Blake Bennions running

Week starting Jul 05, 2015

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesBlake Bennion's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 17.40 Month: 99.45 Year: 250.60
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.500.000.000.0026.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

This is the first time a 15 mile day felt easy.

Am- I ran the gully long run with Cubby, we ran a good pace, last gully run I will do I two years, also possibly the last practice with my team. I go into the MTC in about a day and a half, running has been helping a lot with the anxious excitement I'm feeling haha.

Pm-I ran the wasatch-pepperwood loop with Davis, it was rainy so it was nice and cool and it was pretty easy. It was a good run and it was great to get one more run in with him before my mission. I spent all the time in between these two runs doing stuff to get ready for my mission, so I was surprised at how good they felt. I could easily go for another 5 miles tonight to make 20, maybe I will after dinner? Tomorrow I will run with my Coach and if I have time maybe Tayte, I was going to run with him on Sunday but he got hurt. Also hopefully I can show up during practice one of the next two days for a little to see everyone again.

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.500.000.000.0011.50

I ran city creek canyon with Coach Murphy, it was a lot of fun and I was really grateful to get on last run with him before my mission, he's an amazing coach and I've learned so much from him! City creek was a really beautiful trail, it was cool and there was a lot of shade. Murphy also showed me memorials to Utahs veterans and war heroes, including my great uncle Mervyn Sharpe Bennion who received the medal of honor, that was really cool! On the way back, about a minute after Murphy warned me about hurting my ankle, I sprained my ankle. Its a pretty bad sprain, I had to walk another mile back to the road while Murphy ran back to get his car, that was a pretty long mile, I kept wanting to stop because it was pretty painful to walk on, but I figured the faster I got back the sooner it would be over. After that I went to Coach Murphys house and he got me some ice and food, then he took me to the hospital my dad works at, my dad checked out my foot and said it was really loose, I think it will be ok though. I have an appointment at 4:15 so I will get an xray and see if its ok. We will have to do this run again when I get back and do it without a sprained ankle haha. Hopefully by Thursday or Friday I can try to run a few miles, my hopes for the MTC mile record have taken a hit, but I'm still hoping. I will make one last post after my appointment.

Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Its just a sprain, they gave me a boot though. They said two weeks, but its already feeling a lot better today, I think I will be out of it by Sunday. They have bikes there so I will preserve my fitness that way until I can run again. If I break the record I will have someone post it for me on here! This is my last post for two years! Good luck to everyone!

Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.500.000.000.0026.50
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: