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Pike's Peek 10K

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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Adidas Takumi Sen Flats Lifetime Miles: 98.50
Adidas Adios 3 Lifetime Miles: 109.00
Adidas Sub 2 Flats Lifetime Miles: 18.50
VaporFly 4% Lifetime Miles: 27.00
New Balance 890v6 Lifetime Miles: 109.00
Adidas Supernova.6 Lifetime Miles: 438.10
Saucony Ride 10 Lifetime Miles: 70.05
Total Distance
66.00
Adidas Takumi Sen Flats Miles: 6.50Adidas Supernova.3 Miles: 52.50Saucony Kinvara 7.1 Miles: 7.00
Race: Pike's Peek 10K (6.214 Miles) 00:31:48, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 5
Total Distance
12.00

AM: 2.5 WU 10K race: splits: 5:20,5:02,5:05,5:04,4:58,5:07 2.6 CD

Slower course this year since the first mile was uphill but happy with the PR result! I did not take splits during the race and just raced on effort and against others. The first mile was apparently in 5:20 before I got rolling down the pike. Felt strong at the end but not enough to catch Flynn--whose back I stared at for the majority of the race. Unfortunately I was out of the money spots as several very fast people showed up. Had a lot of fun and looking forward to a 10 mile PR next week.

It was sweet to run fast toward the end and I believe I was able to do so because I simply focused on my form, relaxing my stride and my face and going after the guy ahead of me. Sure with the new course it was 10 seconds slower than the pace I was on at mile 5 back in 2016 when I had to stop and walk but this was a well executed race from me and I feel I still have some tricks up my sleeve on these aging legs. Add to that it makes my PR more "legit" in the sense that it is a fairer course that is not technically "aided" by being straight down hill the whole way.

Hoping to run a 10mile PR next week at Broad Street followed by a down week then a quick track season with mile and 5K PRs this July. Happy to see some positive experiences out on the roads for a change.

PM: 1 hr. pool run + lots of foam rolling

Results

Adidas Takumi Sen Flats Miles: 6.50Adidas Supernova.3 Miles: 5.50
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Total Distance
10.00

AM: 5 miles slowly at 8:10 pace + foam rolling

PM: 5 miles + standard core routine

legs are quite sore this morning. No doubt flying down the pike in light flats is the culprit. This afternoon my legs were better but calves still sore.

Adidas Supernova.3 Miles: 10.00
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Total Distance
12.00

AM: 7 miles

PM: 5 miles + standard core routine

legs feel better today but my calves are still in a bit of pain at the start of the run. I will probably do a very light taper workout tomorrow to keep the legs ticking over and continue to recover for the race Sunday.

Adidas Supernova.3 Miles: 12.00
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Total Distance
12.00

AM: 2.7 WU 2x200m, 4x800m 1.2 CD     33,35,2:29,2:27,2:24,2:24

PM: 5 miles + standard core routine. very hot - 90 degrees

wanted to stretch the legs as they are recovering from Pike's Peek but also didn't want to do too much before Broad Street. 

Adidas Supernova.3 Miles: 5.00Saucony Kinvara 7.1 Miles: 7.00
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Total Distance
11.00

AM: 6 miles

PM: 5 miles with 4x20sec strides + standard core routine

Hot as hell at 90 today. Tested out my new run commuting back pack. Works pretty well and fits snugly even carrying my lunch to work.

Adidas Supernova.3 Miles: 11.00
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Total Distance
5.00

AM: 5 with a few 12-13 second hill sprints. Very warm and glad I got my run done early as it's supposed to be 90+ today.

Just a short run tomorrow and the race Sunday then I will take a short break. Going to roll into a block of specific mile training to work on my power and leg speed. During the summer long tempo efforts aren't as necessary as the longest race I'll run is 5K until late September (minus the probable Lawyer's 10K I'll do) and I can use this time to work on my weaknesses and provide the leg speed necessary for fast efforts and longer tempos of late summer and early fall.

Adidas Supernova.3 Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
4.00

AM: 4 miles with two long strides + light core

It cooled down thankfully. Hopefully the rain holds off during tomorrow's race

Adidas Supernova.3 Miles: 4.00
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Total Distance
66.00
Adidas Takumi Sen Flats Miles: 6.50Adidas Supernova.3 Miles: 52.50Saucony Kinvara 7.1 Miles: 7.00
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