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Ran a half today, furthest I've ever ran in my life, and still made it in 2 hours and 22 mins.
May 3
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April 5
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April 3
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April 3
Not quite my goal, but PBd by almost 2 mins.
April 2
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March 26
1 week til Downtown 5k. Goal is set: 25:00
March 26
Thinking of doing Edge2Edge in 2011. Really, BC is just that cool.
March 19
Hopefully I'll get my pacer back soon. I'm terrible at keeping myself in check.
March 19
Less than a month until Downtown 5k, and I can get almost there without wanting to stop. 28:17? You're so dead.
March 11
Michael Bechard was featured
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March 4
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March 3
Michael Bechard added an event
Downtown 5K at Victoria Park
April 2, 2010 from 9:30am to 11am
5k Run, 2.5k Fun Run/Walk, 1k CEO Challenge & Kiddie Trot
March 3
Really Chilly Road Race (2/18), 5k in 28:17
March 2
Michael Bechard is now a member of Beat:Your:PB
Welcome Them!
March 2

Profile Information

Sport interested in:
Running
About Me:
I'm just getting into running. Something to kill the time I'm not using for anything useful. Right now, I'm training for the Forest City Road Races in London, ON on May 2nd, and hoping to beat my first race.
My PB's
5k Run: 26:33 (4/1/10)

Training Schedule

Monday - 8x 400 @ 5:00 am, 5k @ 7:00 pm
Tuesday - Lane swimming am, 5k @ 7:00 pm
Wednesday - 2.5k @ 6:00 am, 5k @ 7:00 pm
Thursday - Lane swimming am, 5k@ 7:00 pm
Friday - Rest
Saturday - 10k @ 7:00
Sunday - Yoga

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At 8:23pm on April 5, 2010, PB Running Editor said…
Hi Michael,

As the saying goes, if you mostly train at one "light" pace, that's generally the pace you will race at too. I'd definitely suggest putting some more variety into your weekly running programme, including one run that's longer than your race distance - work up so you can comfortably run 7-8k...; also one speed session per week. A session like the one highlighted here would certainly help you.

With regards pacing, if you want to run a 25min 5k, then clearly you need to be running @ 5mins per km. Many watches with GPS will calculate pace as you run which is clearly helpful. Alternatively, you could try some treadmill sessions in a gym, with the machine set at this pace - useful for interval sessions (eg 5mins easy/5mins interval at race pace; repeat 2-4 times)

Best wishes PB Running Ed.
At 5:08pm on April 3, 2010, Michael Bechard said…
Lately it's been a bit lax. I've been doing light runs home from work each night (approx 5k), while trying to even it out with yoga and swimming (I dislike weight training). I'm thinking of adding more intense runs on weekday mornings, but find I have difficulties pacing myself.
At 10:08am on April 3, 2010, PB Running Editor said…
Nice one Michael - that's still a 10% improvement. Let us know a bit more detail about your weekly training programme and we'll see if we can work out how to make you faster! In the meantime, this may be of interest - 5k run programme.
At 10:12am on March 26, 2010, PB Running Editor said…
Good luck Michael, sounds like you're on course to beat your previous PB. Let us know how you get on...
At 10:25am on March 3, 2010, PB Running Editor said…
Hi Michael,

Thanks for joining Beat:Your:PB. Hope you find the site useful - and let us know if there's something specific you are looking for. Looking forward to seeing you participating in our community - keep us posted as to how your training's going for Downtown 5k...

Best wishes
PB Running Ed.
 
 
 

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