vibes with the relatives made for a real recipe for success. My uncle David was beyond ecstatic to be a part of the final steps for this specific event.</div>
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On Friday, David and I drove down to the local town park where there is a dirt loop on one side of the main road and a pavement loop on the other. A standard run with some light pickups was on the schedule while David hammered as many loops as he could on the short loop across the way. Logistics coordinator Aunt Eileen recommended to swing down for the expo to avoid the crowds and allow for Saturday to be minimal travel. Such a smart lady!</div>
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On Saturday, Eileen and I drove to another park where she walked/ran a loop while I did my shakeout jogs for the "long run" the next day (aka marathon race day). 70's and humid seemed to be the theme for the 3 days of running in Texas. Forecast had a drastic change for Sunday morning with 40's and low humidity. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!</div>
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I could go on forever about race day, but everything fell into place as much as it could. Coach and myself were prepped for the race as much as we could control. The long summer of dealing with the calf strain/issue from Pittsburgh Marathon cycle back in the spring and the unintentional breaking of my 2nd toe on my right foot after slipping out of the shower and ramming it into the door frame were minor setbacks to say the least. </div>
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I only looked at my watch at every 5 mile mark and hit the wall a bit around 22-23. The wheels did not fall off completely and I was able to re-rally for the last couple miles. A huge smile decorated my face for the next 24 hours and I was transported to cloud 9.</div>
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Looking forward to 2020 and making it my own!<br />
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See below some highlights from the last 4 years.<br />
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<b><i>Started growing my hair out for my sister's wedding.</i></b></div>
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<b><i> Quality time with my niece.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Epic week in California.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>RTB with my family and friends.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>New addition - Mason.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Amherst 10 Miler.</i></b><br />
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<b><i> Go big or go home.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Back for one of my favorite races.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Celebrated a buddy's wedding at altitude (CO).</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Niece & nephews.</i></b></div>
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<b><i> Love these guys.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Chunk-a-monk.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Ryder or die.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Barta boys.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Vacation mode to the max.</i></b></div>
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<b><i> Henny snuggles.</i></b></div>
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March 1st (<b>Tuesday</b>): 7 miles (50:40) in the AM. 3 (NT) in the PM before bowling.<br />
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March 2nd (<b>Wednesday</b>): Shy of 6 miles (49:08) in the AM with Morgan. 7+ miles (50:18) in the PM.<br />
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March 3rd (<b>Thursday</b>): 6 miles (42:50) in the AM. Yoga post run @ work. Workout post work. Mile, 2x800, 4x400. Short quick workout. 5:07, 2:31, 2:29, 70, 70, 69, 68. Swim post workout at the Y.<br />
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March 4th (<b>Friday</b>): 7 miles (51:08) in the AM.<br />
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March 5th (<b>Saturday</b>): 6+ miles (45:26) in the AM. Travel to Leominster.<br />
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March 6th (<b>Sunday</b>): An Ras Mor 5K. Solid rust buster for the roads. 15:10 in a deep field.<br />
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<b>65 miles for the week with a classic Keene workout and a fast 5K on the legs.</b><br />
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<br />Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-33625955635146454442016-03-14T21:07:00.001-04:002016-03-14T21:08:07.691-04:00Backfilled the Weekly MileageFebruary 22nd (<b>Monday</b>): Traveled in from Mass in the early AM. Swim with Renee and Addy in the PM. 4 miles in the late PM.<br />
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February 24th (<b>Wednesday</b>):
Snoozed multiple times and never made it out the door for an AM run. 10
miles (70:42) with Donegan at the Saratoga Stryders run. Brewski
post-run.<br />
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February 25th (<b>Thursday</b>): 3 miles
in the AM. Yoga class before work. Plan for the track workout was mile,
3x600, 3x300. Goup kept me company. He was doing some striding 200s.
Splits were as followed: 5:04, 1:47, 1:47, 1:45, 50, 49, 48. 3 mile
warmup and 2 mile cooldown for 13 miles on the entire day.<br />
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February 26th (<b>Friday</b>): 7.5 miles (55:11) in the AM. 3 miles in the PM. Relaxed for the night.<br />
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February 27th (<b>Saturday</b>):
8+ miles (with 3 sets of 30/60/90) in 47:06. Solid fartlek. Travel to
Leominster. Ran errands with Sarah. Shakeout 5 miles (37:19) before
dinner. Bob, Sarah and I started a puzzle. Headlamps were required to
see the true colors in the evening hours.<br />
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February 28th (<b>Sunday</b>): 15 miles (1:41:04) in <u><b>SHORTS AND A T-SHIRT</b></u>.
Beautiful afternoon run around the neighborhoods of Leominster (See
Strava data at the bottom of post). I ran down a side road (ended being a
dead end) and had a close encounter with two dogs. It was to a point
where I had to wait for the owner to exit his house to calm the dogs
down. One turned out to be friendly. I was able to pet it. The other not
so much. Made it out with all my limbs. Back to help put the finishing
touches (2nd coat on trims and hardware) on the nursery for my future
niece/nephew! Drove home at a decent hour and witnessed a spectacular
sunset.<br />
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70 miles for the week with a couple workouts and a long run to cap off the week. <br />
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<i><b>Such a good helper.</b></i></div>
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Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-39004464856873636182016-03-12T15:57:00.001-05:002016-03-12T15:57:07.884-05:00Keene & USATF NE Indoor ChampionshipsFebruary 15th (<b>Monday</b>): 9 miles in the PM.<br />
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February 16th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 7.5 miles in the AM with some snow. 5.5 miles in the PM.<br />
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February 17th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 5 miles in the AM. 3 miles in the PM.<br />
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February 18th (<b>Thursday</b>):
3 miles in the AM. Yoga class for an hour at work. Track workout in the
PM. Workout plan was 6x400 and 4x200. Full rest. Tough to change into
those gears. Yoga left my hamstrings sorta sore. I made it happen. 7x400
because I mentally needed to break 70. and 5x200 because I needed to
break 33. Splits were as followed. 72, 73, 71, 73, 70, 70, 69, 34, 33,
33, 33, 34, 32. Froyo with Renee, Sydney and Addy for dinner.<br />
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February 19th (<b>Friday</b>):
6+ miles in the AM with Renee. Movie date with Goup. Deadpool. Highly
recommend it, but definitely not for kids. Though, there were a bunch of
them there for some reason.<br />
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February 20th (<b>Saturday</b>): Travel to
Keene in the AM. Pit stop in Athens, VT for a 10 miles (71:23) with
TPaq and Ferenc. Solid road run. Alumni shindig in the evening. Great to
see old faces. Lots of dancing.<br />
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February 21st (<b>Sunday</b>):
Travel to Boston to run the 3,000m at the USATF New England Indoor
Championships. 4 mile warmup (29:27) with Scott Mindel and Renee (fellow
Saucony Hurricane teammates). Switched into spikes and ready to roll.
Legs felt fresh and with some pop. Splits were solid. Rounded up and
made it to add up to my finish time of 8:42.75. 400ish splits with a
final 200. 65 (with the short lap), 71, 72, 71, 71, 70, 70, 32. Happy
with the time. A few seconds off the PR of 8:40.<br />
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68 miles for the week with some solid track work, some double days and a quality performance at the 3K. Keep it rolling.<br />
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<i><b> Harvard track. Cool perspective. </b></i></div>
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<i><b> Pushing hard. Scott Mindel on my heels.</b></i></div>
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<br />Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-9737331019938345352016-03-08T06:55:00.000-05:002016-03-08T06:55:51.599-05:00Valentine's Day (Weekend of Singles)<br />
February 1st (<b>Monday</b>): Long day of work. Day off.<br />
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February 2nd (<b>Tuesday</b>): Just shy of 7 miles in the AM. 4++ in the PM.<br />
February 3rd (<b>Wednesday</b>): 4 in the AM. 5 in the PM.<br />
February 4th (<b>Thursday</b>): 3 in the AM. Short workout in the PM. 2 mile warmup. 2x800. 4x400. 2:24, 2:23, 69, 69, 67, 68. Total time for 3 miles: 16:45. 2 mile cooldown. <br />
February 5th (<b>Friday</b>): Just shy of 7 miles. Weekend in Leominster helping finish the nursery.<br />
February 6th (<b>Saturday</b>): 5++ miles in the AM.<br />
February 7th (<b>Sunday</b>): Snowshoe race cancelled so I ended up cancelling running that day. Day off.<br />
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<i><b> Making pizza.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Official squatty potty from my family for my birthday.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Sarah's bowl on the left (size of a apple sauce container). Mine of the right.</b></i></div>
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42 miles week. Two days off. Gotta jump back on the horse.<br />
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February 8th (<b>Monday</b>): 5 miles in the AM. 3 miles in the PM.<br />
February 9th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 5 miles (41:46) in the AM. 5.5 miles in the PM.<br />
February 10th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 5 miles in the PM.<br />
February 11th (<b>Thursday</b>): 3 miles in the AM. 7 miles in the PM on the treadmill at work. Two uptempo miles in 5:27 and 5:21.<br />
February 12th (<b>Friday</b>): 8 miles (56:16) with Goup in the PM. Headed over to my buddy Shaun's house for dinner.<br />
February 13th (<b>Saturday</b>): 10+ miles (67:40) in 8 degree weather with a windchill of -17 degrees F. I was overdressed.<br />
February 14th (<b>Sunday</b>): 13 miles (1:44:19) in the snow-covered trails of Schuylerville, NY. 9 degrees F with no wind.<br />
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64 miles for the week with an epic weekend of running. With me being single and it being single digits outside, it was only natural to be motivated to battle the elements. Pleased with sliding back into a groove of miles and doubling up on half of the days.<br />
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<i><b> Windproof Saucony RAZR jacket. Clutch.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Organic. Non GMO. Valentine's day gift to myself.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>My Valentine every year.</b></i></div>
Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-25790990302403234562016-02-19T17:20:00.000-05:002016-02-19T17:20:35.748-05:00January (Indoor Track & Birthday)December 28th (<b>Monday</b>): 8 miles (57:49) with Shaun Donegan in the trails at Luther Forest<br />
December 29th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 7 miles with my new Dion snowshoes at SPAC.<br />
December 30th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 4 miles in the AM solo.<br />
December 31st (<b>Thursday</b>): 8 miles on the Vermont trails with Ferenc and Hammett. <br />
January 1st (<b>Friday</b>): 8+ miles (62:39) with Eric Narcisi and Scott McGrath in North Andover.<br />
January 2nd (<b>Saturday</b>): BU mini meet. Rust buster since the marathon. 4:31 in the mile, 2:04 in the 800.<br />
January 3rd (<b>Sunday</b>): 5+ miles (52:16) with Sarah, Bob, and my parents in Leominster, MA.<br />
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<b>51 miles for the week with a "speed workout" at Boston University.</b><br />
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<i><b> The Macknight side of her is evident here.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The flow is coming back. Scott Mason captured it!</b></i></div>
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January 4th (<b>Monday</b>): 5 miles at 5am with the morning group.</div>
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January 5th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 5 miles at 5am.</div>
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January 6th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 4 miles in the AM. 8 miles (53+) with Shaun Donegan at the Stryders Wednesday night run. New course record on a strava segment. 4:53 pace for just under a mile (overall downhill).</div>
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January 7th (<b>Thursday</b>): 5 miles at 5am.</div>
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January 8th (<b>Friday</b>): 5 miles at 5am. 5 miles (30:04) in the PM.</div>
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January 9th (<b>Saturday</b>): 6 x Kinns Hill Rd. 400 meters. Quality hill. 1:37, 1:36, 1:37, 1:34, 1:38, 1:32. 12 miles on the day.</div>
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January 10th (<b>Sunday</b>): 12 miles (89+) during the Winter Series at UAlbany in the pouring rain.</div>
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<b>61 miles for the week with a hill workout.</b></div>
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January 11th (<b>Monday</b>): 6 miles at 5AM. 3 miles in the evening.</div>
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January 12th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 5 miles at 5AM.</div>
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January 13th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 7.5 miles in the evening with Shaun and Goup.</div>
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January 14th (<b>Thursday</b>): 9.5 miles (59:20) with 4 sets of 30, 60, 90.</div>
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January 15th (<b>Friday</b>): 9 miles (65:09)</div>
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January 16th (<b>Saturday</b>): 11 miles (NT)</div>
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January 17th (<b>Sunday</b>): 10 miles (1st 5 - 34:29 with Renee, 2nd 5 miles - 26:41).</div>
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<b>61 miles for the week with a fast 5 miles to end the week.</b></div>
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<i><b>1st attempt.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> I decided to not jump and change the angle.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Strainer woman!</b></i></div>
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January 18th (<b>Monday</b>): 6 miles in the AM. Made a bomb eggplant parm.</div>
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January 19th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 6 miles in the AM. 4 miles on the treadmill at work.</div>
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January 20th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 10 miles (NT) in the evening.</div>
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January 21st (<b>Thursday</b>): 6 miles in the morning. Exhausted in the afternoon. Bed early.</div>
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January 22nd (<b>Friday</b>): 9 miles (62+) on the treadmill at work.</div>
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January 23rd (<b>Saturday</b>): 5.5 miles (NT) in Leominster</div>
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January 24th (<b>Sunday</b>): Tough double at GBTC Invitational at Harvard University. 8:54 and 4:36. Raced both in the Nike Victorys. Ouch.</div>
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59 miles for the week with a solid track double.</div>
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<i><b> I see white hairs?</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Can't get sick of this puppers.</b></i></div>
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January 25th (<b>Monday</b>): 6.5 miles (50:40) with Goup in the evening. Calves wicked sore.</div>
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January 26th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 6.5 miles at 5AM.</div>
