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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: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 389.85
Mizuno Ekiden Lifetime Miles: 274.65
Flyknit Streaks Lifetime Miles: 483.35
Flyknit VFs Lifetime Miles: 267.65
Ride 15 Lifetime Miles: 700.85
Saucony Ride 18 Lifetime Miles: 116.95
Adidas Evo SL Lifetime Miles: 20.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
131.006.0010.006.20153.20
Saucony Ride 18 Miles: 68.40Flyknit Streaks Miles: 2.00Ride 15 Miles: 20.90Flyknit VFs Miles: 20.10Adidas Evo SL Miles: 20.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

Cautious 6.5 mile loop. I actually felt somewhat ok. 8:05 avg

Saucony Ride 18 Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.900.000.001.208.10

Still hacking and coughing. Started a block of hill sprints but cut it short.

2x30s, 4x45s, 2x30s

Flyknit Streaks Miles: 2.00Ride 15 Miles: 6.10
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 easy, 7:57 avg

Tested positive for strep yesterday, so started a round of antibiotics. That explains why I'm still feeling crappy.

Saucony Ride 18 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, 8:01 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
5.100.005.000.0010.10

10 x 3:00 on/1:00 off fartlek. I had 6 x mile on the calendar but decided I needed to ease back into things a little more after all the illness. I felt pretty good, if quick to fatigue. Averaged somewhere around 5:55 for these.

Flyknit VFs 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
4.200.000.000.004.20

Easy run around the neighborhood. 7:36 avg

Saucony Ride 18 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
6.300.000.002.508.80

Track day. 4x200m, 4x400m, 4x200m. Roughly 2:1 rest on time.

First set: 36-37

400 set: 74-76

Last set: 37, 35, 35, 34

Achilles is acting up a little. I was a little timid, this being my first full set on the track. I think I can ratchet up the pace just a touch, but it's also clear I still have a long way to go.

Ride 15 Miles: 3.30
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, 8:11 avg. I lifted yesterday afternoon and am soooooooore.

Saucony Ride 18 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
9.500.000.000.009.50

SLC loop. 7:57

Saucony Ride 18 Miles: 9.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.900.005.000.0010.90

5 x mile  @ threshold. 

5:52, 5:50, 5:48, 5:50, 5:47

Added 4 x strides (17s) as hard as I could. Right hip was complaining pretty good by that point, so it was tough. Still doing lots of PT.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 on the tready

Saucony Ride 18 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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0.000.000.000.000.00

1 hr cycling

Wife is in Hong Kong for a week so going to find ways to get on the bike or treadmill while she's gone.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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70 min cycling

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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80 min cycling

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 on the tready

Saucony Ride 18 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
4.006.000.000.0010.00

10 with 2x3 miles at 6:10 avg.

Flyknit VFs 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
12.000.000.000.0012.00

New shoes. Picked up a pair of Adidas Evo SLs to check out the hype. The seemed pretty nice.

Adidas Evo SL Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.200.000.000.004.20

Easy Farmington loop

Saucony Ride 18 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
8.100.000.000.008.10

Back to the regular grind. I'm a fan of these EVOs. Might try a tempo in them later this week.

Adidas Evo SL Miles: 8.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.002.508.80

Track day. 4x200; 6x400; 4x200

36, 35, 36, 36

72, 74, 73, 73, 72, 72

39, 38, 39, 36

My achilles locked up pretty good after the 4s. They've been complaining but the definitely didn't do well on the track today. Otherwise I feel like my fitness is continuing to progress nicely.

Ride 15 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
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Off. Achilles were both pretty angry. Worse on the right.

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, 7:33 avg. Achilles felt significantly better than yesterday. Did lots of heel drops, scraping, and massage in the last couple days.

Saucony Ride 18 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
131.006.0010.006.20153.20
Saucony Ride 18 Miles: 68.40Flyknit Streaks Miles: 2.00Ride 15 Miles: 20.90Flyknit VFs Miles: 20.10Adidas Evo SL Miles: 20.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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