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Location:

Spanish Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 24, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

In May 2010 I was large and started running. Now I'm much smaller :), -63 lbs.

PR's:

1/2 Marathon - 1:13:25

Marathon - 2:32:40

Short-Term Running Goals:

Merge road and trail running and adventure run bonkers.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:30 marathon. Run my best at distances from half marathon to 100 miles.

Personal:

Happily married with 4 great kids. Running is but one of the amazing vehicles for connecting with others and celebrating life. Gratitude!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.751.005.000.0012.75

2.5 warmup, progressive 8 x 1k with 600 meter recoveries, 1 mp mile, 1.25 cooldown. I'm happy because I nailed this one :). The 1k's were 3:24, 3:24, 3:22, 3:22, 3:20, 3:19, 3:17, 3:14. Recoveries all at 7:45 pace. Then 1 mile at 5:43. Easy cooldown.

My workouts are going to start being more marathon focused instead of pure speed. I've backed off a little to make sure I hit these instead of possibly running them too fast and having the whole of the workout be sub par. However, I do believe I'm in better shape than I think I am. It's funny how much of this really is mental. But at any rate, it's coming :).

6:28 avg

Mizuno Cursoris Miles: 12.75
Comments
From mike⇒nelson on Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 19:58:20 from 98.202.247.25

Nice work Brandon! Keep it up.

From Rachelle on Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 09:47:48 from 199.190.170.30

Awesome! I definitely agree that you are in MUCH better shape than you realize and right where you need to be for SGM.

From Matt Poulsen on Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 19:31:40 from 98.202.242.213

Nicely done, Brandon! Great, wise workout. I agree -- you nailed it. And I also agree -- running well is VERY mental.

From SpencerSimpson on Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 14:39:12 from 63.82.19.2

great job BD!

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