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To give you an idea of how fast the race is, and how awesome it is from a runner's perspective, this is the pre-race day writeup of the "notable" attendees. Nobody does anything like this for other races, even big ones. So this is really unique.

Announcing our Elite Field for the Mitchell & West, LLC presents the 4th Annual 2017 Holiday Family Fun Day 5K Still time to take part but you must register TODAY! This year’s race features runners from 5 states and 3 countries!

Ronnie Holassie: Ronnie is Florida's most decorated and well known runner. Ronnie ran in the Olympic Marathons in 1996 (Atlanta) and 2000 (Sydney) as well as the marathon in the 2001 World Championship (Edmonton). He is also the current National record holder in the marathon and half marathon in his homeland (Trinidad and Tobago). He boasts PR's of 2:13:01 in the marathon, 1:03:58 in the half marathon, sub 29 in the 10K and 14:08 in the 5K! You'd be hard pressed to find a race course in South Florida where Ronnie doesn’t hold the course record. He's won the Miami Corporate Run (2nd largest 5K in the United States) over a dozen times (an unrivaled record) and has been selected to be on the prestigious Florida's Finest Team at Disney countless times. His Masters times put him in a class of his own in Florida and beyond. Ronnie is racing in both the 5K and the Mile!

Sonja Friend-Uhl: Sonja is one of the most accomplished runners in Florida’s history. Sonja is the defending female Champion at our race as well as the course record holder (17:45). She is the reigning Masters World Record Holder in the outdoor mile (4:44.81), the Masters American Record Holder in the 1500 meters (4:16.9), outdoor mile (4:45.69), and indoor 3000 meters (9:48.23)! She was a record setting runner while at the College of William and Mary, ran on 6 US World Teams, and was a 2000 Olympic Trial competitor in the 1500 meters. She is also a repeat National and World Masters Champion in the 800 meters, 1500 meters, and 5000 meters distances! In addition to her middle distance accomplishments, Sonja’s Masters PR’s include 16:51 in the 5K, and 1:17:59 in the Half Marathon. Her lifetime PR’s include 16:17 in the 5K, 33:57 in the 10K, 1:15:09 in the Half Marathon and 2:49 in the Full Marathon. Look for Sonja to possibly break her own course record in the 5K at this year's race (sub 17:45)! Sonja is racing both the 5K and Mile!

Ethan Clary: Ethan is one of Florida’s fastest runners! Ethan is the defending male Champion at our race and has the second fastest time ever run on our course (15:10). He has road PR’s of 14:20 in the 5K, 30:50 in the 10K, and 1:07 in the Half Marathon! He has also run a 10K on the track in a blazing fast 30:16! Look for Ethan to possibly set a new course record (sub 15:08) and break 15 minutes in the 5K at this year's race! Ethan is racing the 5K and Mile!

Daniel Martin: Dan has been one of South Florida's fastest runners and fiercest competitors for well over a decade. Versatile in every distance, he has gone toe to toe with Florida's finest and broken many a course record in the process. His PR's include 2:30:13 in the marathon, 31:58 in the 10K and 15:14 in the 5K. Look for Dan to be in line for this year's prize money! Dan is racing both the 5K and the Mile!

Bryan Stone: Bryan is one of South Florida’s most well known and competitive runners! He is a 2 time winner of the Publix A1A Full Marathon (2010 and 2016) in addition to the numerous other races of all distances that he has won! His PR’s include 15:46 in the 5K, 1:10:52 in the Half Marathon, and Full Marathon of 2:32:25! Bryan is racing both the 5K and Mile!

Joshua Estrada: A fierce competitor in South Florida, Joshua boats PR's of 4:04 1,500, 8:42 3,000 meter, 5K road time of 15:25 and 5K track time of 14:54! Look for Joshua to compete for prize money in this year's race! Joshua is racing the 5K and Mile!

Elliott Mason: Elliott is another local fixture in the running community who hails from Antigua where he represented his country in the Commonwealth Games, CAC Games and CARIFTA Games! His PR’s include 4:12 in the mile and 15:20 in the 5K! Elliott will be racing the Mile!

