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Weber State Indoor Mile

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Location:

North Salt Lake,UT,

Member Since:

Dec 12, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

1500m - 3:59.9h (2014)

5000m - 14:53.45 (Portland Track Festival 2014)

8k XC - 25:09 (Sundodger 2011)

10k XC - 31:31 (WWU Invite 2011)

HM - 1:10:19 (Houston 2018)

Marathon - 2:28:39 (Houston 2019)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Personal:

Married, working, training. While my wife has nixed all future attempts to grow glorious mustaches, she has been supportive of my crazy running dreams. Life is good.

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Miles:This week: 21.60 Month: 109.30 Year: 109.30
Mizuno Ekiden Lifetime Miles: 274.65
Flyknit Streaks Lifetime Miles: 477.35
Flyknit VFs Lifetime Miles: 214.25
Ride 15 Lifetime Miles: 641.45
Saucony Ride 18 Lifetime Miles: 3.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
95.300.008.006.00109.30
Ride 15 Miles: 74.00Flyknit VFs Miles: 7.90Flyknit Streaks Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride 18 Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

10.1 in 7:29. 35F and drizzly... so much fun.

Ride 15 Miles: 10.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.100.004.000.0012.10

Warmup, 4x30s fast, then 4 x cruise mile in 5:51, 5:52, 5:54, 5:46.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Easy 10 around Farmington. 7:52 avg.

Ride 15 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.100.000.000.004.10

4 recovery. 8:07 avg.

Ride 15 Miles: 4.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 very easy 8:03.

Ride 15 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.400.004.000.508.90

Cruise miles. Warmed up 2ish to the Farmington HS track, then 4x200 and 4x1600m

37, 37, 36, 36

5:48, 5:52, 5:49, 5:47

Hips felt great. Stride felt great. Feels like I'm settling into a rhythm.

Flyknit VFs Miles: 7.90
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy 7:45 avg

Ride 15 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy, 7:34 avg

Ride 15 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy

Ride 15 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Race: Weber State Indoor Mile (1 Miles) 00:05:02
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.200.000.003.3012.50

AM - Well the good thing about racing is you find out exactly where you stand. I figured I was in shape for 4:50-4:55 but came in a few ticks slower. I wanted to get out fairly aggressively, and came through the 1st 400 in 70. I slowed a ton to 2:27 at 800 and more or less kept that pace to the finish. 

I know I was nearly completely detrained before starting this block, plus whatever impact age is starting to have, but it's still a gut check to not even break 5. Ah well. Just gotta keep chipping away and see what kind of fitness I can get to. I keep reminding myself that after my daughter was born, it took nearly a year and half to go from 20 lbs overweight to a 34 min 10k to a 1:10 half. 

PM - Rounded out the day with some hill sprints. 2x30s + 6x45s

Flyknit Streaks Miles: 3.00Ride 15 Miles: 7.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.200.000.000.004.20

Recovery loop

Ride 15 Miles: 4.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.400.000.000.008.40

8.4 easy (7:46)

Ride 15 Miles: 8.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.800.000.002.209.00

New shoes! Initial impressions on the Ride 18 are excellent. Might need to swap laces for something longer though. Have to cinch it down hard to get enough lace to tie.

Hill sprints/track day

2x30s + 4x45s hills

4x400m + 4x200 track

74, 73, 72, 71, 34, 34, 35, 33

I swear there's still some speed in these legs. I'm excited to see how these short reps progress over the next few months.

Flyknit Streaks Miles: 2.00Saucony Ride 18 Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
95.300.008.006.00109.30
Ride 15 Miles: 74.00Flyknit VFs Miles: 7.90Flyknit Streaks Miles: 5.00Saucony Ride 18 Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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