tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48191203782976774102024-03-13T08:43:32.759-04:00My Obsession With RunningChasing PR's with the dedication of a monk; and appreciating every moment pursuing a DREAM while trying to stay injury-free, but at the same time, fully realizing the impracticality of it all happening the way I truly want it to.DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-62660615276141881472015-10-11T22:04:00.000-04:002015-10-11T22:04:17.450-04:00Catching Up!<span style="font-size: large;">September 6th-Sunday: <b>Rest Day :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 7th-Monday: <b>XT-Cross Training-13 miles-(34:00) on the indoor spinning bike in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 8th-Tuesday: <b>Rest day-procrastination</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 9th-Wednesday: <b>Rest day-procrastination</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 10th-Thursday:<b> <u>4.5 miles</u>-(36:38) in the PM-afternoon</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 11th-Friday: <b><u>6.5 miles</u>-(50:36) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 12th-Saturday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(31:40) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">15 miles-(1:58:54) of running + 13 miles-(34:00) of spinning for the week :)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 13th-Sunday: <b><u>6 miles</u>-(46:00) in the early PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 14th-Monday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(28:51) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 15th-Tuesday: <b><u>6 miles</u>-(44:56) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 16th-Wednesday: <b>XT-15 miles-(54:18) of biking in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 17th-Thursday: <b>Rest day </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 18th-Friday: <b><u>8.3 miles</u>-(62:43) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 19th-Saturday: <b><u>3.7 miles</u>-(28:42) in the PM</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">28 miles-(3:31:12) of running + 15 miles-(54:18) of biking for the week :)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 20th-Sunday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(49:13)-Trask loop-New PR on this route! :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 21st-Monday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(29:27) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 22nd-Tuesday: <b>Rest day</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 23rd-Wednesday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(30:08) in the early PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 24th-Thursday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(53:40) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 25th-Friday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(32:09) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 26th-Saturday: <b>Tuftonboro 5k-<u>6 miles</u>-(1.4 wu-11:06 + 5k-18:14-3rd OA + 1.5 cd-12:15) in the AM :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>32 miles-(3:56:12) of running for the week :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 27th-Sunday: <b>XT-7+ miles of hiking + <u>.5 miles</u> of running with Liz :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 28th-Monday: <b>Rest day</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 29th-Tuesday: <b>Rest day-procrastination</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 30th-Wednesday: <b>Rest day-procrastination</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">89.5 miles of running for September</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">At least 589.5 more miles to go to reach my Goal for 2015!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">October 1st-Thursday: <b><u>2.5 miles</u>-(NT) while spectating at my bro's XC race in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">October 2nd-Friday: <b>Rest day-procrastination</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">October 3rd-Saturday: <b><u>5 miles</u>-(38:12) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>8 miles of running + some hiking for the week </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">October 4th-Sunday: <b><u>5 miles</u>-(38:43) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">October 5th-Monday: <b>Rest day</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">October 6th-Tuesday: <b><u>9 miles</u>-(67:24) in the early PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">October 7th-Wednesday: <b><u>5 miles</u>-(38:05) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">October 8th-Thursday: <b><u>6 miles</u>-(44:53) in the early PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">October 9th-Friday: <b>Rest day</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">October 10th-Saturday: <b><u>8 miles</u>-(59:32) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">33 miles-(4:08:37) of running for the week :)</span></b><br />
