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Location:

AZ,

Member Since:

Mar 10, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records:

5k: 15:38 2014 Carlsbad 5000

10k: 33:06 2012 Mesa Turkey Trot

Half Marathon: 1:11:40 2013 Eugene Half Marathon

Marathon 2:32:14 2012 Tucson Marathon

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Eugene Half Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 15:30 5k

Sub 1:10 Half Marathon 

Sub 2:30 Marathon

Personal:

Husband to speedy wife Allison and father to Camryn (7) and Brandon (5).  Graduate of Weber State University where I played on the tennis team.  I love to run, help others get faster, and always learn about the sport I love.  My wife Allison and I have a blog called AZ Parents on the Run about our running lives with kids.

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Wed, Mar 19, 2014
Total Distance
17.65

AM: 13.65 miles with LTish repeats: normal warmup (2.85) including drills and strides then I did 8 x 1 mile on the road with 1 min jogs between each. I was thinking right around 5:30 going into this session. Splits were 5:27, 5:26, 5:24, 5:24, 5:25, 5:22, 5:24, 5:18. This was one of my better workouts ever (hopefully that actually translates to something good!). Very similar splits to the same workout I did 3 weeks prior to my half marathon PR last April. The best thing was that while this was a tough workout I never felt like I was grinding to hit those times. Cooled down a couple of miles with my wife.

PM: 4 miles easy at Freestone Park

Comments
From Jake K on Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 10:53:12 from 199.190.170.31

Nice, tight, progressive splits. That's moving.

You've already come a long way since Thanksgiving!

From jtshad on Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 10:56:27 from 141.221.191.225

Awesome workout!

From RSB on Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:58:48 from 68.3.119.26

Great job Delancey! That should be a great confidence booster heading into your next race. Keep on grinding away!

From SpencerSimpson on Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 14:20:31 from 67.137.129.50

Making hay D. wow. Solid progressive. Boston is looking good for you. MIH

From Derek D on Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 18:34:08 from 68.109.132.154

Thanks guys. It helps that I'm down a couple of weight classes since Thanksgiving.

From Ben VanBeekum on Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 19:13:56 from 73.52.142.160

hey anytime you can do an 8 mile aerobic builder under 5:30 pace and finish with sub 5:20 that is a great days worth of work! Solid! #hurtsogood

From RileyCook on Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 19:24:09 from 64.134.157.4

Great stuff Derek.

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