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Location:

UT,USA

Member Since:

Feb 27, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

(2008) 5k Magna Classic (15:18)

(2007) Ogden Marathon (2:29:31)

(2007) St George Marathon (2:25:18)

 

 


Masters PRs:

17:09-2nd place Masters-

    Draper Days 5k (2013)

 

1:16:58-2nd place Masters-

    Utah Valley Half Marathon (2013)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:40 at Deseret News Marathon. Never quite conquered that beast yet.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a good marathon again in the future.

Personal:

 

    
 

 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 177.20 Year: 404.70
Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles: 1193.31
Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles: 1031.20
Saucony Fastwitch A-5 Lifetime Miles: 617.50
Skechers Go Run Lifetime Miles: 496.50
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 816.50
Brooks T-7 (used) Lifetime Miles: 1113.00
Saucony Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles: 542.50
Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles: 922.90
Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles: 1051.50
Saucony Fastwitch Blueberry Lime Squeeze ) Lifetime Miles: 788.00
Nike Pegasus Lifetime Miles: 1008.10
Reebok Running Shoe Lifetime Miles: 442.35
Under Armour Black Micro Lifetime Miles: 463.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

AM-Easy 6 miles this morning on the 7th east loop. 6-6:40/mile pace range. I think I like this new profile picture better...

PM- 9 miles easy-medium at 6:43/mile average. 70-75% mhr. Check out the new extended video of Pre in the 72 Munich Olympics, One of my favorites! www.saltlakerunningcoach

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Brent on Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:44:17

Darkhorse, I think your new nickname may be Air Darkhorse, man, you are catching some air with your stride, must really be kooking that pavement.

Stay Kool, Liter than Air, B of BS Rools out

From James W on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 00:32:07

Nice run, and nice video. Keep that tank full for Del Sol!

From Superfly on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:57:01

That video is like a kick to the chest every time I watch it. Why could he not just hold on to at least 3rd?

From Lybi on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 13:55:49

He gave up early. He would've had third if he had pushed through the finish line. It looks like he almost got confused about where the finish line was, he was leaning way forward way too early. Still an inspiration though. I'd say it was just one bad race.

From Superfly on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 14:01:24

It was a bad race. He ran a faster time in the U.S.A trials to get to the Olympics. In fact if he would have ran that time he would have won. The only part that sucks is that he died and never got to go back and redeem himself.

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 14:13:07

He lost the gold for a number of reasons that can be summarized in one - Viren came to the race more fit. He lost the bronze because he tried for the gold too hard.

From Superfly on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 14:19:08

Yeah I can pretty much agree with that. I still think he could have ran with Viren because of his trials times. He should have hung back the whole time and not tried to break everyone so early. But then again that was Pre's style.

From Lybi on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 14:52:35

I actually have heard it the other way. He didn't push the first half of the race as hard as usual, which left the fast closers with the advantage. And I don't think that Viren was necessarily more fit than Pre. Viren had a more powerful kick is all. But his kick wouldn't have mattered if Pre had run his race from the get go. I think Pre got intimidated (for the first time in his life) and hung back a little in the early stages.

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 15:32:52

Your kick not so much a matter of speed at it is a matter of how hard you had to work to get to the kicking position.

From Lybi on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 15:40:14

I'm sure fatigue is part of it, but don't you thing that some people are just faster sprinters (more fast twitch muscle fibers) and that they have an advantage as you approach the finish line? Especially in a shorter race like a 5K?

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 17:00:15

A 5K specialist can only be that much or that little of a natural sprinter. Too much, and he becomes a miler or a shorter distance specialist. Too little, and he has to move to 10,000 or higher. I would imagine the fastest sprinter in that group would have been no faster than 11.0 in an all out 100, and the slowest no slower than 12.0. Yet if you timed their last 100 in the race, you would see much bigger differences, and they would not necessarily correlate with the differences in an all-out sprint. The difference in the all-out sprint ability comes into play only if both runners are fresh enough to reach it. In this race, the kick started with 1 mile to go, which I believe was run in around 4:00. This made the top end speed matter even less as long as you had enough to run a 4:00 mile, it was more about who was the freshest off a tempo pace in the first 2 miles, who would accumulate the least lactic acid during the kick, and after that who had the best lactic acid tolerance. I think Viren won on all three counts.

From steve ashbaker on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 22:52:18

Miruts Yifter could run 22-23sec 200 meter sprint and that was at the end of a 500 meter race. He was nicknamed Yifter the shifter and was awesome at most distances.

From Brent on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 23:05:49

Air Darkhorse, painful to watch the video again. Only thought, Pre only wanted to win, did anything other than the gold matter? Nobody mentioned the blood doping of Viren? Fact or fiction?

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From steve ashbaker on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 23:24:05

To Pre, winning with style and guts was everything. As far as Viren is concerned,I don't think anyone will know for sure. Viren and his coach were very methodical and long ranged in their planning and execution. A lot of runners could beat Viren in the off season, but not in an Olympic year. It's all about training and peaking at the right time perhaps...

From Cheryl on Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 19:28:46

Steve--After I spoke with you at the 15K last week, I spoke with my group and some are interested in having you coach us. We had a few questions though. Could you e-mail me at cherkeith@msn.com and I will let you know what those questions are. Thanks!

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