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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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4 easy

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5 out and around Cornwall.

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5 easy, left Achilles is giving me some grief. I rolled it, scraped it, and iced it. 

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5 easy around Cornwall.

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7 miles, down Boulevard and out to bench.

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7 easy around Cornwall

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No run, letting the calf rest. Did 10 or so miles of biking.

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8 easy on the Urb. Achilles is still acting up, not sure at what point I should let it rest and just heal up, but I'm getting nervous.

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8 miles easy on the Urb.

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8 miles on the Urb.

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8 easy toward Whatcom.

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62 minutes from the Donovan with a new recruit.

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5 easy around Cornwall.

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8 easy on the Urb.

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10 easy down Connelly and the Urb.

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8 easy on the Urb.

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8 easy on the Urb. My Achilles spazzed out about 3 miles in, but a little stretching got it back to normal. I'm worried about this thing. I haven't had Achilles problems in a long time, and I'm not sure what to do about it.

Vapor (Red) Miles: 8.00
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From Jake K on Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 08:34:16 from 155.100.226.191

Eccentric calf dips. Quick and easy, do it twice a day. I've done a ton of research on a variety of achilles issues, and this is one exercise that everyone seems to come back to with good success.

From Tyler on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 22:15:03 from 140.160.191.105

Someone mentioned those to me awhile back and I've only done it sporadically and half-heartedly. I'll work it into my daily routine and see how it goes. Thanks, Jake.

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11 easy around Whatcom.

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Took the day off to rest my Achilles.

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6 miles easy around Cornwall

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3 easy.

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Easy run around Whatcom. The Achilles felt fantastic today, hope it lasts!

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10 miles up to Huckleberry, a nice hilly run in the Chuckanuts. The Achilles is feeling much better already. Keeping the fingers crossed that it lasts.

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10 easy around Padden. Officially the first day of running with no pain in the Achilles! I'm going to wait a week to make sure the pain stays away, and then try a cautious tempo run and see how it goes.

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10 miles up into the Chuckanuts. According to the contour map, this was a 1000 ft climb over 4 miles, and my legs felt it. Everything is holding strong, another beautiful run in the books.

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10 from the Donovan. Can't call this one easy as we ran the horsetrails around Padden and then cruised pretty fast on the way back. Not sure why we were pushing it, maybe showing off for the recruit we had with us. I don't know. But this finishes off a good week of training. My injury woes seem to be behind me for awhile, plus I got 3 good days of hills in. I just need to drop some of this winter weight and get some tempos under my belt and I should be good to go.

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10 easy on the lovely Urb. 

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Easy run out to Whatcom.

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3 mile tempo on the Urb, my first rust-buster workout of the season. I wanted to test my Achilles with a gentle tempo to see how it would hold up. I ran 3 miles in 17:05 with splits of 5:48, 5:48, 5:29. I can tell I'm not in great shape, but was happy that this came without much effort.

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From Little Bad Legs on Sat, Mar 02, 2013 at 19:33:02 from 68.228.196.179

May not be in great shape but you're running! Good things to come this year.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Huckleberry loop, 1100-1200 ft climb into the Chuckanuts. I ran down the backside of Huckleberry and looped from Salal onto the Lost Lake trail and back, added a couple loops around the track to make it 12.

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12 easy just outside of Naches. A bunch of friends and I rented a cabin up here for the weekend, I ran a beautiful 90 minute run up the forest service road just outside. The road quickly turned to ice and snow. There was a 100+ head herd of elk feeding in the valley (being fed, apparently the DFW feeds the elk around here in the winter). They spooked when they saw me and stampeded alongside me, then across the road just in front of me. Very cool. They did the same thing when I came back, I came within 30 yards of them as they crossed the road. Big animals.

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10 mile loop around Padded. My left knee has been giving me a little grief over the weekend, so I took things pretty easy. Slapped on the knee sleeve, and it felt good during the run.

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Headed into the Chuckanuts for a nice long, hilly run. Ran up Huckleberry, then up and along Chuckanut Ridge. 1400 ft climb in all. 14 miles total.

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10 easy on the Urb.

