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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: 37.00 Month: 69.20 Year: 69.20
Mizuno Ekiden Lifetime Miles: 274.65
Flyknit Streaks Lifetime Miles: 472.35
Flyknit VFs Lifetime Miles: 214.25
Reebok Run Fast Lifetime Miles: 180.00
Ride 15 Lifetime Miles: 615.65
Ride 15 Royal Blue Lifetime Miles: 819.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
52.200.004.002.0058.20
Ride 15 Miles: 42.10Flyknit Streaks Miles: 4.00
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, 7:53

Ride 15 Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.002.008.00

Hill sprints. Nudged it to 2x30s, 8x45s, 2x30s.

Flyknit Streaks Miles: 4.00Ride 15 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
9.000.000.000.009.00

Wrapping up 2025 with 1282 miles, a big step up from my all-time low of 60 in 2024. I thought my running days were permanently over. Just happy to be running consistently, and I'm excited to see if I can get some speed back in 2026.

Ride 15 Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

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
52.200.004.002.0058.20
Ride 15 Miles: 42.10Flyknit Streaks Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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