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Very interesting video that highlights the running of Scott Jurek and includes segments with the late Caballo Blanco (Micah True) and Christoper McDougall (Born to Run). Fascinating presentation of how his interaction with the Tarahumara changed his view of running and what it means to him.
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Today’s schedule was for an easy 4-miles with 6 x 100m stride outs at the end. I met Nathan at Bellevue Church of Christ after he had already completed 3 miles. As usual for Friday I ran in my Saucony Hattoris. This was by far my easiest-paced run of the week with miles one and two in the 9:40s and miles 3 and 4 in the 9:10s. I think the reason for the slow pace was two-fold:
- It had only been a little over 12 hours since my 8.4-mile track workout last night, so I was still a bit fatigued.
- I kinda got lost in conversation with Nathan and never really thought about pace or how I was feeling…I just went out for a run. Nathan was probably thinking “why are we going to slow?” but he never said anything.
At the finish of the 4-mile loop through Bellevue, we did our stride outs in the church parking lot, and ran them pretty hard (5:40ish pace). Running fast in my Hattoris actually feels really, really good. I love getting up on my toes and just letting it fly.
Beast Mode….ON!
Saucony Kinvara 3 Review “Three is a magic number” (@Bintherun believeintherun.com)
This is one of the first reviews of the new Saucony Kinvara 3 I’ve seen from someone who has actually spent some time running in the new shoe. What strikes me so much about this review is not just the glowing thoughts on Kinvara 3 (which sounds awesome), but how the author says that he had been unable to get more than 200-miles out of a pair of Kinvara 1s or 2s.
My first pair of Kinvara 1s lasted over 350 miles before they started showing significant signs of wear or breakdown. One of my current pair of Kinvara 2s has been through 2 marathons and 2 half marathons, and are well past 350 miles. Based on how well they are holding up, I’m thinking they will last at least until 400 miles.
In addition to this article, I’ve had some other local runners mention durability concerns to me, and I’m very curious as to why I’m not experiencing this problem.
Anyone else out there having durability problems with their Kinvara 1s or 2s?
It was a warm day in Music City and a warm evening at track tonight with the JSRC. Our group was a bit smaller than usual since we had 11 people participating in either the Southern Indiana Classic or Boston Marathons last weekend. However, we were joined for the first time by my friends Mark and Josh from our church, and it was good to have them with us.
After a 3-mile warmup, including 6 x 100m stride outs, our workout consisted of 3 sets of 1000m (300m Recovery), 400m (400m Recovery). For the first set my legs felt very rubbery, especially during the 400m interval. I told Paxton this must have been due to the hard tempo effort on Tuesday morning. However, I felt much better during the second set, and fantastic during the final set. After the workout John said that this was good, but maybe in the future I should think about pushing the pace a little bit more or running an extra set since I felt so fresh at the end.
We finished up with a nice, easy cool down jog around Vanderbilt, which marked 8.4-miles completed for the evening. After track most of us headed out to the Dog of Nashville for a fun dinner. Great evening!
Beast Mode….ON!
Great video from @missionlazarus and my friend @sethdaggett on the making of their San Lazaro Estate Coffee. This really is fantastic coffee, and it helps support the amazing work being doing in Southern Honduras by Mission Lazarus.
Do you drink coffee? Are you drinking coffee right now? Check out this new video on the coffee process–from start to finish.
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Game Changers: Desiree Davila (ESPN) – Awesome video and article by Bonnie Ford of ESPN on American Olympic Marathon Qualifier Desiree Davila. Definitely worth a watch and a read. While I have serious doubts about the ability of our men’s team to compete for a medal in London, our Women’s team is gonna be tough. I’m especially pulling for Desi. Go U.S.A.!
(Source: http://player.espn.com/)
After a hard effort yesterday, it was nice to get in some easy recovery miles in my Hattoris through Bellevue on a pleasant and sunny morning. The schedule was 4-miles easy followed by 6 x 100m stride outs.
I finished the first mile in around 9 min, before I settled into an 8:15ish pace for the remaining 3. At first my legs were really sore from P90X on Monday and the tempo run yesterday, but this quickly faded. My legs are definitely tired, but they still felt pretty good throughout the run, even during the 6 x 100m stride outs at the end which were at 6:18 pace.
I’ve got tomorrow morning off in prep for the track workout with the JSRC tomorrow night. It will be nice to sleep in a bit 🙂
Beast Mode….ON!
The Salomon S-Lab Sense is a new light-weight trail racing shoe that is set to launch in May. It was developed specifically for ultra running superstar Killian Jornet, and was worn during his major wins in 2011 including the Western States 100. Even though I’m a Saucony guy (and much more of a road guy than a trail guy), this shoe is extremely intriguing to me for a few reasons:
- It is a 6.5-ounce trail shoe, but it looks much, much more substantial than any other sub 7-ounce trail shoe I’ve ever seen before. For example, it weights less than the Merrell Trail Glove which basically looks like a slipper compared to the Sense.
