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Great Aloha Run
2007 Great Aloha Run
Here's how I trained for the 2007 Great Aloha Run. My goal was to beat my previous record (50:36) and finish in the top 50. I also wanted to finish in 49 minutes, if I could. I finished in 47:37, a pace of 5:51 per mile. I was 25th overall (out of 18508 entrants). I was 3rd in my age division, 35-39 (out of 478 timed runners). It was a great effort!
I am also pleased to report that I came in 1st place in the Librarian-Male category (results here; scroll down to the Librarian section).
Note: The decimal places are seconds, not hundredths of minutes. It was too hard to figure out how to do seconds in Excel (of course, what do you expect from Microsoft products?). So, for example, if you see 20.50, that means 20 minutes and 50 seconds, and not 20 minutes and 30 seconds.
| Date |
Description |
Time |
Notes |
| Jul 04 |
5 |
34.22 |
Water Tower |
| Jul 06 |
5 |
31.55 |
|
| Jul 08 |
6 |
41.53 |
Water Tower |
| Jul 10 |
4 |
26.54 |
|
| Jul 10 |
Handball |
|
|
| Jul 11 |
3.1 |
20.20 |
|
| Jul 13 |
5 |
35.15 |
Utah |
| Jul 14 |
5 |
35.11 |
Utah |
| Jul 15 |
8 |
55.00 |
Utah |
| Jul 17 |
4 |
26.31 |
|
| Jul 18 |
6 |
42.44 |
|
| Jul 18 |
Handball |
|
|
| Jul 19 |
3.1 |
20.38 |
|
| Jul 20 |
6 |
42.27 |
|
| Jul 21 |
4 |
26.57 |
|
| Jul 21 |
Golf |
62.00 |
|
| Jul 22 |
Pine Forest |
45.10 |
26:00 (rest) |
| Jul 24 |
Handball |
|
|
| Jul 25 |
6.2 |
43.51 |
Pine Forest loop |
| Jul 26 |
Handball |
|
|
| Jul 27 |
6.2 |
42.44 |
Pine Forest loop |
| Jul 28 |
3.1 |
20.03 |
|
| Jul 28 |
Golf |
64.00 |
|
| Jul 29 |
Pine Forest |
43.11 |
24:40 (rest) |
| Jul 31 |
4 |
25.50 |
|
| Aug 01 |
8 |
55.53 |
Trail blazing |
| Aug 03 |
6.2 |
42.45 |
Pine Forest loop |
| Aug 04 |
3 |
18.39 |
|
| Aug 04 |
Golf |
74.00 |
|
| Aug 05 |
10 |
71.13 |
|
| Aug 07 |
4 |
25.49 |
|
| Aug 07 |
Handball |
|
|
| Aug 08 |
8 |
56.49 |
Hardwood Forest loop |
| Aug 09 |
3.1 |
20.10 |
|
| Aug 10 |
8 |
55.16 |
|
| Aug 11 |
4 |
26.37 |
|
| Aug 11 |
Handball |
|
|
| Aug 12 |
5 |
33.49 |
Baseball (16:53 split) |
| Aug 14 |
Yoga |
|
|
| Aug 18 |
5 |
34.16 |
Water Tower/Riverside |
| Aug 19 |
5 |
34.58 |
Baseball (17:19 split) |
| Aug 21 |
3.1 |
20.25 |
|
| Aug 21 |
Handball |
|
|
| Aug 22 |
8 |
57.32 |
Hardwood Forest loop |
| 23-Aug |
Handball |
|
|
| 24-Aug |
8 |
54.57 |
Hardwood Forest loop |
| 28-Aug |
4 |
26.07 |
|
| 29-Aug |
8 |
54.21 |
Hardwood Forest loop |
| 30-Aug |
4 |
27.13 |
|
| 30-Aug |
Handball |
|
|
| 31-Aug |
3.1 |
20.38 |
|
| 1-Sep |
Handball |
|
|
| 2-Sep |
Laie Falls |
66.32 |
24:39 (rest), 37:21 (rest) |
| 5-Sep |
6 |
38.38 |
|
| 5-Sep |
Handball |
|
|
| 6-Sep |
3 |
20.12 |
|
| 7-Sep |
6 |
51.23 |
HW Forest Highway |
| 9-Sep |
Laie Falls |
69.47 |
26:40, 39:30 (rest) |
| 11-Sep |
3.1 |
20.54 |
|
| 12-Sep |
5 |
31.46 |
|
| 14-Sep |
Handball |
|
|
| 16-Sep |
Laie Falls |
69.51 |
27:21, 40:21 (rest) |
| 18-Sep |
3 |
19.23 |
|
| 18-Sep |
Handball |
|
|
| 19-Sep |
8 |
56.44 |
Hardwood Forest loop |
| 19-Sep |
Handball |
|
|
| 20-Sep |
4 |
27.17 |
|
| 22-Sep |
Golf |
54.00 |
A new record! |
| 23-Sep |
Laie Falls |
67.02 |
26:11 (rest), 38:21 (rest) |
| 25-Sep |
4 |
