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Tie Dye 50k

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Location:

OH,

Member Since:

Jun 03, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I started running in Feb of 2009.

First 5K- April 18th, 2009

First Marathon- Sept 19,2009 - Wright Patt Air Force Base Marathon.

PR 5K 19:36  7/04/11  Americana 5K   

PR 10K 42:25  8/06/11  Tadmor 10K (Dam run... HILLS)

PR Marathon 9/17/11 Air Force Marathon 3:14:38

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

Show up. 

REALLY show up.

2017 Races

Tie dye 50K - 29th

11/11 Richmond Marathon

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston 

Run Boston!  

No injuries and another marathon.

Did I mention avoiding injuries? 

More marathons, help others around me achieve goals.  

Personal:

Married and have two daughters 15 & 21... I hope to convert at least one into a runner :)

Psalm 14:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God."

John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

 

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Under Armor Speedform Lifetime Miles: 782.25
Saucony Kinvara 5 Lifetime Miles: 816.18
Newton Distance Lifetime Miles: 672.30
Innov8 220 Lifetime Miles: 637.27
Saucony Kinvara 6 - Wicked Orange Lifetime Miles: 582.87
Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Lifetime Miles: 719.03
Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Lifetime Miles: 800.36
Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Lifetime Miles: 670.32
Saucony Kilkenny XC5 Lifetime Miles: 185.08
Kinvara 7 Neon Yelarnge Lifetime Miles: 816.51
Adidas Duramo Cool Blue Lifetime Miles: 734.38
Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green #2 Lifetime Miles: 720.23
Nike VaporMax Red/Back Lifetime Miles: 293.03
Newton Mv2 Ghost White Lifetime Miles: 387.90
Saucony Ride Blue Lifetime Miles: 261.25
Reebok Harmony Gold Lifetime Miles: 16.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
204.3040.70245.00
Innov8 220 Miles: 58.20Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 53.10Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Miles: 61.50Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 68.20Saucony Kilkenny XC5 Miles: 4.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.100.008.10

AM- 2 miles. More storms, had to cut it short again. 

PM- 66º and STRONG WIND. 6.1 Recovery Miles. 

Innov8 220 Miles: 2.00Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 6.10
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.001.208.20

AM- 44º and STRONG wind. Seriously. From 81 to 66 to 44. My body doesnt know what to do. Broke out some old dollar gloves for this. Slow run, after 4 miles did 11x30s striders with active recoveries. 

 

 

Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Miles: 8.20
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.103.0014.10

AM- 42º with a modest wind. Ran the classic again. 10 Mile WU followed by 6x3minute intervals with 2 minute active recoveries (All 6 6:39 to 6:53 pace) all on soft rolling hills. Felt pretty good after then long day of work. 

 

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 14.10
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

AM- 50º with a cold and sometimes heavy rain.  8 Recovery miles. Legs were just tired. Looking a the race calendar to see if anything upcoming looks like potential. 

PM- 55º Light rain. Easy 2. 

Innov8 220 Miles: 2.00Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 8.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.750.007.75

47, cold rain and more strong winds. 17-19 mph sustainer. So I'll just chalk this up to resistance running 😊

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 7.75
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.0010.0020.00

AM- Beatiful day to run. 50º and sunny. The wind was a but too much, but less than earlier this week. All the rain this week left many of the bike path sections flooded so it was creative running for many streches today and quite a few loops to get the long run in. A few deer joined me which was better than the skunk Friday. 5 Mile WU and then 10 Mile at SBQMP (7:37-7:23 for all ten) and then 5 Mile cool down.  

Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Miles: 20.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

4 Recovery miles in the afternoon. Sore legs. 

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 4.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.001.0010.00

AM- 34º Yeah that is correct. Had to break out the winter hat. 4 more recovery miles. 

PM- 62º Hows that for a temp change? Easy run, last mile fast, sbqmp. 

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 4.00Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 6.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.001.007.00

48º and calm. Perfect running conditions. I would have loved to have had more time just to run. 7 miles w/11x30s stiders. 

Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Miles: 7.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.103.0011.10

PM- 75º and warm. 6 Mile WU then 6xhill chargers (uphill) & 6xhill sprints (downhill). I used the bike bath and the built in Dam Hill to do the chargers. Roughly 300meters up and thus down the other side. You get the idea. My legs will probably hate me, but good effort today and I am happy with the results.  

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 11.10
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.350.0011.35

AM- 65º, sunny, just after a rain so it was sticky for that temp. 8.25 recovery miles. I was right, my legs were mad at me. 

PM- 63º and felt much cooler. 3 more recovery miles. Jello legs. 

Innov8 220 Miles: 3.10Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 8.25
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.001.007.00

AM- 49º 2 Easy Busy Busy day

Afternoon- 66º Snuck in 5 with a camel back and 1 MP mile. 

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 2.00Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 5.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.000.0017.00

AM -71º warm. While I am not logging any fast miles these were very challenging trail miles. Fishburg lot to Rip Rap to Taylorsville lot/dam wall - over the dam to the connector (x2), Yellow loop (x2), Orange loop (x2) -lots of hills. Ended up with 17 miles and felt good after. Legs are fatigued now, but I'm good with that. Yard work time. 

Innov8 220 Miles: 17.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

80º 4 Recovery miles on the Carriage Hill Trails. 

Saucony Kilkenny XC5 Miles: 4.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.152.007.15

79º and sunny. Easy run, sorta. I experimented with spicy food prerun. I think it reacts well with me. I threw in 2 MP miles mid run to see if it would bother me despite having very tired legs. Felt fine. 

Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Miles: 7.15
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.000.0011.00

81º warm with a moderate wind. Did some heat training. 11 Easyish - drank lots of water, always felt thirsty today. 

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 11.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.002.006.00

Qucik run

Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Miles: 2.00Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 4.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.000.501.50

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 1.50
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Race: Tie Dye 50k (31 Miles) 06:38:56, Place overall: 29
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
18.1016.0034.10

My first 50K - Kinda decided two weeks ago I would try it. My experience was overall good. My time and place are a bit deceiving, but more on that later.  

We dodged a bullet as it has been hot and humid all week. We had some storms that drastically cooled it off and ended up 10 degrees lower than forecast. Good news. The flip side was the rain flooded the trails in at least 6 spots. And I mean up to my shorts deep in spots. Add in how hilly this thing was and then the uphill became so muddy. I fell twice and hit pretty hard. Luckily not where rocks were. 

Unexpected- I did not expect there to be hills I had to walk. Not in my nature. Also limestone so slick that even a few downhill spots had to be walked. Crazy trails. I also did not expect when I broke away from the middle back and wanted to catch the lead pack that I would miss markers and get lost. This cost me almost 3 miles exactly. If I take out that I end up under 6 hours and finish about 15th-19th. Still my 29th I will be satisfied with since its my first 50k and there were about 120 runners. I will see if I can share some pics soon. 

Innov8 220 Miles: 34.10
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

Recovery. Quads still sore from Saturday. 3 easy, but pushed the last mile down hoping to loosen up.

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 3.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

On the road. 4 more recovery miles. Legs feel better than they would after a marathon. Still out of sync though. 

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 4.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

Legs dont hurt anymore, but still not in sync

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 4.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

10 Easy, but feeling MUCH better!

Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Miles: 10.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.250.006.25

Easy. Considered a 5k, but glad I didnt. Good day with the fam 

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 6.25
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.150.0012.15

AM- 5 Miles steady. Cool. 

PM- 7.15 Miles steady. Warm. Felt decent. 

Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Miles: 7.15Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 5.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.250.006.25

Busy

Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 6.25
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
204.3040.70245.00
Innov8 220 Miles: 58.20Pearl Izumi EM N1 Cool Red Miles: 53.10Pearl Izumi N1V2 Flash Green Miles: 61.50Pearl Izumi EM N1 Neon Yellow Miles: 68.20Saucony Kilkenny XC5 Miles: 4.00
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