<br />DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-5968629702931748172015-09-10T14:25:00.001-04:002015-09-10T14:25:11.842-04:00Slowly Getting The FIRE Going. . .<span style="font-size: large;">August 30th-Sunday: <b>Rest Day :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 31st-Monday: <b><u>8 miles</u>-(62:38) in the PM</b></span><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">97 miles of running for August :)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">At least 679 more miles to go for 2015</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">1336 miles ran for 2015 so far</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 1st-Tuesday: <b>0-busy + stressed out</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 2nd-Wednesday: <b>0-stressed + busy, but still should have run</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 3rd-Thursday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(54:38) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 4th-Friday: <b>Rest day</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September 5th-Saturday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(51:45)-Trask loop-20 min to four corners + 28:20 to top, solo in the PM</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">22 miles-(2:49:02) of running for the week :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-89714431474363603672015-08-31T21:05:00.004-04:002015-08-31T21:09:03.781-04:00The Past Couple Weeks<span style="font-size: large;">August 16th-Sunday: <b>Rest Day for IT band/knee</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 17th-Monday: <b>Another Rest Day for IT band/knee</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 18th-Tuesday: <b><u>6 miles</u> E-(46:24) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 19th-Wednesday: <b>Rest Day</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 20th-Thursday: <b><u>6.8 miles</u> E-(55:12)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 21st-Friday: <b><u>7.2 miles</u> E-(56:57) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 22nd-Saturday: <b>Rest Day</b></span><br />
<b><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">20 miles-(2:38:33) of running for the week :)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 23rd-Sunday:<b> 12 miles-(30 min) of spinning on the indoor bike in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 24th-Monday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(48:12) in the PM; was feeling really good!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 25th-Tuesday: <b><u>5 miles</u>-(40:18) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 26th-Wednesday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:47) in the early PM </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 27th-Thursday: <b>Rest Day :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 28th-Friday: <b><u>5 miles</u>-(39:06) in the early PM </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 29th-Saturday:<b> Gilford Old Home Day-<u>6</u></b><u><b> miles</b></u><b>-(1.3 E + 5k Race-18:45-5th OA-rough time out there-hilly course + 1.6 E) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">30 miles of running for the week :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-6213488264335768662015-08-31T20:50:00.003-04:002015-08-31T20:50:47.539-04:00IT Band Problems<span style="font-size: large;">August 9th-Sunday: <b>Rest Day</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>August 10th-Monday:<b> Rest Day-Kayaked around 4 miles in the afternoon with Liz :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 11th-Tuesday: <b>Q1-<u>10 miles</u>-(1:20:46) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 12th-Wednesday: <b><u>8 miles</u>-(62:42</b><b>) with Seth in the AM</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>August 13th-Thursday: <b><u>4.9 miles</u> E-(39:42)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 14th-Friday: <b>Rest Day for IT band/knee</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 15th-Saturday: <b>34th Granite Man Triathlon-<u>5 miles</u>-(1 E + 3.9 running leg-29:50 with Adam + .2 E) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">28 miles of running for the week :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-36196562450996968032015-08-11T19:06:00.001-04:002015-08-11T19:15:40.451-04:00Rest Week For Ankle<span style="font-size: large;">August 2nd-Sunday:<b> Rest Day-Ankle was quite swollen</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>August 3rd-Monday:<b> Rest Day...still pretty swollen. I did 3 sets of pull ups and light weights in the PM, but that was it. 22nd Birthday! :/</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>August 4th-Tuesday: <b>Rest Day</b></span><br />
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August 5th-Wednesday: <b>Rest Day</b></span><br />
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August 6th-Thursday: <b>Rest Day-Plank workout in the PM</b></span><br />
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August 7th-Friday: <b>Rest Day-Felt like I could have given running a try today, but I decided to give it some more rest because I really don't want to take any steps back from the recovery process.</b></span><br />
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August 8th-Saturday: <b><u>6 miles</u> E-(49:12) in the AM, things felt fine with my ankle, thank the Lord!</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">6 miles-(49:12) of running for the rest week :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-6364369534367733842015-08-04T11:01:00.002-04:002015-08-04T11:18:02.783-04:00Kingman Farm Trail Race + Ankle Injury :/<span style="font-size: large;">July 26th-Sunday: <b>Rest Day :)</b></span><br />
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July 27th-Monday: <b>Q1-<u>10 miles</u>-(1:16:45) in Concord on a hilly route-(600-700 ft. of elevation gain) in the AM</b></span><br />
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July 28th-Tuesday: <b><u>6 miles</u> Easy-(48:30) in the AM</b></span><br />