Jakob Lööf and Lena Eliasson-Lööf: Jakob and Lena are visiting from Sweden and racing our race with their family. Jakob runs a 15 minute 5K and Lena has run 17:30 for the 5K! Look for one or both to be a spoiler in this race! They are both running the 5K!

Zachary Rivers: Zachary is new to South Florida and brings with him some impressive PR's! His 5K PR is 15:12, 3K 8:31 and 8K 24:39!

Thomas Ingalls: A current runner for Nova, Tom boasts PR's of 15:28 in the 5K and 32:20 in the 10K. Although Tom won't be eligible for prize money, he is nonetheless a threat for some of the top spots! Tom is racing the 5K!

Jonathan Werble: Perhaps FAU's top runner, Jonathan has current PR's of 9:11 3K, 15:45 5K amd 26:37 8K (XC)! Although Jonathan isn't eligible for prize money, look for him to push the pace in both the 5K and Mile!

Guadalupe Merlos: Guadalupe is one of South Florida’s fastest women. She boasts PR’s of 18:07 (at our race!), 1:22:57 in the Half Marathon and 3:00:43 in the Full Marathon! She is a past winner at our race and will be running the 5K!

Erika Huerta: Erika is one of South Florida's top female runners. She has PR's of 18:15 in the 5K, 39:15 10K and 2:55:26 in the full marathon! Look for Erika to bring home some prize money this year! She is racing the 5K!

Scott Byers: Scott is South Florida's favorite son! Among his stellar racing resume, which includes countless wins in Florida and beyond, his 2:35:44 hard fought 2017 Boston Marathon earned him 92nd place out of over 30,000 finishers! His 5K PR is 15:59. Scott is running the 5K and Mile!

Brian Keno: Brian Keno is perhaps the top Grand Master’s distance runner in Florida! Among his accomplishments past 50, he has run a 17:16 in the 5K, 1:16:59 in the Half Marathon and a 2:42:40 at the Chicago Marathon where he placed 2nd in his age group in a World Major Marathon by a mere 10 seconds! Perhaps his most heroic Master's achievement, however, is placing third age group at the 2016 Boston Marathon!! His all time PR's include a 15:31 5K, 4:31 mile and 2:31 marathon! Brian is running the 5K!

Steve Monks: Steve is a nationally ranked Grand Master's runner who is perhaps the fastest middle distance Grand Master runner in Florida! His Grand Master 5K PR is 16:52 (at age 57!!) and his lifetime PR's at 14:32 in the 5K and 4:11 in the mile! Steve is racing the 5K!

James V. Buchanan: While running for the University of Oklahoma, James ran some truly fast times, with PR’s of 3000 meters (track) in 8:26, 5000 meters (track) in 14:40 and 10,000 meters (XC) in 30:46! James is running the 5K!

Pedro Gonzalez: Pedro is not only a high school running coach, but he is also a fierce competitor with a rich history in South Florida racing! A past winner and course record holder at 13.1 Ft. Lauderdale (as featured in Competitor magazine), Pedro has a half marathon PR of 1:12:30, and 5K of 16:03! Pedro is racing the 5K!

Dean Frankel Dean is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in South Florida. His PR's include 16:12 in the 5K and 4:13 for 1500 meters. He is also a running coach who practices what he preaches. Dean is racing the 5K!

Martin Killian: Martin is quickly becoming one of South Florida's fastest runners. In a short time, he has brought his PR's down and has competed at a high level at many of South Florida's most competitive races! His PR's include 16:25 in the 5K and 1:16:52 in the half marathon! Martin is racing the 5K!

Miguel Angel Tellez: One of South Florida's fastest Master's runner, Miguel is also one of the most accomplished triathletes in South Florida! Versatile in every distance, Miguel's 16:22 PR in the 5K puts him in the running for a top Master slot in this race! Miguel is alos a past winner of the Miami Beach Half Marathon as well as a past winner of the Key Biscayne Triathlon trilogy! Miguel is racing the 5K!

Justin Burrows: Justin has earned his way on this list with an impressive array of races over the last few years in both running and multi-sport. None more impressive than his 9:15 at the Maryland Ironman in October! That time puts Justin among the top Ironman athletes currently competing in South Florida. Justin is racing the 5K and Mile!

