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Posted: 3/25/2017 7:18:20 PM EDT

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Between a bad work schedual and weather I was unable to run this week, so thought I would go big today. Forgot to charge my watch and it went dead at 6.57mi, so I guessed at what I thought was about 7mi, and turned around. My OCD is pinging right now, so I am going to have to rerun this route soon to double check the distance.

14.00 / 279.58

Posted: 3/25/2017 7:20:56 PM EDT

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Half marathon day. It was raining when we started and rained off and on throughout the race. Some of it was on brick paved streets so the footing was a little hairy at times. All in all a good race though.

13.09/268.8

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Good job. How did it feel? I need to run an organized event for time.

Posted: 3/25/2017 7:27:28 PM EDT

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It felt good. I fell into a group of folks running a pace I was comfortable with and stuck with them till about mile 6. It really felt good when they started dropping off after that and I was able to maintain my pace. Nobody passed me after mile 9, so that was cool too. I want to up my pace but I am good for now.

Posted: 3/25/2017 9:09:00 PM EDT

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It felt good. I fell into a group of folks running a pace I was comfortable with and stuck with them till about mile 6. It really felt good when they started dropping off after that and I was able to maintain my pace. Nobody passed me after mile 9, so that was cool too. I want to up my pace but I am good for now.

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Nice! It sounds like you ran a really good race.
I'm looking forward to my half marathon next Saturday, but I have a bit of a niggle in my groin/hip that I'm hoping is gone by then.

Posted: 3/25/2017 10:25:35 PM EDT

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Nice! It sounds like you ran a really good race.
I'm looking forward to my half marathon next Saturday, but I have a bit of a niggle in my groin/hip that I'm hoping is gone by then.

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It was a lot better than my first one for sure. I am doing another in May. I hope to shave a little more time off. I wasn't exactly burning the course up. I finished in 2:08. Looking back at my splits I was very consistent. If you take away stops at aid stations and the porta potty once I had a moving time of 2:04. I am hoping to knock that back to 2hr even.

A guy that I run with has been fighting a minor pulled muscle in his groin. He finished in 2:13. Dude is 66 years old, had a minor injury, and still ran right there with me. I hope at that age I am half as capable as he is now.

Posted: 3/26/2017 1:08:00 PM EDT

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It was a lot better than my first one for sure. I am doing another in May. I hope to shave a little more time off. I wasn't exactly burning the course up. I finished in 2:08. Looking back at my splits I was very consistent. If you take away stops at aid stations and the porta potty once I had a moving time of 2:04. I am hoping to knock that back to 2hr even.

A guy that I run with has been fighting a minor pulled muscle in his groin. He finished in 2:13. Dude is 66 years old, had a minor injury, and still ran right there with me. I hope at that age I am half as capable as he is now.

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A 2:08 half is a good 6+ minutes on the fast side of the average finish for a man in a half marathon, regardless of age.

Were the aid station stops part of your plan? Nothing wrong with that at all if so, I'm just curious.

Have you tried drinking from those cups on the move before? There's certainly a trick to it.

Posted: 3/26/2017 1:08:59 PM EDT

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Also, 22.11 / 671.75

Posted: 3/26/2017 1:26:36 PM EDT

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A 2:08 half is a good 6+ minutes on the fast side of the average finish for a man in a half marathon, regardless of age.

Were the aid station stops part of your plan? Nothing wrong with that at all if so, I'm just curious.

Have you tried drinking from those cups on the move before? There's certainly a trick to it.

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I didn't really go into with a plan for the stations other than to try to limit my fluid intake the first half of the race. I am pretty good about staying well hydrated and put a lot of emphasis on hydration before a race. I didn't stop long at the stations, just long enough to finish a drink and get back moving. If I remember right I stopped at mile 3, 6, 8, 10, and 11. I had to piss at either 9 or 10, which is one thing I was trying to avoid. It wasn't a big setback or anything but I was trying to avoid it if possible.

Posted: 3/26/2017 1:45:48 PM EDT

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17 / 327.6

Posted: 3/26/2017 3:28:02 PM EDT

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You all who listen to music whilst running, what are ya listening to? What helps you keep the tempo? I understand not everyone's tempo is the same, but I need different songs for my workouts.

Posted: 3/26/2017 9:50:32 PM EDT

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You all who listen to music whilst running, what are ya listening to? What helps you keep the tempo? I understand not everyone's tempo is the same, but I need different songs for my workouts.

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I typically listen to podcasts. I listen to a lot of stuff about western hunting and outdoors.

Posted: 3/27/2017 1:12:31 AM EDT

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5.41 / 284.99

Posted: 3/27/2017 10:02:29 AM EDT

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3 / 330.6

Posted: 3/27/2017 12:46:18 PM EDT

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3/27/17: 4.2/195.2

ETA: Got a new phone a few days ago. Need an new way to carry it on me during runs. Arm band or flip belt? Anyone have a flip belt and can comment?

