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Post by dudesky1000 on Jun 15, 2016 16:30:43 GMT -5
BROOKLYN HALF RACE REFLECTION
Official Finishing Time: 1:24:10 Place: 364th out of 27,437 It was a hard fought, ugly race that came down to the very last second (literally), but ultimately, this was a successful race and there's a lot to be happy about. First of all, some statistics to be really happy about: -10th Half Marathon and 10th Half Marathon PR in a row (I pulled off the streak!) -Second sub-1:25 Half -Second Half Marathon without the use of gels, water or gatorade -Second Half Marathon using special racing shoes (On Clouds) -First time placing in the top 400 in the Brooklyn Half and best place against field I've had in any race (top 1.7%). From these statistics, I can see that I've evolved quite a bit as a runner since last year. I have become comfortable not using gels for longer races, have benefitted greatly from lighter shoes, and proved to myself that the NYC Half was NOT a fluke--I actually am a sub-1:25 half marathoner. Strategy-wise, I am very happy that I managed to pull off my mile-by-mile strategy and it is further encouragement for me to continue to implement custom pace bands in future races. I knew it would be down to the wire, and it was--so it was very important for me mentally to have a time reference to go by. Without it, I may not have realized that I was actually within reach of breaking my goal, and I may have given up. HOWEVER, I came very close to sabotaging my race by starting out too fast. I think part of it is this course (which starts on a downhill as opposed to NYC Half's uphill first mile), and part of it was my anxiousness to not fall behind, but it made for a LOT of suffering and a physical and mental test of the likes I had never experienced. So I have to be cautious about getting overzealous at the start in the future, especially as I look forward to my next race, the Queens 10K. Fitness-wise, I am feeling close to my best. I admit that I didn't feel nearly as strong in this race as I did in the NYC Half (when I only ran 5 seconds slower but finished feeling like I had much more in the tank). But to be fair, the NYC had much more favorable conditions, and I was really better trained in March than I was in the lead up to this race. So I think it came down to experience, the mental toughness I got out of my training, and every ounce of fitness that I had to pull it off. I honestly do not think I could have run this race any faster than I did-- I left NOTHING out there. So if I want to get closer to completing The Quest I'm going to need to become stronger and more fit. Simple as that. As I mentioned above, this was a very different kind of race experience than the NYC Half for a couple of reasons: -The Element of Surprise: During the NYC Half, I had no idea that I was in for such a good race. I underestimated myself by A LOT--so when I got out of Central Park way ahead of pace, the endorphins were surging and I was just really happy and smiley, which made things a lot more fun and exhilarating. About halfway into the race, I knew I would at least beat the time goal I set. I felt invincible! Like there was no limit to how fast I could go! I'm sure that made the pace I was running at feel easier than it actually was. On the other hand, I went into the Brooklyn Half with very high expectations and an ambitious time goal. Like I had been handed the number 100 in Sasuke and the pressure was on to live up to my seeding. I wanted to PR so badly, and I was never that far ahead of pace, so I never felt invincible or confident that I would make it. I wasn't sure until I crossed the finish line...and even then, I could hardly believe I did it! -Going for 10: I know it's silly, but for some reason, the thought of finishing my 10th Half Marathon with a 10th consecutive PR (if you count my first as it's own PR) really raised the stakes for me personally. I mean, I was already really proud of my record, and I know that a lot of runners would kill to be able to PR even a couple of times in a row, but being a numbers freak, I really wanted this. I am 100% certain that I will never have another 10 PR's in a row, so this was my one and only chance to pull it off--so I had a lot of pressure on myself to not let go, even when the going got really rough. Because my goal was so ambitious and the stakes were so high, I didn't really get to 'soak in' my surroundings and the 'fun' of the race as I got to in previous years--I was single-mindedly focused on the time, my stride, my breathing and the road ahead of me. It wasn't a party like the NYC Half became after I knew I was going to succeed. It was a true battle to the very end. In conclusion, even though this was my fastest race, and the highest I have ever placed amongst the field, it wasn't my most graceful. I'd actually say I had a stronger race back in March. But in terms of pure grit, effort, mental strength and strategy, this year's Brooklyn Half was a huge success and definitely my greatest accomplishment as a competitor. I can now rest easy knowing that I've got another 6 months before the next Half Marathon (next will probably be the Manhattan Half in Jan 2017), so there's plenty of time for me to get faster and stronger...and perhaps clinch an 11th PR! As for my brother, he had an AWESOME race! This was his very first Half Marathon, and he finished in impressive fashion, running a negative split and a very strong final mile. He finished in 1:43:50. That's even faster than my first half marathon! Very proud of him, even though he trained like a lazy bum. Next up for both of us is the Five Borough Series: Queens 10K this Saturday. Expect a full pre-race post soon!
