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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
51.400.003.000.000.0054.40
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.500.000.000.000.002.50

Easy downtown route with Heather.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

From 15th/15th, I ran the HCI loop with a few Black Sheep. I took it fairly easy today.

On the return, via the trail in Miller Park, Kathryn gave Derrick and John W. the bright idea to hide in the brush and wait to jump out and scare Casey and me when we ran by. They got us pretty good, though I think I did avoid shrieking like a 6 yr old girl. Time to think a bit about payback!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.500.003.000.000.006.50

Speed/hill workout with the Black Sheep. It was pretty ugly; 27 degrees at the start and I was underdressed. We started at Foothill Village and warmed up into the St. Mary's neighborhood above Wasatch Blvd. We did 5 x hill repeats on a very steep street (approx 35 sec), recovering on the downhill. Then 5 x hill repeats on an even steeper and longer street (approx 40-45 sec). Then we did 5 repeats of this loop that started flat and then climbed a bit. I didn't have my footpod, so no exact measurements, but I think it was about 500m. Those hurt. The upside was that I was no longer cold.

We cooled down back to Foothill Village and added a bit more mileage en route. Christy T. also led us through a few plyometric exercises at the end.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

Bonneville Golf Course loop. My watch says this route climbs 689 feet, and descends 663 feet. Since I started and finished at my house, my guess is the real number is somewhere in between. Nice fall morning, very light out now at 6:30 am.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.500.000.000.000.0010.50

Tried the Cucina loop on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail again with Sam this morning. It was blissfully uneventful; no lightning, skunks, or ice storms. The temperature was surprisingly warm.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.500.000.000.000.007.50

Tried a different variation of my route to get to Bonneville golf course. Once there, I ran on a couple of fairways, which is great. Running across the driving range to the secret exit from the golf course is a little more treacherous because of all the golf balls, but it was light enough out that I could see them all fine. I did have to stop during the run more than I would have liked, i.e., bio break/cars etc. . ., but overall I hope I remember to try this route again another time.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.400.000.000.000.0010.40

Met up with a few of the Black Sheep at 15th/15th at 5:30 am. We ran an 8 mile loop up around Steiner, to Foothill, down 23rd East to the Country Club, and then zig zagged back through a couple of Sugarhouse neighborhoods. Most of the group headed back to the cars after 8; Aimee Larkin and I continued on for another 2.4. We averaged just under 7 min for the 10 miles.

At 9:00 am, I went to Cottonwood Complex to watch the youth USATF State Cross Country meet. My friend and neighbor Mark Oftedal's son Eli, age 9, was running in the Bantam race. I have wanted to watch him race for a while because he developing into quite a phenom. Today was no exception. He won the hilly and slippery 3000m race by at least 350m, maybe more, finishing in 11:31.

I also got to watch Sasha's 7 year old son Benjamin run in the same race. Benjamin had a cold, but looked very tough in hard conditions. It's clear he takes his performances very seriously. I believe he was about 15th; I'm sure Sasha will add some details as well. It was a lot of fun to watch these kids race.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
51.400.003.000.000.0054.40
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