| 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 | 26.50 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.60 |
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Altra Adam Miles: 20.40 | Asics Speedstar Miles: 5.10 | Puma Faas 200 Miles: 5.10 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
| 5.1 miles in 39:20.
I was running pretty slow at the start (9:00 pace or slower for the first quarter), and then about half a mile into the run I suddenly started feeling like it was easier to run and I sped up quite a bit with only a minimal increase in effort.
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
| 5.1 miles in 38:08.
At the start of my run I saw another runner heading the same direction I was going in. I had to try really hard to not chase after him, but as he continued in the same direction as me I couldn't help but speed up a little. About a mile into the run he stopped to fix his shoe and I passed him. For the next three miles I then ran just fast enough to stay in front of him until he finally stopped again near a bathroom next to the lake we were both running around. I should have just relaxed and let him pass me earlier in the run, but he looked like he should be slower than me and I think I was maybe just a little too prideful to let that happen.
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
| 5.1 miles in 41:48.
I felt tired and lethargic again. I am wondering if how I feel is more closely connected to how much I eat than I realized previously. Sometimes I don't eat enough, and when that happens I lose weight pretty quickly (I can drop a few pounds in a couple days) and I then have to really eat like a horse in order to put the weight back on. I wonder if this is contributing to me feeling off lately.
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Asics Speedstar Miles: 5.10 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
| 5.1 miles in 40:29.
My achilles felt really tight for the first part of my run. I felt fine otherwise, but the achilles felt too tight to speed up much. It finally loosened up a couple miles into the run, and I felt pretty good thereafter.
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 5.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
| 5.1 miles in 40:04.
I was worried that my achilles would feel extra stiff this morning since I did my run yesterday in the evening, and today I ran in the morning. Thankfully that did not happen and my achilles felt better throughout the run today than it did yesterday.
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 1.00 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.10 |
| 5.1 miles in 34:25.
I was in a time crunch this morning, so I kept the pace brisk throughout. The effort wasn't too hard but due to my lack of fitness I am calling most of the workout a marathon pace effort. I started slow like usual (2:16 for the first quarter) in order to let my achilles stretch out, and my overall pace for the first mile was still fairly slow (8:06).
After I hit my estimated mile mark I sped up substantially, and I hit the 2 mile mark in approximately 14:45 (6:39 mile), and made it to approximately 3.5 miles in 24:26 (9:41 for the 1.5 mile split). At this point I saw a runner in front of me that was running pretty quickly, and I decided to catch her. I would guess that she was running 6:30-6:40 pace, so I sped up to sub 6:00 pace in order to catch her. I made it to a mile to go in approximately 27:56 (3:30 for the 0.59 from the 3.5 mile mark, which is a 5:55-6 average), followed by running the last uphill mile into a headwind in 6:29.
Overall pace for the run was 6:45, with a 6:26 average after the first mile. This is the fastest run I have done on this course since I started running on it a month or so ago. I was happy with how I felt during the run, although at times I longed for the pace to feel as easy as it used to when I was in much better shape.
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Puma Faas 200 Miles: 5.10 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 26.50 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.60 |
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Altra Adam Miles: 20.40 | Asics Speedstar Miles: 5.10 | Puma Faas 200 Miles: 5.10 |
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