| 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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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 41.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.00 |
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Baretrek Miles: 7.00 | Puma Faas 250 Miles: 7.00 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.00 | Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 7.00 | Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 7.00 | Hoka Conquest Miles: 7.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 6.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Total time of 49:16 for approximately 7 miles.
I ran mostly the same route that I ran on Saturday, except during a portion of the run near the halfway mark where I turned right instead of left to run up a moderately steep uphill grade instead of running on a mild downhill grade. I noted that without really trying to run more quickly than I ran on Saturday, I was running a fair amount faster. This made me curious, as I felt like I had to work harder than I anticipated during my fast mile on Saturday, so I decided to run the same mile fast again.
My little experiment was interesting, as according to my watch I ended up running this mile about 17 seconds faster than I did on Saturday (6:02 vs. 6:19, with approximately 50 ft elevation gain, plus the suspicion that this is actually longer than a mile), however I feel like I was breathing much easier throughout, and I definitely felt fresher at the end. Unfortunately I can't really come to any conclusions about things, as neither effort was maximal, the HR monitor on my watch is garbage so I can't say for certain that my HR was lower, while today I also knew what to expect and I was watching my watch more closely than I was on Saturday to make sure that there were no lapses in concentration. Oh well, at least I felt good running today, as I haven't been able to say that regularly lately.
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Total time of 53:20 for approximately 7 miles.
Easy run. I felt better and ran a little quicker than I thought I would. I felt run down and tired all day today despite getting plenty of sleep the last few nights. Normally when I feel this way my runs tend to really drag on, and I struggle to even run faster than 8:00 pace. Today however, that was not the case, and I was running 7:30 pace for a good portion of my run without feeling run down and tired.
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Puma Faas 250 Miles: 7.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Total time of 54:00 for approximately 7 miles.
Easy run this morning. I saw a lot more people out exercising than I normally do.
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Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Total time of approximately 53:30 for 7ish miles.
Easy run out and back. Nothing special happened.
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Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 7.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Total time of 54:34 for approximately 7 miles.
I was expecting to feel pretty tired while running today, so I purposefully kept the run slow, but after about 4 miles I realized that I had started speeding up without trying to, so I decided to not worry about how fast I was going, and just run.
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Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 7.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Total time of 54:35 for approximately 7 miles.
Somehow I ran within 1 second of my time for the run yesterday. I started out a little faster today, but slowed down a couple miles into the run as I started running uphill into a headwind before getting a nice downhill tailwind after turning around. I considered running a mile tempo on the way home, but I was disuaded by a need to void, which tends to be exacerbated by running fast, so I ran more slowly and was able to make it home to use the toilet.
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Hoka Conquest Miles: 7.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 41.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.00 |
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Baretrek Miles: 7.00 | Puma Faas 250 Miles: 7.00 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.00 | Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 7.00 | Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 7.00 | Hoka Conquest Miles: 7.00 |
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