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November 2008

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Location:

Chicago,IL,USA

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Distance runner for 32 years with over 30,000 miles. Marathon PR of 3:02 (Boston, unofficial time, 1982, age 23), 3:07 (Monticello, IL, official time, 1984), and 3:19 (Lake Geneva, WI, official time, 2001, age 42).

Short-Term Running Goals:

2008 is the year I want to break 3:00!

Long-Term Running Goals:

50,000 miles, 3:00 marathon, 50-mile run, 100-mile run, and an Iron Man

Personal:

I work at Northwestern University as a website/software designer; have been an architect, medical illustrator, graphic designer, art director and record store owner. I have a 23-year old daughter, with whom I ran the AIDS Marathon in Hawaii in 2005

Miles:This week: 4.00 Month: 16.00 Year: 1036.85
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Ran at SPAC (indoors), lifted weights, tried to stretch (ugh...somewhat successful. Weight: 148

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

SPAC - 2 on treadmill, 2 on indoor track, weights

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

SPAC - 2 on treadmill (14:40) and 2 on indoor track

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Wow. The decline happens fast! less than 6 weeks after 2 marathons at/near 8/mile and i had difficulty doing 4 of them at 7:53. HR after each mile: 166/172/178/182! Weight: 148. But am finally getting energy back after a very rough few weeks of having none.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00


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