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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
Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.600.000.000.008.60

I ran to school this morning with a total time of 1:02:45 for 8.6 miles.  My HR was still higher than it should have been, but it was not as high as yesterday when pace is taken into consideration.  Average HR of 142, which is about 5-7 bpm higher than it should have been.  Hopefully I can find out soon what my problem is.

Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 8.60
Comments
From peds endo doc on Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 09:27:15 from 24.56.44.189

jeff...I think you are going to need an exercise stress test with a cardiologist monitoring you ekg during exercise. ask your doctor to refer you to a cardiologist.

From Jake K on Fri, Dec 02, 2011 at 16:10:37 from 155.100.226.53

Hey Jeff I just saw the letsrun/puma giveaway thing. Nice job scoring some free shoes :-)

Hope you are feeling better

From jeffmc on Fri, Dec 02, 2011 at 18:24:23 from 68.227.2.226

Jake,

The shoes already got here in the mail arriving today, which is a quick turnaround seeing that I only found out about a week and a half ago that I had won.

Dad,

I am going to meet with a Sports Medicine specialist next Tuesday, and I will go from there. The blood work came back fairly normal, but maybe there is something abnormal considering I am a runner. I will ask her about running a stress test.

Do you know of any hormones that can potentially cause spikes in HR? I want to rule out any possibility of an auto-immune disorder in addition to heart problems, etc.

From peds endo doc on Fri, Dec 02, 2011 at 20:41:24 from 24.56.44.189

hyperthyroidism ( suppressed TSH) can elevate your HR. also pheochromocytoma (but your blood pressure should be elevated too with that. glad you are seeing a sports med doc. she should send you to a cardiologist.

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