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Whatcom run, easy 10.5

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2 loops around Padden for a hilly tempo. 5.2 miles total. 29:57 total time for 5:45 overall pace. First loop in 15:08, second in 14:49. My legs felt sluggish, but overall I felt pretty good.

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Out-and-back 12 mile run from my apartment through Boulevard Park and Fairhaven. Just under 84 min for total time.

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Took it easy today with a nice 5-miler out and around Cornwall.

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11 super easy on the Urb. The right side of my throat is swelling up.... I think I may be getting sick.

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I ran to Padden and ran a 3-loop tempo at 6:00 pace for a total of 7.8 miles. The wind was howling and the lovely Bellingham rain falling, and my legs and arms started to feel heavy towards the end, but otherwise it felt very controlled. My knees and other body parts are holding up, other than a slight ache in my right knee. 

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12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 easy out to Whatcom, then part of Morning Loop to make it 12.

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10 easy around Padden.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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4 mile tempo on the Urb. My pace was all over the place. I feel fat. I need to diet. Too much cookie dough and pop.

My goal was to start out in 5:20-5:25 and ratchet the pace down to 5:15 for the last 2 miles. I started in 5:24 (good), but it felt hard the whole way. Then I slowed to 5:35 (bad), turned around, ran 5:42 (double bad), and closed in 5:26 (on the fence). 22:08 final time. Does that add up? Nope, I think there was an extra second devoted to slowing my larger-than-normal mass in order to pull a 180 change of directions. 

Avg pace 5:32. I supposed that's in line with my other tempos, though. I just really want to be in racing shape now! I'm weighing in at 152-154 these days, which is waaaayyy over my old racing weight of 140. The last two cross seasons I've been at 144.

I've got a tub of Tollhouse waiting for me in the freezer..... I know I don't have the self-control to leave it untouched, but I couldn't bear throwing it in the trash. This is a dilemma. 

LunaRacer Miles: 13.00
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Comments
From DLTheo on Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 14:15:11 from 155.130.107.20

I can relate to the cookie-dough dilemma. You gotta earn those treats! 13 miles plus a tempo probably earned you a few bites, though.

From Tyler on Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 18:45:18 from 140.160.191.121

That's what I tell myself! Although now the tub is gone... so problem solved!

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12 miles from my apt. Same run as last Saturday, but less people out and about thanks to the rain.

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12 easy on the Urb with Tanner from the Donovan. The sun was out for a change.

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Met up with Dylan at 1111 and ran out to Padden for a two-loop tempo. Almost the identical run that I did alone a little while back, except it felt much, much better this time. 5.2 miles total in 30:02, first loop in 15:15, second in 14:47. ~5:45 average.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 easy down Connelly and out on the Urb. 8x100m strides when I got back. Also did core today, which I need to include in my week more regularly.

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AM - 10 easy around Padden.

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Tempo today. Warmed up from the school out to the Urb, then tempo'd 8 miles back to my apartment. I lost my watch, so I don't know my time or pace but it was at or just under 6:00.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 easy from my apartment. Erica came along on her bike to keep me company.

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4 easy.

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12.000.000.000.0012.00

Home for spring break. 12 easy on my old Badger Mt route.

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5 mile tempo on the Columbia River trail on my old route I marked off. My marks are wearing off, but the paint is still visible. This was supposed to be 6 miles, but I got a little carried away in the middle miles and found myself pushing the limits of tempo pace, so I cut it short.

Mile splits as follows, 180 turnaround every 2 miles:

5:32, 5:26, 5:23, 5:32, 5:28. 27:20 final time. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

13 easy on the Richland loop.

Vapor (Red) Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Amy Cook on Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 15:22:02 from 65.130.68.80

Hey TYLER! Back in k-town huh? My husband said you were probably on this blog. I just recently joined. I had a baby in December and am now struggling my way back into shape. Good luck with your goals!

