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Woods Cross,UT,USA

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May 01, 2006

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Male

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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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Daddy to 3 great kids - 16 year old son and 11 year old twin daughters

I do not know what tomorrow will bring but I do know it will start with a run.

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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

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.00	3.00	9.00

The schedule called for a 6 mile tempo run but I am racing a 5k on Saturday and I want to go in a little fresh so I decided to just run a few slightly slower than tempo miles. After 3 easy miles I started my "tempo" run. Plan was to run 6:40/mile as long as it felt reasonable comfortable. After the first mile, I felt really worn out. It was a lot of work to maintain the pace and my heart rate was higher than it should have been for that pace. I only got in 3 tempo miles and it was a lot of work. Ran 3 more easy miles to get home and they felt as much work as the tempo run. I think that I may be a little over trained. The training volume isn't more than I am used to but I think that I wasn't quite ready to jump into marathon training program. I think that Mesa Falls is definitely out and I am now thinking about TOU because it gives me a few more weeks to get into shape.

Adrenaline 2009 2 Miles: 9.00

Comments

From fly on the Wall on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 10:05:23 from 168.179.215.242

Mesa Falls isn't too terribly far away and it sounds like it could be fun. I was looking forward to your race report. But I can appreciate your desire for a few extra weeks to get read.

Good luck on your 5k. Are you taking it easy tomorrow? A day of rest or recovery can make a huge difference.

No 5k for me. My wife is taking our son to grandma's house. So I will be spending the weekend with my daughter.

From Rhett on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 13:54:34 from 74.32.221.35

I can't wait to read your 5K report. You always give such great details. I'm hoping to run TOU if my foot ever starts to get better. I hope to see you there.

From DonGardinero on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 14:37:59 from 24.10.222.35

Hey Andy, I'm running Mesa Falls next year. My sister lives in Idaho and she found out about it a couple of weeks ago. Sounds like a fun race.

From Smooth on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 19:17:32 from 71.36.79.70

May be it's the heat and humidity. Can't wait to read your 5K report. GOOD LUCK and enjoy the holiday.

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