- The reviews are almost universally glowing (Example1, Example2), and make it seem like this is some type of alien technology super-shoe.
- The MSRP is $200!!!! I don’t care how good it is, are people other than elite racers actually going to drop $200 for a trail shoe?
Anybody else out there intrigued by the Salomon S-Lab Sense?
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PREDS WIN! In honor of the Nashville Predators 3-1 win over the Wings, and their first ever 3-1 playoff series lead, here is a video clip of the game winning goal. I love how Marty Erat takes three Red Wings’ players with him, along with Howard the goalie, and then makes the perfect pass to Klein who buries it in the open net. Go Preds!
Now let’s finish off the Wings on Friday Night!
(Source: http://nhl.cdn.neulion.net/)
The mini is my favorite race!
I LOVE the Mini….This will be my fourth year in a row to run it. It is by far the most well organized big race I’ve ever participated in, and the only race that I’ve run each of the past four years.
I just love your pace!
Thanks so much! Working really hard to try and get to Boston 🙂
Also….Mega kudos on a sub 4-hour time in your first marathon!! That was exactly what my goal was for my first in Chicago back in 2009. This is an accomplishment you should be really proud of…Congratulations!
I can’t wait until I have children and I can read HP with them.
Having kids is full of awesome experiences!
With a 6-mile run yesterday afternoon and P90X: Legs and Back last night, my legs were fairly tired before we ever got started this morning. The schedule called for 8-miles including a 2-mile warmup, 5-miles at goal half marathon pace, and a 1-mile cool down. For this run I met Paxton and Nathan at the Edwin Warner Park Nature Center, and we ran along the Harpeth River Greenway.
After a leisurely 2-mile warmup we started the tempo portion together. Since they were targeting a different pace from me, I decided to break up the tempo section into 2 x 2.5-mile out and backs on the Greenway. This way we would stay close to each other and be able to run the cool-down together. My goal pace for the upcoming 500 Festival Mini Marathon in Indianapolis is 6:42, so this was the target I had in mind for the tempo section. Since my legs were fairly tired I tried to think of this like running the last 5-miles of a race.
At the start, my left shoe came untied about halfway through the first mile which forced me to stop and then restart. This disrupted my rhythm slightly and led to a 6:51 first mile. My second mile felt very good and I completed it in 6:37. Paxton ran mile three with me, and we were way too fast at 6:31. I ended up paying for this during mile four which was 6:43, but is still close to my goal pace. I had regained my wind for the last mile which I finished in 6:37. Once we were all back together we ran a cool down mile back to the cars.
Overall the tempo section felt pretty smooth. I could definitely feel the fatigue in my legs, but my heart and breathing were not a real issue, except for the mile that I ran too fast. Even with that mistake, I’m still very pleased with the run. Tomorrow will be a recovery day with 4-miles scheduled followed by 6 x 100m stride outs.
Beast Mode…ON!
Save the Date: The Murfreesboro “Middle” Half Marathon
The 2012 Murfreesboro “Middle” Half Marathon and Murph’s Fun Run presented by Middle Tennessee Medical Center will be held October 13. Registration opens June 1 at 8 a.m. Mark your calendars!
For my fellow runners in Middle Tennessee (or those who would like to travel here!), this is one of the best run races in our area, and sold out in 11 days last year! Definitely a MUST RUN event!
What a Nasty, Nasty, Nasty day for those running Boston. I had several friends that toed this line this morning, and I’m so proud of those that finished in such brutal conditions. Even though I’m eager to run Boston for the first time, I’m hoping that my first experience will be accompanied by cooler temperatures.
Back here in Nashville, my schedule called for an easy 6-miles followed by 4 x 100m stride outs. I wan’t able to get it in this morning, so it ended up being an afternoon run when the temps and humidity were up a bit after morning showers. As instructed by John, I just tried to run by feel which led to a 7:51 overall average before the stride outs. This was faster than I expected, but still felt pretty relaxed overall. My first mile was around 8:20, but the remaining 5 were all under 8:00 with the final 3 under 7:45. My legs felt great, and other that sweating like a fountain, the temps and humidity did not seem to have a big effect.
Tonight Olivia and I are supposed to do P90X Legs and Back, and then tomorrow’s schedule calls for 8-miles with 5-miles at goal half marathon pace (6:42). I’m thinking this will be a tough effort, but will be good prep leading up to the 500 Festival Mini Marathon which is 3-weeks from Saturday. This is the largest half marathon in the country, and my goal is to finish in the top 500. The first 500 across the finish line receive a special medal, and Paxton and I just barely missed out on this last year.
Beast Mode…ON!