From Tyler on Mon, Apr 01, 2013 at 19:53:20 from 140.160.8.180

Amy! It's good to hear from you. Congrats on your 2nd girl! Seems like I lose all my fitness every time I get hurt, but I'm sure it's nothing to having a kid.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.001.0013.00

11 miles easy, super easy workout on the track. 8x200m w/ 200m jogging rests. 35, 36, 33, 33, 32, 31, 31, 31, 32. I have neglected the shorter speed stuff in recent years. This felt uncomfortable.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Race: Spring Break Open 3k (1.86 Miles) 00:09:07
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.002.0010.00

This was far from the rust-buster race I was hoping for. I doubted my fitness and raced timidly for 5 laps in 2nd place off the leader. The pace was nothing special, we came through 1600m in 4:46, and slowed to 6:00 through 2k, and then the pace picked up and I caved rather than try to test myself and go with it. The winner ran 8:50, I slowed to 76s over the last 1k. 

Vapor (Red) Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

15 mile long run out to Whatcom falls from my place. 

Vapor (Red) Miles: 15.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

13 easy. Connector loop with a nice pack of the team. 

Vapor (Red) Miles: 13.00
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10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles, easy run around Padden. Finished off with 8xstrides.

Vapor (Red) Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.004.000.0011.00

4 mile tempo from bench through Boulevard park. 21:25, splits of 5:23, 10:42, 10:43 (no marker at the 3rd mile). I felt really good on this one, I'm hoping for good things to come.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.500.000.000.0010.50

10 easy on the Urb, the 8x100m on the turf.

Vapor (Red) Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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10.500.000.000.0010.50

Lake Whatcom loop.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.002.008.00

AM - I planned to do a simple 1500m TT this morning, but it went terrible. Tanner paced me through at 65 for the first lap, but I started tightening after just one lap. 800m in 2:13, and then I got tighter and tighter and finished in 4:23. Felt awful. Did a few more 400s at 65, but I just felt really bad running that pace.

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

80 minutes in the Chuckanuts on the rainiest morning I think I've experienced yet in Bellingham. The trail was slippery and muddy and I fell twice into large puddles. It was wonderful. Lots of hills and slowness around the trails, so I'm calling this 10 miles.

Vapor (Red) Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.200.000.000.0012.20

2 loops around Padden today. 1:27:00 total time.

Vapor (Red) Miles: 12.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.003.1013.10

Fairly simple workout on the track, 5x1k w/ 2:00 rests. Start at 10k pace and work down to 5k. 3:16, 3:14, 3:08, 3:03, 3:00. I felt really good on this one.

Vapor (Red) Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 easy out to Whatcom falls. 8x100m strides.

Vapor (Red) Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.200.000.000.0014.20

Longer run up in the Chuckanuts out to Lost Lake.

I got some very bad news today. Due to my health history with Crohn's disease, I petitioned the NCAA for a 6th year of eligibility, and today I finally received word that I was being denied. The logic of their explanation seems erroneous to me, and I plan to fight it if I can. By their ruling, they have effectively shortened the length of my eligibility from 5 years to 4. How do you fight the NCAA's own committee? They're supposed to be the experts in this.

I started college in '04 and tried out for XC but was cut. Then I went on an LDS mission, developed Crohn's disease in the field, and had to return home in February or '06. I tried to train when I got back, but it was hopeless. I was sick from the time I got home to Sept '07 when I had a section of my intestines surgically removed, wiping out 2 XC seasons. I tried to compete again in '08, and then left BYU in '09. Then I came to WWU where I've competed 2 seasons.

The NCAA committee is counting the seasons of '04, '08 and the 2 here at WWU as 4 seasons during which I was healthy and either could have or did compete. And so they won't grant me another, even though they acknowledge my disease was "incapacitating," in their words.

The problem with this is that they shouldn't count my '04 season against me, because I was never on the BYU team. By NCAA rules, I had 4 full seasons of competition remaining in XC when I returned from my mission. They're saying I only had 3. By NCAA rules, you have 5 years to complete 4 seasons of competition. The committee is only giving me 4 years. 

But will they listen? 

Launch Miles: 14.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Little Bad Legs on Sat, May 04, 2013 at 21:03:12 from 68.186.0.46

Yikes. Sorry to hear about the troubles the NCAA is giving you. But...when have they ever got things right, regardless of sport? Hope it works out for you and you can have more time to compete.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy on the Urb.

Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.002.009.00

I raced the 5k at our home meet today, but I only made it through 2 miles before stomach issues set in and I had to head for a bathroom. But all of my teammates who raced ran awesome times, 2 freshmen at 15:16, and a bunch of others under the conference qualifying mark of 15:23.

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

10 easy on Railroad trail.

Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 easy on the Urb.

Launch Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.006.0012.00

3x3200m on the track. I was hoping to start at about 10:15 and cut down to 10:00, but I bled a little time on each one and ended up with 10:14, 10:17, 10:21. Still, I'm fairly pleased with the workout since I did it alone, and it's the first serious workout I've completed so far. 

I registered for Bloomsday yesterday and got entered into the elite field, which should be a lot of fun. My training will focus on being ready for that race, and maybe I'll look for a good quality 10k in late May or early June. It would be nice to try to crack 31 this year.

Launch Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 easy, Whatcom loop. My left shin is giving me some grief. I'd hoped that new shoes and lots of icing would ease its anger, but not yet.

Launch Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.500.000.003.5013.00

I drove out to Arroyo park and ran down the Urb to Cleator and ran up to the top. This climbs 1600 ft over 3.5 miles, and I completed it today in 27:35, considerably slower than my last run up. I headed along the Chuckanut Ridge trail back to the Lost Lake trail and then back to the truck. 

Launch Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.700.000.000.0012.70

2 loops around Padden + 8 x strides.

Launch Miles: 12.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

12 easy on the Urb + 8 x strides.

Launch Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.800.000.003.7014.50

AM - 6 x 1k on the track between classes. I'm pretty stoked with how this workout went. It was controlled, I felt strong, and I finished feeling what I think is the "right" amount of tired. I wasn't straining at all, but it was a tough workout. I would have liked it to be a few seconds faster per rep, but my fitness is coming along.

w/ 2min rests:

3:04.5

3:03.0

3:02.5

3:01.5

(had to take a pit stop but managed to keep the rest to the targeted 2:00)

3:02.5 (not taking an active recovery made me feel sluggish at the start)

3:00.2

Average - 3:02.4

PM - 5 miles easy. Core and lots of icing. My right arch is a bit tender. Brooks discontinued my favorite shoes, so I'm trying out some different shoes and I'm having some aches and pains popping up.  

Vapor (Red) Miles: 5.00Launch Miles: 5.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

13 easy through Boulevard and out the Urb. 8 x strides on the turf. I was feeling beat after yesterday and took it pretty easy. 3 days of straight sun. I'm almost getting used to it.

Launch Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

AM - 5 easy around Cornwall.

PM - 7 easy, Connelly to bench. 

Launch Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Race: WWU Twilight (3.1 Miles) 00:15:25
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.003.1012.10

I raced tonight in our home meet. I was trying to get out in 15:00 pace and see how long I could hold it. My 1k splits were as follows, as best I can remember: 3:01, 3:02 (6:03), 3:06 (9:09), 3:08 (12:17), 3:08 (15:25). Looks like I need a bit more work, but I'm not displeased with this result. I was gunning for something closer to 15:15, but I'll take it for now. It's amazing to me how long it takes me to get in shape after injury. Maybe I should work more on my diet.

I'm concerned with how I ran in the last 1k. I was mentally weak in my finish.

Also, interesting to note is that my breathing felt a lot better than my legs. This is a common theme in my training and I'm not sure what it means or how to change my training to capitalize on it. And by this I mean that my breathing was far less labored than my legs were telling me I should be. I never felt like I entered serious oxygen debt. But my legs were uncomfortable with the pace after 2k and it took a lot of effort not to slow more than I did. Something I'll have to think about.

Oh and I realized that I technically ran a PR. 15:25.48 over my previous 15:25.60. The old one was set at altitude, so I still consider it the better mark. 

Racer ST5 Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 up into the Chuckanuts. Huckleberry loop.

Ravenna Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.003.109.10

Run 1 - Tuesday workout, 4x1k cutdowns with 2:00 rests + 5x200m with full recovery. The first 1k felt a little awkward, but I warmed into it and ended up really pleased with them. The 200s, however, felt awful. I haven't done 200m repeats in awhile, so this was a shock to the system. Another 1k in 2:55 would have felt much less painful.

1ks - 3:06, 3:02, 2:59, 2:54

200s - 31, 30, 29.5, 29.5, 29.5 

I'm pleased with how I felt. The longer repeats felt nice and controlled, and it felt good to open it up a little bit on the last one.

Ravenna Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 easy around Whatcom falls. 

Ravenna Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.004.000.0011.00

4 mile tempo from Bench down Boulevard. 21:09 total time -- 10:37, 10:32. I felt great, even though my stomach gave me some issues in the last mile. I'm feeling a little stiffness from the 200s on Tuesday, but there was a nice pop in my step, and I felt strong. A little tightness in my chest, but that's probably from the inconsistency of my core workouts. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00


Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Race: Bloomsday (7.48 Miles) 00:41:33, Place overall: 50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.007.4811.48

I drove up last night for the Bloomsday race in Spokane. I did this a few years ago and loved the experience and thought I could improve on the previous result. 

My girlfriend and I met up with some friends at Hu Hot (one of my all-time favorite restaurants) and then headed up into the woods to camp. We had just gotten camp set up when a pack of wolves began howling some distance away. Spooky. And they were definitely wolves, I've grown up around coyotes all my life -- these howls were too low-pitched and drawn out for coyotes. No yipping. I knew there were packs moving into Washington, but I had no idea they had moved in so close to Spokane. 

Anyway, the race went very badly. I made a huge mistake in my training, and because of poor planning and a rushed schedule I didn't get a run in on Friday or Saturday. I wasn't planning to peak for this race, so my workload was significant between the Tuesday and Thursday workouts. I think I really needed some easy runs those two days to get some blood through the legs and help them recover, because they felt awful on the course today.

I got out fine in 5:08, but I was straining right from the gun. The 2nd mile has a long downhill and finishes on a shorter uphill, and I only managed 5:17, then 5:22 for an uphill mile 3. 16:00 at 3. After that I was toast. I ran mile 4 in 5:40, almost 6:00 on mile 5 up the Doomsday hill, and then I didn't pay attention to splits and just focused on finishing. Once again, my breathing felt totally fine, but my legs were just dead, and the hills took whatever else I had left in them. I'm fairly certain that was due to not running the last 2 days. 

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

12 easy down the Urb after taking yesterday off.

Launch Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy on the Urb.

Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 around Whatcom.

Ravenna Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12.2 around Padden a couple times. Fairly steady pace, roughly 6:45.

Ravenna Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy on Railroad.

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 steady, 1:22 total time.

Ravenna Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy on the Urb.

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 steady around Padden.

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 easy around Whatcom.

Launch Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 easy on the Urb. I should stop being lazy.

Ravenna Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Steeple for the People and our end-of-the-year bbq was today. This is one of my favorite traditions of the year--our team dresses in costume and runs a 3000m steeplechase followed by grilled hamburgers that serves as our awards banquet. I've never run a steeplechase before, never had the desire to, but I can see the appeal. If only I could jump I might give it a serious try. We set the barriers to the women's height, and that was hard enough for me to clear.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.600.000.000.009.60

Ok, so today I stop being lazy. Seriously this time. Loop around Padden, steady pace.

Ravenna Miles: 9.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Out to the Happy Trails.

Ravenna Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

Moderate run up Huckleberry and down Salal up in the Chuckanuts with Tanner.

Ravenna Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 around Padden, steady pace.

Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.600.000.000.009.60

Steady run around Padden.

Ravenna Miles: 9.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 to Whatcom at roughly 6:40 pace.

Launch Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.500.000.000.0010.50

Ravenna Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Ravenna Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

Ravenna Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

Ravenna Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 easy around Badger.

Ravenna Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 at Wilson Lake near Salmon, Idaho. Here for my bro's wedding, took advantage of the altitude for a nice scenic run.

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy.

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

AM - 4 easy to Cornwall Park

PM - 8 easy down the Urb. 

Launch Miles: 8.00Ravenna Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy Railroad.

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy down Railroad.

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.600.000.000.009.60

Easy loop around Padden.