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Post by dudesky1000 on Jun 17, 2016 16:10:53 GMT -5
Five Borough Series: Queens 10K Pre-Race ThoughtsIt's hot and humid June, and that means it's time for the Queens 10K! Last year, after riding high from a series of great races in early 2015, this race fed me a big slice of humble pie. I thought I could keep up with the best and I flamed out early on, crawling past the finish line. I still managed to set a PR, but I was a sticky, sweaty mess. This year, I'd like to say I'm coming back with a vengeance--but I know better than to say that! The 10K is statistically my worst race (other than the marathon) and I haven't seemed to figure it out yet. To emphasize just how bad I am at the 10K in respect to other distances, this is what a race predictor calculator says I should be capable of in other distances with my current 10K PR: 10K PR: 40:57 Based off of this, McMillan's race predictor says I should ideally be able to run: 4-Mile: 25:38 (I ran this exact time in February '15) 10-Mile: 1:08:27 (I beat this on my first try in September '14) Half Marathon: 1:31:18 (lol) Marathon: 3:12:08 (ok this one is still wrong just in the other direction LOL) Now, if you take my current best performance (last month's Brooklyn Half) and put THAT into the same calculator, it says I should be capable of running: 4-Mile: 23:38 (woah) 10K: 37:45 (lol that's never going to happen) 10-Mile: 1:03:06 (maybe one day...) Marathon: 2:57:08 So basically, I just haven't figured out the secret to this distance. It's too long for me to attack it like the 4-Miler, it's too short for me to pick up the pace after a slow start, and...it's freakin' hot and humid as hell in June! This course is also really tough for me because it's pancake flat--no downhills for me to use to my advantage. So I don't have very high hopes. If you look at my yearly time goals I set at the start of the year, you'll see I once thought it possible to run a sub-39 10k. Well, based off of, like, every tempo run that I've done to try to simulate this race, I don't think that's going to happen. I'll be surprised if I even come close. Of course, stranger things have happened, and I'm going to try my best, but I'm just being realistic. All I know is, last year I came in with a lot of confidence, and I got a good whalloping. I still think I'm in good enough shape for a PR though, so I'll be going for that (as always). As for Josh, who will also be returning to this race, I think he has a MUCH better chance of getting revenge on the course than I do. He tried to break 47 minutes last year, couldn't do it, so it remains his goal. This time I think he gets it done. Another year of training and a little experience on the course will make it possible. We WILL be taking the dreaded 7-train in the morning... pray for us lol (last year the trains were broken and half the field missed the race!).
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Post by arsenette on Jun 18, 2016 6:43:02 GMT -5
Finally caught up! I saw the first post and then forgot so thanks for the second post because I read them back to back! Oh and the phrase is you left EVERYTHING out there.. if you left nothing you would have kicked yourself for not trying hard enough.. ehem. ♥ I usually screw up idioms so I saw that one and had to fix it. LOL! And yes people would kill for PR's in back to back races.. yours is unheard of! Congrats!
Weather is not supposed to be bad today so GOOD LUCK!!!!!! I know by the time you read this you would have left but try getting on an earlier train...
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Post by dudesky1000 on Jun 18, 2016 16:45:35 GMT -5
Finally caught up! I saw the first post and then forgot so thanks for the second post because I read them back to back! Oh and the phrase is you left EVERYTHING out there.. if you left nothing you would have kicked yourself for not trying hard enough.. ehem. ♥ I usually screw up idioms so I saw that one and had to fix it. LOL! And yes people would kill for PR's in back to back races.. yours is unheard of! Congrats! Weather is not supposed to be bad today so GOOD LUCK!!!!!! I know by the time you read this you would have left but try getting on an earlier train... Haha, I can be an idiom idiot sometimes. Thanks! It was a nice day, the humidity was finally at a normal level, and though it wasn't my best race (as I anticipated), I've come away with another PR and so did my brother! So all in all, a good day for both of us. ...And we arrived an hour early!
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Post by arsenette on Jun 18, 2016 17:10:45 GMT -5
Yay for getting early! Get some rest. ❤️ I look forward to the full report later!
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Post by dudesky1000 on Jun 18, 2016 17:29:17 GMT -5
I'll try to get the report in before too long--I'll be on set Assistant Directing a crazy ambitious operatic production at the US Custom House for the next few days, and then another shoot at Kaufman Astoria Studios shortly after. So you might not hear from me until SASUKE 32!
Thankfully I'll have a lot of time for the race report and training after the shoot. One piece of exciting news I haven't shared yet is that I will be coaching a running club at a summer day camp once a week from July to August! Other than that though, I don't have any work lined up (yet), and I am kind of forcing myself to take a break after this shoot, so I am determined as ever to put the hard miles in to catch up on my year-long goals and make this a breakthrough marathon.
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Post by dudesky1000 on Jun 23, 2016 21:40:27 GMT -5
NYRR FIVE BOROUGH SERIES: QUEENS 10K 2016 RACE REPORTHere we go again...It was another hot day in Queens. It was 8:30am--wait. 8:30am?! WHY IS THIS RACE AT 8:30AM??? What's that? There will be a delayed start? Wonderful! ...Don't worry, this isn't another stream of consciousness race report. But in all seriousness, my first thoughts about this years race were how unnecessarily late it starts. There are races in the winter that begin at 8am and even 7am. Who on earth decided that 8:30am was an appropriate start time for a race in mid-June? Anyway... I went into this race with pretty low expectations. Knowing how tough a time I had at this race the last two years, and knowing that I do not do particularly well on flat courses, and knowing that I do not do so well in the heat, I didn't think I'd reach my stretch goal of sub-39 minutes. In fact, I was pretty pessimistic about even breaking 40, though I did think it might be possible. My main goal, which I felt was the safest bet, was simply to PR. Turns out I was right! The short story is that this turned out to be a pretty ordinary race--not too easy, but not as hard as it has been in the past. I went in wanting to have a stronger race than last year (where I really sucked) and set a new PR, and I got the job done and nothing more. No huge breakthrough PR, but a nice solid performance in tough conditions on a tough course. Overall, I'm pleased. I finished in 40:15, placed 143rd among 9,952 finishers and I'll take it! I had a faster-than-preferable first mile, but it wasn't so fast that I burned out. I DID get a second-wind around Mile 4, which allowed me to speed up and still feel good--it just wasn't enough to make up for those last 15 seconds. There was just too much ground to cover by the end, and I was strangely content with how I was feeling at the pace I was going, so I didn't risk killing myself like I almost did in May. A few thoughts come to mind after this race: 1. I still have yet to figure out the secret to the 10k. Is there one, anyway? I'm not sure why I simply cannot perform better at this particular distance, whereas I have a faster average pace in both the 4-Mile and Half Marathon distances. Is it that my tempo runs are too short to give me the stamina I need for this whole race? Is it that I am just a slow starter and that's why I am able to succeed more at the Half Marathon? I still find this to be my most difficult race during the year (other than the marathon). Is it just that I am actually better at hilly courses where I can use downhills to my advantage? Perhaps it is worth exploring a different 10k race on a different type of course during a different time of year... 2. I'm still trending toward improvement...if only gradually. This is actually my fourth race in a row now that I've run faster than an average pace of 6:30/mile. This is actually a very cool stat, because before this current streak, the only race I EVER ran below a 6:30/mile average pace was Al Gordon 4-Mile 2015. And this was my first time placing in the top 150 of a 5-Borough Series race (I came one place short at this race last year). So I'm on the rise with a whole summer ahead of me to improve. 3. Consistency is key. If I wasn't sure of this before, I am now. My training has NOT been where I've wanted it to be since the winter and my two results since the Spring have reflected that--essentially no improvement/loss of fitness in May (which made a 5-second PR at the Brooklyn Half a battle of epic proportions) and an expected but not HUGE improvement in the 10k since last year. I've got a lot of work to do if I want to continue to PR at every race and get closer to top times. Thankfully, now is the time of year to do that. My next race isn't until the Bronx 10-Mile in September, so I've got the rest of this month, July, August and most of September to really rack up some serious mileage and get strong. Lastly, I wanted to let you all know that Josh (my brother) DID manage to finally break 47 minutes! After I finished I ran back to the course to watch him go by, and though I could see he had a MUCH tougher race than I did, his result was really impressive. He finished in a solid 46:43, comfortably ahead of his goal. He says he threw up in his mouth along the way and almost barfed on a volunteer after finishing--I told him that's what it's all about! We celebrated with out usual Choco Taco and Chipwiches at the ice cream stand. We both felt we had gotten revenge on this course to some degree, and we both look forward to running it again next year. Splits: 1 6:41.0 2 6:23.4 3 6:32.3 4 6:23.8 5 6:21.2 6 6:19.3 6.2 1:36.3 Official Finishing Times: Evan: 40:15 (6:29/mile) - 143rd Place out of 9,992 (top 1.4%) Josh: 46:43 (7:31/mile) - 1042nd Place (top 10.5%) Until next time!
