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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
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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AM - Ran 3 easy miles on the Provo river trail (7:01 pace). The ankle is feeling better, but it's not quite there yet. It was nice to be out in the warm temps this morning, it felt fantastic. Looks like I'll be hitting the pool again tonight.

PM - Added in about 47 minutes of swimming, keeping HR around 145.

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AM - Ran three easy miles. Still taking things easy.

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AM - Got in 5 easy miles this morning, the ankle seems to be improving. It's still tender, but I'm feeling like I'm on the upward swing here.

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Decided to give the leg a good test with 8 easy miles. It seemed to hold up fine, so I'm feeling happy. The heat wave was almost too much, though, even in shorts and a T-shirt. 

 It was a great feeling to be on the trail again, although I feel that I've lost quite a bit over the last week or two. I'm thinking that 55 miles next week followed by 65 miles the week after is a good plan to get back to where I was. Maybe the middle of the 65 mile week I can try a tempo run and see how things feel.
 

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After yesterday's success, I pushed a little further today for a moderate 10 miler. Aerobically the run felt fine, but the legs are definitely a little shaky. Very comfortable weather.... this was a great run. Total time - 69:15

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I must have the worst timing ever. I spent a good chunk of the day fixing our closet, which collapsed on itself, and another chunk at my nephew's baptism and the family get-together afterward, so my run got pushed till the evening. I left about five minutes before the snow hit, and got to run about an hour in heavy, driving snow while being dressed for the springtime weather we've been having. Bleh.

So I was frozen to the bone with about two miles left, at least an inch of snow built up on my head, looking pretty miserable when this girl pulls over and asks if I need a ride. I was seriously worried about losing body parts, but I actually said no -- partly because I needed the miles, and partly because I didn't want my wife to be mad at me for getting a ride with a strange girl. I still consider myself something of a newlywed, so I'm not always sure how my wife will react to things like that. I figured I'd rather be miserable for 15 minutes or so than all night long. I mentioned it to her when I got home, and she said I made the right choice!  :D

 

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