26.52 |
|
| 26-Sep |
8 |
58.36 |
Hardwood Forest loop |
| 26-Sep |
Handball |
|
|
| 28-Sep |
3 |
20.16 |
|
| 29-Sep |
8 |
55.36 |
Hardwood Forest loop |
| 11-Oct |
4 |
25.03 |
Dallas Treadmill |
| 18-Oct |
3.2 |
20.56 |
|
| 21-Oct |
Pine Forest |
48.56 |
27:49 (rest) |
| 23-Oct |
3 |
19.04 |
|
| 25-Oct |
3 |
18.48 |
|
| 27-Oct |
5.5 |
40.00 |
Stroller |
| 29-Oct |
3 |
19.10 |
|
| 1-Nov |
Handball |
|
|
| 6-Nov |
3.1 |
20.59 |
|
| 7-Nov |
3.1 |
20.18 |
|
| 8-Nov |
3 |
19.47 |
|
| 9-Nov |
3 |
19.21 |
|
| 10-Nov |
4 |
27.28 |
|
| 13-Nov |
3 |
18.46 |
|
| 13-Nov |
Golf |
58.00 |
|
| 14-Nov |
4 |
27.02 |
|
| 14-Nov |
Handball |
|
|
| 16-Nov |
3 |
18.54 |
|
| 17-Nov |
4 |
26.44 |
|
| 18-Jan |
Pine Forest |
46.27 |
26:28 (rest) Shortcut |
| 20-Nov |
3.1 |
20.46 |
|
| 21-Nov |
5 |
31.45 |
|
| 22-Nov |
3 |
19.47 |
|
| 22-Nov |
Turkey Trot |
|
First Place! |
| 23-Nov |
8 |
58.58 |
Hardwood Forest loop |
| 24-Nov |
3 |
20.14 |
|
| 25-Nov |
Laie Falls |
69.32 |
27:09 (rest), 39.15 (rest) |
| 27-Nov |
3 |
19.26 |
|
| 1-Dec |
5 |
36.32 |
Water Tower/Riverside |
| 2-Dec |
4 |
28.00 |
Ala Moana |
| 4-Dec |
3.1 |
20.56 |
|
| 6-Dec |
4 |
26.49 |
|
| 7-Dec |
5 |
32.54 |
|
| 8-Dec |
4 |
27.24 |
|
| 9-Dec |
Laie Falls |
65.34 |
25:38 (rest) 37:38 (rest) |
| 11-Dec |
3.1 |
20.33 |
|
| 11-Dec |
Handball |
|
|
| 12-Dec |
6 |
40.12 |
|
| 13-Dec |
3 |
19.16 |
|
| 14-Dec |
6 |
38.59 |
|
| 15-Dec |
3 |
20.00 |
|
| 16-Dec |
5.5 |
40.04 |
Baseball (16:36 split) |
| 18-Dec |
4 |
27.08 |
|
| 19-Dec |
6 |
38.35 |
|
| 20-Dec |
3 |
19.51 |
|
| 22-Dec |
4 |
27.51 |
|
| 23-Dec |
10 |
72.52 |
|
| 26-Dec |
6 |
38.37 |
|
| 27-Dec |
4 |
26.29 |
|
| 28-Dec |
6 |
39.00 |
|
| 28-Dec |
Golf |
65.00 |
|
| 29-Dec |
4 |
26.30 |
|
| 30-Dec |
10 |
72.45 |
|
| 1-Jan |
4 |
26.19 |
|
| 2-Jan |
6 |
38.04 |
|
| 3-Jan |
3 |
18.20 |
Fartleks |
| 3-Jan |
Handball |
|
|
| 4-Jan |
Handball |
|
|
| 5-Jan |
5 |
32.28 |
|
| 6-Jan |
10 |
72.59 |
|
| 8-Jan |
Sprints |
31.50 |
20 x :60 (:30 rest) |
| 9-Jan |
7 |
47.25 |
|
| 10-Jan |
4 |
25.52 |
Fartleks |
| 10-Jan |
Handball |
|
|
| 11-Jan |
7 |
47.35 |
|
| 12-Jan |
5 |
32.55 |
|
| 13-Jan |
10 |
70.44 |
|
| 15-Jan |
Sprints |
62.08 |
40 x :60 (:30 rest) |
| 16-Jan |
8 |
54.02 |
|
| 17-Jan |
5 |
30.44 |
Fartleks |
| 18-Jan |
8.1 |
54.59 |
|
| 18-Jan |
Handball |
|
|
| 18-Jan |
Golf |
81.00 |
|
| 19-Jan |
Handball |
|
|
| 20-Jan |
10 |
70.25 |
|
| 22-Jan |
Sprints |
38.42 |
19 x :90 (:30 rest) |
| 23-Jan |
8 |
50.58 |
|
| 24-Jan |
6 |
37.17 |
Fartleks |
| 25-Jan |
8 |
53.04 |
|
| 26-Jan |
6 |
40.07 |
|
| 27-Jan |
10 |
69.28 |
|
| 29-Jan |
Sprints |
40.00 |
20 x :90 (:30 rest) |
| 30-Jan |
8 |
51.17 |
|
| 30-Jan |
Handball |
|
|
| 31-Jan |
6 |
38.09 |
Fartleks |
| 1-Feb |
8 |
52.55 |
|
| 2-Feb |
6 |
38.32 |
|
| 3-Feb |
10 |
67.35 |
|
| 5-Feb |
Sprints |
48.00 |
24 x :90 (:30 rest) |
| 6-Feb |
8 |
51.10 |
|
| 7-Feb |
6 |
36.59 |
Utah treadmill |
| 8-Feb |
8 |
50.38 |
Utah treadmill |
| 9-Feb |
6 |
35.59 |
Utah treadmill |
| 10-Feb |
10 |
59.38 |
Utah treadmill |
| 12-Feb |
6 |
36.43 |
|
| 13-Feb |
8 |
49.28 |
|
| 14-Feb |
6 |
37.30 |
|
| 15-Feb |
8 |
52.02 |
|
| 16-Feb |
6 |
36.30 |
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