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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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Just a check in entry. Everything is going well. I've averaged over 70 for the last 13 weeks which for me is huge to start a year off this way. Last year at this time I was going into Boston with 150 running miles coming off injury and the year before I was coming off of a stress fracture. This year I'm healthy, happy, running well and clear full of gratitude. I've got a decent base laid down and I've had some good workouts. I'll be consistent through Provo City and race that to see where I'm at and then ramp the mileage up after. Right now I'm on a two day easy one day stress rotation and it's working. Hills, tempo, and intervals rotating through the weekly sessions; and some fast during the end of the long runs on the weekends. The rotation shuffles the long run around a little but that's a good thing. Adaptation :).

Fun, patience, consistency, and discipline are a great combo. Running with the Utah County Crew is a great blessing as well.

Comments
From Trevor Baker on Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 08:37:27 from 155.98.164.36

glad to hear things are going great! Looking forward to running with you and the guys later this month before I head up to ID for the summer. I'll be staying in Orem the latter part of the month so it'll be much easier to meet up with you all.

From Jake K on Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 09:30:43 from 199.190.170.29

I like that micro-cycle, Brandon. It takes more patience, and getting out of the mental frameset of trying to squeeze too much into every week... but it's really a great way to train and make sure you are getting the full benefit of everything you are doing.

From Matt Poulsen on Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 10:48:59 from 50.168.224.197

Great to hear, Brandon! You've set yourself up for an excellent year!

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