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Tough Mudder

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Location:

Around and about,CA,USA

Member Since:

Sep 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Kinda consistently running since 07 

Short-Term Running Goals:

5k in 18:00; 10k in 40:00

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would like to be able to keep up with my daughter.  The one who runs xc, not the one who's going to change the world through dance.  Although I would like to be able to dance also, so I change that to me wanting to be able to keep up with both my daughters.

Personal:

I have two gorgeous daughters; two good-looking cats and two dogs with great personalities. 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Black Beauties Lifetime Miles: 490.88
Black And Blues Lifetime Miles: 408.91
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
41.290.0010.000.0051.29
Monkey Feet Miles: 4.00Black And Blues Miles: 26.99Baby Blues Miles: 20.30
Mon, May 02, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Two easy miles that weren't too easy.  My calf tightened up and told me to rest.  I decided to listen.

We'll try again tomorrow.

Monkey Feet Miles: 2.00
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Tue, May 03, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.590.000.000.004.59

Apparently I can only run easy.  I tried keeping up with the group, but my legs wouldn't go.  I'll keep plugging away.

Black And Blues Miles: 4.59
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Wed, May 04, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Truckin'

Baby Blues Miles: 3.00
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Sat, May 07, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.400.000.000.007.40

Hills to the beach and back.  No tightness in my calf nor any pain in my knee. 

Black And Blues Miles: 7.40
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Tue, May 10, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

1100

All dry sand with Ray.  Between 4.5 and 5 miles.  Prepping for the Tough Mudder.  We have been agruing about cross-dressing.  Ray has been against going in drag.  Ray thinks he won by agreeing to dress like Richard Simmons.  Actually we all win.

Baby Blues Miles: 4.50
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Wed, May 11, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

1100

Easy miles with VFF around the base with Dave.

Monkey Feet Miles: 2.00
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Thu, May 12, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.800.000.000.002.80

1100

Ran to the gym and back.

After work went to the downtown LA art walk and bought some cards for the girls.  Passed out on the train back home.  Ended up in Long Beach after midnight and more importantly after the return trains stopped operating for the night.  Hitched a ride with a kindly Nigerian security guard through Compton to a Metro station.  By that time I was sober enough to make it home.

Baby Blues Miles: 2.80
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Tue, May 17, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

1200

Work to the Strand and back. 

 

Black And Blues Miles: 10.00
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Thu, May 19, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5ish miles.  No Garmin. Legs are dead from Tues.

Black And Blues Miles: 5.00
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Sun, May 29, 2011
Race: Tough Mudder (10 Miles) 04:30:00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.0010.000.0010.00

Average temps of 35 F at the base and 60 mph gusts of wind chill bringing temps below 10 degrees at the summit. 7000+ elevation.  Tons of water obstacles.  37% opted for a DNF. 

How did we prepare for this?  Well first it was a trip to the Juniors dept.  Then Michael's for some fabric paint and spray glitter.

 

For our interview, I was chosen as the spokesman, er spokesperson for our team.

Random folks stopped us to have their pictures taken with yours truly and his backup dancers.

We were greeted by hail at the finish.

Overall we came in second in the only division that really counts.  The costume division.

Baby Blues Miles: 10.00
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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
41.290.0010.000.0051.29
Monkey Feet Miles: 4.00Black And Blues Miles: 26.99Baby Blues Miles: 20.30
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