Launch Miles: 9.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.500.000.000.0010.50

Steady run around Whatcom. I pushed the hills a bit and was pretty worn out by the time I got back. I'm having a slight irritation in my left lower calf -- time to bust out the calf raises and ice again. Warm day, the weather has been awesome the last week.

Launch Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

I've been really bad about my running the last little bit. Been running a few 10-milers here and there and then taking long stretches off. Not smart or motivated. I guess I'm still reeling a bit from not having eligibility this fall. For the past several years, my running has been focused on competing a bit in the NCAA, and now I'm a little lost. It's an odd sensation.

Ravenna Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 easy around Whatcom with Quimby and some of the guys.

Ravenna Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Rolled my ankle trying to run in the dark.

Ravenna Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

2 loops around Padden from the Donovan with Tanner.

Ravenna Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Trying again to make a comeback. 9 easy down the Urb.

Ravenna Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy, bench and back.

Ravenna Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9 easy from Bill's cabin. Got separated from the group due to a pit stop, so had to work my way around the labyrinth of trails.

Ravenna Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy on the Urb.

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

Easy 6 down Connelly Creek and the Urb from my place. I've decided to start working with a coach to help with my marathon goals. Donn Cabral's high school coach and coach of the previous season, Peter Oviatt, lives in my town, and he's agreed to work with me. I'm looking forward to some good training in the next bit.

Launch Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy. Same course as yesterday.

Launch Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy after work.

Ravenna Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy with Tanner. Started from campus, down Boulevard and back at the Vet. Added a small loop at campus to make it 6.

Launch Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Easy run around Padden from my place.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy around Bench.

Brooks Pure Flow 2 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy. I'm trying out the Brooks Ghost and am pretty much in love with them. I've been running in posted shoes since high school but think that's been a mistake. This thing feels amazing.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy on the Urb from my place.

Launch Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy on the Urb from school.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy on the Urb.

Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 easy from campus out to Whatcom.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 easy out to Padden from campus.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Easy night run from my place around Padden.

Ravenna Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

11 miles up Huckleberry, a nice hill climb. Came back in the rain. I rolled my right ankle pretty bad in the first mile, but it seemed to hold together fine, so I'll just keep an eye on it.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Easy run around Padden from my place. Night run, loving my headlamp.

Launch Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy with my new running buddy, Peter. Met at his house, ran out Railroad, up to Big Rock Park, by Whatcom falls and down through town. I loved the climb up to Big Rock.

Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy.

Launch Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy up Galbraith with Peter and Casey.

Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.600.000.000.009.60

Easy run around Padden with Quimby.

Brooks Ghost 6 (B) Miles: 9.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.002.508.00

Light hill workout today. 6x300m hill repeats, ranging between 60-65s, full rest (2-3min) followed by 2x300m on the track in 50s with full rest. The hill portion felt extremely difficult, with my muscles binding up halfway through. One step closer to being in shape.

LunaRacer 3 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy with Mr Quimby. Boulevard to the Urb.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy on the Urb.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.002.500.007.50

2.5 tempo around Padden. Didn't push it too hard, ~5:50 pace. Felt about right for my current fitness.

LunaRacer 3 Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.002.008.00

8x300m hill repeats, full rest, followed by 2x300m on the track in 50s each, full rest.

NB 1400 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

13 up Huckleberry and down Hush-hush.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

Easy run out to Whatcom.

Launch Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.600.000.000.009.60

Easy loop around Padden. I'm getting sick and I'm still pretty stiff and sore from the hills Tuesday, so I skipped the tempo today.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 9.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy on the Urb from my place.

Launch Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Bench.

Launch Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.200.000.000.0012.20

2 loops around Padden.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 12.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.001.868.16

8x300m hills + 2x300m on the track (50,48) with full rests 2:00-3:00.

NB 1400 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy down to bench and back. My right knee has been in pain since the end of my workout last night, so I took it slow and easy, wore my knee sleeve all day and iced after the run. It feels a bit better. I think the 1400s are too light a shoe to run as much as I did in them yesterday. Probably better do warmups and cooldowns in other shoes.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy, still being cautious but knee is feeling a bit better.