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July 29th-Wednesday: <b>Q2-<u>9 miles</u>-(2 E-16:12 + 2 sets of (8 x 200 R w/800-(4:05) jg between sets-</b><b>1st set-(36, 40, 38, 39, 40, 39, 38, 37) + 2nd set-(37, 37, 37, 37, 38, 38, 38, 36)-</b><b>4.5 total-30:53 + 2.5 E-20:08)-combined total time-(67:13) in the AM :D I started my warm up at 6:24 am and was done by 8; felt controlled while trying to feel out the pace for the first set, and then finished things off well in the second set. I also changed into my Asics Hyperspeed 6's and then did some stretching + drills + a couple strides after the warm up; back to the Hoka's for the cool down.</b></span><br />
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July 30th-Thursday: <b><u>6 miles</u> E-(48:47) in the AM</b></span><br />
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July 31st-Friday: <b><u>6 miles</u> E-(48:41 + 4 ST) in the AM</b></span><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">205 miles of running for July! :D</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">At least 776 more miles to go for 2015</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">August 1st-Saturday: <b>Kingman Farm Trail Race-<u>5.6 miles</u>-(2 E-16:08 + 3.6 mi. race-26:20)-combined total-(42:28) in the AM. Not much to say about this one. I twisted my ankle real bad half a mile into the race, but decided to keep going so I ran about 3 more miles where things just got progressively worse. The pain in the last mile was really getting to me. I should have just thrown in the towel after the first mile because three days later things are still healing. I did end up hanging onto 3rd OA, but I believe that I could have given 1st place-Josh Fields a run for his money if I didn't hurt myself. I HATE not being able to run or cross train. We'll see how it is feeling tomorrow-Wednesday.</b></span><br />
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</span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">42.6 miles-(5:32:24) of running for the week :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-76684230614591577912015-07-27T12:43:00.002-04:002015-07-27T12:44:44.320-04:00Hurricane Hill 10k! :)<span style="font-size: large;">July 19th-Sunday; <b>12 miles-(33:52) of biking on the indoor spinning bike in the PM. It was very hot and humid working out during the power outage.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>July 20th-Monday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:18) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 21st-Tuesday: <b><u>12 miles</u>-(1:35:25) with a few short breaks because I drank a lot of water beforehand in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 22nd-Wednesday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(51:24) mostly with Seth in the AM. Felt pretty good starting out, dropping a 6:47 1st mile and then a 6:15; slowed down to 7:30's after that.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 23rd-Thursday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(31:16) in the AM + another <u>4 miles</u>-(31:49) on the same route in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 24th-Friday: <b><u>5 miles</u>-(39:36 + 6 BF ST on the grass + drills) with Seth in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 25th-Saturday: <b>Hurricane Hill 10k-Vermont-9<u> miles</u>-(1.5 wu-11:36 + 6 mi. race-43:51 + 1.5 cd-13:00)-combined total-(68:26) in the AM</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Race Report:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">The race director gave out some quick, pre-race directions at the starting line, and then we were off with a simple "GO!" I got a pretty good start, and was side by side with my younger, but speedy brother leading the charge down a choppy, logging road; where about 400 meters from the start, the course took a sharp left across some rocks and up a trail. This is where I wasn't paying attention to any arrows and kept going straight up the logging road. I was shouted to by other racers including my brother that we were supposed to go left. With frustration I doubled back as quickly as I could to settle into 6th or so as we began to climb. It was very quickly apparent that this wouldn't be like last week's trail race where it was just Seth and I from 2 miles on. We all climbed about 300 ft.-(according to Strava) during that 1st mile with the last part being pretty steep. My legs felt zapped after we crested the hill, and started down a single track section. Seth took off on the downhill, and then it leveled out. I caught back up at this point while shaking out the lactic acid build-up, and went by him. I hoped that I could stay in front of him from there to the finish line which I was happily able to pull off. The rest of the race after that which was from 1.75 miles on was just reeling in the guys that really attacked that first climb. I caught one fairly fast within the next 1/2 a mile and proceeded by him-(Luc Morin). I caught glimpses of the next 2 guys up ahead and focused on catching them. I passed one of them-(Jordan Frazin) right before the 3 mile mark that was lagging behind at that point-(I could tell he was hurting.) I stayed with the guy in 2nd place-Vincent Lyon who I beat by almost a minute at last weekend's race so I was pretty confident that I could edge him out again. I stayed right with him up until 3.5 miles or so and then just cruised past. It turns out that he was just biding his time, and knew the course pretty well from winning this race when they held it last September. I threw in a surge and he went right with me. Almost went the wrong way again just after 