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Location:

Woods Cross,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 01, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

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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Personal:

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
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Adrenaline 2014 Blue (1) Lifetime Miles: 442.70
Adrenaline 2014 Red (1) Lifetime Miles: 429.20
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Woke up late and had too much work to get done so I opted for an extra day of recovery. Maybe I'll take the kids to the park tonight and run around while they play. I'm thinking of doing two-a-days starting later this year so I'll be able to get a feel for running in the evening.

Ended up taking the kids to the park and tried to get some running in while they played. Didn't work out as well as I had hoped because I had to stop to help them a few times. There is a short loop (0.30 miles) and long loop (0.43 miles) around the park. Alternated between the 2 so that I could be close to the play ground. I experimented with different paces to see how my heart rate reacted. Ran a little at 5:30/mile and heart rate was around 173. At 6:00/mile heart rate stayed below 160. Actually felt pretty comfortable at this pace. Finished the last 0.30 at 5:00/mile pace and heart rate got up to 181. Pace felt a little forced and not very smooth.

Avg HR = 160 (I'm estimating this because of all the stopping that I had to do)

Total Time = 29:00

Comments
From Dave Holt on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 12:07:35

i love two-a-days. just make sure you include enough easy pacec runs as to allow recovery.

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 20:00:09

Training twice a day is a great idea. Do it if your schedule permits.

Interesting variations in HR, not sure what that means. For me, 6:00 will give about 147, 5:30 - 163, and 5:00 170. Let's do some math. For you, from 6:00 to 5:30, dHR/dV = 13 bpm/mph, for me 16 bpm/mph (dV = approx 1mph, as 6:00 pace is exactly 10 mph, and 5:30 is a tiny bit faster than 11 mph). Then from 5:30 to 5:00, for you 8 bpm/mph, for me 7 bpm/mph.

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