Chris Oesch: Hailing from South Africa, Chris has a long history of being a true champion in South Florida running! He has won races at pretty much every distance countless times and is always a fierce competitor to those racing around him. He is a past Master's Marathon champion at Lehigh Marathon in Pennsylvania! Chris has run national class times for his entire running career and continues to compete at a very high level as a Grand Master runner. Chris is racing the 5K and Mile!

Albert Pelaez: Albert is a fierce competitor in South Florida. He has PR's of 1:16:51 in the half marathon and a 16:57 in our race! He is racing the 5K!

So the guy who wrote that, is a very accomplished master's runner himself. It's his event, so he won't be racing, but it's just really great that he puts that info together. I mean i'd do that if I was organizing an event.

I was going to do the mile race last year, but was too sore (insane sore for ~10 days iirc) from dunking with Celi.. lmao.



Also, last year's results: http://www.splitsecondtiming.com/results/2016/mile2016.php

legs feel bionic right now, dunk level.. if they feel better than this come saturday morning, going to be flying.

no stretching, hard walking, or anything tomorrow (just like today).. just relaxing and eating light/good. going to get in two spinach meals w/ chicken again, like i did today. Feel good when i'm on teh spinach, but, want to split up a ~10 oz bag into two 5 oz meals.. feel like that's a smarter idea.

only problem is i'm up way too late. should be asleep already.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kcjEXWsGqw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kcjEXWsGqw</a>

insane..

then a beautiful assist to close it out.

that is a perfect 10 eastbay off lob.

Strava's November distance challenge:

Current Rank 220/136,059

524 km.

Pretty close to what I did last month, but the last few weeks volume has dropped dramatically, was in the 120's or so before that, hah.

Not going to place high in December, that's for sure.

FWIW, I could drop as the night finishes up: https://www.strava.com/challenges/November-2017-run-distance-challenge

fun.

still fatigued. time to recover the rest of the day & tmw.



11/30/2017

bw = 140
bw before bed last night = ?
soreness = feet slightly, quads slightly, hamstrings slightly
aches/injuries = feet slightly
cramping = slightly during last portion of workout & cooldown
morning quad flexibility = tight
morning hamstring flexibility = tight
morning calf flexibility = tight
feel =ok

wakeup = 6 AM
- tired

log:
08:15 AM: food: 3 x grapefruit, english muffin, sea salt pita chips, hummus, beet juice with some coconut water in it to water it down
06:30 AM: food: toasted plain english muffin, large glass of coconut water
07:45 AM: workout: morning hard relaxed speed, legs dead/sore (quads/hams) but had power (like last night): 885m @ ~4:55 min/mi (660m @ 1:59.6/4:49 min/mi + 225m @ 43.0/5:06 min/mi), 420m @ 67.2 (4:19 min/mi), bunch of ~100m strides @ <= 4:30 min/mi, long cooldown
09:30 AM: food: non-dairy cashew kefir, coconut water
12:00 PM: food: whole foods: berry smoothie, orange chicken, mac and cheese, fried yuca, plantains
03:00 PM: nap: 1 hour
04:45 PM: workout: bw
- 2-3sec paused dead hang ng pullups: BW x 10
- full dips: BW x 10
- 3-5sec paused dead hang wide grip pullups: BW x 6
- full pushups: BW x 20
- 3sec paused dead hang chinups: BW x 6
- standing single leg raises: x 20
- standing single leg abductions: x 20
- standing double leg calf raises, pause at the top: BW x 40
- standing single leg rdl's: x 20
- single leg squat variation: BW x 20
05:15 PM: food: coconut water
07:00 PM: food: 1/2 of a big spinach salad with olive oil + apple cider vinegar + salt dressing, raspberries, blueberries, banana chips, cashews, carrots, and tandori chicken breast
11:00 PM: food: 1/2 of a big spinach salad with olive oil + apple cider vinegar + salt dressing, raspberries, blueberries, banana chips, cashews, carrots, and a grilled chicken sandwich on toasted sourdough
- 139.x before this meal.. kinda nuts considering how good I ate today and how much I weighed in the morning..
- but after my run I was almost 135, so lost a ton of water.. rehydrated, ate good etc, and still really light
- nice
11:30 PM: food: coconut water, non-dairy cashew kefir



stretch:
icing:
self massage:
leg drain:
contrast showers:
naps:
03:00 PM: nap: 1 hour



