dedication, perseverance, self-discipline

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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
12.000.000.000.0012.00

I had trouble sleeping last night because I took a really long nap yesterday afternoon, but I felt fine this morning, so I think that it all added up together fine and I shouldn't feel too tired later on today.  I ran with Sasha, James, Benjamin, and for a little while with Matt.  We all seemed to have VPB issues this morning as James had to go twice, I had to go twice, and Sasha is Sasha so I don't think any more explanation is needed there.  I think it is due to yesterday being Fast-Sunday.  We didn't eat anything for a day, and then we ate a bunch in the afternoon and it decided that it wanted to come out this morning.  Anyhow, we ran a little faster than normal this morning, partially due to Benjamin deciding to run a 7:03 mile during his workout and we finished the first 6 miles in 44:57.  We dropped off James and then headed out again.  We did a tug of war test with Sasha's harness and I won.  I am not really sure what it means, but I guess it doesn't really matter.  We also did a couple tests of muscle recruitment doing a bunny hop for 100 then a bound for 100, and finally a 1 leg hop for 100.  Sasha seemed to struggle more with the bunny hop.  After our turnaround, we ran into a former BYU runner who graduated in 1994 and we did a few 800 repeats with her in 3:04 (approximately), 3:16, and 3:04.  We then finished running back to Sasha's house, finishing with a total time of 1:30:04 for 12 miles.

Comments
From jtshad on Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 11:56:26

Love the new pic of you and Mike battling it out for the finish! Look at the intensity on both of your faces...you wanted it bad!

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