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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
9.105.000.000.0014.10

I ran out on the Pittman wash today.  On the way there I took a detour to drop off some things at Kimia's work which I will count as .6 miles (more than .5 but less than .7 is what I figured).

Later on in the run I ran a 5 mile tempo in 27:28 (5:24, 5:28, 5:36, 5:41, 5:19).  I am glad that I was only trying to hit marathon pace effort on this tempo and not faster, because the conditions were brutal.  There was a strong wind that was gusting throughout the tempo, so even when I thought I should have a tail wind it still felt like the wind was in my face.  There was also a fair amount of rolling and climbing (although the course gave me a net drop).  The general layout of the tempo was as follows:  mile 1, gradual downhill and fairly straight; mile 2, mild net downhill but rolls a lot, includes running through a tunnel with a couple turns; mile 3, zero net uphill/downhill but has 14 turns and a 180, plus two nasty uphill sections with corresponding downhill that I couldn't take advantage of due to the turns; mile 4 was the same as mile 2 but in reverse, while mile 5 was the same as mile 2 following a 180 at the beginning.

I was rather happy with the 5:36 on the third mile considering the circumstances, but it did feel like the wind died down during that mile so it may not have been as difficult as it seemed.  The first mile should have been much faster than it was, because that mile gives me the majority of the net downhill during the tempo, but that was the worst mile in terms of the wind.  Miles 4 and 5 were also pretty bad in terms of wind, but the wind was a little weaker during miles 2 and 3.  I had to push fairly hard during mile 5 in order to get under 5:20 for that mile, but I was happy with how relaxed I felt when I sped up despite fighting a headwind.

Total mileage for the main portion of the run was 13.5 miles, plus the detour (so 14.1 miles total) to finish with a total time of 1:37:40.

Adidas Adizero Miles: 14.10
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