Ken
What amazing weather! THIS is what I have been waiting for! After running a half-marathon 2 weeks ago and 13 miles last weekend -- both in significantly higher temperatures -- this was a glorious... read more
- Miles:
- 1548 total / 0 in 2012
- Goal:
Complete the Goofy Challenge and the Publix marathon (done!). Complete the Disneyland Half and the RnR Savannah marathon. Also, obtain an "A" Peachtree time.
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Ken logged 1548 miles.
Last workout 5 months ago. Help get them back on track!
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great TNT/Atlanta -- 8-miles -- Chu... 7.94 mi 01:24 10:32 pace
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great Disneyland Half-Marathon 13.35 mi 02:50 12:42 pace
Having done the Goofy Challenge back in January, this event was part 2 of the mission to complete the "Coast to Coast" challenge. Four of us (my wife, her sister, and her husband) ran th... read more
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Sounds like a lot of fun!!!
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Smitha -- There were fewer characters in Disneyland than at Disney World. I think part of that is that most of the course is off property, but that was a big part of the reason. We did skip one of the longest lines and one place where there were 2 lines for different princesses, we just did one of them. But we were lucky about getting fairly short lines!
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good TNT/Atlanta -- 14-miles -- Ch... 12.75 mi 02:28 11:36 pace
What a great morning. Nice cool temperatures and amazing company, especially the team's assistant coach, Lynn.
My legs were still stiff from last weekend's half-marathon. Lynn and I ran at the b... read more
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Way to get it done Ken!!!
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That is a rough course - we did our 18 and 20 milers on parts of that. Ouch! I'm impressed you did a half Sunday and still managed to do almost that today. Are you doing Savannah too? The full?
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A tough but fun course. Great job. SAG is hard work - you're not just taking care of you!
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Thanks guys! Stacy -- Yes, I am doing Savannah, but it is uncertain which event I will run. I would love to do the full, but only if I am able to train for it properly. I will probably end up doing the half...
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great TNT GTS Fartlek 6.6 mi
I ran this GTS starting a few minutes after everyone else and sprinted from group to group, jogging slowly for several minutes once I was with a group. After finishing the 5.5 mile route, I got a ... read more
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Nice work Ken!
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Sweet run and keeping up with the groups to encourage.
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Thanks guys. @Brenda -- who knows?!? Barb wants me to just keep running and having fun and play things by ear. I signed up for the full, but I can always switch or even run the half with a full bib... We'll see!
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alright Easy 20 2 mi 00:20 10:00 pace
It's been a long couple days, so I just took it easy and short today. The Achilles continues to improve (very slowly), but it was sore this afternoon...
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great WA TM Hill Workout 3.72 mi 00:38 10:12 pace
Coming off my disastrous weekend, I was a bit unsure about this one. No need to be -- it went great! I could really feel the workout, but I felt strong.
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7 repeats of 2 min hill (increasi... read more -
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injured TNT/Atlanta -- 10-miles -- Ga... 9.82 mi 01:55 11:39 pace
With apologies to "A Tale of Two Cities"
It was the best of times...
This has been an amazing week. It was my first week with students at my new school. The environment is so amazing; I... read more-
Wow, Ken. So glad you are okay. That's scary!
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It is so much more important for you get get that Achilles healed & be safe. We'll find another race to do. Besides now you can cheer me to the finish!! :-) I'm glad you're feeling better now!
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Glad you are ok Ken and happy the team was there to take care of you. Hang in there and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! See you at the Savannah RnR half marathon and hopefulyl some GTS's til then.
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good 30-minutes Easy-ish 3.13 mi 00:30 09:35 pace
My legs were really tired after Tuesday's hill repeats and yesterday's squats. I got my run in and it really did not seem to tax my cardio, but my legs were working hard just to get moving. I'm c... read more
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Thanks, everyone. @David -- It's coming along. This has been a tough week to evaluate it since I am back in the classroom. I think being on my feet is helping it overall, but it is also tiring out by the end of the day. And since I work out at the end of the day, it's been a bit more sore during my runs than last week. I think it will be a couple of weeks before I can really evaluate it again.
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Easy with that pace! Sounds like you are really digging at it, enjoy a rest day.