workout: morning hard relaxed speed, legs dead/sore (quads/hams) but had power (like last night): 885m @ ~4:55 min/mi (660m @ 1:59.6/4:49 min/mi + 225m @ 43.0/5:06 min/mi), 420m @ 67.2 (4:19 min/mi), bunch of ~100m strides @ <= 4:30 min/mi, long cooldown
- https://www.strava.com/activities/1296694581#kudos

legs feel like complete crap .. but have some solid power. IMHO, good sign for Saturday. They are still hurting from Tuesday's session, so by Saturday they should be much more recovered - this session my legs were holding me back, so don't think I created any extra fatigue.

just need to NOT walk hard tomorrow.. heh.. going to do a light walk in the morning or afternoon, not fast at all. Fast walking can really wreck you, it's surprising. Feet get destroyed, 1000000x more so than running.

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Monthly Tracker: 2017

November (11) 2017

TODO:

Bodyweight: [(01,139),(02,138),(03,140),(04,140),(05,139),(06,140),(07,140),(08,138),(09,138),(10,140),(11,140),(12,139),(13,139),(14,138),(15,137),(16,137),(17,138),(18,139),(19,137),(20,138),(21,139),(22,138),(23,138),(24,?138?),(25,137),(26,136),(27,137),(28,139),(29,139),(30,140)]
- FORMAT: (day, weight in lbs)

Total Jumps per leg: []
- FORMAT: (day, # of jumps per leg)
- per leg total:

Max SLRVJ Touch: []
- FORMAT: (day, touch height in ft'inches")
- L-SLRVJ:
- R-SLRVJ:

Total speed interval distance: []
- FORMAT: (day, total speed interval distance in meters)
- total:

Max run speed (mph)/pace (min/mi): [(01,15.8,3:40),(07,14.8,4:12),(10,15.8,3:40),(12,13.7,4:20),(15,14.3,4:12),(20,16.6,3:30?),(27,14.1,4:18?),(30,15.1,4:00?)]
- FORMAT: (day, mph max, pace max in minutes per mile)

Resting HR: []
- FORMAT: (day, minutes for this test, average hr, minimum hr)

PR's: [(18,"official 5k (18:05), watch 5k (17:51), 3 x sub 6 splits, cooper's (2.10), 3 mile (17:18))]

Races: [(04,5k,18:52,18:37),(18,5k,18:05,17:51),(23,5k,19:17,19:08),(25,5k,19:29,19:17)]
- FORMAT: (day, distance, official, watch)

Soreness: [(01,"none"),(02,"hamstrings slightly, quads moderately, shoulders moderately"),(03,"hamstrings slightly, quads moderately, shoulders moderately, calves slightly"),(04,"quads barely, calves barely"),(05,"quads barely, calves barely"),(06,"none"),(07,"none"),(08,"calves slightly"),(09,"none"),(10,"calves barely"),(11,"quads slightly as the day went on, hamstrings slightly as the day went on"),(12,"quads slightly"),(13,"quads slightly"),(14,"none"),(15,"none"),(16,"none"),(17,"none"),(18,"none"),(19,"none"),(20,"none"),(21,"none"),(22,"none"),(23,"none"),(24,"none"),(25,"none"),(26,"none"),(27,"none"),(28,"feet moderate, calves slightly, glutes slightly"),(29, "feet moderately, calves slightly, glutes slightly, hamstrings slightly, quads slightly"),(29,"feet slightly, quads slightly, hamstrings slightly")]
- FORMAT: (day, overall soreness, specifics)

Aches/Injuries: [(01,"none"),(02,"left hamstring tendon slightly, right back of knee slightly, left heel slightly"),(03,"left hamstring tendon slightly, right back of knee slightly, left heel slightly"),(04,"none"),(05,"left ankle slightly (weird prickly thing on my left ankle, feels skin related, very odd)"),(06,"none"),(07,"none"),(08,"right foot slightly"),(09,"right foot slightly"),(10,"none"),(11,"none"),(12,"none"),(13,"left calf slightly"),(14,"none"),(15,"none"),(16,"none"),(17,"right shin/foot slightly, right calf slightly, right hamstring tendon slightly, right illiac crest slightly, feet slightly from walking around out back barefoot too long"),(18,"none"),(19,"top of left foot slightly, right tib ant & left ham tendon as the day went on"),(20,"left hamstring tendon"),(21,"none"),(22,"ankles/achilles somewhat - random achy"),(23,"none"),(24,"none"),(25,"none"),(26,"right groin slightly, right hamstring tendon slightly"),(27,"right adductor slightly, right hamstring tendon slightly"),(28,"right adductor barely, right hamstring tendon barely, feet slightly"),(29,"feet slightly"),(30,"feet slightly")]
- FORMAT: (day, specifics)

