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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
71.411.500.000.1973.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

I ran with Hyrum and Sasha this morning.  We made it through 3 miles with Hyrum in 24:39 and then Sasha and I went out for 7 miles more.  We finished in 1:15:52.  There was a little bit of soreness in my quads this morning that I needed to run out after running long on Saturday and then resting yesterday, but it was minimal and I barely noticed it after the first couple of miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

I ran with Sasha, Josse and Hyrum this morning.  Hyrum turned around at 1.5 and the rest of us ran a 2 mile tempo at Josse's tempo pace we did mile 1 in 6:29 and mile 2 in 6:24 (total time 12:53).  We turned around at 3.5 miles and came back.  I then went out alone and ran 6 more miles I kept the pace easy and I made a conscious effort to keep the pace no faster than about 7:30.  I wasn't perfect but I was close.  Total time for 13 miles 1:39:55.  I am starting to feel some tightness in the groin on the left side, which I seem to get whenever I run too hard.  I don't feel like I have been running too hard but it might mean that I need to slow it down even more the rest of this week

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

I ran with Sasha and Hyrum this morning.  We did 3 miles with Hyrum in 24:17. We dropped him off and then ran 3 miles more in 23:38 (47:55 for 6 miles).  I then ran 4 more miles alone in 27:29 for a total time of 1:15:24 for 10 miles.  I did the last 4 miles a bit faster than I really wanted to because I needed to finish so that I could get to class on time.  Overall a good run.  The tightness in my groin in also less than it has been the last few days.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.811.000.000.1913.00

I met with Sasha and Hyrum this morning and we ran 3 miles together in 25:37.  I then ran 3 more miles with Sasha, running the last mile in 5:40 for a total time through 6 miles of 45:43.  After this I drove home and then ran 7 more miles from my house.  On my way home I ran three 100s over the course of the last 2 miles in about 15 seconds each.  I finished with a total time of 1:35:20.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

I ran with Sasha and his son Benjamin this morning.  We ran 3 miles together, followed by another 3.125 with Sasha (we accidentally added an extra 200) for a total time of 49:10.  I then went home and I ran 5 more miles (minus the 200 I added earlier with Sasha) for a total time of 1:26:01.  My legs were feeling somewhat tired this morning even though I have gotten enough sleep the last couple of nights.  I wonder if I am not eating enough.  My left leg also was feeling kind of funny near the same spot where I had my stress fracture.  There is no point tenderness and the feeling I had kind of came and went, so I am hoping it is nothing.  I think I might take my long run a little easier than normal tomorrow just to be on the safe side.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.600.500.000.0016.10

My leg was feeling kind of funny yesterday so I decided to take it a little easier today and I slowed my run down.  Because I was going slower I also decided to cut my run a little short just to be safe.  I held about a 7:45 average through 7 miles after which I was feeling a little more reassured that my leg is ok and I picked up the pace slowly until I hit sub 7:00 pace around mile 11 or 12.  As I was nearing on my turn around before heading home I saw one of my friends that I knew in high school, and after I turned around I picked up the pace to try and catch up to him.  I did this for what I guess was about a half mile, at about 5:30 pace and as I was getting close to catching him he reached a stop light and went straight where I needed to turn.  So, it was all for naught but I'll probably see him on campus one of these days anyhow and I can talk to him then.  I then came home to finish up my run in 1:56:07.  Based on my final time it looks like I didn't slow down much over the last 2 miles or so because my average time per mile at the end was under 7:13 yet at my final turn around it was still over 7:25 with less than 3 miles left.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
71.411.500.000.1973.10
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