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Member Since:

Jun 01, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

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

2015 Alta Track Athlete of the Year

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and and build mileage

Sub 1:20 half marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running

Run the Boston Marathon at least once

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: 10.00 Month: 30.00 Year: 995.30
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
44.100.000.000.0044.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

Easy first 6 miles, opened up Pokemon go for the first time in a couple years and caught some Pokemons along the way, was nostalgic. Then I ran 3 miles at 10k pace, in about 17:55. Felt great but got a little hot towards the end, was also kinda windy. Was going to do 12 but was feeling drained and running out of time.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.200.000.000.007.20

Easy run, although I sped up for a few miles because the weather was perfect and I felt great. It was like 60 degrees at 7:30 pm, strange day for June.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.400.000.000.007.40

Warmed up 3 miles and then did 2 miles at 5k pace, a few easy laps recovery, and then another mile at 5k pace. It was 80 degrees and I felt a little tired/sore during the warm up but I felt great during the workout.

The first mile was 5:24 and felt really smooth, no discomfort at all. The 2nd mile got harder and I was pretty overheated by the last lap. 2nd mile was 5:30.

The last mile I felt pretty drained even after the break, I ended up running 5:31 which was a couple seconds slower than I wanted.

I'll do the Grove city 4th of July 5k, which is a pretty slow course. This is probably the last year I'll be here so I want to win it or at least take top 3. I'm in a lot better shape than last year.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

Hot today, might do my long run this weekend tomorrow instead of Sunday.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Kind of hot today. I twisted/rolled my ankle just before mile 8 and felt a pop, I got up after a couple minutes of stretching it out and it seemed alright- there was some pain but felt plenty stable so I finished the run. Felt really strong today. Probably my highest mileage week since undergrad.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
44.100.000.000.0044.10
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