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Location:

Holladay,UT,

Member Since:

Jul 17, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

A couple of wins in small local races.

I have always been an active person and need to do something physical everyday or I don't feel right.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Mile: 4:40

5k: 16 min (track or honest course)

10k: 33 min

1/2 Marathon: 1:13

Steadily increase my mileage to 60-70 miles a week.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Eventually run a marathon.

Run for health and sanity.

Personal:

Married. 30

I work in commercial real estate.

I enjoy golf, video games and have recently started learning chess.

Adam Cornelius

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Tue, Jan 22, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00

Got a horrible sleep last night. Had planned for a double today. I've felt kind of congested, maybe due to the polluted air. Opted to sleep in as late as I could today and slept even more after work. Apologies to runmehappy for canceling.

Debated skipping my second run too. Consistency has been tough in the past and I know it's key for me to improve.

Warmed up for 10 minutes on stationary bike. Opted for the treadmill, didn't run until 8 pm and did a 4 mile tempo in 22:55 at a 1.0 incline. First 3 miles at 5:45 and last one at 5:40. Cooled down for 10 minutes on stationary bike.

Right knee is pretty tight so I spent a good amount of time stretching and rolling. Feels slightly better but still needs work. I need to work on my posture and figure out some alignment issues.

Easy day tomorrow with more stretching and triggerpoint therapy. More stationary bike and a couple easy treadmill miles are on the schedule. I'm hoping some clean air replaces our sorry excuse of breathing material tomorrow.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Bam on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 02:40:23 from 89.126.28.24

Those 4 mile tempo runs are great for blowing away the cobwebs/tiredness.

It's strange how we go out for runs to help us stay young and fit and healthy and yet we end up poking and prodding our bodies to rid ourselves of ailments that force us to walk like octogenarians.

From ACorn on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 08:26:10 from 24.2.76.146

Bam,

Great comment. I have many days that I wonder what the heck I'm doing this for. Honestly, the best answer I have is that I want to see what I'm capable of. If I was just looking to be healthy I'd run 3-6 miles a couple of days a week and do pilates and some strength training.

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 09:22:39 from 155.100.226.191

Getting it done when you don't feel like it is a big part of "the secret"

I like what you said there - "I want to see what I'm capable of"

That's how I look at it too. I would never try to argue that 140 mile weeks and hard threshold workouts and optimal for holistic health or whatever people call it. I take it to the next level to see how far I can go, where my ceiling is... so far, I'm not close to it. And neither are you.

From runmehappy on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 11:42:35 from 69.27.11.2

Glad you were feeling good enough to get on the bike and treadmill. Your tempo runs make me feel like a sissy!

From SlowJoe on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:10:20 from 155.219.241.10

Y'all really get the double whammy up there with cold and pollution. Hope the knee thing clears up and you can get back to it soon.

From PRE on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 16:46:06 from 99.50.213.11

ACorn,

Someday I am going to research that "air situation" in Utah. Forgive me, but I am loving when I hear Elites struggle with some of the same things I struggle with (consistency!). I am stringing together five solid weeks of training at this point. For me - that's pretty good. But it seemed like you were really consistent this past 6-12 months...am I off on that? GREAT TEMPO RUN!! I really should get one of those done! Runmehappy...a tempo run is a tempo run............ACorn is just more fit than us. Be well ACorn. Say hi to your family for me. Really...do that. Mom and Jing.

From runmehappy on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 18:43:54 from 98.202.96.224

Hey man your article is up on runmehappy.com! Check it out by going to the blog on runmehappy.com or paste this short url in your browser. - wp.me/p2Lkxc-4Z

From PRE on Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 19:39:48 from 99.50.213.11

ACorn,

Hi. Good article of yours from that link runmehappy left. I also downloaded the 100 running tips.

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