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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jul 23, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5k 16:16 / 10k 33:12 / half marathon 1:12:28/ marathon 2:32:59/ 100 miles: 34 hours, nine minutes (Wasatch 100).

Short-Term Running Goals:

Compress six months of marathon training into six weeks.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay curious.

Personal:

I'm an attorney in Salt Lake City. Married to Heather. We have two little boys.


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Thu, Nov 23, 2006
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.251.250.000.000.006.50

I was too late out the door to hook up with the group, so I ran alone. First couple of miles were sluggish beyond belief. Thought a tempo mile might spice things up, it didn't. I struggled through it into the wind at 5:58. Thought a bio break might help, it didn't. Thought some downhill running might help, it didn't. Thought stopping at 6.5 miles might help, that did the trick. It's not as if I have been training hard, I can't really explain why I felt so sluggish today.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 15:53:41

Have you been working in your office more than usual?

From Chad on Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 16:08:01

Yes, Sasha--much more than usual! I have had several 12-15 hour days recently. What do you think? Just too much sitting and not enough movement?

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 13:52:30

Sitting for a long time day after day kills your biomechanics. I think this is a very big component of why so many college runners rather quickly digress from being able to run 400 in 52-54 to having a hard time breaking 60.

Stress is also a factor - having a deadline to get something out by, particularly in a sedentary manner, messed up with your ability to recover from workouts. Plus your diet is probably not the best when you sit in an office for hours, even if you try hard.

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