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DP - welcome! I like the Calvin and Hobbes avatar. It's cool to see you have gotten back into running, I know another guy locally who has got back into it this year after a couple years off and with some training under his belt he has been putting up some really good times. Hopefully you can pick up some good tips from everyone on here, I've learned a lot from the guys here and on the previous forum in the 4 years I've been running.
My family always had Alsatians growing up, awesome dogs. I'd love to get one but lifestyle makes it a bit tough at the moment. Ideally a German short-haired pointer because then I'll have a reliable running buddy!
3,000m: 9:07.7 (Nov-21) | 5,000m: 15:39 (Dec-19) | 10,000m: 32:34 (Mar-20)
10km: 33:15 (Sep-19) | HM: 1:09:41 (May-21)* | FM: 2:41:41 (Oct-20)
* Net downhill course
Last race: Waterfront HM, 7 Apr, 1:15:48
Up next: Runway5, 4 May
"CONSISTENCY IS KING"
Hi Dan. Nice German name. I love MN for that and ice fishing.
I am always amazed how fast our US friends put on weight and are able to shed it. Too many good restaurants I assume. Well done though, thats impressive. And good luck with your goals in 2019!
HM: 1:47 (9/20) I FM: 3:53:11 (9/23)
2024 Goals: run a FM & HM + stay healthy!
3 months til Masters
Viele dänke. Ich war schon oft in der Schweiz. I am sitting all day and with a kid I was eating whatever was easy and close. The biggest issue was that I was eating as though I was running 15 miles a day without actually doing the running.
2023 Goals
Marathon Sub 2:37 (CIM) 2:41:18
10k Sub 35:00 (Victory 10k 34:19)
5k Sub 16:00 (Hot Dash 5k in March (16:48), Brian Kraft in May (16:20), Twilight 5000 in July and August (16:20/16:25 Both heat index 102-103F)
Sub 1:16 Half Marathon City of Lakes Half Marathon 1:15:47)
Sub 56:30 in 10 mile (Twin Cities 10 mile, Canceled due to weather, 56:35 as a workout)
2024 Goals
Sub 2:37 Marathon
Sub 1:15 Half
Sub 34 10k
Sub 16 5k
RIP Milkman
America is a nation of processed food. It requires a lot of self control to not gain a lot of weight. The food itself also has no real fruits and vegetables, whereas a lot of other cultures incorporate a lot more of it. If I didn't run 60 miles per week, I would definitely be putting on the pounds.
And with that, happy July 4!
5K: 16:37 (11/20) | 10K: 34:49 (10/19) | HM: 1:14:57 (5/22) | FM: 2:36:31 (12/19)
Story in the paper this morning about a 70-year old who got busted for cheating. Reminded me of the legendary story of the Michigan Dentist, who committed one of the most systematic, brazen and actually quite impressive marathon cheating campaigns you will ever see.
Mark - I've been following that letsrun thread since the beginning. That place can be pretty bad sometimes, but man if you are cheating, they will find you. There was a guy on there with all these security camera photos that nailed the guy. It's a really fascinating story when you get all the background.
JamesD
James - I think you should get some speed work around Tuesday. Doesn't need to a hard effort, but some speed work would be a good idea.
Post-1987 PRs: Half 1:30:14 (2019); 10K 39:35 (2019); 5K 19:12 (2017); Mile 5:37.3 (2020)
'24 Goals: consistency, age-graded PRs, half < 1:32
With all the camera's, facial recognition software etc., it's rather hard to cheat and win or break records in a big race. Plus it's a bit suspect when a dedicated runner also doesn't have GPS.
PRs: 5km 18:43 (Dec 2015), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:26:16 (Sep 2016), full 3:09:28 (Jun 2015)
40+ PRs: 5km 19:31 (Oct 2020), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:29:39 (Jun 2018), full 3:13:55 (Sep 2022)
2023 PRs (hope to beat in 2024): 5km 20:34, 10km 41:37, half 1:32:32, full 3:21:05
2024 PRs: 5km 20:25
One of the benefits about NZ being a small place is that most of the quicker runners know each other - if not personally, then certainly by name. If anyone new appeared and started throwing up quick times, or if anyone got a lot faster in a short period of time, that'd get noticed.
Case in point - of the top 20 finishers at the Waterfront half (probably the second-deepest half in the country now after Christchurch), there's only 6 that I didn't know, either by name, mutual following on Strava, or because they're a friend/clubmate/acquaintance (and bear in mind that I'm new on the scene in relative terms as well compared to athletes that have been around for 10+ years).
edit: I should also have mentioned that any times (faster than the minimum qualifying standard), run by club-registered athletes, in major events, end up on Athletics NZ public records, which takes even more of the guesswork out of it.