Morning Quad Flexibility: [(01,"loose"),(02,"tight"),(03,"tight"),(04,"loose"),(05,"loose"),(06,"loose"),(07,"loose"),(08,"loose"),(09,"loose"),(10,"loose"),(11,"tight"),(12,"tight"),(13,"loose"),(14,"loose"),(15,"loose"),(16,"loose"),(17,"loose"),(18,"loose"),(19,"loose"),(20,"loose"),(21,"loose"),(22,"loose"),(23,"loose"),(24,"loose"),(25,"loose"),(26,"loose"),(27,"loose"),(28,"loose"),(29,"tight"),(30,"tight")]
- FORMAT: (day, general flexibility)

Morning Hamstring Flexibility: [(01,"loose"),(02,"tight"),(03,"tight"),(04,"loose"),(05,"loose"),(06,"loose"),(07,"loose"),(08,"loose"),(09,"loose"),(10,"loose"),(11,"tight"),(12,"loose"),(13,"loose"),(14,"loose"),(15,"loose"),(16,"loose"),(17,"loose"),(18,"loose"),(19,"loose"),(20,"loose"),(21,"loose"),(22,"loose"),(23,"loose"),(24,"loose"),(25,"loose"),(26,"loose"),(27,"loose"),(28,"loose"),(29,"tight"),(30,"tight")]
- FORMAT: (day, general flexibility)

Morning Calf Flexibility: [(01,"loose"),(02,"tight"),(03,"tight"),(04,"loose"),(05,"loose"),(06,"loose"),(07,"loose"),(08,"loose"),(09,"loose"),(10,"loose"),(11,"tight"),(12,"loose"),(13,"loose"),(14,"loose"),(15,"loose"),(16,"loose"),(17,"tight"),(18,"loose"),(19,"loose"),(20,"loose"),(21,"tight"),(22,"moderate"),(23,"loose"),(24,"loose),(25,"loose"),(26,"loose"),(27,"loose"),(28,"loose"),(29,"tight"),(30,"tight")]
- FORMAT: (day, general flexibility)

Self Massage: []
- FORMAT: (day, area)

Cramping: [(01,"stomach + abdominal during morning 1 mile interval, after 2 mile interval"),(03,"very slight at the end of my morning run"),(12,"slight cramp after my 2nd 400, during my evening light long run - MAJOR"),(20,"very slight during my last 800"),(23,"major during 5k race"),(25,"morning"),(26,"slightly during walk"),(30,"slightly during last portion of track workout & cooldown")]
- FORMAT: (day, symptom)

Wakeup: [(01,06:50 AM,9.5),(02,06:00AM,8),(03,06:00AM,7),(04,05:00AM,7),(05,06:00AM,8),(06,05:30AM,7.5),(07,05:30AM,7.5),(08,05:30AM,7),(09,05:30AM,7),(10,05:30AM,7.5),(11,05:00AM,7),(12,05:30AM,7),(13,07:00AM,8),(14,05:30AM,7.5),(15,05:30AM,7),(16,05:15AM,7),(17,08:00AM,10),(18,05:00AM,7),(19,05:00AM,6),(20,05:00AM,7.5),(21,05:30AM,7),(22,07:00AM,8.5),(23,05:00AM,6.5),(24,07:30AM,7),(25,05:00AM,5),(26,05:30AM,7.5),(27,08:30AM,10),(28,07:55AM,9),(29,08:00AM,9),(30,06:00AM,7)]
- FORMAT: (day, wakeup time, hours slept)

canadian running mag has some nice videos

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skR7CwLytBM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skR7CwLytBM</a>

one of the craziest dunk murders i've seen in a while.. wow.