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Post by arsenette on Jun 24, 2016 9:35:27 GMT -5
Good thoughts going in. Know your limits but know that you have room to improve and being able to see your progress despite not getting huge jumps in PR. A PR is still a PR. Most runners would kill for this!
Heh.. if you knew the answer to question #1 you'd be rich and retired somewhere. LOL That has eluded SOOOOOOOOOO many runners over decades..
And throwing up while running is why I never became a marathon runner. LOL You sound like my sister and she's like "the adrenaline.. don't worry about it.. just spit it out and keep going! You know you got this!".. LOL yeah.. no thanks. ♥
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Post by dudesky1000 on Jun 25, 2016 9:55:49 GMT -5
Indeed, a PR is a PR. As long as I'm improving, I'm happy.
Interestingly, I've never thrown up during or after a run, but I've definitely come close to feeling faint after crossing the finish line of a really tough race (the closest I came was definitely the BK Half last month). Maybe it's just because I'm really careful with what I eat before I run. I'm more prone to getting a cramp than feeling queasy.
I am determined to figure out the 10K. Though...I'm perfectly happy not running another one until next year. LOL
Finally, I've been having a really good month of training so far, despite working crazy overnight hours on a film shoot. I've racked up 24.5 miles this week already, and I was working 4pm-5am Monday night and 7pm-8am on Tuesday night. Between attending rehearsals and location scouts, I've managed to fit in all my easy runs, and I'm still feeling pretty good! Hopefully this is a sign of a good summer of training. My goal is to build up a base of mileage before re-integrating workouts like Tempo Runs and Intervals back into my weekly schedule. I think I'll keep every run easy until mid-July. Then--we'll see what's going on. It's a different approach from the past, when I haven't been able to handle higher volume training. I'm keeping the intensity low so I can learn to recover between each run.
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Post by dudesky1000 on Jun 26, 2016 22:35:53 GMT -5
Concluded the week with my 7th run since Monday (yes, I ran every day of this crazy week). Easy 4 milers for every run except Saturday, which was an easy 4.5 miler.
Now I get 3 days of rest as I finish off this film shoot. Then, right back to work with more easy mileage.
I should be able to close out June with 15 runs, the most since January when I ran 16 times. My only other great training months this year were February and March (which make sense considering I was in my best shape in the late Winter) with about a dozen runs each. April and May were basically black holes (only logged like 6 runs for each month...that's abysmal) so June is a return to form for me and July and August are looking like potentially great training months if my legs can hold up.
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Post by dudesky1000 on Jul 6, 2016 16:53:20 GMT -5
A little training update for you all:
Wrapped up the month of June quite nicely with one last easy run after the film shoot. I've gotten a great start to July, with 5 runs out of 6 days so far (I will be getting today's run in soon). My goal is to maintain a 6 day-a-week routine until the Bronx 10-Mile. Right now I am still exclusively doing easy runs with no speed work. Just trying to get comfortable with the stress of higher volume before I crank up the heat.
I will be withdrawing my entry from the Henry Isola XC this year due to a schedule conflict; I'll actually be away visiting my soon-to-be-94-year-old grandma out of state! I was considering entering myself in a different, shorter race in the meantime, but I'm hesitant to do so because most of the races take place on the weekend when I need to be getting a long run in. The priority for me at this point is to run a really good marathon, and I feel like I'm going to need every last long run I can get. Plus, knowing myself all too well, a race effort will force me to take like a whole week off from even easy running, so I'd rather play it safe and spend this time building rather than focusing on a new race.
