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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
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
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Adidas Adizero Miles: 10.00Altra Adam Miles: 10.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 10.00Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 10.00
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I ran 10 miles today in 1:20:49.  Last 4 miles in 31:16.  Other than the race on the 13th and some minimal speedwork I haven't run anything that fast for a while, which is kind of sad considering my fastest mile today was only 7:42.  I am feeling better pretty much every day, so that is good.  The exeption to this was Sunday, but I had no run planned as usual and I took a 4 hour nap.

Adidas Adizero Miles: 10.00
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I ran 10 miles this morning in 1:19:46.  I was happy to average under 8:00 pace for the first time in a while.  My first mile was 8:29, but due to a mild tailwind I had caught the 8:00 guy by the 5 mile mark where I turned around.  I had a mild headwind and net elevation increase the second half of the run so I ran right around 8:00 pace for the rest of the run.

Altra Adam Miles: 10.00
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I ran 10 miles this morning in 1:18:46.  I hit 5 miles in 39:24, and ran the second half of the run in 39:22.  The running has been getting better and better every day lately.  Last night was rough as I felt run down and I was having headaches, but after 10 hours of sleep I felt decent this morning.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 10.00
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I ran 10 miles today in 1:18:39, hitting the halfway mark in 40:03, and finishing the second half in 38:36.  I felt kind of sluggish at the beginning, however my legs seemed to wake up just before I hit the halfway mark, and I sped up quite a bit.  I ran the last mile in 7:27/7:28, which surprised me a little bit.

I have another Dr. appointment tomorrow morning.  We will see what comes of it.  From the results I got from my blood work last Friday it seems one of the liver tests they did had borderline high (or low?) values, but additional testing came back normal.  All of the other tests were supposedly normal, but I will hear more about this tomorrow.  Blood testing can be frustrating at times because of the huge ranges that are accepted as normal in the medical community.  Unless your test results are so far off that you are incapable of performing general daily tasks it is hard to know if a value is actually off for a specific individual.

Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 10.00
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I found out today that I have Mono.  I had felt sluggish at the beginning of my run yesterday, as well as yesterday evening and this morning.  This explains part of the problems I was having.  I decided to take a little time off so that things don't get worse.  I have heard horror stories of people that still tried to exercise when they had mono.

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