High Speeds

Mesa Half Marathon

Previous YearRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesBenjamin's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth View
Graph View
Next Year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

Mar 01, 2004

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

World Class

Running Accomplishments:

PRs 14:47 5 K (Portland Twilight), 1:06:33 (Utah Valley Half Marathon (aided)).

As a 14 year old in 2013: 4:31.58 1500. 9:35:32 3000m (Utah Youth boys state record). 17:01 5K (Draper Days). 1:15:21 half (Utah Valley (aided)).

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get the marathon under 2:20.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Make it to the Olympics in the marathon. Keep training throughout my life.

Personal:

 I have five brothers and five sisters,
all younger. I'm currently a PhD Student in the CSEM (computational science) program at UT Austin. Married, no kids (yet). I've been dealing with some issues in running the last few years, and am trying to get back into top shape.  

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Total Distance
1788.00
Total Distance
16.00

Celebrated the new year by doing 5 fast uphill 800m intervals + 5 downhill intervals pacing my father and Jacob. On the uphill intervals I was able to average under 2:30 - the last one was 2:24 I think. The downhil intervals were slightly sub 3:00. Total of 16 miles today.

Total Distance
12.00

Total of 12 miles with a fast mile pickup in 4:51 - it was cold.

Total Distance
12.00

Did 3 + 2 down the canyon. Got 15:47 or so for the 3 miles, then about 9:52 for the two miles. I was frozen by the end of the second interval.

Total Distance
12.00

Total of 12 miles. No interval due to the rain.

Total Distance
12.00

Total of 12 today - did two miles down the canyon in 9:48. Paced my father for two miles in 11:41.

Total Distance
12.00

Total of 12 with a pickup of about 1 mile.

Total Distance
16.00

Did a total of 16 miles with 6 at tempo pace. The goal was 2x3 miles at 5:00-5:10 pace. I had a spasm and had to stop the first interval after two miles. The second interval was better - I was able to finish it. Then I added one more fast mile after some jogging.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a 1 mile pickup in 5:07. Ran at 6 AM and got up at 5:30 - this is the earliest I've gotten up to run in a while, as I could sleep in over the break :-).

Total Distance
12.00

Did a 1 mile pickup in 5:05.

Total Distance
12.00

Did 2x5k on the Pflugerville Soccer Loop. Got 16:26 (8:19, 8:07), and 15:56 (7:58, 7:58). Total of 12. Noah did a 2+1 mile workout.  

Total Distance
12.00

Did strides with Noah instead of a pickup - I was pretty wiped out from the workout yesterday.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a 1 mile pickup in 4:55.

Total Distance
16.00

Did 7.5 km + 5km on the Pflugerville Soccer Loop. One loop is 2.5km. It was very windy - probably on the order of 20 mph. The 7.5 km was 25:28 (8:19, 8:27, 8:42). The second interval was a little faster - 16:33 (8:18, and 8:13). It may have helped that I changed directions - the first inteval I ran counter-clockwise, the second I ran clockwise. It seemed to be a little more favorable given the wind.

Total of 16 today. Noah did 2+1 (miles).

Total Distance
9.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Tried to do a fast 5K - the first lap was good (7:42). Hit a spasm with 800m to go which tanked my time - ended up with 15:56. I was on track for around 15:30.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Total of 6 loops (15k) of volume - it ended up being broken into 1, then 3, then 2. There was some wind - I ended up getting 16:47 on the 2 laps and 25:40 or so for 3. The single lap was around 8:30 I think. I'm likely tired from the 5k attempts earlier this week.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
9.00

Total Distance
12.00

Did a 5k in 16:42 (two loops) - was constrained by time from doing more.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Did 7.5k in 25:22, (3 loops, 8:19, 8:18, then 8:40 - spasm). Then added another loop in 8:16 after resting to bring the total volume to 10k.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a pickup in 5:00.

Total Distance
9.00

Did a pickup in 5:04.

Total Distance
12.00

Did 4x1 mile today with Noah. This workout went better than previous ones - possibly due to a new massage tool I tried. Got 4:58, 4:49, 4:54, and 4:40 (one direction had more uphill). Happy with the 4:40 - it's been a while since I got moving that fast.

Comments
From Mark on Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 17:52:14 from 108.191.16.124

Nice splits!

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
9.00

Total Distance
12.00

Did a 15K tempo (6 laps) in 52:33. Things went similarly to how they've gone in half marathons - the first 3 miles are fine, then problems start around mile 3 or 4. Things get worse till about 6 miles, after which I start gradually speeding up. The first 5K was 16:47 or so, then the next lap was 8:40 ish, followed by one lap over 9:00 after which I was able to speed up a little. This is the longest tempo I've done outside a race for a while. 

