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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: 35.40
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: 278.70
Ride 15 X2 Lifetime Miles: 53.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.400.000.000.0035.40
Ride 15 X2 Miles: 32.50Ride 15 Miles: 2.90
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

20 min cycling

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

20 min cycling

6 weeks from surgery and was cleared to do a little cycling. Starting out easy to not overdo it. Other PT work is consisting of leg extensions, one-legged eccentric leg press, and a few other things like that. And TENS unit and EMS stuff. Shocking my quads is fun.

I still have a little swelling and stiffness in the knee, but it is slowly improving. I have almost full range of motion. I'm hoping 2 more weeks before attempting a run, but I'll bet it's closer to 4. Progress feels slooooowwwwww.

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

20 min cycling

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

20 min cycling

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

30 min cycling. Threw in a handful of 1 on/1 offs from 10-20 min.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.000.001.00

Popping in for an update. Been cycling ~30min just about every day. Doing my PT excercises religiously. And making slow progress. Slower than I hoped. I've been able to run a handful of 1:00 on/off type runs, but I'm not at the point of being able to build volume yet. The right knee is still slightly stiff/inflamed, and I'm having patellofemoral pain if I ramp things up too much. Too much weight or too much running.

6 x 1:00 run/walk this morning. Knee felt very good.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 1.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.200.000.000.001.20

6 x 1 min on/off run/walk

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 1.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.200.000.000.001.20

4 x 2min/1min run/walk

Been cycling ~30 min daily as well as lifting/PT work.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 1.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.400.000.000.001.40

4 x 2/1 run/walk.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 1.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.600.000.000.002.60

8 x 2/1 run/walk on the Lake Padden loop. I'm in Anacortes for work and am checking out some of my old haunts. I love this area. Miss the trails and access to trails. Utah has some great outdoors access, but this area takes all that and pretty much plops it in your back yard.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.400.000.000.002.40

5 x 3/1 run/walk on the Padilla Bay trail. 

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.300.000.000.002.30

5 x 3/1 run/walk at Padilla Bay.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.300.000.000.002.30

5 x 3/1 run/walk at Fidalgo Bay boardwalk. Drizzly and absolutely beautiful.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.600.000.000.002.60

3 on/1 off around Padden. I was going to take today off but couldn't resist one more loop around the lake.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.300.000.000.002.30

Took a few days off running since last week was a significant increase in load. Easy 3 on/1 off in North Salt Lake this morning.

My knee is holding up pretty well, but there's still a good bit of stiffness. And every now and then I do something that makes it hurt. So still being very careful. Still working with my PT, spending a lot of time in the gym, and still cycling just about every day in addition to the little runs.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.400.000.000.002.40

5 x 3 on/1 off.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.40
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

1-hr cycling.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.200.000.000.002.20

3 x 5/1 run/walk. Upped the interval to 5 min and everything felt good. Still stiff/swollen after a lot of activity, but PT says it's fine as long as there's no pain.

+ 30 min cycling

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.20
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

30 min cycling

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.900.000.000.002.90

20 min cycling + 4 x 5/1 on/off running. 8:17 avg including the walking segments.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.90
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

30 min cycling

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.900.000.000.002.90

20 min cycling.

4 x 5/1 on/off running.

 

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.90
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

45 min cycling

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

45 min cycling. My knee feels a little irritated. Increased stimuli from PT and running. Need a running break for a few days to let it recover.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.800.000.000.002.80

20 min cycling

4 x 5/1 on/off running. Knee has a few sore moments but doing better than the end of last week.

Ride 15 X2 Miles: 2.80
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

45 min cycling

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.900.000.000.002.90

20 min cycling + 4 x 5 on/off run/walk. 7:53 combined avg.

Ride 15 Miles: 2.90
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

I might be a cyclist now.

I've hit a plateau in recovery on the knee. I'm just going to ride the bike and do my PT and see what happens. Probably will try a PRP injection as well, but I'm pretty low spirits at this point about being able to run much anymore.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.400.000.000.0035.40
Ride 15 X2 Miles: 32.50Ride 15 Miles: 2.90
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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