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January 27th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 7.8 miles (48:10) with 10 x 1 minute (1 minute rest).</div>
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January 28th (<b>Thursday</b>): 6.5 miles (NT) plus 1 hour of swimming (treading water) at the Y with Addy (Renee's 6 year old daughter). So a bunch of tag and "racing."</div>
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January 29th (<b>Friday</b>): 8++ miles (NT) in the morning.</div>
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January 30th (<b>Saturday</b>): Track workout at Fitchburg State's outdoor track with my dad. 2.5 mile warmup. The workout was mile, 3x400, 6x200. 5:02, 69, 68, 69, 33, 32, 32, 32, 31, 31. 2.5 mile cooldown. Cruised through it. Helped to have my dad running laps while I worked out. Home cooked meal by my sister. Ridiculously good (as always).</div>
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January 31st (<b>Sunday</b>): Just shy of 13 miles on my 27th birthday in Leominster. Beautiful weather out for January. Homemade lasagna for a late lunch.</div>
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<b>58 miles for the week with a solid track workout.</b>Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-59597824041177894882016-02-14T11:38:00.000-05:002016-02-14T12:06:57.433-05:002015 ReviewYeah, I'm a few weeks late on this. Better late than never. I learned a whole bunch this past year:<br />
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<li>Two marathons in one calendar year - not my thing</li>
<li>The winter season should be spent running less miles, but quality shouldn't suffer</li>
<li>Racing myself into shape is a terrible time and not for me</li>
<li>I thoroughly enjoy training for marathons, but not always racing them (ain't that the truth)</li>
<li>Time off is underrated</li>
<li>My hips and IT band need constant attention (foam rolling doesn't cut it anymore)</li>
<li>Yoga is super beneficial</li>
<li>PRs are great motivators (there are </li>
<li>You learn way more from your mistakes/failures than your successes</li>
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I covered roughly 3,460 miles in 2015 (average of 66+ miles a week). I have big plans for 2016 and there are no full marathons on the schedule. Don't worry - plenty of races still in the plan. It's been a solid start to 2016, but the lack of snow has already altered some of the weekends. Gotta roll with the punches and keep at it. Neither of my goal races (VCM and Philly) went well, but I am able to chalk them up as experiences. Plus, those weekends were jam packed with friends and family.<br />
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<i><b> Cereal and protein shake.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Views @ Trapp Family in Stowe, VT.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Chunkster.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Ready for a hike.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Hubba hubba. Official NY.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Working on the smiling.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Cheese.</b></i></div>
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<b><i>Cheddar bacon mac and cheese Lays? Gross.</i></b></div>
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<i><b> Running it in with the coworkers - their 1st half marathon.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Weeeeeee!</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Hartford Half Marathon. PR: 67:25.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> From the 15 mile run the day after Hartford.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Mmmmm.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Taking the W. Kent, CT. 25:02</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Saucony visited Fleet Feet Malta - we killed the photoshoot!</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Stockadeathon (last mile). 15K PR: 46:21</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Black Friday movie - one of best traditions.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Killing it at my cousin's wedding.</b></i></div>
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<br />Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-53306660507677288492015-09-13T21:06:00.000-04:002015-09-13T21:09:10.705-04:00Rhode Island Getaways<u><b>June 29th - July 5th: 55 miles</b></u><br />
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June 29th (Monday): 7 miles (NT)<br />
June 30th (Tuesday): 8 miles (NT)<br />
July 1st (Wednesday): 7 total - 2 mile TT: 9:56<br />
July 2nd (Thursday): 5 miles (NT)<br />
July 3rd (Friday): 4.5 miles (NT)<br />
July 4th (Saturday): Firecracker 4 miler - 20:00. The race was fairly even and better than I thought I was going to run, but I wasn't super smooth while running. Pushing out to a late marathon.<br />
July 5th (Sunday): 13.5 miles (point A to point B) followed by a BBQ.<br />
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<i><b>Skin and bones.</b></i></div>
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<u><b>July 6th - July 12th: 59 miles</b></u><br />
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July 6th (Monday): 5 miles (NT)<br />
July 7th (Tuesday): 9 miles with Donegan in the Luther Forest Trails<br />
July 8th (Wednesday): 10 miles (65:02) 5 x 30,60,90 with Pete Rowell<br />
July 9th (Thursday): 7 miles (NT) in the rain with Goup<br />
July 10th (Friday): 3 miles (20:06)<br />
July 11th (Saturday): 15.5 (1:44:10) with Chuck Terry and Pete Rowell from Joe Benny's house<br />
July 12th (Sunday): SPAC 5K - ended up being short more like 2.85 - 14:24.<br />
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<u><b>July 13th - July 19th: 66 miles</b></u><br />
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July 13th (Monday): 7.5 miles (NT)<br />
July 14th (Tuesday): 10 miles (69:50)<br />
July 15th (Wednesday): 12 miles total. 3 mile tempo: 15:35. 6x800: 2:27, 2:28, 2:26, 2:25, 2:25, 2:22. 6x200: 31, 31, 30, 29, 30, 29. Great workout for middle July.<br />
July 16th (Thursday): 9.5 miles (76:57) with Goup. Super super super easy.<br />
July 17th (Friday): 4 miles (26:45)<br />
July 18th (Saturday): 18++ (2:20:43)<br />
July 19th (Sunday): 4.5 miles (40:11) with Sarah in LemVegas<br />
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<i><b> Suburb life.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Cooling off in the humidity.</b></i></div>
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<u><b>July 20th - July 26th: 77 miles</b></u></div>
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July 20th (Monday): 11.5 miles (80:51)<br />
July 21st (Tuesday): 8 miles (55:26)<br />
July 22nd (Wednesday): 8 miles total. Light workout. 3 mile tempo: 15:34. 2x400 (73, 72). 2x200: 35, 34. <br />
July 23rd (Thursday): 10 miles (76:22) with Pete at Kinns Road.<br />
July 24th (Friday): Blessing of the Fleet 10 mile RR. 52:48 and felt not amazing. Splits are as followed: 4:56, 5;07, 5:05, 5:23, 5:35, 5:20, 5:22, 5:13, 5:18. Re-rallied at the end with the thunderstorm and rain rolling in. <br />
July 25th (Saturday): 12 miles (82:04) with Dan V and Matty P.<br />
July 26th (Sunday): 13 miles (85:08) with Matty P. 6:12 last mile. Great weekend with Matty P. Not the best race, but ran a tough race. <br />
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<u><b>July 27th - August 2nd: 64 miles with a day off</b></u></div>
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July 27th (Monday): Off day.<br />
July 28th (Tuesday): 9+ miles (67:49) with Donegan and Goup.<br />
July 29th (Wednesday): 6x800. 6x200. Legs total junk. 2:40, 2:41, 2:37, 2:37, 2:34, 2:31. 33, 34, 33, 33, 32, 31. Wicked hot out.<br />
July 30th (Thursday): 10+ miles (73:58) with Pete in Kinns.<br />
July 31st (Friday): 11.5 miles (79:23). <br />
August 1st (Saturday): 7 miles (51:16) before heading out to RI for the 2nd weekend in a row.<br />
August 2nd (Sunday): 16 miles on the day. 4 mile before watching Run 4 Kerri. 4 miles after the race. BBQ at the Bessette's was epic until I stepped over the line and throw a plastic boat filled with water on Matty P's foot. 8+ miles (55:07) in the evening once I was back in NY.<br />
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Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-43780583446641526262015-09-13T19:26:00.000-04:002015-09-13T19:26:26.538-04:00June (Month of Recovery)June was spent attempting to bounce back from Vermont City Marathon. I ran the Route 50 Mile in Burnt Hills in 4:29 and felt like my heart was gonna pound out of my chest. We took it out hot and I suffered for second to Pete Rowell (worthy opponent and cruised right by me).<br />
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I attended a 6 year old's birthday party with a bouncy house! It was epic. Day off was in store.<br />