Launch Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy on the Urb. My right knee is still sore, but no pain during running. Seems to be mending fine.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

~7:00 pace for 12.5. Connelly, Urb, +Happy trails.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.004.000.008.00

4x1600m cruise intervals on the track with a 200m jog (~1:10 rest). Averaged 5:23. I went into it planning on averaging 5:35 or so, but was pleasantly surprised to find that faster paces felt good.

5:25

5:28

5:21 (Had to take a bathroom break, this rest was 2:30)

5:19 

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 4.00NB 1400 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.500.000.000.0010.50

Easy run out to Whatcom.

Launch Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy down the Urb.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.002.008.00

8x300m hill repeats, ~63s average, ~2:00 rests.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 5.00NB 1400 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Got a seed pair of Hokas from work and gave them their first run today. Interesting. I'm not sure about these shoes. On one hand, the amount of cushion is kind of awesome, on the other it's like I'm fighting against the squish with each stride. The hot spot on the ball of my right foot was happy, my patelar tendons in each knee were not. I think I'll do a few shorter runs in them, but I don't think this is something I could do longer runs in. They'd be great for larger folks, especially those with impact-related injuries. Not sure if they're right for me.

Hoka Stinson Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

Long run with Tanner and Brill up into the Chuckanuts. Beautiful morning, the view off Raptor Ridge was breathtaking.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 14.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

8 easy on the Urb + turf mile.

Launch Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.002.509.00

8x300m hills + 3x400m + 1x300m

2-2:30 rest for all, plus ~4:00 gap switching from hills to track.

69, 67, 67, 49 for track stuff.

This load felt a little heavy today. My Sunday run was a little longer than normal, and I'm still shaky on this mile pace stuff. I've been wiring myself for the 10k for long enough that a little bit of lactic acid burn triggers the instinct to back off.  Otherwise, I'm really happy with how training is going.

Launch Miles: 5.00NB 1400 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 easy on the Urb. Took an easier day to let the legs recover a bit.

Hoka Stinson Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy down Boulevard and around the Urb.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.004.000.0010.00

4x1600m cruise intervals at threshhold pace. 5:19 for all 4. Felt like I pushed this ever so slightly harder than true threshhold, but otherwise it felt pretty good.

Launch Miles: 6.00LunaRacer 3 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Took a very easy loop around Padden.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.000.000.0014.50

Long run up in the Chuckanuts. I ran up Hemlock to Chuckanut Ridge and back down the main trails. It was beautiful today. 1:50 total time.
 

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 14.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.004.0010.00

10x300m hill repeats + 2x400m on the track. Same pattern as last week. 400s in 67/65. It was nice to open it up a little on the track tonight.

Launch Miles: 6.00NB 1400 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

Easy run around Whatcom. The inside of my knee is sore again, something about that hill workout aggravates it. I threw on the knee sleeve and the pain went away.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

AM - 4 easy with some work buddies.

PM - 8 easy to Padden.

Launch Miles: 8.00Hoka Stinson Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

4 mile tempo on the Urb, bench to Boulevard. 21:35, total time. A little slower than I wanted, but the weather was awful. Windy and rainy and cold, my legs felt cold and stiff the whole run.

LunaRacer 3 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Super easy 7.5 around Padden from my place. 

Hoka Stinson Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

1:37 in the Chuckanuts, ran Hemlock to Salal to Pine & Cedar lakes, back up Raptor Ridge and back down Hemlock. It's been pouring so the trails were nice and muddy.
 

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Had the opportunity to try out a pair of DS Trainers from Asics today and was impressed. With how rigid the shoe is and its firm cushioning I expected it to be uncomfortable for a regular run, but I really like them. I ran my regular Padden loop from my place before the rain really set in, and it was quite enjoyable.

Asics DS Trainer Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.008.000.000.0012.00

2 mile warmup/cooldown + 8 mile tempo on the Urb/Boulevard in 47:43. 

Asics DS Trainer Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy on the Urb. I was attacked by an owl in the first mile of my run this morning. Something heavy and sharp hit the back of my head and pulled up. I turned around in time to see it making a second swoop, but managed to scare it off. Weird. I've heard of this happening in the dark but didn't think they would confuse me for prey in daylight.

