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Location:

Fairfax,VA,

Member Since:

May 31, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Post High School Road PRs

Mile         4:30 (2016)

5K          15:24 (2017)

10K        31:48 (2018)

10M       52:23 (2017)

Half     1:09:14 (2018)

Mar.    2:29:41 (2015)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay injury free, consistently train, and enjoy running

PR in the 5K,10K,10M, half marathon

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

2019 Race Schedule

1/1               New Years Day 5k (1st, 16:08)

2/3               For The Love 10k 

3/16             Shamrock Half Marathon

4/7               Cherry Blossom 10 Mile

4/28             NJ Marathon ?

 

9/29             Berlin Marathon

 

 

Personal:

Live near DC in Fairfax, VA. Hoping to train tough and see what I've got before time and other responsibilities catch up to me.

 

 

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Race: DCRRC 1 Mile Track Championships (1 Miles) 00:04:39, Place overall: 11
Total Distance
7.00

The Bring Back The Mile campaign and the DC Roadrunners put on the DCRRC track championships. They had a 5:00 and under heat that was way too packed in my opinion.  They also had an elite heat for those under 4:20.

 I don't train for the mile.  I ran it for fun and it was ok.  It sucked at first because I was boxed in on a slow pace.  You can see me looking for a way out:

 I made a huge move on the outside during the second lap which probably dropped me into oxygen debt pretty good but I had to go.  Unfortunately it was too late to catch the leader.  I could feel the legs tensing up at the beginning of the last lap.

 

 on the final homestretch I was giving it everything and surprisingly a few team-mates (with much faster wheels) blew by me but my legs had nothing to respond with. I have a feeling innate speed is a genetic talent that can't really be changed.  

 

 even during this stretch one team member (whom I haven't met) blew by both of us!  If it were a 5K the results would be far more predictable...but all is fair in a single mile where weekly mileage matters far less then innate speed and short speedwork.

 In the end it was a great event and I had a great time. 


890v.3 Miles: 4.00
Comments
From RileyCook on Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 10:25:33 from 174.52.234.49

Sounds like a great race! I'm jealous, I love the mile! Nice race. The mile is a completely different world than 5k and longer races. It takes a different mindset and you aren't going to hit your best effort on the first try. I think you could drop a few more seconds if you ran another one, just because you know what to expect more. But that's not too shabby of a time at all, very good work.

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