4 miles into it, but thankfully he shouted to me to take another sharp left so I doubled back to be the follower again. The last 1.4 miles consists of mostly downhills with some rough turns thrown in. He took off on this section of the course. I was able to go with him up until the last half a mile where I twisted an ankle and just couldn't keep up with his fast pace. He did take a pretty good tumble where it just looked like he rolled, jumped back up, and then continued racing! It was quite the sight! I never saw the 1st place guy again after that first steep climb in the beginning. He beat Vincent by 1:30. The guy-(Chris Gish) ended up being a 17 year old from VT, and his sister won the 10k for females as well. In conclusion, I just didn't feel as happy with the race overall as I did last weekend. I should have really gone for it from 3-4 miles to try and lose Vincent before the long, downhill finish. I'll get him next time! :D</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">48 miles-(6:13:14) of running including 1 tough trail race in Vermont! + 12 miles-(33:52) of spinning for the week :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-34510989771296094182015-07-18T21:33:00.003-04:002015-07-18T21:36:58.782-04:00Frenzy In The Forest :)<span style="font-size: large;">July 12th-Sunday:<b> Rest Day</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 13th-Monday: <b><u>10 miles</u>-(1:18:08) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 14th-Tuesday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(56:30 + 2 BF ST on the grass) with Greg in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 15th-Wednesday: <b><u>6 miles</u>-(47:45) in the AM + another <u>4 miles</u>-(32:16-wore my orange adidas shoes and irritated my right hamstring) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 16th-Thursday: <b><u>8 miles</u>-(65:28)-felt okay in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 17th-Friday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(32:52 + drills + 5 ST on dirt) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 18th-Saturday: <b>Frenzy in the Forest trail race with the fam-<u>9 miles</u>-(1.6 wu-14:28 + 4.35 mi. race-30:26 + 3.05 cd-24:21)-combined total-(69:15) in the AM. I ended up with 2nd OA + 1st in my age group of 20-29. Tough course + gnarly trails + no wipe outs = a definite good time! I stuck with my younger bro Seth right up until the last half a mile or so where he lost me on a good downhill section. We got rid of any pursuers within the first couple miles. I'm pretty happy with it overall, and I'm already looking forward to next weekend's 10k trail race over in Vermont! :D</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">48 miles-(6:22:14) of running including 1 rewarding trail race for the week! I'm at a good place with mileage right now, and I need to work at keeping it up over 6 hrs of total training time per week because that's what I race well off of! :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-15610078577304011232015-07-12T10:56:00.002-04:002015-07-12T11:57:24.040-04:00Ahead Of July 2014 + Race Saturday :)<span style="font-size: large;">July 5th-Sunday: <b>23.6 miles-(1:33:05) of biking with Mom, Dad, and Kurt in the AM :)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>July 6th-Monday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:58) in the AM-legs were feeling heavy + sore from yesterday's bike</b></span><br />
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July 7th-Tuesday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(54:06) in the AM</b></span><br />
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July 8th-Wednesday: <b><u>10 miles</u>-(1:21:32) in the AM</b></span><br />
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July 9th-Thursday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:35 + 6 BareFoot STrides on the grass) in the AM</b></span><br />
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July 10th-Friday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(54:52) in the AM</b></span><br />
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July 11th-Saturday: <u><b>6</b></u><b><u> miles</u>-(48:21) with Kurt in the AM</b></span><br />
<b><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">44 miles-(5:50:24) of running + 23.6 miles-(1:33:05) of biking for the week :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-54879905784655287082015-07-06T06:51:00.004-04:002015-07-06T09:18:12.824-04:00Making Gains! :D<span style="font-size: large;">June 28th-Sunday: <b>Off from running-12 miles-(32 min) on the indoor spinning bike in the PM :)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>June 29th-Monday: <b><u>10</u></b><u style="font-weight: bold;"> miles</u><b>-(1:18:56) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 30th-Tuesday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(31:12) in the AM</b></span><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">146 miles of running for June :)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">At least 981 miles to go for 2015</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 1st-Wednesday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(54:48) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 2nd-Thursday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(53:03) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 3rd-Friday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:22) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 4th-Saturday:<b> <u>7 miles</u>-(50:16)-Trask loop-19 min to four corners + 27 min to very top-with Seth in the early PM. Felt really good, and we both killed it!</b></span><br />