Posted: 3/27/2017 6:41:07 PM EDT

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3/27/17: 4.2/195.2

ETA: Got a new phone a few days ago. Need an new way to carry it on me during runs. Arm band or flip belt? Anyone have a flip belt and can comment?

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I use a GPS watch and always leave my phone behind, but I see lots of people using Amphipod-type arm bands most frequently.

Posted: 3/27/2017 8:07:29 PM EDT

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3.12 / 407.04

Posted: 3/27/2017 11:19:22 PM EDT

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I use a GPS watch and always leave my phone behind, but I see lots of people using Amphipod-type arm bands most frequently.

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3/27/17: 4.2/195.2

ETA: Got a new phone a few days ago. Need an new way to carry it on me during runs. Arm band or flip belt? Anyone have a flip belt and can comment?

I use a GPS watch and always leave my phone behind, but I see lots of people using Amphipod-type arm bands most frequently.

I also use a GPS watch, leave my phone behind, and don't listen to anything while running.
I am unhappy with the performance of the HRM in my watch, and have been shopping for a new one.
I see the Tom Tom, and Timex are blutooth and MP3

Posted: 3/27/2017 11:20:06 PM EDT

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4.02 / 289.01

Posted: 3/28/2017 2:00:07 PM EDT

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I also use a GPS watch, leave my phone behind, and don't listen to anything while running.
I am unhappy with the performance of the HRM in my watch, and have been shopping for a new one.
I see the Tom Tom, and Timex are blutooth and MP3

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I know the TomTom Spark has built-in music storage + optical HR. DCRainmaker has a solid review of it.

The Scosche Rhythm+ is an optical HR tracker you position on your arm (pair to your current watch) that is very accurate, and would be less expensive than replacing what you have now. By the way, what watch do you have?

Posted: 3/28/2017 4:56:11 PM EDT

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I know the TomTom Spark has built-in music storage + optical HR. DCRainmaker has a solid review of it.

The Scosche Rhythm+ is an optical HR tracker you position on your arm (pair to your current watch) that is very accurate, and would be less expensive than replacing what you have now. By the way, what watch do you have?

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I have a Garmin 235. I have been happy with everything but the HRM. It doesn't seem to be accurate at all at elevated HRs. When I first tried to figure my max HR, I couldn't get above the high one sixty's, until I switched to an older chest strap Nike unit I have, then got a solid 189. The Garmin seems to have 10-15 BPM swings when there should be little change, like long straight flats ect. On Sunday I decided to run mile five at 80% HR for kicks, but damn thing wouldn't register higher than 150-155 for the mile until the very end when it spiked to 187. the mile was 7:24, and I was dieing.

The strap is worn out on my Nike or I would just use it. Is their a wrist worn optical that is worth a shit or should I just get another chest strap unit? I don't think the 235 will pair with a Garmin chest strap.

I don't have to have MP3 as I usually don't like to have my ears plugged when running.

Posted: 3/28/2017 5:54:32 PM EDT

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Looking at the Scosche it should work with my Garmin, and would be preferable to a chest strap, might give it a try.

Right now I am wering both my Garmin and Nike sitting in front of the computer I can have up to a 20 BPM variance.

The Garmin seems very slow to react, and shows a higher RHR on average.

Gonna wear them both on this afternoons run.

Posted: 3/28/2017 8:05:22 PM EDT

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The Scosche or a Garmin HRM would pair just fine to the 235.

Garmin just released a new watch with an updated version of the sensor in the 235, but it's way overkill unless you're at least running ultras or getting into multisport. It also starts at about $600...

Other watches with optical HR are pretty comparable to the accuracy of the 235 from what I've read, but none are obviously better and many are worse.

How tight are you wearing it? It needs to be pretty snug, especially while running. Arm hair is another thing that could cause this. I know a guy who had your same issue and it went away when he trimmed down the hair on his arm that was directly beneath the sensor.

Posted: 3/28/2017 11:38:43 PM EDT

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6.33 / 295.34

After rereading the Garmin instructions, I moved the Garmin up above my wrist bones, and tightened it enough to leave a mark. Wroked much better. I did two miles at 145, two miles at 160, and two more at 145, the two monitors stayed within two BPM of each other the whole time. Operator error I guess.

Posted: 3/29/2017 11:12:34 AM EDT

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3/29/17: 4.2/199.4

Missed yesterday, 3/28/17, but I did move 2 yards of soil with a spade shovel and wrangled two 330 gallon IBC totes for our gardens. We'll call that a whole body workout.

