Jeff Banks

Boston Marathon

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Member Since:

Oct 17, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

4.70 m pole vault

2:41:54 marathon

2:41:15 marathon (aided) 

1:16 half 

Short-Term Running Goals:

< 1:15 half

< 2:40 full

Long-Term Running Goals:

Give an honest effort to find my fastest marathon and half.

Personal:

Married, one kid, one cat

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
165.5058.200.000.00223.70
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

South again but much further.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Short loop. My legs feel kind of tired from running too fast the last few days. Still my mileage is coming along really well.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Outter loop with half a mile on the track to check pacing ...

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Nice slow steady miles ...

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.0010.000.000.0015.00

Made a large loop around the outer neighborhood. Felt really pretty good ... hopefully that is good news for Boston.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Out around the golf course but it was incredibly windy!! My hip kind of hurts so I took it easy and hope that it will feel better with a few days of lighter mileage.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Just a few short easy miles. Trying to make sure my hip doesn't become problematic.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Mild mileage making sure that my hip gets better before Boston.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Nice steady miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Outer loop nice and easy. The wind has been terrible but what can you do but deal with it.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Golf course loops and back. Nice run and spring is here in force!! With the temps up the wind has died down to it is absolutely lovely out there!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

Golf course loops, half a mile on the track to check pacing, and then an extension to add a few miles. It was ~85 out and still so it was hot but felt pretty good. Probably the last time I'll run more than an hour until after Boston.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

One golf course loop. Getting ready for Boston.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.006.000.000.006.00

Wow the wind was ROUGH!! Still 6 miles isn't so much so no problems.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.004.000.000.004.00

A few short miles to keep the legs moving.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.008.000.000.008.00

I'm trying not to completely sacrifice my fitness level just for Boston so I ran a pretty nice run today. From here on out its going to have to be nice and easy though. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

A few miles to keep the legs fresh and enjoy the fabulous weather!!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.004.000.000.004.00

Four quick miles out in the wind. Legs felt good, knees felt good, hip felt OK, foot felt reasonable .... I'm ready.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Four slow miles to prepare.

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Race: Boston Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:47:40, Place overall: 366, Place in age division: 278
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.0026.200.000.0030.20

Really fun race. The crowds were awesome and the weather was close to perfect ... just a little too warm for my taste. The crowded start forced me to start slow which was really good and so I ran relatively even splits the whole time. First half was 1:22:30 but the second harder half slowed me down a bit. I really felt awesome and should have dropped the hammer at 20 after heartbreak hill but convinced myself otherwise. I felt just fine at the finish and even today I feel fine. My feet are kind of beet up but thats life I guess. Overall a really great race and a 12 minute personal best.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Really slow relaxed run to get the blood pumping and get my legs along the way to recovery. It is kind of a cold windy day anyway.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

Again some slow mileage to get the blood flowing and the residual lactic acid removed. I'm feeling pretty good, but the blisters are going to have to come off soon and that will probably leave me limping for a day or so.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

The blisters came off last night and my feet hurt something fierce! I'm really trying to make sure it doesn't effect my stride either walking or running but having only mild success. A few days though and they will be back to normal.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Had a few minutes before catching a plane so I went for a run. Legs feel fine and the blisters are pretty much fixed. I am however getting sick.

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Really sick ... :(

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Still sick ... far to sick to run and I hate that!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

My lungs were on fire but Cara forced me out for a short run. I thought I might perish on the side of the road, but managed to wheeze through it. It was good to get the blood moving, but boy that was a tough 3 miles!! 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Five really slow miles at lunch and five miles with Cara at home. My lungs are still sore but it felt good to get out for a little longer.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

A nice short run up bear canyon arroyo. My cold is still hounding me so it was kind of tough to breath but still not a bad run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
165.5058.200.000.00223.70
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