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2013-05-28 8:28 AM

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I apologize for the brag thread, but I am very excited.

Did my yearly local 5k on memorial day and for the first time broke 20 minutes! (19:56) Last year I ran a 21:48, my previous PR. Got 8th overall and won my age group too (obviously not the most competitive race there is haha). To anyone who wants to really improve your running, the BarryP plan has done wonders for me. Just consistent running for the last 6 months with a bit of threshold work thrown in has helped me drop gobs of time.

2013-05-28 8:32 AM
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Good job on going sub 20, that's a great improvement in a year.
2013-05-28 8:49 AM
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Wow. Great job man. I'm wanting to break the 21:00 mark and feels like I'm plateauing hard. However, I am trying to go for a first marathon distance end of year, so my main focus is on consistent pace and long distance right now.
2013-05-28 9:50 AM
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what have you worked your weekly mileage up to with the barry plan?
2013-05-28 9:55 AM
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Congrats. sub-20 and an almost 2 minute PR in a 5k is a huge accomplishment.
2013-05-28 10:07 AM
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Originally posted by Exige

what have you worked your weekly mileage up to with the barry plan?


I seem to be consistently in the mid to upper 20's for the most part (except when life gets in the way). I've had a few weeks in the lower 30's as well.


2013-05-28 10:18 AM
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Nice! It's always a good thing to see hard work (and help from places like this) paying off in a tangible way. Well played.
2013-05-28 10:31 AM
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Originally posted by Exige what have you worked your weekly mileage up to with the barry plan?
I seem to be consistently in the mid to upper 20's for the most part (except when life gets in the way). I've had a few weeks in the lower 30's as well.

What was your typical long run, med run, short run that worked best for you?

2013-05-28 10:40 AM
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Well, following the BarryP plan I started out with time, 15 min, 30 min, 45 min. As I progressed with the time, using the 10% rule, I eventually ended up with 2 miles, 4 miles, 6 miles. From there I progressed to 3, 6, 9/10. Once I began more serious training with the bike and the swim it was a bit harder to run 6 days per week. At that point I began to modify the plan a bit, right now I shoot for two runs of 3-4 miles. a run of 6-8 miles, an 8-10 mile run, and a day where I do intervals or threshold work which can be from 5-8 miles.
2013-05-28 11:58 AM
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Nice work! Quite an accomplishment!
2013-05-28 12:00 PM
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Congratulations!  Glad your hard work is paying off.  Keep at it!

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2013-05-28 12:37 PM
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Woot! Congratulations!
2013-05-28 2:14 PM
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Dave, that is awesome improvement over a relatively short period of time.

What's your new goal? ;)

2013-05-28 2:16 PM
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Dave, that is awesome improvement over a relatively short period of time.

What's your new goal?




The new goal is to lay down a sub 20 5k split in a sprint triathlon.....I'm thinkin august 11th for that one.
2013-05-28 2:18 PM
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Congratulations! That's a huge PR and a great time
2013-05-28 3:17 PM
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Dave, that is awesome improvement over a relatively short period of time.

What's your new goal? ;)

The new goal is to lay down a sub 20 5k split in a sprint triathlon.....I'm thinkin august 11th for that one.

Solid, man.  Good luck.



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