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Side by Side Reno Stirrat<br />
Photo by Scott Mason<br />
Photo by Scott Mason<br />
Training Week<br />
Monday<br />
9.5 @7:21 easy<br />
Tuesday<br />
AM: Warmup 4.2 @7:35 4 mile tempo semi hilly 23:16, cool<br />
down 7:09<br />
PM: 1 hour core, upper body and legs<br />
Wednesday<br />
9.6 @ 7:35 recovery<br />
Thursday<br />
AM: Warmup 4 @7:43 Hill intervals ¼ up ¼ down, 6x 800 avg<br />
3:03, 1 min recovery, 6x40 sec 5k pace 40 sec jog recovery,<br />
cool down 4.3 @7:16<br />
PM: 1 hour core, upper body and legs<br />
Friday<br />
10.2 @7:45 recovery<br />
Saturday<br />
9.5 @7:25 easy<br />
Sunday<br />
20.1 mile long run @7:07, last 10 miles sub 6:50 pace<br />
Weekly Totals<br />
85.7 miles<br />
Reno Stirrat ran his first race in 1970 when he was a freshman<br />
in high school. He stuck with it and hit his peak in his<br />
late 20s and early 30s. Check out these PR’s:<br />
Mile: 4:10<br />
5K: 14:19<br />
10K: 29:21<br />
Half: 65:05<br />
Full: 2:19.17<br />
That marathon time got Stirrat into the 1980 Olympic <strong>Mar</strong>athon<br />
trials and chiseled his name into, as Susan’s friend<br />
had said, “real deal” status.<br />
Moving into the 21 st century, Reno and his wife Susan<br />
joined Whirlaway in 2008. That merger has been nothing<br />
but good for Stirrat. He says, “Having a running wife who<br />
shares dreams, aspirations, and a love of running brings<br />
joy to both our lives and makes it easier to live the<br />
‘runner’s lifestyle.’” Indeed it has. Since marrying Susan<br />
and joining WRT, his times have dropped. At 56, he ran<br />
16:56 at the Syracuse Masters Championship 5K, 75:16 at<br />
the New Bedford Half, and 2:42.27 at Boston. That’s nothing<br />
to glance over. Stirrat is the man. So much the man<br />
that he won the 55-59 age division at Boston and was<br />
named USATF Masters 55-59 Runner of the Year.<br />
To cap of this incredible campaign, Stirrat joined the exclusive<br />
5 Decades of Sub 3 hour <strong>Mar</strong>athons Club. Not only<br />
did Reno run sub 3:00 in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s, but<br />
he did each one under 2:45. 2:45! About such a feat, Stirrat<br />
simply says, “The true challenge will be to break 3<br />
hours in 2020 when I’m 64. With the 60’s on the horizon in<br />
2014 I will move into a new age group which will be fun.”<br />
Stirrat is not a selfish man. He now helps runners of all<br />
ability levels achieve their best through the website distance-running-tips.com.<br />
He is also the Director of Running<br />
at Outside Interactive (see page 26 for more on that). But<br />
above all, he is one of the most encouraging and positive<br />
thinkers in our running community. That in and of itself is<br />
worth recognizing and celebrating.<br />
As of this writing, Stirrat is experiencing his first major injury.<br />
It took 41 years, but it finally happened. Don’t get<br />
too excited, though, you current masters. He is biking 150<br />
miles per week and doing enough rehab work to come<br />
back stronger and faster than ever.<br />
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