<b><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">42 miles-(5:23:37) of running + 12 miles of spinning for the week :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-46795394018338922762015-06-28T07:27:00.004-04:002015-06-28T07:29:43.521-04:001st 40+ Week Since Marathon :)<span style="font-size: large;">June 21st-Sunday:<b> Off-Rest Day :)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>June 22nd-Monday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:20) solo in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 23rd-Tuesday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(30:58 + 6 short, hill strides after) solo in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 24th-Wednesday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(53:36) with the team in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 25th-Thursday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(56:38) with the team in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 26th-Friday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:16) with Adam in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 27th-Saturday: <b><u>10 miles</u>-(1:18:14) solo in the AM</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">42 miles-(5:30:02) of running for the week! :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-3703918897153181362015-06-21T14:11:00.002-04:002015-06-21T14:39:03.146-04:00Keep Moving Forward-Consistency Makes Athletes Strong.<span style="font-size: large;">June 14th-Sunday:<b> 19.4 miles-(1:19:00) of biking w/Kurt + parents in the AM :)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>June 15th-Monday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:34 + 6 short, quick pick-ups) in the PM</b></span><br />
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June 16th-Tuesday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(54:50) in the early PM</b></span><br />
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June 17th-Wednesday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(52:41)-Trask loop in the AM. I didn't push it too hard on the way up, but I felt really good for most of the run :D </b></span><br />
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June 18th-Thursday: <b>15.6 miles-(57:15) of biking in the early PM</b></span><br />
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June 19th-Friday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(56:42) in the early PM</b></span><br />
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June 20th-Saturday: <b>West Windsor trail 5k-<u>6 miles</u>-(1 wu-(8:19) + 4.5 mi. off-course, race-(36:23) + .5 cd-4:26)-total time-(49:08) in the AM. It was pretty frustrating to be directed down the wrong path right after the halfway point. I didn't really realize it was the wrong way for another .75 mi. of running, and just decided to keep going. I ended up merging onto the 10k course towards the end, ran 1.4 mi. extra. It just sucks to think that I could have won by like 10 minutes if I had gone the right way. Ohh well...until the next race where I'll make sure to wreck it! I did get a couple consolation prizes for the misdirection, but it still irritates me! haha</b></span><br />
<b><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">34 miles-(4:28:55) of running + 35 miles-(2:16:15) of biking for the week :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-67142979380282462922015-06-14T09:23:00.001-04:002015-06-14T09:24:20.003-04:00Solid Week! :D<span style="font-size: large;">June 7th-Sunday: <b>Mt. Major ascent up the brook trail-2.4 miles-(35:46) to the hut on top; then the descent where I bombed down the main blue trail-it was a Blast!-haha-<u>1.5 miles</u>-(13:57) + 15.8 miles-(56:20-37.4 mph top speed) of biking with parents in the PM :)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>June 8th-Monday: <b>19.2 miles-(1:17:00) of biking with parents in the AM + <u>5.5 miles</u>-(42:32) of running in the early PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 9th-Tuesday:<b> Off </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 10th-Wednesday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(56:52) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 11th-Thursday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:30) in the late PM </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 12th-Friday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(53:48) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 13th-Saturday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(53:48) in the PM </b></span><br />
<b><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">35 miles-(4:36:27) of running + 35 miles-(2:13:20) of biking for the week :)</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-79413486936634947482015-06-07T17:41:00.001-04:002015-06-07T17:49:50.880-04:00Starting Things Up Again :)<span style="font-size: large;">May 31st-Sunday: <b>16 miles-(43 min) on the spinning bike indoors in the PM</b></span><br />
<b><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">150 miles of running for May :)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">At least 1127 more miles to go for 2015</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 1st-Monday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(57:44) in the PM. Stopped the watch for 2:23 right around 2.5 mi. into it to talk to Mrs. Jacobs about the recent marathon.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 2nd-Tuesday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">June 3rd-Wednesday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>June 4th-Thursday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>June 5th-Friday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(57:10) in the early PM</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b>June 6th-Saturday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:16) in the AM</b></span><br />
