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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
Thu, Apr 28, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Just 4 miles easy this morning.  I ran a couple strides during the run.  Total time was 29:22.  I am starting to get a little anxious with the marathon coming up on Saturday.  Partly from the taper, and partly just because I haven't finished a marathon since St George 2009.  It almost feels like I am debuting at the distance all over again.

So, you learn new things every day, but I guess you don't always have to be glad that you learned something.  Today I learned that when you step on a bee while barefoot and the stinger gets you right in one of your toes, your body rushes lots of blood to the area and the toe gets hot even when the other toes are cold.

Asics Speedstar Miles: 4.00
Comments
From Paul on Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 13:54:41 from 24.10.141.104

Best wishes, I hope you do really well!

From jeffmc on Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 19:20:03 from 131.216.80.154

Thanks Paul, I am going to need it.

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 19:37:19 from 192.168.1.1

Interestingly enough, I stepped on a bee while running barefoot a couple of days before TOU 2009. I hope that is not a bad omen :-)

From Burt on Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 19:39:45 from 206.19.214.144

There's no such thing as bad omens Sasha. Or Karma. Or the Force.

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