Posted: 3/29/2017 6:06:19 PM EDT

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6.0 / 413.04

Posted: 3/29/2017 8:38:59 PM EDT

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Finally able to get back at it, even though it was just a treadmill run
3/271.8

Posted: 3/29/2017 10:27:36 PM EDT

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4.04 / 299.38

Posted: 3/30/2017 8:06:44 AM EDT

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121.55 for the month. 344 for the year.

Taking tomorrow off, Cooper River Bridge Run on Saturday--just a 10k, but a huge race. 30k+ runners expected.

Posted: 3/30/2017 12:14:55 PM EDT

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3/30/17: 2.7/202.1

Posted: 3/30/2017 4:08:39 PM EDT

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10.02 / 350.7

Posted: 3/30/2017 6:55:44 PM EDT

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121.55 for the month. 344 for the year.

Taking tomorrow off, Cooper River Bridge Run on Saturday--just a 10k, but a huge race. 30k+ runners expected.

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That's considerably larger than either of the marathons I've run!

8.03 / 703.86

With two miles at half marathon HR/effort level in preparation for Saturday's half.

This is my highest mileage month ever!

Posted: 3/30/2017 7:16:06 PM EDT

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That's considerably larger than either of the marathons I've run!

8.03 / 703.86

With two miles at half marathon HR/effort level in preparation for Saturday's half.

This is my highest mileage month ever!

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That's insane. This has been a bad running month for me. I planned to make up the remainder of what I lack for 100 this month in the nexy few days. I have a meeting here in about 15 minutes so I know if I do get a run in it won't be a long one. I will just have to double up in April to get my average to 100 miles. a month.

Posted: 3/30/2017 9:12:59 PM EDT

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3.14/274.94

Posted: 3/30/2017 10:52:40 PM EDT

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That's considerably larger than either of the marathons I've run!

8.03 / 703.86

With two miles at half marathon HR/effort level in preparation for Saturday's half.

This is my highest mileage month ever!

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You are a mad man.

Posted: 3/30/2017 10:53:40 PM EDT

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5.21 / 304.59

Posted: 3/31/2017 7:35:04 AM EDT

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That's considerably larger than either of the marathons I've run!

8.03 / 703.86

With two miles at half marathon HR/effort level in preparation for Saturday's half.

This is my highest mileage month ever!

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Killing it! Way to get those miles in. Just don't get hurt.

Posted: 3/31/2017 1:42:21 PM EDT

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4.0 / 417.04

Fighting a chest cold this week. If I'm going die running, it'll be during my long run tomorrow.

Posted: 3/31/2017 3:21:38 PM EDT

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3/31/17: 7.2/209.3

Today is the end of my 4 week training cycle. Active rest for a few days next week and then getting into another cycle. Probably not going to hit 1000 this year, but it's been eye opening to see how much I am running.

Posted: 3/31/2017 8:44:20 PM EDT

[#39]

3/277.94

Posted: 3/31/2017 11:42:17 PM EDT

[#40]

6.29 / 310.88

Posted: 4/1/2017 12:55:04 PM EDT

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That's considerably larger than either of the marathons I've run!

8.03 / 703.86

With two miles at half marathon HR/effort level in preparation for Saturday's half.

This is my highest mileage month ever!

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How'd the half go?

Posted: 4/1/2017 1:18:25 PM EDT

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20.0 / 437.04

Posted: 4/1/2017 9:08:40 PM EDT

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8/285.94

Posted: 4/1/2017 9:08:43 PM EDT

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How'd the half go?

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A new PR, by 57 seconds! 8th overall, 1st in my age group. 1:28:12 total time.

724.18 on the year.

310.06 for the monthly mileage PR from March.

Posted: 4/1/2017 9:09:58 PM EDT

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A new PR, by 57 seconds! 8th overall, 1st in my age group. 1:28:12 total time.

724.18 on the year.

310.06 for the monthly mileage PR from March.

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Hell of an accomplishment. Congrats

Posted: 4/1/2017 11:28:10 PM EDT

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A new PR, by 57 seconds! 8th overall, 1st in my age group. 1:28:12 total time.

724.18 on the year.

310.06 for the monthly mileage PR from March.

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Well done! Congratulations.

Posted: 4/1/2017 11:29:19 PM EDT

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4.08 / 314.96

Posted: 4/2/2017 9:06:27 AM EDT

[#48]

Thanks, all!
Zero miles today, just resting. Unless my 6 year old daughter wants to go for a run.

Posted: 4/2/2017 10:28:33 AM EDT

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A new PR, by 57 seconds! 8th overall, 1st in my age group. 1:28:12 total time.

724.18 on the year.

310.06 for the monthly mileage PR from March.

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Awesome job! That is impressive!

Posted: 4/2/2017 10:59:06 AM EDT

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4/1/17

6 / 360.7

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