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Location:

FL,United States

Member Since:

Feb 08, 2015

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Certified course PR's:

Mile: 4:28.0 (Florida, Jan 2020)

5K: 15:12 (FL, Jan. 2020)

10K: 31:44 (FL, Feb. 2020)

15K: 49:03 (FL, Feb. 2020)

1/2 Marathon: 1:10:34 (FL, Feb. 2020)

Marathon: 2:26:57 (WA, July 2019)

100k (63.7 miles, trail): 9:11:00 (FL, Jan. 2019)

Personal:

I started running in 2010 and have (mostly) kept it a habit ever since!  

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AM: 20 miles solo in East Lake.  

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12.300.0012.30

AM: 2 miles then gym- arms, back, abs, stretching.

PM: 10 miles solo, 7:15/mile pace.

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12.103.5015.60

AM: 7 miles with Matt and Michele.

PM: 8.5 miles, 3.5 of them fast.  Ran 12x300, 2x200, 2x800 At descending paces all the way through.  Started at 5:40/mile pace and brought it down to 5:00/mile pace for the 200s and 800s.  Felt pretty easy.  100 recoveries on the 300s and 200s and 400 before and between the 800s.

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8.100.008.10

AM: I did wake up. Then flipped over to the cool side of the pillow- and that was the end of that. 0 miles. Stuart Scott would have approved...

PM: 8 miles solo, ~7:50/mile pace.

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Planned off day.

I have a 10k planned for Saturday- an event I actually have to be at the volunteer/work, so I figured I'd run it as well.  It's just a local race in Tampa.  There are two guys who run the event every once in a while, both of whom are above my level (they are Olympic Trial Qualified).  Other than that it's usually a running-in-no-mans-land kind of situation.  Part of me hopes they both are there, but I don't think they will be since there is no prize money of any kind.  

I have a pretty meager PR to break of 34:31, which normally would be relatively easy to do.  However, the weather looks terrible- hot (86 degrees), humid (70%), isolated thunderstorms, and no cover.  The 18mph winds should be cute, too.  I also am having difficulty finding their course certification number, so it may not even count.  The positive energy eminating from me must be palpable.

Oh yeah, almost forgot, I promised myself I would do this more consistently.  So as long as it is an accurate course:

A goal 32:50, B goal 33:30, C goal <34:30, F >34:31

 

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PM: Some slow miles in Lansbrook.

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Race: Miles for Moffitt 10k (6.214 Miles) 00:34:44, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
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Miles for Moffit 10k Race Report

Weather: hot (80s), humid (80%)... Florida.  No wind although...

Course: A lot of turns, rolling hills- but nothing crazy or very challenging.

Goal:sub 33:00, top 3.

Result: 34:44, 1st place.

The race: I was excited to see another good runner- Michael P- racing, so I thought I'd definitely give a full effort.  I started off and ran mile one in 5:15 or so and felt fine.  I took a good lead by mile 2 (which came in at 5:18 or so).  The next guys after that were nowhere to be seen and second place sounded like he was already winded and faded quickly after trying to stick right behind me for the first 2 miles or so.  The lead grew to about 30-35 seconds from there by about the 5k mark and I just held the lead for the win.  Second came in 34 seconds behind me.

Reflectively, I am relatively unhappy with myself although with my effort, even with the first place finish.  I could tell I was coasting.  I could tell I had more to give.  I just... didn't feel like it- if that makes sense.  My feet felt heavy, it was hot, and I was breathing heavy considering the slow pace.  I knew my effort was weak mostly because as mile 6 started, I remember saying to myself I've got this.  I could run a 5:00 mile to finish if I needed to, and I've got 35 seconds on him, so just keep an eye on second place- he would need a 4:30 mile to have a chance against me right now.  That, as we all know, is a pretty sad way to finish a race.  Racing for me isn't generally about winning, and certainly wasn't the intention of today's race.  It should mostly be about getting better against yourself and giving more effort than ever before, comparitively.  I failed at this today.  It happens, and I can grow from it.

I grade this race a big, fat, "F."  

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