Total Distance
12.00

Did a progression run with Noah for 6.5 miles averaging around 5:50-5:40 pace.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
13.00

Was very tired today, just did a 5x1 mile workout, averaging around 5:00 per interval.

Total Distance
9.00

Total Distance
12.00

Today did 8x1 mile. One direction had significant headwind + a mild uphill. Ended up averaging about 5:15 into the wind and 4:56 the other way. My last interval was 4:47.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
9.00

Total Distance
16.00

Did a 10K tempo today in 33:42 - 8:29, 8:34, 8:26 and 8:13. This is the best tempo on the soccer loop course I've had for a while - normally after three laps I have a spasm.

Total Distance
12.00

Total of 12 with a pickup in 4:56. Happy Pi Day to all!

Total Distance
12.00

Did a mile pickup in 4:48.

Total Distance
9.00

Did a progression run with Noah. The target was 6 miles at 6:30, then 5:30. then 6:20, then 5:20 down to 6:10 and 5:10. We hit most of the targets except the last mile - 5:17.

Total Distance
14.00

Today did 8x1 mile on the same course as before. This time the wind blew uphill - which made the uphill slightly faster, and the downhill much slower. The uphill intervals were 5:12, 5:08, 4:57, and 5:04. The downhill intervals were  5:15, 5:13, 5:08 and  4:59

Total Distance
9.00

Did  a mile pickup in 5:00.

Total Distance
16.00

Repeated the 10K tempo from last week. This time I got 33:00.00 (yes, the hundredths of a second aligned perfectly). The laps were 8:18, 8:10 (16:28 5K), 8:19, and 8:13 (16:32 last 5K). After two laps my left leg started hurting, and I was expecting a spasm, but the spasm never came. This is a marked improvement from previous workouts - where I would have to stop after two or three laps. I think the 8x1 mile workouts have been making a difference.  

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Did a workout with Noah - 3x1 mile. We got 5:10, then sub-5 for the next two.

Total Distance
12.00

Today decided to mix things up - I did 3x3000 on the soccer loop. Got 9:30, 9:28, and 9:21. I felt good and was pretty happy with the workout.

Total Distance
9.00

Total Distance
16.00

Did a 10K workout in 33:15 - the first lap was with Noah in 8:25, then 8:09 (16:34 5K), followed by 8:14 and then 8:27. Had a spasm in the last lap - think I was more tired today. Noah did 2x5K - sub 16:50 on both.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a mile pickup in 4:56 today.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a mile pickup in 5:03 today.

Total Distance
14.00

Did 8x1 mile today - alternating directions (up then down). Got 5:11, 5:03. 4:50, 4:50. 5:03, 5:03. 4:56, and 4:47.

Total Distance
9.00

Nine miles today with a mile pickup in 4:51.

Total Distance
9.00

Total of 9 today - did 6x100 strides.

Total Distance
16.00

Today did the Bubble Run in Austin as a workout. It was supposed to be a 5K, but was likely .05 or so short. I got 15:24. The run was not timed - hence it does not qualify as a race. Noah ran it as well and got 16:04. The course was hilly - more so than the soccer loop I normally train on. Part of the course goes on a Formula-1 track, which was cool.

Total Distance
12.00

Still tired from all the Bubble Run hills so no pickup.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a mile pickup in 5:00.

Total Distance
12.00

Today did 12x400. The course was slightly inclined, and there was wind. Consequently, one direction was about 4 seconds faster than the other. Got 73, 67, 71, 64, 67, 63, 67, 63, 67,  63, 68, 60. Felt pretty tired afterwards and when doing my second run in the evening.

Total Distance
12.00

Mile pickup today in 4:54.

Total Distance
9.00

Total Distance
16.00

Did a 10K workout again - this time I had serious spasm troubles after the first two laps. Ended up with 35:05  (17:01 and 18:04).

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
9.00

Total Distance
12.00

Tried to do a 10K workout today - did a 5K in 17:01 at which point the heat and humidity had significantly slowed me down. Stopped the workout there and fnished Noah's workout with him - he was doing 1K repeats. I did 3.5 of them with him at about 5:10 pace.

Total Distance
12.00

Today was less hot and humid, so I decided to try the 10K workout again. The first 5K was better - 16:32, but then I fell apart on the next lap and was barely doing sub-6. Ended up cutting it short after 3 laps (4.5K).

Total Distance
9.00

Total Distance
16.00

Was tired from the two 10K attempts this week and so just did a 5.5 mile tempo at 5:50ish pace with Noah.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a mile pickup in 5:00.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a mile pickup in 4:55.

