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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
96.100.000.000.0096.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.700.000.000.0017.70

A.M. Very hot day again, the plan was to run 32k, I drank all my water and the refills, I was getting slower and suffering so I cut the run short. 28,5k in 2:28:52. av pace 5:13/k, 8:24/mi.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

A.M. 2nd holiday week so the plan is to get the run out of the way early then day trips out for us. 18,6k trail run, av pace 4:44/k, 7:36/mi.

Chinese/Japanese buffet lunch deal, great chow but 3 platefuls was all I could manage.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

A.M. Slow-easy pace trail run, got caught out with the weather, heavy rain storm on the return leg. Total 20,1 in 1:41:46, av pace 5:04/k, 8:09/mi.

P.M. 1:05 cycling down the valley.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.500.000.000.0015.50

A.M. 15k hill run, hot again. av pace 5:01/k, 8:05/mi.

P.M. late evening 10k, nice and slow in 53:32.

Indian veggie Thalis for lunch - delicious.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.100.000.000.008.10

A.M. quick short 1 hr hill sesson, Total 13k in 1:00:10. av pace 4:38/k, 7:27/mi.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.600.000.000.0015.60

A.M. 2 hr run in the countryside and partly round a very inviting looking lake. Why didn't I bring my bathers. Total 25,1k in 2:01:20. av pace 4:50/k, 7:47/mi.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.700.000.000.0015.70

A.M. Aha - finished catching up. Couldn't sleep so out the door extra early for a slow pace hilly trail run. (Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back breakfast) Total 25,3k in 2:10:44. av pace 5:10/k, 8:19/mi.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
96.100.000.000.0096.10
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