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Utah's Fastest Mile

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Member Since:

Jun 01, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Ran for Alta and SUU on their Cross Country/Track and Field teams

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy

Sub 70 Half Marathon

Top 3 at Des News Marathon and sub 2:30

Win Cottonwood Heights Thanksgiving 5k

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running and stay fit

Personal:

Married, we have one daughter so far. I ran for Alta high school and was trained by Rob Murphy, he is a great coach, one of the best there is. I also ran for Southern Utah University.

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Miles:This week: 25.40 Month: 79.50 Year: 1461.85
Race: Utah's Fastest Mile (1 Miles) 00:04:18, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.500.000.000.009.50

Downhill mile race was fun despite my legs being pretty flat. Next year they're going to do it in May which will be nice. My right Achilles has been bugging me for like 2 months at this point, I really need to do a better job with massage gun. I've done pretty well with slow calf raises, hold, and other ankle mobility and strength drills- but I have been slacking on the massaging. Could use more core and plyometrics too.

Half marathon is now 3 weeks out, so I need to recover really well and then hit two more workouts next week before the taper. I think I'll keep full mileage the next weeks but take the workouts easier the week before the race. If I can hit 3x2 mile at 10:50 a week from today with a couple mins rest I should be in good shape. Mileage has been low lately but I have a strong base.

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