Total Distance
12.00

Did 3x2 miles on an out-and-back course. Got 10:08 (5:01, 5:07), 10:24 (5:03, 5:21), and 10:18 (5:08, 5:10). Kept running into problems in the last half mile.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Repeated the 3x2 workout - 10:14, 10:24, 10:18.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Did 3x2 again - the conditions were better today. Got 9:57, 9:58, 9:50.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Attempted 2x3, but ended up doing 3 miles in 15:17 and 2 miles in 10:36. I overheated in the  second interval and ended up stopping.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Did 12x400 today with Noah, targetting around 69-71.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Did 2x3 again - this time I was able to finish both intervals. Got 15:33 and 16:05.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Did a two-mile pickup in 9:39 down the Provo Canyon.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Did a 5 mile tempo down the canyon in 25:27. The first 3 miles were close to 5:00 pace, and then I had a spasm in the last two.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Paced Jacob for a 3 mile tempo run in a little over 17 minutes.

Total Distance
12.00

Total of 12 in Kennewick.

Total Distance
16.00

Did a tempo run of about 6 miles in 34:04 - Google maps said the distance was 6.08. I ran on Keene Road Trail in Kennewick, WA. There were a lot of hills.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

9 in the morning + 3 at night. Measured a mile stretch with a wheel. Did a pickup in 4:49.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a tempo today in 31:34. I thought it was 6 miles - but it ended up being about 280 meters short. That is according to Google Maps, which doesn't account for elevation changes. My time for the first half (downhill) was 15:17 - the uphill half was 16:17. Part of the course is a mile stretch I have measured with a wheel - on that stretch I got 5:10 (ish) on the way down and 5:40 or so on the way up.

There was also busy stoplight about 1K from the finish that I had to stop at both times. 

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Today did 2x3 in 15:21 and 15:50. This time the course was 3 miles according to Google maps, however I think what I ran was a little longer. Will measure with the wheel to be sure.

Total Distance
12.00

Today ran 12 miles on the Sacawagea Heritage trail - I decided to use the holiday to explore a new trail. So far it is the nicest trail I've found in the area - no intersections and mile markers. Large portions of the trail are close to busy roads, which isn't the best, but according to the map it is over 20 miles long. Did a pickup in 4:59 according to the mile markers.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Mon, May 30, 2022 at 16:08:47 from 72.250.218.114

Good job keeping the blog up to date! Did you re-measure the 3 mile stretch with the wheel?

Total Distance
12.00

Did a pickup in 4:50.

Total Distance
12.00

Did another pickup in 15:08 on the same course I ran on Saturday - which is likely a little over 3 miles.

Total Distance
10.00

Total Distance
6.00

Race: UIah Valley Half Marathon (13.109 Miles) 01:09:58, Place overall: 4
Total Distance
16.00

This was my best half marathon since the Monumental half back in November. In some ways it was better - the first two miles were around 5:00 pace, then my leg troubles started and I slowed down. However, instead of crashing to 5:50 or worse, I was able to hold around 5:20 pace even for the rest of the race. This is a positive step forward. I'm also very happy to be on the right side of 1:10!

Total Distance
10.00

Limped through 10 miles today - legs still hurt after the Utah Valley Half Marathon.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Did 3x2 miles on the trail  by the Columbia river. Got 10:26, 10:49, and 10:25.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a mile pickup in 4:54.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a mile pickup in 4:45.

Total Distance
12.00

Did 2x3 in 15:24 and 15:59 on the Keene Road Trail course.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Did 4x3K or so today. I went by the mile markers on the Sacawagea Heritage trail, but they were a little innacurate. I finally found a stretch that is flat enough to run both ways - which makes workouts so much easier. My times were 9:42, 9:32, 9:32, and 9:25. One direction is a little faster than the other, but not by much.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Tried 2x3 today - the first one was about 5:10 pace or so. I had to stop the second interval with a half mile to go due to my spasm. I started out at the same 5:10 pace, but things went south in the last mile.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
9.00

Total Distance
16.00

My knees were hurting today, so I ran about half of the distance on grass and did not do a tempo. I think this is due to running too much on hills.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Tried 2x3, did the first one in 15:25, then the second one was 16:39 - I overheated halfway through and started going like 5:50 pace.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
18.00

Did 4x2 miles in 10:16, 10:35, 10:18, and 10:27. Then I measured the course with a wheel - it was 124ft long, so the actual two mile times were 6-7s faster.

Total Distance
12.00

Did a mile pickup in 4:51

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Did two times four miles in 20:54, 20:59. There was headwind.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Today did 2x4 down the canyon - 9:57, 9:56, 9:54 and 9:58. There was a bit of headwind. This was the first time I've done this workout in a while - I'm glad I was able to go under 5:00 pace for all of the intervals.

Total Distance
12.00

Total Distance
16.00

Did a 3 mile tempo down the canyon in 15:25 (5:05, 5:17, and 5:03). The cold got to me, and I ended up not doing a second interval as planned. Jacob got a PR of 15:28 - he was with me until about 800m to go.

Total Distance
1788.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: