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Marine Corsp Marathon

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Member Since:

Jun 11, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Best Marathon time 3:32 1981 Long Island Marathon

Short-Term Running Goals:

Finish Marine Corps Marathon in 4:20-4:30 on Oct. 25, 2009

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston

Personal:

Age 59 Married  Two Children Ages 23 and 19

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
494.50304.43798.93
Night Sleep Time: 92.70Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 92.70Weight: 115.00Calories: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
18.000.0018.00

Did a slow 18 miles in 3:10

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5.000.005.00

5 miles in 47 minutes

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0.007.337.33

7.33 miles in 66 minutes

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Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 18:49:46 from 64.81.245.109

Welcome to the blog!

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5.100.005.10

47:10

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0.009.109.10

83:50 for 9.1 miles

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7.150.007.15

72:30 min

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5.000.005.00

47:30 for 5 miles

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0.005.005.00

46min

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22.000.0022.00

  4Hrs 5min

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5.000.005.00

48 min

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0.005.005.00

46:20

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0.005.005.00

45:50

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7.000.007.00

67:50

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16.000.0016.00

2Hrs 51

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Comments
From marion on Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 21:39:57 from 71.213.113.143

Nice miles this week :)

From SUSHIL on Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 18:11:50 from 129.6.123.70

Thanks for the encouragement. Heaven knows I need it!

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0.005.005.00

44:16

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
24.000.0024.00

4Hrs 25min

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0.007.007.00

63min

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0.005.005.00

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7.000.007.00

slow run did not look at watch!  68 min

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Comments
From Kelli on Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 18:18:39 from 71.219.89.21

Those are the best kind! Nicely done.

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5.000.005.00

47:45

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
18.000.0018.00

2HRS 59 min!  With two breaks of 3:30 and 2:30 in between

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6.003.009.00

total time 86min

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5.000.005.00

48:30

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

66min20sec tried chi running technique. Feels like I am beginning to get the hang of it. Little bit more straight and leaning forward.

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5.000.005.00

Very Slow today. 94 outside!  51min

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45 min  nice weather

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20.000.0020.00

total time 3HR 27min with two 3min breaks  Very tired afterwords!

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82 Min  Now I just have to maintain this for 26 miles and I can qualify for Boston! Opps, I forgot about the dreaded 385 yards.

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5.000.005.00

47min

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

87 min

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

48 min

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5.000.005.00

48 min

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

85 Min  Just too tired to finish the planned 20 mile run

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

Very slow and very tired! 92 outside. Took 90min

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.850.008.85

walked home! 2hrs 5min ( avg ~15min/mile)

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

86 min

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

49min

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84min

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Comments
From Kelli on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 18:49:17 from 71.219.94.65

GREAT JOB this week!

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20.000.0020.00

3HRS 26MIN

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

50 min. Very hot outside quit after 5!

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0.009.009.00

87 Min. Tough run. Very tired afterword.

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

89 Min. Ran last mile fast.

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

90 Min. Slow all the way!

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43:30  Hot outside. 90!

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

89:30 Hotter than yesterday. 92-93

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0.009.009.00

84:30   Hot outside! 90

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

Do not remember the time

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.006.0020.00

84 ( 4 rest) 60 (3 rest) 57

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5.000.005.00

50min

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0.009.009.00

84:30

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0.005.005.00

46:30

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0.009.009.00

83min. BIU ( Drank cb juice in morning?)

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22.000.0022.00

3:34 with two 4 minute breaks

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43:30  Nice weather outside 70! Much easier to run in this than the high 80's or low 90's we have had lately

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

81:30 !  74 Outside  Nice weather to run!  Did not even have to push to get to this time.

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

85 Min

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9.000.009.00

82:15 Nice weather  Tired at the end

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5.000.005.00

48:30   Very slow.  Combination of fatigue and warm humid weather

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
24.000.0024.00

Total 4Hrs 5min  77:30 ( 3:30 break)  78 ( 4min Break)  83 min

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6.400.006.40

64 min At home.  Lots of elevation changes!

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6.003.009.00

Total 81:27   Pushed for last 3 miles

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9.000.009.00

86:30  very tired today

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78:40  Nice weather 70 outside!  Pushed it from the beginning

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0.005.005.00

42:47 fastest 5 this year

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20.000.0020.00

3Hrs 15 min

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97:52  Nice weather outside 70. Pushed last 4 miles

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99:51  Did not push today but still pretty good time. 65 outside

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  78:32. Nice day outside 75.  Pushed a little at the end.

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3Hrs 7:11  about 70 outside  ( two 3 min breaks)

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41:49  pushed today as much as I could

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80 min. Very humid outside.

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80 min  very humid and warm outside 85

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79 min  pushed a little for last mile

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0.0018.0018.00

2 Hr 42 min ( two 2 min breaks)

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40:48  Pushed as hard as I could! Nice weather outside 75

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80 min. Tired today Also for the first time felt some pain in left knee.

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78:26 Felt OK really pushed the last mile. Not mcuh pain felt in left knee

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41:57 Ideal weather outside 64 Sunny

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
24.000.0024.00

total 3HR 44:20  Last 8 @77.5min. This includes two 2min stops for drink and Banana. Actual distance may be 24.54 ( As carefully measured by google pedometer map) which would be average 9:09 pace. Exactly to qualify for Boston. Not sure if I can do it on 25th. Slowed down too much the last 8 miles.

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0.009.009.00

 74:30!  New Brooks Axiom shoes.  Pushed a little the last 2 miles, but otherwise more relaxed. But still this is 4 min faster than I have ever done this route.

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   78:50 Tired today  But not too bad a time.

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  2Hrs 17:48 total    68 ( 2min Break)  67:48   

Total 16.36    Avg. Pace   8:25.4!

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0.009.009.00

Lousy waether outside 41 rainy . 75min. Did not feel very good after 5 days of not running

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Race: Marine Corsp Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:56:02, Place overall: 3988, Place in age division: 66
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

I made it for BOSTON!

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Comments
From Burt on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 20:37:50 from 68.76.197.194

Congratulations! Happy day!

From JimF on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 16:44:28 from 68.58.93.202

Awesome job qualifing for Boston. I am going to run Boston next year for the first time. Should be a great experience. I have heard the Marine Corp marathon is a really good marathon. What did you think?

From argentinerocket on Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 15:48:55 from 69.171.176.203

Congratulations on exceeding your goal and qualifying! I was probably nearby when you crossed the finish line, funny to think that.

Jim, I highly recommend Marine Corps Marathon... This year the organization was simply flawless, and there were expectators and people cheering everywhere. Maybe Sushil has a different opinion though...

From Gordon Gibbons on Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 06:24:49 from 66.31.185.67

Sushil-

Way to go with MCM 2009! I also ran 3:56, maybe we finished together! I have resolved to return next year with a solid year of training behind me! Hope you had as much fun as I did!

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
494.50304.43798.93
Night Sleep Time: 92.70Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 92.70Weight: 115.00Calories: 0.00
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