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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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Wed, Nov 29, 2006
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5.301.000.000.000.006.30

Woke up to several inches of snow at our house. So after shoveling snow, I thought it might be a good morning to put the gym membership that I won last spring to use for the first time. The gym is less than a block from work, so it's pretty convenient. I ran on the treadmill, which I do very, very infrequently.

Even with my iPod, I found that time passed very s l o w l y. I kept increasing the pace to make it a little more engaging. I ran mile 5 at 6:10 and then mile 6 at 5:58.

Comments
From Mike on Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 13:02:11

I run on the treadmill more than I'd like and boredom is a constant enemy. I run with an iPod which helps some but at 40 minutes I go crazy. I find that changing the pace and grade helps more than the iPod. Typically I warm up for a few miles then run a 1% grade for a mile. The next mile I run at a 1% grade but increase the pace by 0.1 mph. Then I put the grade at 0% and increase the pace by 0.2 mph. I can manage to get in longer runs that way. I have done 100+ minute runs like that but it is still tough. I find that I get very hot and am prone to blisters on a treadmill.

From Chad on Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 14:13:11

Thanks for the workout suggestions, Mike. I'm definitely going to try to plan something more thoughtful next time. If I owned a treadmill, I think I could get in the swing of it a little better.

From Mike on Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 17:34:01

I have a love/hate relationship with mine. I also have a few race DVD's that I will try to watch as I run. Maybe your club could put one on for you. I'll make a copy if you want.

I'm not planning on going to the oval on Wednesday unless it is really cold or snows. I'd love to hook up with you for a run one of these days when our schedules work out.

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