<br />Tested out a last mile pickup of a 5 mile run in sub 4:50. Confidence is there, but the legs are not completely back. I am moving in the right direction.<br />
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I had a pitiful attempt at the beer mile. I was unable to finish and I never would like to even line up for another one. Off the bucket list.<br />
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<li>20 mile long run with the last 4 miles in 23:15.</li>
<li>New Bedford - raced tough, conditions were tough the last 5k, time wasn't there. 67:51. PR on the course so can't complain too much. Through 10 miles in 50:57.</li>
<li>3 x 2 mile - 10:17, 10:07, 9:52 on the roads. Boom.</li>
<li>20 miles in San Francisco. Beautiful morning run on the birthday of my niece Madison!</li>
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<i><b> I love her so much.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Can't get any cuter.</b></i></div>
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<u><b>April highlights:</b></u><br />
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<li>A couple 100+ mile weeks.</li>
<li>3x2 mile hill workout that was wicked windy. 22.5 mile day.</li>
<li>Next day 20.5 long run with a couple 5 mile sections in sub 6. Felt amazing.</li>
<li>3 x 3 mile - 15:25, 15:29, 15:18 on the roads. Felt smooth.</li>
<li>24 mile long run with the last 10 miles in 58:09 to end a 105 mile week.</li>
<li>16 x 400 workout. 76 down to 66.</li>
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<u><b>May highlights (prior to VCM)</b></u><br />
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<li>20+ miles in 1:58:12. 5k warmup. 4 miles: 21:14. 1 mile rest. 3 miles: 15:57. 1 mile rest. 2 miles: 10:46. 1 mile rest. 1 mile: 5:18. Felt good. Practiced with fuel. Great confidence booster with the marathon in 3 weeks.</li>
<li>13+ miles in 74:58. 7 sets of 30, 60, 90. Averaged 5:25 for the first 5. 5:22 for the next 4 miles.</li>
<li>5k in 15:28 - expecting faster, but nursing some achilles pain so not bad for a solo effort. Not the same as my 14:51 the week before CIM.</li>
<li>A quality tune-up mile, 2x800, 4x400 workout a week out. 4:53, 2:23, 2:21, 70, 70, 68, 69.</li>
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<i><b> I appreciate my friends (thanks Pete and Emily!)</b></i></div>
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<u><b>The mistakes that I am improving/eliminating on the next cycle:</b></u><br />
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<li>Deep tissue massage 10 days out from VCM - aggravated things that were not an issue during the entire cycle (hips and IT bands were tight and almost in pain the week of the race - I thought it was just the tapering).</li>
<li>No true speed heading into the marathon. Focused on the long runs, but not enough on strides and shorter stuff throughout the cycle.</li>
<li>Achilles tightness - smart about training through it, but don't even want to encounter it next time. </li>
<li>Not enough sleep. Gotta get the sleep! Rest is crucial.</li>
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VCM breakdown is pretty plain and simple. Didn't have the pop in the legs after about 7 or 8 miles. At 10 miles I was averaging 5:18 pace. Dropped off the next 3 miles to 17:21 total. Ouch. Maintained just under sub 6 for most of the rest of miles and made it to a 2:28:xx finish. <br />
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Onto the next one. Makes me hungry for the next. Trial and error.Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-20725675526762831092015-03-31T14:47:00.002-04:002015-03-31T14:47:58.560-04:00LÄRABAR Ambassador <div class="MsoNoSpacing">
February 16th - 22nd: 67 total miles with a solid 10 mile road race in Amherst, MA.</div>
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Monday: Started off the week
terribly with my car battery being dead in Karen’s driveway. She already left
for work so I was riding solo. I called a couple towing companies to assess the
situation better. They stated there are a few people in the same situation. It
would be a while. Ughh. I called my co-worker to cover my training class. Ended up calling my buddy
Pete Rowell who came through in the clutch and drove over within 15 minutes of
contacting him. We picked up a new battery right down road and drove back to
install it. <u><b>NOTE: The windchill was roughly -25 degrees.</b></u> A free toolkit (provided
by my mom’s old work) was all I had sitting in my trunk to change out the old battery. Somehow, we
succesfully changed the battery (a couple indoor breaks to prevent any frostbite and regain feeling back in the fingertips)
and my baby started right up. Thanks again Pete and hope you end up reading this!</div>
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I made a pit stop at home before heading to work to find
a large care package. Ripped it open like a kid on Christmas morning and found 300
LÄRABARS plus a few other goodies. My face shows my excitement...<br />
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A free box of LÄRABARs!<br />
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6 miles (NT) in the evening on the treadmill after work
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Tuesday: 4 miles (31+) solo in the AM. 4 (28+) solo on the treadmill.<br />
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Wednesday: 10 miles total. 4 x Hills Rd with Goup. 2:51, 2:46, 2:41, 2:39. Quality workout and hills are always something I enjoy. Back to work at 6pm for a scheduled meeting for 15-20 minutes. Luckily I live less than 5 miles from work.<br />
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Thursday: 5 miles (41:45) with Karen. Snowing a bunch. 5 miles (NT) on the treadmill.<br />
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Friday: 3.5 miles (NT) on the treadmill in the AM. 6.5 miles (NT) on the treadmill in the PM.<br />
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Saturday: 5 miles (NT) on the roads with Karen in Albany before heading to Leominster, Mass for the weekend. Lee Outlets to hit up the Nike Factory Store. A bunch of deals and left with a bag full of merchandise. Dinner and a movie at my Sarah and Bob's house.<br />
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Sunday: DH Jones 10 Miler. 18 miles on the day. A solid 4th place finish in 52:28. Ran tough, smart and consistent. Race report and pictures to follow!<br />
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<br />Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-27047345454831115362015-03-31T13:58:00.002-04:002015-03-31T13:58:52.209-04:00New Tires On The Honda<b><span style="font-size: small;">February 9th - 15th: 69 miles total for the week.</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Decent week. Treadmill makes
me want to stop running, but it will get better and winter will end eventually.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">February 9<sup>th</sup> (<b>Monday</b>): 8.5 miles (58+) solo on
the treadmill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">February 10<sup>th</sup> (<b>Tuesday</b>): 7.5 miles (NT) with
Renee at the YMCA in Clifton Park at 5am. 3 miles (NT) in the evening through
the neighborhoods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">February 11<sup>th</sup> (<b>Wednesday</b>):
3.5 miles (NT) with
Karen in the AM. 5 miles (NT) with Goup in the PM. New tires mounted on
the car. Way overdue, but sitting on all season Pirellis now! The car
doesn't look any different, but the ride is so much smoother. Bring on
the snow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">February 12<sup>th</sup> (<b>Thursday</b>): 5 miles (NT) with
Karen in Ballston Lake in the AM. 6+ miles (NT) solo through the neighborhoods
of Ballston Lake in PM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">February 13<sup>th</sup> (<b>Friday</b>): 7.5 miles (53+) with
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<span style="font-size: small;">February 14<sup>th</sup> (<b>Saturday</b>): 10 miles. Attempted
a hill workout in Albany and it went terrible. Legs felt like mush and didn’t
have any pop. The 12+ miles on the treadmill yesterday could have had something
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<span style="font-size: small;">February 15<sup>th</sup> (<b>Sunday</b>): 9 miles total. 3 mile
tempo on the treadmill in 16:30. Sub 60 for the 9 miles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Always gotta include my favorite niece!</b></i> </span></div>
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Monday: Off. Snowstorm. Drove to the gym and it was closed due to weather. Shoveled the driveway and walkway for some cross-training.<br />
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Tuesday: 10 miles (74+) down in Albany. Sloppy roads, but got the miles in. Easy on the legs.<br />
