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Location:

South Hill,VA,United States

Member Since:

Oct 23, 1983

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

1 Mile - 4:54 (16 yrs.) - 1986

2 Mile - 10:49 (16 yrs.) - 1986

5K - 16:44 (16 yrs.) - 1986

8K - 30:32 (16 yrs.) - 1986

5K - 19:36 (37 yrs.) - 2008

8K - 33:29 (36 yrs.) - 2006

10K - 42:38 (38 yrs.) - 2008

13.1 - 1:38:53 (38 yrs.) - 2008

26.2 - 3:31:26 (38 yrs.) - 2008

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train consistently and smart. Run some local races and hope to lower PR's every once in awhile.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would love to see a 5:XX for a mile just one more time. ~~Go under 20 in a 5K~~. And a sub 40 for a 10K.

Personal:

Born in 1970. Grew up in Richmond, Virginia. Ran high school track and cross country. Also lived in the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a few years. Now living in South Hill, Virginia. Married since 1995 and have two children. Have been a police officer since 1994.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics Gel - Fortitude 3 Lifetime Miles:						422.92
Saucony Grid Shadow 11 Lifetime Miles:						357.21

Sun, Aug 10, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
10.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.33

I knew all day I wanted to do a 10 mile run this evening. But shortly after dinner I decided I wanted to see if I could average 7:30 for the run. Not sure why I wanted to though. I did it, barely, and it was tough. Legs were hurting over the last 3 miles. For a run this early in the week I should not have pushed it so much. I am going to be sore the next few days I believe from this one. I hope not though.

Right at 10, I had to stop and walk. After about 30 seconds, I jogged the little bit I had left to go until I was home.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From JohnA on Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 23:48:02

You always seem to finish your runs with your best time. Is that on purpose or just the way to like to approach a workout. That is a great workout.

From Scott Zincone on Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 08:04:34

Great question John, but I am not sure I can give you a good answer.

I know at the beginning of every run I start off easy and gradually increase my pace. I think it might be more of a mental thing. I have a fear of going out too hard and then bonking before the end. So as the miles are counting down on my home I get a better idea of how I am feeling and let myself go some.

What do you think ? Is this good, bad, no big deal? Should I get myself used to running my middle miles faster and allowing some recovery over the last ones?

Also, this is not bragging, but did you see my race results from Saturday? I know the time was slower than my 5K a few months ago. But how about those splits. They were virtually dead on with one another. This surprised me. Especially since I do start slow and end fast.

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