Hoka Stinson Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy on the Urb.

Launch Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

I drove to Spokane last night to cheer on my friends at the NCAA D2 nationals.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.000.000.000.0020.00

I went on a loop I've been wanting to do for awhile. Starting at Arroyo Park I ran up Hemlock and Salal up to the back side of Raptor ridge, then out to Pine and Cedar Lakes. From there I had never been further but wanted to loop around to Chin Scraper and down to Lost Lake and back. The trail out of Pine & Cedar was not obvious, but I took a stab at one that hadn't looked used in awhile and it turned out to be correct. There were a couple more junctions I had to guess at but eventually found my way to Chin Scraper, which indeed lives up to its name. The top is the one part of the Chuckanuts that has been logged in recent years, and the view is spectacular. It's a 360 viewpoint with Mt. Baker to the east, the Puget Sound to the West, the Canadian Cascades to the north, and nice views of Lake Samish and Lost Lake.

I found the connecting trail to Lost Lake and was finally on familiar trail again. Total time was 2:36. Rougly 3000 feet of climbing between the two major hills.

EDIT: Turns out that wasn't Chin Scraper I went up. Turn left on the Lost Lake trail would have gotten me there instead of right. That would make the total climbing closer to 4000 ft... I might keep this in mind if I ever feel truly masochistic.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 20.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy one hour run on the Urb.

Ravenna Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.002.008.00

8x300m hills + 2x300m track repeats. 2:30-3:00 rests. Track times were 49 and 47.

LunaRacer 3 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy up Badger and around the backside.

Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy down the Urb.

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.002.4810.98

8x300m hill repeats + 4x400m on the track. All rests ~2:30. The hill repeats were considerably faster today without feeling like I was pushing. Roughly 3 seconds per rep faster. 400s done in 68, 67, 65, 65.

LunaRacer 3 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

AM - 7.5 easy around Padden.

PM - 5 miles easy to Bench and back. I tried out my Flows again and decided I really hate this shoe. Never again.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 7.50Brooks Pure Flow 2 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

Easy run out to Whatcom and back. 

Launch Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.006.000.0012.00

6x1600m at threshhold w/ 1:00 rests. Chose to do it on the track, which I regretted. The weather was awful -- 24 degrees with a steady 15 mph wind -- would've been better off going down to the trails for a little shelter. I was layered with two long-sleeve tops, gloves, and tights, and I never felt warm.

Regardless, the workout went well. I went 5:22, 5:26, 5:21, 5:25, 5:25, 5:22 and ended feeling not terribly stressed. I'm still a couple months away, but the fitness is getting there. I figure without the wind each rep would be roughly 3-5 seconds faster.

Launch Miles: 6.00LunaRacer 3 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Easy run around Padden.

Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

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

10 easy.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 easy.

Launch Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Race: Club Nats XC (6.214 Miles) 00:35:32, Place overall: 229
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.006.2011.20

Launch Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 easy on the Urb.

Launch Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy to Bench and back.

Ravenna Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy on the Urb.

Launch Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy with two loops around Padden.

Ravenna Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 08:43:12 from 67.79.11.242

Welcome to the 2000 club!

From Tyler on Wed, Jan 01, 2014 at 15:54:33 from 98.247.82.12

Haha thanks. Almost didn't make it.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Hilly run in the Chuckanuts -- up Huckleberry and back down Salal.

Launch Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy on the Urb.

Hoka Stinson Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.500.000.000.0010.50

Easy 10.5 by Whatcom Falls and Big Rock w/ Dylan and Tanner.

Launch Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1900.4015.8056.9062.522035.62
Vapor (Black) Miles: 219.00Vapor (Red) Miles: 344.20LunaRacer Miles: 50.00Launch Miles: 445.50Racer ST5 Miles: 9.00Ravenna Miles: 356.20Brooks Ghost 6 Miles: 266.80Brooks Pure Flow 2 Miles: 10.00Brooks Ghost 6 (B) Miles: 9.60LunaRacer 3 Miles: 55.50NB 1400 Miles: 31.00Hoka Stinson Miles: 46.50Asics DS Trainer Miles: 19.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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