High school (in San Diego) I ran a 16:40 5k and a 4:33 mile. Have run 11 marathons.
PR - Ogden 2009 - 2:55:10
Haven't done a 5k or 10k or half in a long time. I just enjoy doing my regular daily runs and then hittin' the Marathons. I might slip in some shorter/faster races this year.
Short-Term Running Goals:
Drop some more weight (get down to 150), keep Pr'ing, and try to stay injury free. Get a 2:46:42 or better in a marathon - I wanna beat Lance's PR!!
Get out on more trails around the valley and enjoy the scenery.
Long-Term Running Goals:
Focus on marathons and possibly ultras? Keep healthy and lean.
4 easy miles on trail at 8:35/mile pace. Still a little sore, but felt pretty good.
Saucony III Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00
Nap Time: 0.00
Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From RivertonPaul on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:48:48 from 67.42.27.114
What's your 5k effort right now?
From mattk on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:53:07 from 69.27.13.147
no effort! I really need to bust one out and see what I can do, because I really have no clue. What's your race plan this year Paul?
From RivertonPaul on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:03:22 from 67.42.27.114
I'm clueless myself. Had I not played around on vacation earlier this month I might be a bit more prepared, but life goes on. I'd like to go sub 3:00, but need to be realistic. I think I'm not quite to sub 3:00 shape right now, but still have 3 weeks. I suppose I need to bust out a real 5k (which I never do) to see where my fitness is and then start following Tinman's training paces based on that. Paul Peterson, Cody, Jon, and some others have had major success with his program.
From mattk on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:12:59 from 69.27.13.147
I hear ya. This year is my "grand slam" year, where I'm being stupid and trying to do many mediocre marathons vs. concentrating on doing a couple very well. I think I'll hunker down next year and really get serious about traing better and being more focused on getting a big P.R. I really think I'm capable of a low 2:40's if I train right. It's hard though, because I never want to lose any of the "fun" of it, and I'm having a lot of fun with it now. I don't know if I want to have to make a choice of whether to "play around on vacation" or scrap it for running, you know? I kind of like both. I'll have to look more into the Tinman. I've heard people have done well with it.
From rhett on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 14:55:47 from 170.215.58.122
I'm sure you could get down into the low 2:40s Matt with the proper training and diet. You made Boston look easy under not ideal conditions. Nice to hear you're out getting some easy miles in and the legs aren't sore. My legs don't feel like I ran a marathon at all, but I don't get to run for probably a month. )-:
From mattk on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 15:00:27 from 69.27.13.147
Ya, sorry to hear about that. I can't stand any down time, I get too antsy. Good luck with the recovery and make sure you let it heal sufficiently.
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