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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)

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

 

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
GoRun2 Lifetime Miles: 53.70
Adrenaline 2014 Blue (1) Lifetime Miles: 442.70
Adrenaline 2014 Red (1) Lifetime Miles: 429.20
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
34.000.0034.00
Adrenaline 2012 A Miles: 34.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

Finally got new shoes and they weren't the miracle cure I was hoping for.  My ankles are super sore.  It was great being out this morning but the run was difficult.  I don't have much post race soreness other than the ankles. 

Adrenaline 2012 A Miles: 5.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Almost skipped the run completely.  Forced myself out for a few easy miles.  Felt better than yesterday so I am glad I got the run in.  Training for Huntsville starts on Monday and I am wondering if I should use a different training plan since it didn't work out very well last time.  I roughly follow something between Pfitz's 55 and 70 mpw 18 week plans.  They are more focused on mileage with only one high intensity run per week.  I wonder if I should back off the mileage and have a couple of faster runs.  Who knows?  Maybe the last training cycle was just a building block for a good fall marathon.

Adrenaline 2012 A Miles: 6.00
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

One of my less enjoyable runs.  Body just didn't feel right.  Didn't feel like I had a lot of strength in my legs.  A mile into the run I started having a pain that started in my achilles and moved up to my knee.  Stopped for a minute and considered heading back home but assumed it would work itself out if I kept going.  Felt better after a few minutes. 

Adrenaline 2012 A Miles: 8.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
15.000.0015.00

Met Kam for a run on the BST.  Good climb during the first mile to get to the trail.  Pace was comfortable while we were on the trail.  My effort during the climbs was a little high but they were relatively short so I was able to keep up with Kam.  Got off the trail and dropped into Farmington.  Felt really good until we got to Main street and Icould start to feel my glucose levels getting low.  Typical symptoms: tingly fingers, foggy head.  Felt like we picked the pace up but it was probably the same effort as the trail.  We were just able to move faster on the road.  Last mile was a little tougher for me and I know I was holding Kam back.  We both ran watchless which made the run so much more enjoyable.  It was nice to be running for running's sake and not worried about pace or distance.  I realized that the best part of a good hard run like that is how good that first moment that you sit down feels.  Somewhat of a euphoric feeling when you are so physically spent and feel good about what you had just done.

Adrenaline 2012 A Miles: 15.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
34.000.0034.00
Adrenaline 2012 A Miles: 34.00
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