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Wednesday: 8 miles (54+) in Albany on the UAlbany campus due to the sloppy main roads and the concern of bad drivers.<br />
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Thursday: 7 miles (NT) at 5am with Willow Street women. 9 miles (60+) with Shaun Donegan at his house in Malta. 16 for the day and felt good. Brutally cold, but bundled up right.<br />
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Friday: 7+ miles (NT) with Renee from my house. Goup yelled at me to not run in the afternoon because we are still slowly working back into the miles and I ran 16 the day before between 2 runs. Oops - my bad.<br />
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Saturday: 2.5 mile warmup. 4 x Hills Road (1/2 mile). 2:50, 2:45, 2:47, 2:45. 2.5 mile cooldown. Work from 9:30am-6:30pm. Another 4 miles (with new trainers) in the evening to make it 13 for the day.<br />
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Sunday: 15 miles (1:50+) on snowy roads in the morning. 1st half on my own. 2nd half with Karen. Work from 11:30am-5:30pm.<br />
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A quality week of training with a day off. After this week, Goup is writing a strict training plan because we both know that's exactly what I need to prevent me from running stupid. I don't have the issue of logging the miles. The issue is when I should stop logging in the miles for the day or week.<br />
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Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-63102528470891436882015-03-06T21:39:00.002-05:002015-03-06T21:39:59.954-05:00Back on the Horse (January)<b><u>Week of December 29th - January 4th: 45 miles</u></b><br />
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Monday: 7 miles (50:13)<br />
Tuesday: 7 miles (NT) in Albany with Joe Benny<br />
Wednesday: 5 miles (33+) <br />
Thursday: 7 miles (45+) at the Hangover Half<br />
Friday: 5 miles (36:00)<br />
Saturday: 8 miles (NT)<br />
Sunday: 5 miles (31:36)<br />
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<b><u>Week of January 5th - January 11th: 54 miles</u></b><br />
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Monday: 7 miles (NT) with a group in Albany<br />
Tuesday: OFF<br />
Wednesday: 8 miles (52+) on the treadmill <br />
Thursday: 5 miles (sub 30) on the treadmill<br />
Friday: 10 miles (NT) in the neighborhoods with Goup<br />
Saturday: 13 miles (NT) with Karen in Albany /// Night skiing @ West Mountain with co-workers<br />
Sunday: 2.5 mile warmup, 10K winter series - 34:20 tempo, 2.5 mile cooldown <br />
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<i><b>That belly.</b></i></div>
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<b><u>Week of January 12th - January 18th: 48 miles with 2 days off</u></b><br />
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Monday: 10 miles (72+)<br />
Tuesday: 5 miles (NT) on the treadmill<br />
Wednesday: 9++ miles (63:03) with Shaun Donegan in Saratoga <br />
Thursday: 7.5 miles (NT)<br />
Friday: OFF (company holiday party in the evening)<br />
Saturday: OFF - Work for 10 hours /// Night skiing @ West Mountain with co-workers<br />
Sunday: 16 miles (1:50+) with Karen in Guilderland<br />
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<i><b>I could eat this for the rest of my life.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Someone wanted to brighten my day at work along with anyone else that passed by this.</b></i></div>
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<b><u>Week of January 19th - January 25th: 60 miles</u></b><br />
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Monday: 8 miles (60:12) with Karen <br />
Tuesday: OFF (bowling @ night)<br />
Wednesday: 5 miles (32:35) in the AM. 7 miles (44:09) with Goup in PM. <br />
Thursday: 9.5 miles (71:25) with a group in Albany<br />
Friday: 7 miles (46:28)<br />
Saturday: 8 miles (54:03) in the AM<br />
Sunday: 1+ mile warmup, 15K Winter series - 52:30 solid effort, 5 mile cooldown<b><u> </u></b><br />
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<b><u>Week of January 26th - February 1st: 58 miles</u></b><br />
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Monday: 8 miles (NT) down in Albany<br />
Tuesday: 3+ miles (NT) in the AM.<br />
Wednesday: 3+ miles (NT) in the AM. 7+ miles in the PM. <br />
Thursday: 3 miles (NT) in the AM. 9 miles (NT) in the PM.<br />
Friday: OFF - lazy<br />
Saturday: 9 miles (58:40) on the treadmill. Birthday night celebrations all day! Chowdafest and Das Boot.<br />
Sunday: 16++ miles (1:51:13) in the afternoon with Karen in Ballston Lake.<br />
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<b><i>Chipotle.</i></b></div>
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<b><i> Chowdafest!</i></b></div>
Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-53518146445808089352015-03-06T21:33:00.000-05:002015-03-06T21:33:40.853-05:00The Rest of December (Post Marathon)The rest of the December was spent with 2 weeks off. A week of 32 miles and a great Christmas with my family! Photos of the important things in my life.<br />
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<i><b> Can't get enough of her.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The extra calories are needed. Don't judge me.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Omelet with hot sauce.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Tucker gets to sleep with me. She's a good cuddler.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>No rocking chair.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Selfie.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>New England attire.</b></i></div>
Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-32366443756082686972015-03-01T19:10:00.000-05:002015-03-01T19:10:30.721-05:00California International Marathon (CIM) Race ReportDecember 6th (<b>Saturday</b>): Big breakfast with the family in Kate's apartment. Greg made a huge breakfast. Banana pancakes, bacon, and eggs with mushrooms and onions. Packed up the bags and headed over to Sacramento for the expo. 3 miles through Sacramento before entering the expo. Picked up my number and walked around to check everything out. Purchased a pullover. Attended the elite meeting (which was intense, but cool - the realness of the race set in just about there).<br />
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To the hotel to shower and change up for dinner. Out to dinner with everyone. Chicken parmesan and lots of water. Bed at a decent hour and prepped all the gear for the next day.<br />
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December 7th (<b>Sunday</b>): 4am wakeup. A small breakfast of oatmeal and Gatorade. Eaten with the wooden stirrers for your coffee. Sorta like chopsticks. Dominic drove me down as close as we could to the start line. Dropped me off at an intersection and I jogged in the 2+ miles to the starting line. Inside the elite tent. Reeked of sweaty people, but that's normal. Some strides in the parking lot and ready for the race.<br />
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Off the line smart and worked myself into a group of 15 or so people by the 2nd or 3rd mile. There was a 2:15 pace group and a 2:18 pace group. So you will see how the splits went and how it blew up in my face by mile 21.<br />
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Mile 1: 5:15<br />
Mile 2: 5:19<br />
Mile 3: 5:04 (slightly downhill and caught up with the pace group)<br />
Mile 4: 5:07<br />
Mile 5: 5:19 (26:06) <br />
Mile 6: 5:11<br />
Mile 7: 5:17<br />
Mile 8: 5:15<br />
Mile 9: 5:13 <br />
Mile 10: 5:08 (52:12 - even splits for the 1st and 2nd 5 miles - 26:06 x2)<br />
Mile 11: 5:14 <br />
Mile 12: 5:13<br />
Mile 13: 5:13<br />
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68:26 through 1/2 marathon - feeling smooth and ahead of pace - keep it together and you got it<br />
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Mile 14: 5:16<br />
Mile 15: 5:22 (78:32 - 3rd 5 miles @ 26:20)<br />
Mile 16: 5:13<br />
Mile 17: 5:14<br />
Mile 18: 5:17 (during this mile - I was thinking "You got this Eric!")<br />
Mile 19: 5:23<br />
Mile 20: 5:30 (1:45:13 - 4th 5 miles @ 26:41)<br />
Mile 21: 5:32<br />
Mile 22: 5:54 (Ahh! it's over and my legs are shutting down hardcore)<br />
Mile 23: 5:59<br />
Mile 24: 6:14 (I think I stopped for a few seconds on this one - wasn't sure I was gonna make it)<br />
Mile 25: 6:16<br />
Mile 26: 6:15 <br />
Mile 26.2: 81 seconds<br />
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<b>Finish time: 2:22:46</b> - missed hitting a PR by 26 seconds, but was through 20 miles much quicker (almost . I loved every minute of it and know a couple factors I need to focus on the next cycle.<br />
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Mexican food at night with my Kate, Erin, Dom, Greg and Karen to celebrate all the hard work. It was an awesome day and amazing trip to California. I cannot complain about anything and I am excited for the next one! <br />
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<br />Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-9565425980676269652015-02-26T20:43:00.001-05:002015-02-26T20:43:57.563-05:00California Trip SlideslowHere is my trip summed up in photos. You can see who the main focus was :)<br />
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<b>MADISON </b>and <b>FOOD</b>. Race report of California International Marathon to follow.<br />
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<i><b> First day. Love her.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Just chillin.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Still working on the fine motor skills.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> So happy to see her.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Experimenting.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Admiring her uncle.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Adorable.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Buster's Philly cheesesteaks.</b></i></div>
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<b><i>I don't want to go back to the East Coast.</i></b></div>
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<i><b>From scratch. NBD.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Super Duper. Final meal from the West Coast. </b></i></div>
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Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-52525727204924157592015-02-26T20:25:00.000-05:002015-02-26T20:25:00.084-05:00Run Santa Run 5K (Thanksgiving Week)<b>65 miles for the week with a road 5K PR and a day off.</b><br />
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November 24th (<b>Monday</b>): 9 miles (63+) in Saratoga with a group.<br />
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November 25th (<b>Tuesday</b>): Off. Bowling at night.<br />
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November 26th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 5 miles (NT) in the AM. 6.5 (46+) miles in the PM.<br />
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November 27th (<b>Thursday</b>): 9 miles (54:36) before heading to CT for Thanksgiving.<br />
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<i><b> My Aunt Kathy bought them.</b></i></div>
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November 28th (<b>Friday</b>): 10 miles (73+). Part of the run with Sarah.<br />
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<i><b>Group shot - even Tucker made it in.</b></i></div>
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November 29th (<b>Saturday</b>): 6 miles in the AM total. 5k PR: 14:51 - solo effort. 4+ miles in the PM.<br />
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November 30th (<b>Sunday</b>): 4 miles (32:27) in the AM. 11++ (73:26) miles in the evening.Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-71364808522562973132015-02-26T20:13:00.000-05:002015-02-26T20:13:06.102-05:00Caught My Fall with My Wrist (See Pics)<style>
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November 17th (<b>Monday</b>): Took the day off from running to clean my room and
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November 18th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 4 miles (28:46) in the AM. 6 miles (41:01) in the evening before
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November 19th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 3 miles (NT) in the morning. 9 miles total in the
evening. 1.5 mile warmup, 6.75 miles tempo (missed an extra add on in the
neighborhoods) in 39:57. At first, I had split that my last 3 miles was in
15:00 flat. I was like whoa! 5:20 for the last segment of the tempo. Solid run with a short jog cool
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<i><b>So close to seeing this one for 10 days.</b></i></div>
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November 20th (<b>Thursday</b>): 3 miles (NT) in the AM. I headed down to UAlbany in the
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2.5 mile warmup. Made it through
the first interval in 5:11 (73, 76, 77, 85). Jogged off 400 and maybe thought I
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The last 2 cycles I had one workout that I haven't finished. I brush it
off and don't worry about it. Every single workout I have had this cycle have been
on point with no hiccups. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It all sorted
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November 22nd (<b>Saturday</b>): 15 miles (1:37:29) in the morning before heading to
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November 23rd (<b>Sunday</b>): 8am wakeup. A sitdown breakfast with the family before heading over to Fitchburg for the Slattery's 5 Miler for a 1pm start. Much nicer weather than last year. Shorts and t-shirt for running attire.<br />
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I'm just gonna leave it as my steeple chase career never started and probably never will especially after this incident. First 200 meters of the race, I decided to jump off some logs and caught my foot. Down hard on my wrist and the pictures below show the progression of pain I was in. This is why I run and luckily I don't need my hand/wrist to run fast. I DID JUMP UP IMMEDIATELY AND FINISHED RUNNING THE RACE TO HELP MY SISTER AND HER FRIEND. Nothing broken and the pain set in after the 2 mile cooldown after the race.<br />
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November 10th (<b>Monday</b>): 4 miles (30:34) in the AM. 8 miles (55:04) in the PM. Standard day and legs felt pretty good coming off the 15K yesterday. <br />
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November 11th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 5 miles (34:37) in the AM. 5+ miles (NT) in the evening before bowling. Another solid day of recovery. Pushed out the two workouts to Wednesday and Thursday.<br />
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November 12th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 3 miles (20:18) in the AM. 10+ miles (56:19) in the evening. 56 flat for the 10 mile loop and the actual workout. Splits were 14:32, 14:06, 13:48, 13:34. Felt great and rocked right through the double loop.<br />
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<i><b> Yo yo yo.</b></i></div>
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November 13th (<b>Thursday</b>): 3 miles (20:14) in the AM. Out of work on time at 4ish. I missed my iPhone 6 being shipped by FedEx. It needed a signature. The main headquarters 25 minutes away was open until 8pm. I had to get a 3 x 3 mile workout down at the bike path again. Similar times to last time. Cruised the workout compared to last time and felt much stronger. 2+ warmup (15:30 + strides).<br />
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Splits were as followed: 15:45, 15:50, 15:40. Overall faster than last time and felt smoother. 3 mile (19:07) which was much quicker than last time due to feeling less depleted and the motivation to grab my iPhone down in Menands, NY. Back to the car with just enough time to change and head down there. No speeding and made it with 13 minutes to spare.<br />
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Ordered 5 Guys on the ride back up north and stopped in Clifton Park for my dinner and the Verizon Store for a case. Home to shower and head to bed. <br />
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November 14th<b> </b>(<b>Friday</b>): 3:30am wakeup. Couldn't sleep so I walked downstairs to watch some old school television (Catdog, Hey Arnold, etc) and setup my iPhone 6. Woohoo! 9 miles (68:16) with Renee and Jenn at 5am. I had a bunch of time so I dressed it up for a Friday and went with the company sweater vest. Massage at 5pm at Back In Balance. Deep tissue and focused on hips and hamstrings. Feels amazing and I recommend receiving a couple throughout a training cycle.<br />
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November 15th (<b>Saturday</b>): 7+ miles (55:14) with Fleet Feet group at the Zim Smith bike path. Relaxed and did some laundry in the afternoon. Another 3 miles (NT) with Derrick at 5pm. Over to my buddy's apartment for some brewskis and whatnot.<br />
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November 3rd (<b>Monday</b>): 3 miles (20:18) in the AM. Busy day at work. 5 miles (34:29) in the evening. Sore, but nothing too crazy from the big trail run yesterday.<br />
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<i><b> Adorable.</b></i></div>
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November 4th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 3 miles (18:49) in the AM. Work until 6pm. Straight to bowling. Tired so the afternoon run did not happen.<br />