<b><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">21 miles-(2:50:10) of running + 16 miles-(43:00) of spinning for the week :)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">21 mi. in the Clifton's</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-75757211299090373812015-05-31T10:10:00.001-04:002015-05-31T10:10:19.393-04:00People's United Bank Vermont City Marathon!<span style="font-size: large;">May 24th-Sunday: <b>Marathon Day! :D <u>26.2 miles</u>-(3:30:41 official finishing time)-8:02/mile average-427th place overall-3 min & 32 sec PR over last year-29th out of 122 in my age group of males 16-24 years old. I jogged over to the start line before the race started; it was probably around <u>.3 miles</u>-(2:30). I also took around 6 min total in bathroom breaks during the race where I stopped my watch so the total time on my Garmin was right under 3:25 when I finished.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">May 25th-Monday: <b>Day off :)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">May 26th-Tuesday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">May 27th-Wednesday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">May 28th-Thursday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">May 29th-Friday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">May 30th-Saturday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">26.5 miles-(3:33:11) of running for the week :)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">26.5 mi. in the Clifton's</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">About 240ish miles of running on them so far!</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-11129276603363412562015-05-25T11:12:00.001-04:002015-05-25T11:12:49.272-04:00Marathon On The Horizon!<span style="font-size: large;">May 17th-Sunday: <b><u>11 miles</u>-(1:27:44) in the AM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May 18th-Monday: <b><u>7 miles</u>-(55:26) in the early PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May 19th-Tuesday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May 20th-Wednesday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(29:38) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May 21st-Thursday: <b><u>5.5 miles</u>-(43:12) in the PM</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May 22nd-Friday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May 23rd-Saturday: <b><u>2 miles</u>-(16:18) in the AM</b></span><br />
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May 11th-Monday: <b><u>18 miles</u>-(2:14:04) in the AM. Felt really good! Finished it up with a sub-7 last mile :) Took a couple breaks-4 min. total for water + the restroom. Consumed a V-Fuel + GU Roctane during as well</b></span><br />
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May 12th-Tuesday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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May 13th-Wednesday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(30:35) in the PM</b></span><br />
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May 14th-Thursday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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May 15th-Friday: <b><u>10 miles</u>-(1:17:36) in the early PM</b></span><br />
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May 16th-Saturday: <b><u>5 miles</u>-(37:34) in the PM</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>45 miles-(5:43:24) for the week :) </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>15.4 miles-(58 min) of biking</b></span>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-31111034804422537282015-05-10T20:46:00.003-04:002015-05-10T20:53:24.634-04:002 Weeks To Go! :)<span style="font-size: large;">May 3rd-Sunday: <b><u>8 miles</u>-(62:32) in the AM</b></span><br />
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May 4th-Monday: <b><u>17 miles</u>-(2:10:22)-4 min. total of breaks for water + restroom where I stopped my watch in the AM</b></span><br />
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May 5th-Tuesday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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May 6th-Wednesday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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May 7th-Thursday: <u><b>11.5</b></u><b><u> miles</u>-(1:31:18) in the PM</b></span><br />
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May 8th-Friday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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May 9th-Saturday: <b><u>6.5 miles</u>-(50:54) in the AM and a hike up Mt. Major in the afternoon w/Liz :D</b></span><br />
