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Location:

Portland,OR,

Member Since:

Nov 02, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 15:41-Portland Track Festival 2010

10K: 31:34-Linfield College (Track) 2012

10 Mile: 51:57-Pear Blossom 2009

1/2 Marathon: 1:10:42-Foot Traffic Flat 2010

Marathon: 2:29:35-Newport 2013

50K: 3:48:06-Weiser River 50K 2021

Short-Term Running Goals:

Next Race:

12-hour race, sometime in 2021

100 mile race, sometime...

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 1:10 Half Marathon

Sub 2:30 Marathon

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Wed, Jan 02, 2008
Total Distance
7.00

No problems with today's tempo run. I felt pretty good and survived the cold. My feet felt like solid bricks after just 1 mile, but seemed to "thaw out" by mile 4. I ran north past the armory, so the route was flat most of the time. Started with 1 mile easy, 5 mile tempo, then 1 mile easy to finish. My time was 2 seconds faster than on December 19th (also a 5 mile tempo on a similar course) and today was much colder. On the 19th I had to finish with a 5:01 last mile for a decent time, but today I was much more "even" in my splits, so I was happy with that (goal was 5:30):

  • 5:24
  • 5:28
  • 5:26
  • 5:30 (slight uphill)
  • 5:20 (slight downhill)

Total Tempo Time: 27:09

Pace: 5:26

Sinster (13)

Comments
From jtshad on Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 15:17:31

Great tempo workout with fantastic splits...sub 2:40 based on this type of workout should not be a problem.

From ArmyRunner on Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 17:18:38

If possible I suggest you run the Painteers Half Marathon in St. George on the Sat. the 19th of JAN. There will be alot of bloggers at the race and many that you could pace with for a pretty fast PR. I would guess a 1:10 to 1:12 half is well within your reach right now based on your workouts. I know Sasha will be there along with Dave Holt and they would both be great guys to pace with. If you are interested I think Sasha would be willing to put you on the FRB Racing team and may be able to get you a comp entry as well.

From slowpoke on Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 19:33:55

Dang - You are fast dude!!!!!!!!! I am jealous. Maybe someday I will get an 8 minute mile!!

From Little Bad Legs on Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 15:01:19

ArmyRunner, I'll take your suggestion. Actually, I signed up a couple weeks ago, but I guess I should have held out for the comped entry. Oh well. Are you going to run Painters? I'll see you there if so...

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