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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
62.003.000.000.0065.00
Asics Speedstar Miles: 20.75Barefoot Miles: 8.50Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 10.00Brooks Axiom Miles: 5.75Pearl Izumi Surge Miles: 10.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

I ran with Sasha, running most of my workout on the grass.  Total time of 1:17:23

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

I ran 10 miles, running most of it on the grass, and running some of it barefoot.  Total time was in the 1:16:00 range.  Running barefoot felt pretty good.

Asics Speedstar Miles: 5.75Barefoot Miles: 4.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

I ran on the grass again.  I did a speed workout of sorts with Sasha.  We ran a .39 (approximate distance) mile loop on the grass and ran a tempo for 11 laps of the field.  We started off with a 2:21, and then dropped down into the 2:15 range where we stayed for most of the tempo.  We did run one lap in 2:16 and a few in 2:14, but the rest were all in 2:15 until the end when we ran 2:12, 2:12, 2:11, 2:07 to finish up the tempo.  The grass was soft and wet, so that slowed us down quite a bit considering the effort.  Total of 10 miles in 1:11:XX.

Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

ran a good portion of the run barefoot again.  The grass was freezing cold at first.  It actually kind of hurt while I was running at first, and every lap when I went through the wetter section the cold started hurting again until I got out of it.  10 miles in just under 1:16:00.

Brooks Axiom Miles: 5.75Barefoot Miles: 4.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

I ran in the afternoon today, because I have been feeling drained all this week and I needed to take a break, so I slept a little longer than normal.  Total time of about 1:16:00 for the run.

Pearl Izumi Surge Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.003.000.000.0015.00

This finishes up the lowest mileage week that I have had in quite a while.  I ran 15 miles today, running most of it on the grass, and running about 3 miles at a faster pace.  I finished up in about 1:56:00 for 15 miles.

Asics Speedstar Miles: 15.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
62.003.000.000.0065.00
Asics Speedstar Miles: 20.75Barefoot Miles: 8.50Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 10.00Brooks Axiom Miles: 5.75Pearl Izumi Surge Miles: 10.00
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