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March 28, 2024

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Location:

U of A

Member Since:

May 16, 2015

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Ran 200 miles in under a week(nov 2019) . Ran 226 miles in under a week twice in 17 days(oct 2023). Ran 250 miles in under a week(mar 2024)

Personal:

25. braves fan/canes fanatic/broncos sufferer

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Miles:This week: 95.00 Month: 626.00 Year: 1842.00
Fly's Lifetime Miles: 215.00
Pegs 36 #8 Lifetime Miles: 451.00
Pegs #9 Lifetime Miles: 322.25
Peg 37 White Lifetime Miles: 289.50
Streak LT Lifetime Miles: 11.50
Peg 37 Navy Lifetime Miles: 494.50
Peg 37 Magenta Lifetime Miles: 508.75
Peg Shields Lifetime Miles: 795.00
Peg Shields 2(orange) Lifetime Miles: 770.00
Total Distance
27.00

5 at 6:20am. slept in, but went to bed at 8pm so not that much “in”. nice out, wore a shirt and it wasn’t even 5 lbs soaking wet by the end!

10 at about 8am. ran about 4.5 out on Sandy and explored a new trail for a half mile, it’s got a national park sign with it’s name on it so you know it’s legit. i forgot the name, it was super nice though. i’m gonna shorten the shakeout and lengthen this run soon and i’ll have to alternate between the hills past the gun range and this trail whenever i run Sandy. someone was flattening out new fresh dirt with a bulldozer at the start of Sandy when i got back to my car so i did a couple strides on it; it was super soft and the strides felt good. probably would have picked up the pace towards the end if i hadn’t rushed out the door before the run and forgot the bathroom break. probably gonna jog some miles tonight; i think my legs have been getting a little tight at night from not having a chance to get loosened up, and now that the intramurals are dry again i can hit them up.

12 at 5:30pm. after a looong day of studying, by the first few steps of the run my legs were begging me to let them rip, i figured since the past few days have been easy it wasn’t too risky :-) ran the first 4 progression style in 7:15, 6:44, then my legs said “let’s go already” and i ran 5:55 and 5:30. 12 miles @ 7:14 avg pace. i haven’t ran a run in under mid-7:40’s pace for so long i was beginning to wonder if i even could!

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Pegaroos 36 Miles: 5.00Pegaroos Pair 2 Miles: 22.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kenny the Apache on Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 21:10:22 from 65.48.74.201

Nice running Eugene! After my Chicago Marathon, I am wanting to set a goal of a 100 mile week, which I know I can do, (maybe even a 120 mile week if I am up to it), would you suggest running it all on soft surface, such as grass, turf, dirt etc. or would you say some on the roads is ok?

From Eugene on Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 04:53:40 from 97.45.65.129

honestly, no, i don’t think it matters all that much. the 100+ weeks i ran at 18 were basically all on the roads and sidewalks. the only reason i do so much soft surface running is i run such high mileage that i’ll do the tiniest things to make it easier on the body so it’s sustainable for as long as possible, plus after my time off from running i picked up again running on soft surfaces and the asphalt is just more noticeable to me now. so if you’re used to running on roads and asphalt it shouldn’t be too hard to increase your mileage on it.

From Eugene on Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 04:55:55 from 97.45.65.129

but you should know i stretch after EVERY run i do and i find that VERY important to my ability to run high mileage!

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