Sorry for the formatting trouble on my last post.
I may be showing my age, but I don't have a GPS and don't understand why so many runners consider them essential. I know how long my regular routes are, and if I'm on a new route, it's for an easy/steady run where just by knowing the time I can be pretty sure how far I've gone within 4% (i.e., if I think I'm hitting my normal easy pace of around 8:20, I'm pretty sure I'm between 8:10 and 8:30). I don't need more precision than that, and from what I gather, GPSs aren't all that precise anyway. The races I run all have mile markers, which is all the distance information I need. To each their own, I guess.
Welcome DP! hi everybody!
I agree with you JamesD, I haven't used the GPS in many years, until this February my wife got me one. I am not using it much to track my mileage or speed, but I do look at the Heath beat
it's a good took, but it is possible to train well without.
Sorry as usual I have periods in which I do not post much. Last week I managed 40 miles with a few intervals but was recovering from the track and this week I am trying to get ready to yet another track experience (high and long jump, javelin and 400 Hurdles if I can - but I am not sure I have done enough intervals and sprints to do that...)
my HM preparation will start again seriously next week, with a sub 40 in 10 K at the targeted at the beginning of September, preparing for a sub 90 in Belfast at the end of September.
Hopefully I will manage the training although I will be travelling a bit as usual (going to Italy on the 7th, for 5 weeks, working from there. I will then spend a week in North Carolina on the 22nd of July and a week on holiday the first week of August).
have a great weekend!
Marco
PRs since re-started in 2013:
5km: 19:43 (Belfast park run Sep-16) | 10km: 40:16 (Belfast Lagan side 10K Sep-18)
HM: 1:30:09 (Belfast city Half Marathon, September-18) | FM: 3:25:05 (official chip time Belfast city Marathon, May-19, marathon was 0.3/4 longer, original time 3:27:20 for 26.5/6...)
Upcoming races:
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If James pulls off a sub 1:20, I am calling him out
Ran a tempo on the course today. It is more or less a loop around the lake (11.1 miles)...the race starts with a loop In town which adds the other 2 miles to the hhalf.i ran the first 2.3 miles with my dad (age 66) and then ran the rest brisk but steady. The course is pretty hilly 8 hills/valleys that change 100 feet from bottom to top.
Mile splits: warm up (8:33, 8:06, 7:28,) 7:26, 718, 728, 712 727 730 724 733. In 84 degrees with a heat index (very humid) of 95 I feel pretty good about it. This is no flat course like I run along the river in Minneapolis so I will need to be in sub 1:25:00 shape to break 90 minutes in the half in august.
Marco / James - it's pretty impressive when someone runs without GPS consistently. I'm pretty reliant on it, at least for workouts. I remember running Taupo Half Marathon last year, ran about 4km with a young guy who didn't run with GPS, he was around a 1:17 guy so I guess it shows you don't need GPS to get fast.
Me - pretty satisfying week, volume was lighter after building for the last 3 weeks which enabled me to hit a really satisfying workout this morning (Sunday). The last couple of weeks have been a little uneven, where I'd feel good on some runs but a bit sluggish on others, but this week was the first time I've felt really consistently good in a while. Might've been the extra rest day - Monday was planned but I ran Friday instead of Saturday and then just didn't get time to get a weights workout in on Sat. Anyway this morning's workout was 2 x 15 min @ 10k effort with 5 min recovery in between. I was aiming at 3:24/km which would be 34:00 flat pace. Didn't quite get there at 3:26/km and 3:25/km average but was pretty close and the loop I was running isn't flat either.
Anyway according to Smashrun this is the first time I've ever hit 4 consecutive 50 mile / 80km + weeks so that was kinda cool too.
M: rest day (planned)
T: 12km easy
W: 13.1km w/ 1km efforts (moderate, moderate, hard)
Th: 16.5km w/ hill sprints and flat sprints
F: 16.8km w/ 4 x 4 min moderate / 1 min hard / 1:30 recovery
S: rest day (unplanned but no time for weights)
S: 22km incl. 2 x 15 min @ 10k effort
Total: 80.4km
Hugely impressive run from Zane Robertson this morning, 2:08:19 on the Gold Coast to break his twin brother’s NZ marathon record. Caught the last few km’s, great finish by the Japanese runner to take out the race given the headwind and warm conditions for the last few km.