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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 and and build mileage 🤕

sub 16:00 Founders Day 5k ✅

Win crossover half ✅

2000 miles during 2025

Top 3 at 2026 Des News Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running and run some solid PRs

Run the Boston Marathon at least once

Run the Broken Arrow series

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: 0.00 Month: 46.15 Year: 1870.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
147.300.000.000.00147.30
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.350.000.000.005.35

Ran into Jake and Kolten on my way to the track, ran with them over to Koltens house and did a short lifting session with front squats, split squats, calf raises, weighted one legged deadlifts. Then I ran over to the park with Whitney.

Ankle felt good today, no pain. Felt a little unstable on the split squats and single legged deadlifts but it's certainly improving.

I think I'll go for 8 miles tomorrow to get to 30 for the week and if that feels good I'll try to hit 6-8 every day next week and do 10-12 miles next Saturday. Hopefully I can get back to doing some downhill tempos, only 3 months out from big bear so if I'm going to race that I need 10 weeks at 50 mpw+ and start building up my long runs.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.300.000.000.009.30

Long run with Jake, ran into Kolten for the last couple miles. I felt pretty sore from lifting yesterday and also generally fatigued from staying up way too late last night.

Ankle felt good during the run but not while carrying a vanity upstairs.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.500.000.000.001.50

Didn't get much time to run at practice and decided to not run after doing yardwork tonight. Haven't been getting enough sleep lately and I'm hoping to get 8 hours of sleep and run 8 miles in the morning.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.300.000.000.009.30

Ran with Jake around North Ogden

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

3.2 at practice and finished up to 4 with Whitney

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Workout was 6x800 but my calf betrayed me. I did 2 800ms at 2:43 and then my ankle was hurting a bit so I skipped the next rep to stretch it out. Then I did another 800m in 2:45 but my calf was cramping up a bunch. My injured ankle calf has been cramping up even on easy runs this week. I'm not sure if it's overcompensating for the ankle or what, but it's been very annoying.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.300.000.000.009.30

Looks like I accidentally entered Tuesday's workout for Wednesday and have been a day ahead all week, I'm not going to adjust all of that rn... so I'll do Fridays and Saturdays for this.

Friday: super packed day... Didn't get a chance to run much at practice. Then took Whitney to the park and burley Burger with my mom Stella and Ashlynn. Then we went to the fair with Jake's family and I rode a mechanical bull for the first time, it was pretty fun. Then we had our Weber xc time trial event, Zach's son and Whitney hit it off really well after the races were over and were having a lot of fun chasing each other around the track playing tag, it was a really nice sunset and the scoreboard provided really good shade. They had snow cones too. It was a really nice evening.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.000.006.30

Nice easy early afternoon run with lots of grass running.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.700.000.000.007.70

Warmed up about 5k and then did 2x2 mile, the first 2 mile was on the track in 10:59. 2nd 2 mile was up and down a hill on the road, I ran 5:56 up and then about 5:40-5:45 back down. Only had time for about a quarter-half mile cool down but the downhill mile wasn't that strenuous.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Stroller miles, took Tuesday off and then missed Wednesday because of the fire.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

2.5 with the team for premeet

4 later, felt alright.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Spectating Freber invitational

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Easy evening run

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.007.10

Warmed up and then did 6x800m with 1 minute rest and then a mile. It was actually 8x800 but I skipped the last two because my outside calf on my injured ankle leg was cramping up.

Splits were 2:43, 2:40, 2:39, 2:41, 2:42, 2:42, 5:24.

Not bad considering July was pretty much a wash from the injury and I've been at 30 miles with little speed work so far in August. I have a bunch of 5ks coming up.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.200.000.000.004.20

Great weather tonight and I ran at the perfect time during the sunset while there's no sun in your face but it's still bright enough that you can run in the grass. Felt very smooth and comfortable and like my body wanted to run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.100.000.000.009.10

Rough tempo

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.900.000.000.003.90

Stroller run with the team

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Easy run

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Ran to the top of 500 and then ran on to the dirt road a took some ATV trails down to the canal road and then back home. Big fan of this route. I ran with my shirt off and definitely got sunburned a bit on my back.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

Warmed up about 1.5 miles and then did 6x1000m with 1 minute rest. I ran 3:21, 3:19, 3:19, 3:25, 3:25, 3:23.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

Rainy and felt drained. Need to get to bed earlier.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

Fartlek turned into segment hunting with Jake.

Some more running at the runathon, did a Twinkie and 4 for 4 4x4. Twas fun!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Easy run

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
147.300.000.000.00147.30
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