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Davis Gobbler Gallop 5K

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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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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
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Felt really good today.  Pace felt smooth and comfortable.  It was nice to finally have a good run.

Total Time: 1:05:19 (7:15/mile) 

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Failed speed session.  Warmed up with 2.25 easy miles then ran 3X1 miles at 5K pace with 1/2 mile recovery jog in between each.  I expected these to be under 6:00/mile but had a hard time holding the pace.  First mile in exactly 6:00 but didn't feel great.  Second mile in 6:01 and almost called it quits.  Ran the third mile in 6:10 and had a real hard time getting my legs to move.  It is very disappointing because nothing really hurts, I just can't convince my legs to move fast.  My diet has been pretty bad lately which is probably why I could run as well as I expected.  I plan on running a 5k race on Saturday and hopefully I will run better then.

Total Time: 1:03:31 (7:28/mile) 

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Ran the Val Verda/Davis Blvd. loop.  Not sure how smart it is to run a hilly route the day after speed work.  Legs were a little heavy but I felt pretty good for the most part.  Opened it up on the downhill section and it felt good.  

Total Time: 1:14:34 (7:51/mile) 

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Nice and easy recovery run.  Legs felt a little heavy so I kept the pace slow.  I was going to run along Farmington Bay but I heard a lot of gun fire as I approached so I decided it wasn't a very good idea.  I thought that it was too dark for the hunters but I guess I was wrong.  Continued through W. Bountiful into Centerville than headed back home.  It was a nice, peaceful run.  My left kidney has been a little sore.  I'm not sure if it a return of a stone or just a sign of dehydration.

Total Time: 1:05:08 (8:09/mile) 

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I feel really wiped out.  I have no idea what the problem is.  I almost feel a little over trained but that's not possible since my mileage and intensity has been down for the past month.  I haven't been sleeping very well so maybe it is from lack of sleep.  Felt alright after a few miles but not as peppy as I would like.  I'm not expecting anything spectacular from tomorrow's 5K.

Total Time: 54:30 (7:34/mile) 

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Race: Davis Gobbler Gallop 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:18:27, Place overall: 5
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Went outside this morning and couldn't believe how nice the weather was.  The temperature was perfect for racing.  Although I didn't have a real great week running, I felt pretty good this morning.  Often times, when I am feeling poor leading up to a race I end up racing really well.  Warmed up by running 2 miles to the starting line.  There were a few really fast looking guys so I could tell that, despite this being a fun run, that there was good competition.  After looking at a map of the course, I didn't think that this would be a fast race.  The first mile has a slight elevation gain (38 feet), there is a good elevation gain during the second mile (83 feet) then the third mile really drops (125 feet).  My plan was to run 6:15, 6:30 then hope I have something left to take advantage of the downhill.  As it turned out, this is exactly what Sasha's course tool predicts.

The gun went off and the lead pack quickly formed.  There weren't the usual young rabbits sprinting for the first 100 meters for some reason.  I settled into 8th place and the pack slowly stretched out and nobody was running together.  After about 0.75 miles, I caught and passed another runner.  First mile came in at 5:57 and I was really surprised.  Turned onto 500 South which is where the majority of the elevation gain is.   I slowly moved up on another runner and was able to pass him during the uphill.  Turned onto Orchard Drive and the big climbing is done but now there is a slight incline for another half mile.  I was slowly closing in on the runner ahead of me.  I eventually caught up to him just past the 2 mile mark.  Second mile was 6:31 which was exactly what I wanted.  I started to get really nauseous at this point.  The feeling only lasted for a few seconds.  We eventually turned onto 1800 South which is where the fun begins.  It is a pretty good downhill.  I could see another runner ahead of me but wasn't sure if I could catch him.  I could feel somebody moving up from behind so I tried to focus on my best downhill running technique.  I relaxed and let gravity do it's thing and was able to put some distance between me and the other runner.  Unfortunately, I wasn't making up any ground on the runner ahead.  Made one of the last turns and took a peek over my shoulder.  I was surprised to see 3 runners only a couple of seconds behind me.  Since I don't have a very strong kick, I started to worry a little.  I put it into another gear and started to move.  At this point I really started getting nauseous.  This usually makes me slow down but I refused the urge this time.  I kept going and made it through the finish line in 18:27.  Last 1.1 ended up being 5:59 (5:26/mile).  I got an unexpected PR and was finally able to average less than 6:00/mile in a 5K.  Just after crossing the finish line, the nausea overwhelmed me and I started to dry heave.  Fortunately nothing came up. 

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