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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
6.501.500.000.008.00

I ran 8 miles this morning, running a little over 5 miles with my running class, and then running the rest of the run on my own.  Total time of 1:01:12.  Today was the last day for the running class, so I will be running alone on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from here on out.

I was not planning to run anything fast today, but as I was finishing the run with my class one of the students who had gone out further than the rest of the class (today's run was a timed out and back) realized that he needed to speed up in order to finish in 40 minutes.  As a result he sped up to sub 6:00 pace for the last mile or so, and I ended up running the last mile with him.  My leg felt kind of sore and tight when I sped up with my student, so when I ran on my own I ran another half mile fast to see if the tightness was just a result of speeding up quickly or if it was something else.  I made a point of speeding up gradually (1st quarter in 88, second quarter in 82), and sure enough I did not notice the tightness that I noticed earlier, despite running sub 5:30 pace for the second quarter.

I also noticed when warming up with my class that if I slide to my left I feel some pain in my quad, lower back, and along the iliac crest.  This further reinforces my belief that my pelvic alignment is off.  I also notice a clicking in my hips when I extend my legs from a prone position, or if I perform hip adduction/abduction exercises.  More and more, the question for me is to ask myself how long it will take before I stop experimenting and finally cave and see a physical therapist?

Total score:  Kimia - 6, Jeff - 6

Puma Faas 250 Miles: 8.00
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