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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

Build up to 250+ mile months

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: 21.00 Month: 21.00 Year: 1892.30
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
33.000.000.000.0033.00
Mon, Oct 26, 2026
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.700.000.000.008.70

Warmed up 2 miles

2 miles at marathon pace- 6:15

6x800m with 2 mins rest at 5k pace- 2:43, 2:40, 2:40, 2:39, 2:36, 2:35. Definitely a little faster than current 5k pace but that's where I should be and hopefully will be in a month. Actually felt pretty good today, my lungs are still feeling pretty rough but I wasn't really pushing on these.

4 strides

Kind of a short cooldown, it was late.

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Tue, Oct 27, 2026
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.300.000.000.005.30

Easy miles

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Wed, Oct 28, 2026
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy with Jake

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Thu, Oct 29, 2026
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Busy day, good to get a short run in

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Sat, Oct 31, 2026
Race: Utah XC Alumni Race (3 Miles) 00:17:50, Place overall: 11, Place in age division: 11
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Found a pair of xc spikes for $7 at sierra trading post, they were size 11 (I'm 12.5) but I decided to go for it anyways. Made for a rough race, but probably less rough than sliding around the grass in trainers.

I was surprised at how fast it went out, I was in like 30th place the first half mile and then moved up slowly. It was kind of hard to get around people and it was hard to get into a good rhythm with my feet feeling pretty awkward- but I had fun.

4.5 mile cooldown with Weber guys and Simon.

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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
33.000.000.000.0033.00
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