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<b>43 miles-(5:35:06) for the week :)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>43 mi. in the Clifton's</b></span>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-40275917281030621262015-05-03T15:25:00.000-04:002015-05-03T15:27:26.397-04:00Not A Good Week Of Training. <span style="font-size: large;">April 26th-Sunday: <b>Muddy Moose race-(2 E + 3.7 race + 2.3 E)-<u>8 miles</u>-(62:21) combined total</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">April 27th-Monday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">April 28th-Tuesday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">April 29th-Wednesday: <b><u>6 miles</u>-(50:26)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">April 30th-Thursday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">120 miles for April </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">At least 1277 more miles to go for 2015</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">738 miles completed for the year so far</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May 1st-Friday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May 2nd-Saturday: <b><u>6 miles</u>-(47:00) at the Coe Brown Invite on the trails where I couldn't get any reception on my Garmin. I ended up just guessing what the distance was based on how long I went and my effort level during it.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>20 miles-(2:39:47) for the week</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>6 mi. in Purecadence 2's</b></span>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-43243368086971763642015-05-03T15:11:00.005-04:002015-05-03T15:11:46.815-04:00Longest Run Of The Year!<span style="font-size: large;">April 19th-Sunday: <b>Q1-(steady E run of 120-150 min)-<u>19 miles</u>-(2:25:44) I took a VFuel gel around 8 mi. into it; took a 5-6 min break just after 9 mi. for some Nuun water + a banana + the restroom; took another 5-6 min break just after 14 mi. for some more Nuun water + another banana.</b></span><br />
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April 20th-Monday: <b><u>6 miles-</u>(48:26)</b></span><br />
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April 21st-Tuesday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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April 22nd-Wednesday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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April 23rd-Thursday: <b><u>5 miles</u>-(38:31)</b></span><br />
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April 24th-Friday: <b>Off</b></span><br />
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April 25th-Saturday: <b><u>6 miles</u>-(46:12)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>36 miles-(4:38:53) for the week :)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>36 mi. in the Clifton's</b></span>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-78331129294804929382015-04-20T09:34:00.000-04:002015-04-20T09:35:37.474-04:00Getting Back To Work!<span style="font-size: large;">April 12th-Sunday:<b> </b><b><u>6 miles</u>-(46:33) in the early PM on my own</b></span><br />
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April 13th-Monday:<b> <u>16 miles</u>-(1:58:32)-(12 mi.-1:30:13; 4 mi.-28:19) I parked at the Nick and ran 12 mi. out on the roads; took a short break for the restroom + Nuun water + a VFuel gel and ran another 4 mi. on the track.</b></span><br />
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April 14th-Tuesday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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April 15th-Wednesday:<b> <u>8 miles</u>-(63:43) in the PM after work...painful experience, my back was so tight</b></span><br />
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April 16th-Thursday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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April 17th-Friday:<b> <u>6 miles</u>-(46:48) in the PM after work while spectating at the NHTI 5k</b></span><br />
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April 18th-Saturday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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April 6th-Monday:<b> <u>3 miles</u>-(24:40) in the PM</b></span><br />
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April 7th-Tuesday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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April 8th-Wednesday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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April 9th-Thursday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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April 10th-Friday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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April 11th-Saturday: <b><u>10 miles</u>-(74:24) w/Seth in the PM </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Only 21 miles-(2:41:39) for the week, blahhh-work was pretty rough this week-Tue-Thu</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">18 mi. in the Clifton's</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">3 mi. in Sayonara's</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-21472385516950506632015-04-12T15:12:00.001-04:002015-05-03T15:26:57.711-04:001st 5k Of The Year! :D<span style="font-size: large;">March 29th-Sunday:<b> Q1-(7.5 E + 6 M-(6:44/mile-8.9 mph) + 1 E)-<u>14.5 miles</u>-(1:50:26-7:37/mile-361 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the early PM. I bonked hard at 11.5 mi. into it. </b><b>I had a VFuel gel around 7 mi. + another around 12 mi. + 20 oz of Nuun water throughout. </b><b>My heart rate was just too high during the M session-167-177 bpm. It should have been 160-170. I cut the workout short by a couple miles.</b></span><br />
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March 30th-Monday:<b> <u>8.5 miles</u>-(65:22) in the AM</b></span><br />
