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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: 40.00 Month: 571.00 Year: 1787.00
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
45.00

AM - 5. very very easy

AM2 - 20. even though the effort wasn’t too much more than earlier today the pace was just a few seconds short of being a full 2 minutes per mile faster, fastest pace this week i believe. just felt good. finished at 10:30 so i should be able to actually get a bit of recovery in before the next run.

PM - 5 easy. felt much better than i did on this run on tuesday. got in a solid nap in between runs.

PM - 15 easy. legs felt way good but it was very windy and while i can handle headwind, i’m a couple weeks from my anniversary of my last haircut and my hair is very curly and bouncy anyway so the tailwind turned it into a golden curtain covering my face where i literally couldn’t see. ended up having to just use a hand to hold it back whenever the wind was to my back because i think headbands are wack and i’d rather die than have a man-bun

i don’t know what i expected to feel finishing a 200 mile week, but i didn’t feel anything. i guess it’s good; this isn’t the end-all of training and lauding myself would just get me complacent. definitely could have ran more considering i had half a week of classes, a lab final and worked 30 hours on top of everything i ran. another thing - my legs are absolutely shredded compared to 7 days ago. webs of veins up my legs, biceps, i even have veins on my chest now. i’ve always had crazy wrist veins but now it looks like a paper cut could kill me. and to end the post on a happier note how i felt today put my mind to ease that this mileage jump wasn’t suicidal and could actually be doable. if you think otherwise keep it to yourself unless you’re also a member of the 200-mile week club ;)

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Comments
From Mike on Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 10:44:02 from 35.137.241.58

TWENTY MORE! DO IT!! That would be epic!

From Eugene on Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:16:06 from 174.223.141.114

i’m knocking on wood as i type this but based how that 20 felt i think it’s in the bag. it doesn’t feel like THAT big of a deal because i’m about at the point where running just doesn’t exhaust me anymore but i know a 200 mile week would be crazy.

if i do do it save your congratulations though; if my body can handle it 200 is the max i’d like to do consistently, but i’m increasing the mileage more over the next 3 weeks to run a crazy high mileage week my week after finals where i won’t have to do anything but run, eat, and sleep. i won’t say the number... just know that if i get to it the gerry lindgren comparison would be warranted :)

From Mike on Sun, Dec 01, 2019 at 14:55:50 from 35.137.241.58

Congratulations! What a memorable experience this must be!

PS: Definitely get a headband. They aren't wack, and the Karate tie ones are cool (Nike is the best I've found). Literally half of the NBA players wear them.

From Jason D on Fri, Dec 06, 2019 at 19:56:26 from 73.144.88.57

This has to be a blog first. In the 1970s I think Bill Rogers topped out in the 170s.

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