Finally, exciting update, I was recently hired for my first coaching gig at a day camp in the Bronx! I'll be training young kids and tweens toward a 1-Mile and 5k race respectively, and I'm really excited about it! I spent a lot of time developing a curriculum and training plans that I feel really confident about. It'll be the first time I've ever coached anyone other than my brother, and it's not a very long program, so I'm curious to see how it will go, but I think it will be fun and the kids will be safe. I placed an overwhelming emphasis on the importance of easy running and realistic goal setting, with an aim to make running/walking accessible, enjoyable, and empowering in some way for everyone.
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Post by arsenette on Jul 10, 2016 15:45:20 GMT -5
Aww took a job teaching youngings the way of the darkside force. LOL
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Post by seikusa on Jul 14, 2016 12:42:14 GMT -5
Are you making a video blog?
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Post by arsenette on Jul 14, 2016 13:20:45 GMT -5
Are you making a video blog? He's a film major.
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Post by dudesky1000 on Jul 20, 2016 16:07:43 GMT -5
Update time!
Last couple of weeks have been good--I've been sticking to the plan, maintaining a high-ish volume (by my standards) and keeping all the running easy. I have logged 15 runs so far in July, matching June's 15 total runs and am now just one run short of my record for most runs logged in a single month (16 runs logged in January this year). What is extraordinary is that this is the most running I have ever done in the heat of the summer, let alone anytime, and my body is still holding up without any sign of injury. To me, I think it's a combination of increased resilience to the impact forces of long distance running from the last few years and the fact that I've been keeping all the runs easy. Whatever it is, it's working.
The running club kicked off with a bang! The kids were very enthusiastic about running--even more so than I expected (I figured some of the older kids would HATE the idea of running laps, no matter what I said). Of course, with no knowledge of the demands of long distance running and the limitations of their little bodies, every class, even the oldest group, had a handful of kids just racing every lap to determine who was the fastest. Of course--they all got beat by the little girls who paced themselves properly! So I think that was expected for the first week and the cocky kids have learned their lesson. Despite the amusing burnouts, nobody got hurt or sick, and everyone was begging for more by the time I had to leave, so I think the first session was a success and I am really looking forward to the rest of the season! I do think that I am more cut out for coaching the older groups, though. The tweens definitely understand the concepts of my curriculum in a way the younger classes are simply not capable of thinking. Tomorrow they're getting my lesson on running biology!
My next race, the Bronx 10-Mile, is still eons away (late September). Next week, after a much-earned rest/vacation weekend in LA, I'll be reintroducing quality workouts into my weekly training schedule, beginning with Jack Daniel's 'R' workouts. These sessions are a nice, low-stress way of reminding my body how to run fast. My workout of choice will be variations of 8 to 12 repetitions of 200m @ 40seconds pace, with full recovery between each repetition. According to Daniels' Running Formula book, this workout will improve my anaerobic power, speed, and economy of running. These are not necessarily qualities that will help me specifically with the marathon (my main goal race), but I think they will serve as a good non-strenuous, confidence-building segue into some of the harder, longer training sessions I'll be doing as we get closer to the race. Plus, I believe this workout will help me with The Quest, as it will give me plenty of time to practice at a pace that I have never trained at before (that is quite faster than The Quest goal pace).
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Post by dudesky1000 on Aug 8, 2016 10:59:42 GMT -5
I gather it's time for another update!
Since the last update I passed two major milestones for my yearly goals: 500 miles and 60 hours of running in 2016. As of now, if I manage to keep up this rate of training, it looks like I'll reach my 120 hour goal, but the 1300 mile goal is looking unlikely. I haven't reached 40% of the mileage goal yet, and with over half the year already gone, I'd have to be running way more MPW than my legs can handle. At this point, I'll be really happy if I can reach 1000 miles, something I've never done (the most miles I've run in a year was 698 last year).
The running club is going great! The kids are still having fun, even though I make them run more and more every week. I wish I could work with them for more than one day a week (unfortunately it seems most of them are only running the one day that I am with them, so they won't really be physically benefiting from the training) but I think the 'lecture' part of the program is doing it's job and I do think that what I'm teaching is sticking to them.
