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Location:

Baden-Württemberg,Germany

Member Since:

Oct 29, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2004.

PR's 

10k 37:44 Sülzbach May 08

Half 1:24:22 Bottwartal  Oct 06

Marathon: 3:06:18 Antalya Mar 08

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train consistently.  

Sub 37:30 10k

Finally break that longstanding 1/2M time

Run a sub 3:00 marathon.

Have a crack at a 5k, an uphill only race, a 50k.

Long-Term Running Goals:

2:55 marathon

37:00 10k

1:22 1/2 marathon

Place 1st in my age category.

Personal:

I'm a Brit living in a small town in the south west of Germany, on the edge of a nature park, the Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald. The landscape is very hilly with vineyards & orchards on the lower slopes merging into forest above. 42 years young, married since 1997 to my lovely wife.

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Mon, Feb 11, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
24.300.000.000.0024.30

A.M. Cold and frosty, my last long run for a while. I actually feel a little sorry, I’m starting to really enjoy these long runs. My aim today was to run for 3 hours, keep it comfortable, steady and keep the garmin screen on time of day so that I wasn’t influenced by pace or distance. The last few weeks I haven’t struggled on the hills at the end as I have done previously and I felt good throughout today. I drank some water with a little fruit juice every 10k. At the end it turned out to be 39,2k in 3:00:28, av pace 4:36/k, 7:25/mi.

My sore throat has eased a little, my sister rang me on the weekend and suggested zinc tablets to suck, which perhaps have helped.

Comments
From jtshad on Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 16:01:01

Wow, what a run! Are you currently targeting a marathon in the near future?

From Benn on Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 08:45:43

Wow, Ian! That is an amazing run. I'm so jealous :) . You are definitely tapping into your next level or running. I think you should be shooting for somewhere 2:45 to 2:50 easily.

From Ian on Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 13:57:36

My marathon is in 18 days in Antalya.

From MichelleL on Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 14:47:33

I always take Zicam (brand name for zinc you take by tablet or through the nose or through a throat spray) at the first sign of any cold or sore throat. I think it works beautifully. Great workout, by the way.

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