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May 01, 2006

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Age Division Winner

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Current Running Life:
5k: 17:50 (2010 NSL)
10k: 38:20 (2007 Des News)
1/2 Marathon: 1:23:30 (2009 Provo Half)
Marathon: 2:53:46 (2007 St George)

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Grid A2 Lifetime Miles:						125.40
GoRun2 Lifetime Miles:						53.70
Adrenaline 2014 Blue (1) Lifetime Miles:						442.70
Adrenaline 2014 Red (1) Lifetime Miles:						429.20

Tue, Jul 14, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
5.00	4.00	9.00

Three miles warm up then 4 miles at tempo pace. My legs did not want to cooperate today. My splits were: 6:27, 6:29, 6:30, 6:22. First mile was a little faster than I have been running it in the past. I thought it might end up being a good day. The second mile was a lot of work and came in slow. This trend continued until the last half mile when I picked up the pace which is why the split is a little faster than the others. Up to that point, I was running at 6:30 pace. I considered running a 5th tempo mile but my legs felt very heavy and just would not move. Cooled down with 2 easy miles. Not the greatest run but at least the splits were relatively even.

Adrenaline 2009 2 Miles: 9.00

Comments

From Kathie on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:27:59 from 207.155.176.10

At least you were able to be consistent that is what you are famous for after all!

From Mike Warren on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:41:59 from 208.117.124.133

Sound like a good tempo to me. Are you running DesNews?

From Rhett on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 14:32:34 from 216.67.211.71

Very even splits. Nothing to complain about.

From Smooth on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 15:44:34 from 71.36.67.77

NICE tempo, consistent and steady. I'd love to have that kinda run (I'm not talking about the speed which of course is amazingly awesome), not your greatest; but an incredible tempo run in my book. GOOD JOB!!!

From Teena on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 00:19:35 from 67.177.20.13

Wow!!! Looks like a fantastic run to me!!! :)

From timp on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 13:38:53 from 136.182.2.25

nice tempo miles Andy

just curious - do you do tempos on flat or on hilly or a mix of routes?

From Andy on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 13:41:10 from 159.212.71.25

Timp - My tempo runs are for the most part flat. There is a very slight downgrade on a couple of the miles but not worth more than a couple of seconds.

From timp on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 13:44:59 from 129.188.33.25

Thanks for the reply I always kind of debate with myself about that.

Your training is looking good so far.

From Andy on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 14:04:41 from 159.212.71.25

If I run a hilly route, I have a harder time measuring my effort. I figure that the goal of the tempo run is to practice LT pace and it is easy for me gauge my effort on an even terrain.

From timp on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 14:12:46 from 136.182.2.25

good point

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