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March 31st-Tuesday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">190 miles for March</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">At least 1397 more miles to go for 2015</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">April 1st-Wednesday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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April 2nd-Thursday:<b> Off</b></span><br />
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April 3rd-Friday:<b> <u>5 miles</u>-(37:54) in the PM in the new Clifton's</b></span><br />
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April 4th-Saturday:<b> <u>8.1 miles</u>-(2 E-(15:54) + SEA 5k-(18:24-5:56/mile-17th place) + 3 E-(24:32)-combined total-(58:50) in the AM</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">36.1 miles-(4:32:32) for the week while working physically, demanding job :)</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>23 mi. in Sayonara's</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>10 mi. in the Clifton's</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>3.1 mi. in Hyper Speed 6's</b></span>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-51454142180080243922015-03-29T16:15:00.002-04:002015-03-29T16:15:53.288-04:00Adjustment Week For New Job + 8 Weeks Out From Marathon! :D<span style="font-size: large;">March 22nd-Sunday: <b>Q1-(2 E + 6 M-(6:49/mile-8.8 mph) + 1 E + 4 M + 1 T-(6:27/mile-9.3 mph) + 1 E)-<u>15 miles</u>-(1:47:42-7:11/mile-428 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill, started in the AM. I had a VFuel gel around 8.5 mi. into it + 20 oz of water with Nuun tablets. I felt pretty good; just a little sore. Foam rolling after + a bit of stretching. HR-(160-170 during M sessions; 175 during the 1 T)</b></span><br />
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March 23rd-Monday:<b> <u>5 miles</u>-(41:08-352 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the AM</b></span><br />
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March 24th-Tuesday:<b> Off-new job-9am-7pm, exhausted after</b></span><br />
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March 25th-Wednesday: <b>Off-exhausted and sore after work-6am-4:30pm</b></span><br />
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March 26th-Thursday: <b>Off-very sore and exhausted</b></span><br />
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March 27th-Friday:<b> Off-still pretty sore and tired, passed out after getting back and taking a shower</b></span><br />
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March 28th-Saturday: <b><u>8 miles</u>-(64:42 + 4 ST-(10-10.6 mph) all at 1% incline) on the treadmill at PF in the early PM</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">28 miles-(3:33:32) for the week</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">15 mi. in Sayonara's </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">13 mi. in Purecadence 2's</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819120378297677410.post-41353972817345570342015-03-21T12:56:00.001-04:002015-03-22T16:09:22.006-04:00New Bedford Half Marathon Completed! :)<span style="font-size: large;">March 15th-Sunday: <b>New Bedford Half Marathon-(.9 E-(8:44) + 2 ST + 13.1 Race-(1:28:36-6:46/mile-334th place)-<u>14 miles</u>-(1:37:20) combined total. I ran in my Sayonara's. I bonked with 5k to go. I had a VFuel Gel around 8 mi. + another one around 12 mi.; tried getting some water down at the water stops. It just really wasn't working out very well for me today.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><b>56.15 miles-(7:04:09) for the past 6 days! :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">March 16th-Monday: <b>Off from running; went for a 10-15 min walk in my Vibram's</b></span><br />
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March 17th-Tuesday: <b><u>6 miles</u>-(47:20-1% incline) on the treadmill at PF in the early PM + 100 sec front plank + 3 sets of 15 push ups </b></span><br />
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March 18th-Wednesday: <b><u>6 miles</u>-(47:40-1% incline) on the treadmill at PF in the early PM + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, r side, l side + 20 sit ups)</b></span><br />
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March 19th-Thursday: <b>Q1-(steady E run of 110-120 min)-<u>16 miles</u>-(2:04:05-555 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill, started in the AM. I took a 5 min break at 9.2 mi. into it to use the restroom. I had a VFuel gel around 8 mi. + another around 13 mi. + 20 oz of water with Nuun tablets as well.</b></span><br />
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March 20th-Friday: <b><u>4 miles</u>-(32:48) w/Kurt in the AM. Another <u>4 miles</u>-(30:34 + 6 ST) in the PM + body weight exercises-(squats-(2 sets of 12 reps-no weight + 12 reps w/15 lbs kettlebell + 12 reps w/35 lbs kettlebell) + 10 reps x each arm lawnmower motion w/15 lbs kettlebell + pull ups-(3 sets of 4 reps each)</b></span><br />
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March 21st-Saturday: <b><u>8 miles</u>-(64:38) in the AM + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, r side, l side) in the PM</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">58 miles-(7:24:25) for the week :)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">40 mi. in Purecadence 2's</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">14 mi. in Sayonara's</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">4 mi. in Hyper Speed 6's</span></b>DedicatedMarkLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527039047248242624noreply@blogger.com0