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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
75.250.004.000.0079.25
Ravenna 5 (grey) Miles: 15.00Brooks Ghost 6 (B) Miles: 15.50Hoka Stinson Miles: 8.75Saucony Ride Miles: 16.00Asics Electro 33 Miles: 10.00Launch (Blue) 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 miles in the Chuckanuts. I went up Huckleberry and to the top of Raptor Ridge and looped back down on Lost Lake trail. It was gorgeous. I wanted to go down Salal, but it poured the last few days and that trail gets wrecked from heavy rain. These are the kinds of runs I wish I could do every day.

Ravenna 5 (grey) Miles: 15.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.250.000.000.0011.25

AM - 2.25 easy miles at work. Ran with a buddy so we didn't do the full loop.

PM - 9 miles. Headed up to campus and ran up the Arboretum, down to Boulevard, and looped back on the Urb. Nice night. Fog rolled in and made it hard to see through the headlamp, but it was warm today.

Brooks Ghost 6 (B) Miles: 9.00Hoka Stinson Miles: 2.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.250.000.000.0011.25

AM - Work loop 3.25

PM - 8 miles with Derek and David from Klicks. Headed up to campus and did my campus/Boulevard loop in reverse. 8x35s strides in the middle.

Hoka Stinson Miles: 3.25Saucony Ride 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
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles around the horse trails at Padden. The trails have become runable again since the last rain. It took me 77 minutes, so it was likely a bit longer than 10, but it is quite hilly in spots.

I spent my lunch break in the gym this time. I'd like to experiment a bit with weights, which I haven't done seriously in years. I took it easy today with 3x10 squats with 95 lbs, 3x10 bench with 95 lbs, lats, stomach and back. I felt the squats in the hills on the run. I need to get some better resources to follow so I know what I'm doing.

Asics Electro 33 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
8.500.000.000.008.50

5 mile loop up to campus and the Arb, then 8x200m on the track (200m jogs) ranging between 33 and 34s. I picked up a pair of Hyperspeeds and was testing them out on the track. They may be what I'm looking for in a road racer, but they need a better test. I kept the 200s on a slower and relaxed side since yesterday was my first day lifting in years and I want to be sure not to overdo it. You know, with old age setting in and all.

Brooks Ghost 6 (B) 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
11.250.000.000.0011.25

AM - Work loop

PM - 8 miles fairly steady down the Urb to Boulevard Park. A friend is letting me try running her dog, so I picked up Carly at 2 miles and we did 4 miles together. It was great. I need a dog. She kept up fine and was well behaved even in the crowded park. Beautiful evening too, the sunset across the bay was spectacular. Deep magenta all across the sky.

Hoka Stinson Miles: 3.25Saucony Ride 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
8.000.004.000.0012.00

Ran up to campus for a 4 x cruise 1600s on the track (1:00 rests). I wanted the track this time to get a better gauge for my fitness, the last few of these haven't gone well on the trails at night. 

I went 5:16, 5:19, 5:17, 5:16. 5:17 average. This was true tempo effort, never difficult or painful, just pushing to find that threshold pace. My fitness is about where I thought it was.

Launch (Blue) 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
75.250.004.000.0079.25
Ravenna 5 (grey) Miles: 15.00Brooks Ghost 6 (B) Miles: 15.50Hoka Stinson Miles: 8.75Saucony Ride Miles: 16.00Asics Electro 33 Miles: 10.00Launch (Blue) Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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