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Fitness and Training

September 2, 2010 by greg Leave a Comment

It’s only a month until the Twin Cities marathon. I completed my 4th 20 mile run last Sunday. Training has been going really really well. You can see from my 8 mile run this morning (details below) that my pace is improving. Most importantly my heart rate is remaining lower. It used to jump up to about 175 or so when I was pushing this hard but now I can barely break 160. I think the chances of me blowing away my PR next month are very good. I have the Dick Beardsley half marathon on September 11 and I’m looking forward to a fast time.

Intervals (GPS Interval)
Type Distance Time Total Time Pace Avg HR Max HR
Interval 8:54 133 145
Interval 1 Mi 7:54.21 16:47.34 7:55 146 153
Interval 1 Mi 7:57.28 24:44.62 7:58 147 156
Interval 1 Mi 7:55.03 32:39.65 7:56 144 157
Interval 1 Mi 7:54.82 40:34.47 7:55 153 160
Interval 1 Mi 7:55.45 48:29.92 7:56 155 158
Interval 1 Mi 7:36.06 56:05.98 7:37 155 161
Interval 1 Mi 8:03.14 1:04:09.12 8:04 153 158
Interval 0.02 Mi 0:09.59 1:04:18.71 8:00 157 158

On the fitness front I have been working out a lot and really building my core. I feel a lot stronger and tighter though my weight loss has slowed significantly in the last month. I’m now down to about 215 pounds and I don’t know if I’ll hit 200 before the marathon. But that’s ok. My body is still shrinking and I’m building muscle.


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