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Location:

Alpine,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

3K: 8:58 Pocatello, ID 2003 (indoors at Idaho State)

5K: 14:55 Salt Lake City, UT 2010 (Law Day 5k)

10K: 29:33 Salt Lake City, UT 2010 (Des News 10k)

1/2 marathon: 1:06:59 Provo, UT 2010 (Utah Valley Half)

marathon: 2:21:59 St. George, UT 2009 (St. George Marathon)

Short-Term Running Goals:

To get running higher mileage more consistently without getting injured

Sub 2:19:00 marathon

Personal:

I used to run competitively, and maybe I will do so again someday.  Right now I am primarily running to try and get in better shape, and to maintain both physical and emotional health, but also for the simple joy that comes when I run.

I am also the proud daddy of five little ones.  I love the opportunity that I have to be a daddy, and my challenge is to balance my family responsibilities with work and running.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics Speedstar Lifetime Miles: 2020.05
Asics Gel Ohana Racer Lifetime Miles: 2332.20
Adidas Adizero Lifetime Miles: 1375.45
Barefoot Lifetime Miles: 183.10
Nike Free 5.0 Lifetime Miles: 2221.85
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 795.92
Puma Faas 200 Lifetime Miles: 381.50
Puma Faas 250 Lifetime Miles: 466.10
Altra Adam Lifetime Miles: 1836.85
Baretrek Lifetime Miles: 290.15
Hoka Conquest Lifetime Miles: 41.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.201.000.000.0017.20

I ran to school this morning.  I felt better at the start than I was expecting, so I decided to run a fast mile about halfway through the run in order to practice running relaxed at a marathon effort.  I was dealing with a headwind, so I did not expect the time to be fast.  I started out a little too hard, but after a couple minutes I was able to relax more and get into a nice rhythm.  I was surprised to finish the mile in 5:12, as I thought the wind would slow me down to about 5:20 even with the harder effort at the beginning.

From the beginning of the run there was a light rain coming down on me (light enough that I wasn't getting wet).  About 6.5 miles into the run the rain started coming down on me a little harder, and it got progressively worse from that point of the run until I got to UNLV.  By the time I got into the lab I was soaked, and I could feel the water swishing around between my toes (the roads near the school were all partially flooded, so I had to run through a fair amount of water).  I sped up some during the last mile so that I could get indoors a little quicker.  Total time for 8.6 miles was 59:10.

PM: I ran home, 8.6 miles in 1:04:01.  I had to stay late at school today, which was not fun.  The only good thing that came out of it was that my clothes had dried off by the time I was leaving school to run home.  Overall, coming home late sucks, as I left the house before the little ones were awake this morning and I got home after they were in bed.

Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 8.60Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.60
Comments
From Rob on Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 19:52:11 from 72.254.11.154

Myth Busters proved that the faster you run in the rain over the same distance the wetter you get. So in your case you were completely soaked where a person walking the same distance probably would have stayed dry.

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