Miles To Go Before I Sleep

Trot for the Pot 5K

Previous MonthRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesMilesToGo's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
201220132014
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Location:

Madison,WI,USA

Member Since:

May 09, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

Marathon -  2:45

Half: - 1:16

10k - 34:50

5k - 16:50

Short-Term Running Goals:

The goal is to continue to build consistency as I continue to build up mileage. I would like to build up to around 60-70 miles per week throughout this year while doing frequent shorter races (5k/10k) to continue to build speed and strength. 

Long-Term Running Goals:

My longterm goals are to break 2:30 in the Marathon and run sub 16 in the 5k. More to come.

I ran my 2:45 marathon with a highest weekly mileage of 51 miles.  I want to increase my mileage and give my training more of a commitment to reach my maximum potential.  

Personal:

My passions are for God, music and running.  I try to spend time in each every day. 

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks T7 Racer Lifetime Miles: 96.10
Saucony Cortana 2 Lifetime Miles: 72.63
Saucony Cortana Lifetime Miles: 150.00
Kswiss Ultra Natural (Blu) Lifetime Miles: 250.00
Kswiss UltraNatural (Yellow) Lifetime Miles: 500.00
Asics Nimbus (red) Lifetime Miles: 240.00
Kswiss Ultra Natural (dark Blue) Lifetime Miles: 84.00
New Balance (red) Lifetime Miles: 234.00
Brooks Cadence 2 Lifetime Miles: 59.50
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 51.10
New Balance (two-tone) Lifetime Miles: 150.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
71.7018.0012.753.1018.0020.100.00105.55
Saucony Cortana 2 Miles: 7.13
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.730.000.000.000.000.000.006.73

Arb loop. Easy run. 

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.690.000.000.000.000.000.006.69

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.330.000.000.000.000.000.002.33

Run with Fro.

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

LG. Played music at church

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.000.003.250.006.500.000.006.25

3.5 miles easy with Jeff and Fro then repeated the same loop solo at threshold pace. 

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.000.003.500.003.500.000.003.50

Short and sweet. A quick night run after a busy day. Felt smooth and efficient. 

Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.000.007.100.007.10

Arb Loop.  Smooth Effort

Cut through the golf course and ran on the perfect fairway grass in the dark. As I approached the clubhouse I may or may not have stepped in wet cement...  couldn't tell in the dark... I'll have to investigate later. 

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.0010.000.000.000.0010.000.0010.00

10 mile loop.

1 mile warm up then brisk but comfortable pace for 10. Warmer day than I have been used to. Felt low on water. Need to watch hydration more closely during the day as the temp increases.

Aerobically felt great. Could tell the legs had some muscular fatigue.  Form wasn't breaking down but I could tell it was beginning to wain.

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

Day off.  

Slept well, ate well. Legs felt great.

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.00

Mother's Day

 45 minute walk with mom and family. 

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.003.100.000.000.003.10

21 mile bike ride. 80% effort. 

Off the bike and right into the run on a 5k loop with hard effort.

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.000.000.008.00

Trail run in the Arb. 

Smooth 8 with some half mile pick-ups to get the legs moving.  Saw two deer and five turkeys.  Two of the toms were pretty angry about me running on their trail.

Stretch, cool down, core.

Granola bar, 6oz of shaved turkey and a hard-boiled egg. 

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Easy run with Fro and Emily after core/strength session.  

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

Day off

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.00

Warm up and striders to wake the legs up for the 5k race tomorrow.

Just a bit sore from the strength training on Wednesday.

Add Comment
Race: Trot for the Pot 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:17:44, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.000.000.000.003.50

Small race (130 runners) in Fort Atkinson to raise money for restroom facilities near their bandshell (hence the race name). 

Felt good going into the race. I had not done any sort of speed training to prep for this race. This was a preliminary to give me a baseline time to work with for planning speed workouts in the future.  Honestly, I wanted to do the race, run hard but have a slow time, then have the anger over my slow time fuel harder training... that usually gets me going.

It was a hot day (80 F by the end) and I ran well for the amount of preperation I had put into this race. I have only been doing base milage work this season without and speed training.  I don't like the time globally (it was okay for where I am in my fitness right now) and I want to lower that time significantly within the year and into next. I don't like looking at that time on paper.  I will be working to significantly lower that.

That being said, it's always good to get a win even if it is a small race. I'll take it. Had fun, ran a decent race and had some good conversations. Another great day to be a runner!

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.004.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Perfect run in LG. Ran on the lake path and looped around on familiar roads.  It was good to run around the home paths.

It had just rained and was a little cooler but still humid.  Really nice to hit the path.  Then some really good fruit and yogurt to recover nicely.

Legs felt good after the race.

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

 

 

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.130.000.000.000.000.000.007.13

AM - 7.13miles @ 7:09/mile pace. ARB LOOP.

                  Weather: Sunny and 50 degrees

                  4 Turkeys, 3 squirrels, 11 robins, 5 dogs. (today for some reason I decided to

                         count all the animals I saw - it seemed like a logical thing to do at the time)

Saucony Cortana 2 Miles: 7.13
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

Took a dump on the motorcycle.  Deer ran out in front of me.   Landed on left side. Hip, knee, shin, shoulder... All a little tender.  Nothing serious, but I'll have to monitor it.

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.000.003.000.003.00

AM - Easy 3. Still recovering. Don't quite feel right after..

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.004.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Run on the Lake Path in LG

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00

Run barefoot on the beach with Bennett at Whitehall on Lake Michigan.

Great run, great company and a beautiful day by the beach.

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.000.006.000.000.000.000.006.00

Birthday Run!

Out from the Cottage in Whitehall, MI and to teh Duck Lake Park to run the trails then loop back to the Cottage. Sunny and 78 degrees.  Beautiful day!  Then hopped into Lake Michigan which was freezing but felt good on the legs for recovery.

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.220.000.000.000.000.000.006.22

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
71.7018.0012.753.1018.0020.100.00105.55
Saucony Cortana 2 Miles: 7.13
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: