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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, Oct 18, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
2.50	0.00	5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.50

Took a page out of Chad Robinson's book and went for a late night run.

Since I don't trust drivers to see me at night, I went to the Cottonwood High track and did a 5 mile tempo.

Warmed up with 5 laps, 2K at about 7:00 min pace.

Went straight into 20 lap tempo, 8K.

1600 meter splits were:

1- 6:06

2- 6:00

3- 5:51

4- 5:41

5- 5:37

Total time 29:15, 5:51 average

It was dark so I didn't know my pace as I ran, I just hit the lap button every 400 meters. Run was more of a progression than I had guessed.

Cooled down with another 5 laps and added 70 meters just to make it 7.5 miles for the night.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Chad Robinson on Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 02:51:09 from 208.110.158.227

Welcome to the dark side. Nice progressive run.

From Jake K on Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:54:56 from 155.100.226.53

Nice progression / tempo run!

Tomorrow (Thursday) after work I am going to do a short workout... like a 2 mile tempo and then jump on the track for some 800m reps (probably 4-6).

If you want to join let me know. Probably Highland HS.

From Wesley Hunt on Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:01:36 from 198.8.4.25

You guys are nuts...I'd get up at 3:00am to avoid a 10:00pm run. Only as a last resort will I take on the night.

ACorn, I do love the non-timed, natural progression of mile intervals. Very Quenton Cassidy of you. Take the following quote, for example:

"Although overdistance laid the foundation, intervals made the runner mean. Quenton Cassidy liked them. Others preferred bamboo splinters under their nails. Cassidy figured that a natural affinity for interval work was the difference between those who liked to race and those who liked to train. And there is a difference. Racers express little enchantment with training."

From Jacob Flaws on Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:37:20 from 173.29.149.105

great workout!

From allie on Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 16:47:56 from 24.10.191.18

great work, adam.

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