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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 24, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	1.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.20

Ran in the dark, cold night.

Ran easy for the first 5 miles of my 10k loop then picked it up.

Averaged 5:45 for the last 1.2, was pleased with this as the goal was to run faster while maintaining decent form and running relaxed at faster speeds. Wasn't a huge effort but encouraging.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:18:15 from 155.100.226.54

Hey Adam I'm not sure what you want to do in terms of racing this winter/spring, but the SLC track club winter series kicks off this weekend. 3 races, they are cheap, and they are on the most honest (ie. completely flat) courses in the area.

From ACorn on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:53:46 from 68.66.168.22

Jake,

They sound like some fun races and I could probably run them without doing much of anything to my training. Thanks for letting me know, I will mull it over and possibly jump in one or two of them.

My only scheduled race so far is the Running of the Leopards 5k.

January is a base building month for me, just trying to average 5-6 miles a day which is double what I have done in past years. February, I'm going to do 2-3 hard workouts a week, with at least one weekly track workout.

My goal this year is to get under 16 minutes for the 5K and increase my mileage to 50 a week by the end of the year while staying injury free.

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:57:49 from 155.100.226.54

You definitely have a solid plan and are taking the right approach. Build the base, start adding in the workouts, and be ready to race come spring/summer. I think the sub 16 is totally w/in your grasp this year.

From Burt on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 19:32:01 from 72.223.93.131

Good approach. Sounds like you are Getting Serious.

From PRE on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 21:58:00 from 99.50.213.11

ACorn,

Hi.

Nice 1.2 miles threshold intensity at the end there. I am smiling to myself right now because when I go to your site and read your remarks around intensity and pace, I find myself adding 2:20 to your paces to assess...and yep...my threshold and Easy pace is in fact 2:20 slower than your threshold and Easy pace.

This just amazes me! And most amazing of all is that Burt says you are "getting" serious.

I am looking forward to reading about those quality and track workouts.

From ACorn on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 01:57:41 from 24.2.76.146

PRE-

I think you'll narrow the gap considerably over the next couple of years. We're all just running against ourselves at the end of the day.

From PRE on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 20:27:54 from 99.50.213.11

Well I don't know about "considerably." I just figured out why Burt referenced "Getting Serious." That is your blog page title. I hear you regarding "running against ourselves." As I am new to running, believe it or not, my best years are AHEAD of me. I don't have to really deal with the great times I ran when I was younger.

From Burt on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 20:44:20 from 174.254.14.57

Was it my capital letters that gave it away?

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