I am one with the levee and the levee with me

May 2016

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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: 1.00 Month: 1.00 Year: 1.00
Mizuno Ekiden Lifetime Miles: 274.65
Flyknit Streaks Lifetime Miles: 419.25
Flyknit VFs Lifetime Miles: 80.50
Ride 14 Lifetime Miles: 652.85
Ride 15 Lifetime Miles: 275.80
Ride 15 X2 Lifetime Miles: 21.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
124.000.000.000.00124.00
Saucony Ride 8 Miles: 24.00Ride 7 Miles: 36.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.000.000.000.0040.00

40 easy this week.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
24.000.000.000.0024.00

24 easy this week.

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

Saucony Ride 8 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
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 easy

Saucony Ride 8 Miles: 4.00
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 sans stroller.

Ride 7 Miles: 6.00
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

It's time to start back up on the blog. Training in New Orleans with a new baby has been rougher than I expected. I wanted to get one last good race in last fall, but I struggled leading up to Rylie's birth. I started training more seriously again about 6 weeks ago, although it's been slow going. I put on almost 20 pounds since I moved here, and I've only lost 3 or 4 so far.

Aside from the heat and humidity, my biggest obstacle has been getting my runs in before dark. I got used to running whenever I had time in Bellingham, but it's too risky to be out after dark here. For now I'm doing shorter runs after work and longer runs on the weekends. And I take Rylie in the stroller most of the time.

Today was that kind of day. 85 degrees and 75% humidity, but Rylie loves to ride in the stroller. The wind was a lot stronger than normal, and that made the return trip tough. 6 miles to Algiers Point and back.

Saucony Ride 8 Miles: 6.00
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 on the levy.

Ride 7 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 on the levy with Rylie. Had to wait for a group of thunderstorms to pass, then it was a cool run from there (for once).

Ride 7 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
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles with Rylie. I want to say easy pace, but it was the first truly hot day of the year (89 degrees and 80% humidity) and I struggled and Rylie complained. The scale says I lost 6 pounds of water. I remember again why I fell of the wagon last October. I like to pretend it was so I could be around more before Rylie's birth, but in reality I had been beat down by the head & humidity so badly that each run was difficult to face and I finally petered out.

The idea of training all summer through this makes me want to get fat and sit around reminiscing about the times I was in shape. I think the only thing to do is start getting up at 4:00 so I can run before work. I won't survive evening training.

Ride 7 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
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy.

Saucony Ride 8 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 easy with Rylie.

Ride 7 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
124.000.000.000.00124.00
Saucony Ride 8 Miles: 24.00Ride 7 Miles: 36.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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