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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
62.900.000.005.0067.90
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.900.000.000.009.90

A.M. Recovery run, drove the car to a carpark in the woods on top of a local hill for a change of scenery. Then ran a down and back up course in woodland. Total 16k in 1:24:18, av pace 5:16/k, 8:29/mi.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.600.000.000.0015.60

A.M. Poor running week this is turning out to be. I didn't get out the door yesterday morning, I got my running clothes on, laid on the bed and went back to sleep. Should have made up for it in the evening but I couldn't motivate myself to go out the door. This morning I slogged through a hilly trail run feeling more like a hippopotamus than a creature of fleetfooted grace, my pace slow despite the rest day. I guess this is going to be an unplanned recovery week. Total 25,1k in 2:11:26, av pace 5:14/k, 8.26/mi.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.900.000.005.0013.90

A.M. Felt more with it today and after a 4k warmup ran alternate hard/easy kms down and back up the valley. My right thigh still feels stiff and and the leg does not lift as well as my left leg but I was happy enough with today, I thought the week was going down the pan. Easy kms were about 5-/k, splits for the hard kms were: 1) 3:47,  2) 3:44,  3) 3:45,  4) 3:44,  5) 3:43,  6) 3:43,  7) 3:44,  8) 3:47.  cooldown 3,4k. Total 22,4k in 1:41:25, av pace 4:32/k, 7:17/mi.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

A.M. Hot weather from Spain so on with the sombrero and out into the woods for this mornings hilly recovery run. total 17,7k in 1.34:04, av pace 5:19/k, 8:33/mi.

P.M. Ran with Johanne for a short 8k late evening run in 46:31. Very warm still, 30°C/86°F. Av pace 5:49/k, 9:21/mi.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

A.M. Short up and down hill run in the woods with 6 x 150m strides to finish. Total 12,1k in 57:47, av pace 4:47/k, 7:41/mi.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

A.M. Short slow paced run - 8k in 41:11, before heading to the Black Forest for the weekend.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
62.900.000.005.0067.90
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