I myself have been having a pretty good summer of training. I've maintained my high mileage, 5-6 day a week training schedule, and I've already logged two super long runs (the 14 and 16 milers). While the long runs haven't necessarily gone easier than years past (not sure why), I DID go out for my first Tempo run in almost two months, and it was the fastest I have ever been on such a training run. It seems the Repetition workouts I've been doing at the track have increased my top speed slightly, and my Tempo speed / race pace may have also gone up. Usually, I run my Tempos at 6:30ish. This time, I was able to comfortably hold onto a 6:10 to 6:00 pace...a zone I would only run on the track for very short intervals just a few months ago. If this was not just a fluke, and I AM actually getting faster, then this could be a really good sign for the future. Of course, it will help me do exactly NOTHING in the marathon, but it's encouraging nonetheless.
One last thing--I applied for the Foot Locker Five Borough Challenge. If I get accepted as the Manhattan representative, it will give my charity and Crohn's disease some very much needed exposure, so please cross your fingers for me!
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Post by arsenette on Aug 9, 2016 2:44:23 GMT -5
Giggles on the camp of people doing homework the day they get there. LOL!!!
And crossing fingers for ya! ♥ Thanks for the updates! (both because for some reason I didn't see the other one... /facepalm).
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Post by dudesky1000 on Aug 24, 2016 18:34:03 GMT -5
Very excited about the latest update--a few awesome things have been happening:
1. Just started working on a very well liked TV show that's filming in NYC this season. I'll be freelancing as a PA (as I always do) on it through February! The best part about it is that I'm working under a friend of mine from NYU who graduated a few years before me. He and I used to work together on student films and now that he's 'made it', we're working together again on a top tier television set!
2. The summer camp is coming to a close tomorrow, but we actually had our big race last week. The kids did amazingly well, and almost everyone out of over 40 campers finished their races. I was very proud that like our favorite game show, the kids were more interested in cheering each other on and conquering the course than competing against each other--in this sense, I really feel that my lessons were a success. For me, running has always been about self-improvement and camaraderie, that's exactly what was on full display last week. And, we had some very unexpected winners for each 'event', adding to the fun and diverse nature of the club. Tomorrow I'm going to give the kids the information they need to run NYRR's kids races, which are actually going to be free to enter beginning mid-September. I'm still surprised they enjoyed the program so much. Yay!
3. As for my own training, I have been not only holding up extremely well with my 6-day-a-week training plan, despite having to work some 12 hour days on set (I've made a habit of running after work and even before work if I can wake up early enough), but I have been making some apparently serious improvements. My tempo runs have never been quite as fast, even in this heat. I'm steadily running in the 6:15 range for my Tempo's, which is something I've never been able to do in the past. And I've been running them pretty consistently, hitting that same pace three weeks in a row now. I don't know if I'll attempt to go this fast at the Bronx 10-Mile next month, because I'm not sure I'll have the stamina to hold the pace for that long, but it's definitely looking good for the future, and ultimately, "The Quest" for the sub-1:20 Half Marathon. We shall see!
I'm taking a mini vacation starting Friday to visit my grandmother in NC. I'll have my first extended weekend 'off' from running since June. Then, it's right back to business!
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Post by dudesky1000 on Sept 11, 2016 17:47:31 GMT -5
Since the last update, the camp has come to a close, I AD'd an indie short up in Vermont (I got in a couple of runs with the steadicam op, including another great tempo run) and have completed my first super long run of the training season yesterday.
Things are still good--injury free, feeling healthy, paces have been on target, training has remained consistent. I ran 20 times in August, the most I have ever run in a single month (tied with July which was also 20 runs), and I am currently on track for an equally good September (taking into account I'll be taking a few more days off due to the upcoming race).
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Post by dudesky1000 on Sept 16, 2016 9:06:45 GMT -5
Hey guys, so, slightly major announcement. I received some advice to begin a standalone blog for all of my running/training exploits--it was not the first time I received such advice but it was the first time I received it from a company that was willing to consider me for a media opportunity. So, finally, I decided to start an independent blog of my own: outrunningcrohns.blogspot.comWhat exactly does this mean for this thread? Great question. Obviously, the priority will be to post my major updates (like race reports, pre-race thoughts, etc.) on the blog, but I do not necessarily want this thread to die because I don't want to abandon this forum. However, the thread has been pretty lonely, and it is not as accessible to Facebook friends and strangers alike who want to follow me without going through SMF first. Though I do hope I did bring some traffic here over the last few years. I think in the future, I'll update this thread with links to the entries on the blog. So I'm not going to disappear or anything, but I the priority will obviously shift to that blog--which YOU can follow! Until I get into the habit of posting 'regular' updates on the blog, though, I will continue to do so here.
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