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great PSDC 2.56 mi 00:40 15:37 pace
Just a great workout; I killed this! I was worried about it since the reps were going up and my Achilles has been sore since my run (and my poor shoe choice at school) yesterday. But the workout ... read more
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Great news, Ken! I admire your diligence in doing those workouts!
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great WA Treadmill Hills 3.4 mi 00:35 10:17 pace
A great hill workout on the treadmill. Not too fast, but 6 x 2 minute hills worked me pretty good.
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VELO
great Easy (Fake) Bike Ride 4.92 mi 00:20 14.8mph pace
Just a short, easy "shake out" ride to get the legs moving a little without putting any strain on the Achilles. Today was the first day of school with the students in the room. My new s... read more
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I love how you call it fake bike :)
Good luck with the start of school. My baby went off to Kindergarten today.6 months ago • Like
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Nice work! Have fun in school!
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Nothing wrong with a 'fake' ride, it gets the cardio job done. Glad you are rocking with the new school.
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great PSDC 2.45 mi 00:35 14:17 pace
Pushups, Squats, Dips, and Crunches
A great workout this morning. My arms and abs are really pushed to the limit with this, but the squats are not nearly as much of a test. I don't know if I nee... read more
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Good Work Ken!
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Nice !! Thats a lot of stuff there!
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I started with light hand weights once I got the form down, and then moved to resistance bands. David is right, you want lean muscle. You're doing great Ken!
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great TNT/Atlanta -- 8-miles -- Chu... 8 mi 01:22 10:16 pace
A great GTS run with a member of the RNR Savannah Marathon team. His run/walk ratio (5:1) is a little more conservative than my normal 9:1. but the running pace was excellent. Plus walking more o... read more
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great WA Treadmill 3.64 mi 00:35 09:36 pace
Another great run on the treadmill at school. This was just a basic run at an easy pace.
My Achilles felt great when I woke up this morning, but it was a little sore before the run. I could fe... read more
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Great TM run Ken!
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Sounds promising!!! Keep it up...nice and easy! can't wait to see you sprinting off at the all sport gts.
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Thanks, guys. It is far from 100%, but it is moving in that direction so I am happy!
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#dailymission My perfect race-day weather could pretty much never happen. It would be 70 degrees with low humidity, no wind, and clear skies all morning until about 10 minutes before the race was ... read more
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The closest you can do is San Diego, but other than that "you're dreaming!" But it's a good visualization exercise that you can do before you train. "nice and cooooool, nice and coooooool"
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great Treadmill Hills 3.22 mi 00:35 10:52 pace
I decided that my Achilles seems to be healing up enough to start adding in some more work beyond easy runs. So I went to the school gym and did some hills on the treadmill. I took it really easy... read more
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Nice job Ken! Hope you are feeling better soon. My husband had that problem and it eventually went away.:)
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Wonderful TM run~happy your healing : )
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Thanks, guys! I'm even more excited because this morning, the Achilles is stiff (as usual), but not as sore as it usually is the day after a run. Progress rocks!
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FIT
great PSDC 00:22
Pushups, Squats, Dips, and Crunches
Arms were definitely tired by the end, but this was great. I felt tired early, but I just kept going. I will say the last dip was my limit! I'll repeat this ... read more
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Nice Job:
Proud of you hon!
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Thanks, Monica.
Birgit, I hope so! I don't know why, but I think the squats are helping my Achilles too.6 months ago • Like
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VELO
great Fake Bike Recovery Ride 5.05 mi 00:20 15.2mph pace
Just a nice, easy ride on the exercise bike to work the legs a little. Felt a lot easier than the last ride, but my cycling muscles are certainly not as built up as my running muscles!
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You're Funny:
fake bike! love it.
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alright TNT/Atlanta -- 8-miles -- River 7.75 mi 01:20 10:19 pace
I had a nice run with several members of the TNT team, a few of which I had never run with. The conditions were really tough -- very hot and humid. I was good for the first 5 miles, then I starte... read more
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#dailymission If you could go back in time to watch one of your races as an observer, which would it be and why?
It would probably be my district championship cross country meet from my senior year... read more-
17:29?! WOW! I am glad to see that you are still a runner!
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:-) no worries. Way to go rock star mentor!
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Yayyy for good weather!! And great miles!
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Loving this weather too!!!! Please STAY a while longer!
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