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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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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
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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
Wed, Aug 06, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.100.000.000.0012.10

I accidentally set my alarm clock for the wrong time, so I woke up late this morning and wasn't able to run with Sasha.  So, instead I took the opportunity to sleep late and I ran later in the morning.  I wanted to hold about 7:30 pace for the run and I sped up after putting in an 8:20 first mile and almost caught the 7:30 guy by 4 miles.  I locked into just under 7:30 pace after 4 miles and stayed there until 8.1 miles at which point I slowly started to speed up, averaging about 7:15 over the last 4 miles to finish in 1:29:40 for 12.1 miles.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 15:34:01

I figured that's what happened. No problem. 6:15 AM tomorrow as usual?

From jeffmc on Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 15:49:36

yes 6:15 like normal. Sorry about that. I figured out that as I was turning it on and was about to set the time Kimia called me into the living room, so I left it without changing the time. Later on when I was going to bed I looked at it, and seeing that it was turned on, I assumed that I had set the time correctly because I always set the time when I turn it on as part of my routine. Anyhow, I'll see you tomorrow.

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