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Location:

Falls Church,VA,USA

Member Since:

Mar 02, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2010 Ocean City Half Marathon: 1:41:49

2008 Marine Corps Marathon - 3:40:59

2009 Clarksburg 5k - 20:05

2008 Jingle all the way 10k - 42:36

2009 Cherry Blossoms 10 Miler - 1:14:43

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a sub 3:20 Marathon

Run a 1:30 half marathon

Ensure my heart doesn't explode while running, biking, hiking, and exercising. Live long and prosper.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep on running and not become a lard-a$$.

Personal:

Pepper is my dog, thus my namesake. Used to run quite fast in the USMC (15:30 3 miles was my best) but stopped running when I got out. Now, it's much tougher and I generally cycle more than I run. However, I still compete in races because it's run and I can be a wee bit competitive.

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Mon, Jun 16, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.300.000.000.003.30

Down in Virginia Beach giving a training course for a few days and wanted to go for a quick run to maintain some sembelance of fitness. Of course, there is a wildfire in the Old Dismal Swamp to the west that has blanketed the VB area with nasty smoke making the air completely unhealthy. Just being outside in it for 5 minutes during lunch today really bothered my allergies, so I decided to get a quick treadmill run in at the hotel (Oh...the Westin in VB is totally pimped out!). Ran a total of 3.3 miles in 31 minutes. For the third mile, I rant it at a 6:35 pace just to see if I could do it. I had no problem keeping it up and could have ran faster and longer if I wanted to. Lesson learned is that if I do a 5k in the future, I really do have the afterburners to kick it up a notch for a better placing. Time to go get some dinner.

(Brooks Infinitis 164.5 miles)

Comments
From Lucia on Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 08:40:19

Too bad about the wildfires - but nice work on that pace! Wow!

From Aaron-PSU on Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 08:54:26

The fires are actually worse today and it's terrible in the office down here. Everything stinks of smoke and the visibility outside is down to 1/2 mile. The pace is coming along...now, lets see if I can maintain over longer periods. :)

From Dale on Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 09:42:12

Wow, we're both a week off....I'll be in Chesapeake next week. Too bad.

The Great Dismal Swamp actually has a decent paved running trail along it's eastern side that is about 8 miles long or so if memory serves....pancake flat. In the VB area, there's supposed to be some decent running trails around the park that they converted from a landfill...can't recall the name.

Of course, I don't blame you for running inside when it's smoky outside....I face the same thing here periodically when the cleanup crews decided to torch the logging leftovers.

Better work on that sleep time!

From Aaron-PSU on Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:14:27

Alas...we need to have our respective companies coordinate our travel a little better in the future.

I believe the landfill is appropriately called "trash mountain", or that's what the locals call it.

I've been trying to get more sleep but can't seem to keep it up. I don't get much sleep in general, but it's been really bad as of late. I think I actually got 6.5 last night, so that's a little better.

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