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<i><b> I cannot stand the cuteness.</b></i></div>
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November 5th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 4 miles (26:38) in the AM. Out of work at 4:15pm to head down to UAlbany for the Wednesday workout at 6pm. 6xmile with 400 rest. Quicker. 2.5 mile warmup around campus. I didn't quite have the motivation right before the workout as I was getting my strides in on the straightaways. I had a very brief pep talk with Goup and he pumped me up. He pointed out the potential cute girls running a workout on the track and that should be motivation enough. Worked like a charm.<br />
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Workout went as followed: 4:49, 4:51, 4:49, 4:48, 4:46, 4:43. 40:32 for the total time of 5:24 pace for the 7.5 miles. 5 Guys Burgers and Fries for a reward from the 17 mile day.<br />
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November 6th (<b>Thursday</b>): 8+ miles (54:06) in the morning solo. 8 miles (56:24) in the evening with Goup in the pouring rain for a 16 mile day. Quality recovery. Ran past a pizza place and they convinced me to order a couple pizzas for dinner.<br />
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<i><b>Dinner and leftovers for lunch.</b></i></div>
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November 7th (<b>Friday</b>): 5 miles (34:47) in the AM. Busy day at work - been a busy week overall. 5 miles (37:43) with Derrick in the evening.<br />
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<i><b> Baked potatoes and avocado. Mmm.</b></i></div>
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November 8th (<b>Saturday</b>): 10 miles (67:43) in the morning with Megan and Goup on the bike path. Headed over to Back in Balance for my flush massage at 10am. Walmart, Target, groceries, movies on TV, and a well deserved nap was my entire day.<br />
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<i><b> Hearty dinner for the race tomorrow.</b></i></div>
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November 9th (<b>Sunday</b>): Carpooled with Renee and Jenn from Renee's house. We almost (we did for a couple miles) forget the numbers for the entire team. Turned around after a little bit down the road to grab them from Renee's car. To the elite tent to drop off our stuff and relax for a short time. 4 mile warmup (27 + strides). 8:30am start. Stacked field and went out with the leaders.<br />
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4:48 through the 1st mile, but I knew we would be quick with the type of guys in the field including Josh McDougal. 5k split of 15:39 and right with the top 10. My 4th mile was slow and that's where I lost contact with the lead pack for the next 5k. 31:41 through 10k (16:02 2nd 5k). Last 5k I brought it back down and focused back in with the overall downhill grade. Finished up with a 47:22 (15:41 last 5k). 5:05 pace overall and a PR by a few minutes. Conversion to 10 miles puts me at a solid sub 51 effort. Happy with the results. 45+ minute cooldown with Patrick (4th place overall) from Syracuse. Awards ceremony (too long) and Bombers for burritos and relaxing.<br />
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Another 4 miles (26:58) in the evening to finish off a 25 mile day. <br />
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<i><b> Byahh!</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Eyes open? Not sure.</b></i></div>
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October 27th (<b>Monday</b>): 3 miles (21:07) in the AM. 10 miles (57:13) total. First 5 miles in 31:33 and the 2nd 5 mile at hard tempo in 26:40. 5:06, 5:10, 5;01, 5:08, 5:12. Felt good and solid start to the week.<br />
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October 28th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 5 miles (34:38) in the AM. Solid night of bowling at the league. 150, 156, 144. Most consistent and best scores so far. 5 miles (34:26) post league at 10pm.<br />
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October 29th (<b>Wednesday</b>): The afternoon brought a workout that I only have seen on paper or on
Flotrack Wednesday workout videos. 2+ mile warmup total. I had mapped out the 3
mile straightaway on the Zim Smith Bike Path right down the road from
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interval. Changed into my Nike Lunaracers and ready to roll. Goup wanted me at current marathon pace, 2:20 pace, and 2:18 pace (basically 5:25, 5:20, 5:15) for the 3 x 3 mile.<br />
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October 30th (<b>Thursday</b>): 4 miles (30:41) in the AM. 9 miles (64:14) in the evening. Amazon package arrived with my Nutribullet!<br />
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October 31st (<b>Friday</b>): 9 miles (66:26) with Renee and Jenn at 5am. 5 miles (34:52) in the evening<br />
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<i><b>I love FaceTiming with Madison. She was part of the 3 Blind Mice. </b></i></div>
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<i><b>December can come soon enough. </b></i></div>
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<i><b>This is how you prep food in the mornings. Omelette, burrito mix (x2) and sauteed veggies.</b></i></div>
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November 1st (<b>Saturday</b>): 5 miles (34:26) in the AM. 3 miles (21:09) in the evening. Over to Peddler's for Renee's birthday dinner with a bunch of friends and all the kids. Out to Albany after for a guys night. <br />
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November 2nd (<b>Sunday</b>): 7am wakeup. Drove to Vermont for an epic long run with Ferenc, Hammett, and Pat Rich at Ferenc's new place. 18 miles (2:08:21) through straight trails and amazing views. Veggie chili for recovery fuel and hung out with Ferenc until about 9:30pm or so. Drove back to NY.<br />
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<i><b>So good.</b></i></div>
Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-33233677930623385032014-11-19T20:48:00.000-05:002014-11-19T20:48:09.453-05:00Marathon Specific (4 x 2 mile)<b>96 miles for the week. 2 quality workouts to start the marathon specific training cycle.</b><br />
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October 20th (<b>Monday</b>): 3 miles (NT) in the AM. 10+ miles (56:32 - 56 flat effort) in the PM. Felt really smooth on this run and cruised right through it. 2.5 mile splits: 14:26, 14:03, 14:05, 13:56). <br />
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October 21st (<b>Tuesday</b>): 4 miles (NT) in the AM. 5 miles (33:24) before bowling league. Saw a local guy in the neighborhoods that was rocking a solid pace. Legs felt okay.<br />
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October 22nd (<b>Wednesday</b>): 3 miles (NT) in the AM. Normal day at work and out at a decent hour to allow me to head down to UAlbany for the track workout at 6pm. Pete told me I might have Macky for assistance in my workout. Sweet deal.<br />
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He was there when I was back from my 2.5 mile warmup around campus. Changed into my Lunaracers and ran some strides to loosen up. Goal was 10:30 and work down from there. Goup told me I wasn't allowed to break 10 on the last one. I thought that was fairly comical because I thinking I wouldn't be near that. Things change.<br />
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<b>10:28 </b>(Led the entire thing with Macky on my side and felt smooth)<br />
<b>10:18</b> (Macky brought us through in 5:08, finished up fairly even)<br />
<b>10:05</b> (Macky paced me through the 1st 800 and the end - the quicker rest caught up with him)<br />
<b>9:55 </b>(Again, same deal as the previous interval - surprised myself with the minimal effort)<br />
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Finished the workout with the final 800 rest and a total time of 54:46 for the 10 miles. Boom! It was a huge confidence booster to crush this kind of workout (1st time doing longer intervals) and it was awesome to have Macky helping me out - solid workout. When we were "jogging" the last rest, Macky was like "You're in great shape! You're getting ready for a marathon, right?" I responded, "Thanks - I better be - yeah, running a marathon in December!" He came back with "Oh okay, that doesn't make me feel so bad that I couldn't hang with you." Haha - he's getting in good shape, but he is more accustom to the shorter distances (way quicker than me over mile to 5k).<br />
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Five Guys as a reward (like every week) and back to the house to shower/head to bed.<br />
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<i><b> Yogurt and granola as dessert!</b></i></div>
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October 23rd (<b>Thursday</b>): Morning off from running. 12 miles (82:37) in the rainy weather after work - solo effort. Felt good and legs were sorta tired, but no serious soreness.<br />
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October 24th (<b>Friday</b>): 8 miles (58:17) with Renee at 5am - 3 x 30,60,90 to help her out on her workout. 5 miles (34:43) right after work and before heading back to CT for the weekend.<br />
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<b><i> The advantage of running at 5am. Over an hour to get ready for work.</i></b></div>
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October 25th (<b>Saturday</b>): 10 miles (66:27) in the AM. The rest of the day was spent relaxing (massage, pedicure, bowling, and a home cooked meal).<br />
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<i><b>Salami, Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese, BBQ sauce (toasted and melted).</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Blurry, but you can see the lady has gloves on. Normally they don't...</b></i></div>
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October 26th (<b>Sunday</b>): 13+ miles total in the beautiful town of Kent, CT in the morning/afternoon. Drove down with my parents, sister and her friend to run the scenic Kent 5 Mile Road Race. 7 miles (46:35) prior to the race. Ran with my sister for the Kent 5 Miler. 1 mile jog around after. Some window shopping and food eating in downtown Kent. Headed back to NY soon after the race. 8 miles (55:02) at 6pm to finish the day with 21 miles.<br />
<br />Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-1926000907256959602014-11-15T16:27:00.001-05:002014-11-15T16:27:32.295-05:00Massages Are Beneficial<b>87 miles for the week.</b> <b>Quality miles. Massage scheduled for Saturday - focus on calves & hips.</b><br />
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October 13th (<b>Monday</b>): 9 miles (64:56) in the afternoon.<br />
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October 14th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 4 miles (30:16) in the AM. 7 miles (46:34) in the PM.<br />
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<i><b>Ice bath to reduce inflammation.</b></i></div>
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October 15th (<b>Wednesday</b>): 3 miles (21:08) in the AM. Just shy of 10 (63:11). Sub 65 effort.<br />
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October 16th (<b>Thursday</b>): 5 miles (33:49) in the AM. 7 miles (48:38) in the evening.<br />
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<i><b>Can't wait to see her in December!</b></i></div>
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October 17th (<b>Friday</b>): 8 miles (57:50) at 5am with Renee. 3 x 30/60/90. Afternoon off. Recovery room after work for food and drinks. Saratoga for a couple hours at night with co-workers.<br />
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October 18th (<b>Saturday</b>): 9 miles (60:32) in the morning before my 11am massage. Sherri worked on my calves and hips. Wow. Fresh haircut by my boy Sean in Clifton Park. 4 miles (29:52) in the evening.<br />
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<i><b>Lost my key when using the "bathroom" on a run. Found it today.</b></i></div>
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October 19th (<b>Sunday</b>): Up to Saratoga for the XC Classic Race. 8 miles (59:40) with Renee through SPAC. 5K race (17+) as a tempo. 3 miles (21:22) - course in reverse. Chilled for the afternoon. Another 6.5 miles (45+) with Ken from Fleet Feet at 5pm. See dinner below made in the cask iron pan. Devoured so quickly. So good!<br />
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<i><b> Potato wedges. Mexican style. Black beans. Avocado. Onions. Peppers. Salsa. Seasonings.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Clean plate club.</b></i></div>
Mac the Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00121265877044832762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191257917156998266.post-16141792359239424482014-11-15T14:55:00.000-05:002014-11-15T14:55:09.042-05:00Hartford 1/2 Marathon RR 2014<b>52 miles for the week. 2 days off and a crappy day at the races.</b><br />
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October 6th (<b>Monday</b>): Off. Normal day at work. Over to the Recovery Room for beers and food with some co-workers for someone's birthday.<br />
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October 7th (<b>Tuesday</b>): 5 miles (33:35) in the morning. 5.5 miles (39+) with Will Koons and Pete Rowell along the cinder section on the Zim Smith bike path.<br />
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October 8th (<b>Wednesday</b>): No morning run. A relaxed 5x800 track workout down at UAlbany to test out the calves and not be too taxed for the weekend. 2.5 mile warmup. Some strides. 2:28, 2:24, 2:22, 2:26, 2:23). Cruised and legs felt decent. Shorter intervals, but a step in the forward direction. 2.5 mile cooldown.<br />
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<i><b>Electric stimulation. Every bit helps with recovery.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Rocking out (aka hearing protection for the airplanes overhead).</b></i> </div>
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October 9th (<b>Thursday</b>): 3 miles (NT) in the AM. 7+ miles (48:04) in the PM.<br />
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<i><b>Dinner of champions.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Baked potato topped with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt. </b></i></div>
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<i><b>Salads are important too! </b></i></div>
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October 10th (<b>Friday</b>): Work until 1pm or so. Busy morning with training and running around to finish up my stuff before heading out for the weekend. Home to pack up quickly and hit the road. Some major traffic hit throughout the entire ride. I was pounding Gatorade the entire day and thought I could make it to the hotel without having to stop for a bathroom break. I almost peed while I was driving. I pulled off at some random exit in Connecticut, but it was one without any gas stations right off the highway. I continued to drive as I am literally squirming in my seat doing the pee dance. It is very difficult to hold it and drive standard at the same time. Eventually found a random side neighborhood to park my car on the side of the road and empty the overfilled bladder.<br />
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<i><b>Prepped with high visibility gear.</b></i></div>
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October 11th (<b>Saturday</b>): Early wakeup. Sat in bed and slowly woke up. Made some instant oatmeal with the coffee maker. No spoons. Improvised and used wooden stirrers. Changed up and relaxed before heading out for a short warmup around the block with Megan (eventually winner of the half marathon). 3 mile warmup total (loops + the jog to the starting line). Felt good, but I was in for a rude awakening. Splits will speak for themselves:<br />
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Mile 1 - 4:59 (off the pack and feeling okay)<br />
Mile 2 - 5:04<br />
Mile 3 - 4:58<br />
Mile 4 - 5:09<br />
Mile 5/6 - 10:30 (30:41 through 6) - not so good and settled in to that pace through the course<br />
Mile 7 - 5:16<br />
Mile 8/9 - 10:35 (not getting any faster and the course has some rollers<br />
Mile 10 - 5:12 (some downhill and maybe some chance to get out of the funk)<br />
Mile 11 - 5:23 (just kidding!)<br />
Mile 12 - 5:27<br />
Mile 13.1 - 5:43 (5:11 pace and somehow salvaged something for the end)<br />
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Time: 68:19. Only 39 seconds off my PR, but felt not all that great. Pictures will be a witness of the true feeling. Rainy and 40 degrees did not help.<br />
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The rest of the day was recovering and driving over to Leominster to hang out with Sarah, Bob and my parents. Homemade dinner that was bomb-diggity!<br />
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<i><b>Early on. </b></i></div>
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<i><b>Tongue out. Feeling okay. </b></i></div>
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<i><b>Look of exhaustion. </b></i></div>
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October 12th (<b>Sunday</b>): Up to drive over to Boston to watch the BAA Half Marathon. Sarah (my sister) and her friend were running it. Trotted around and spectated. Home at a decent hour back in NY.<br />
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