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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
43.000.000.000.000.0043.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.600.000.000.000.0010.60

Given the gift of daylight savings time I was able to feel relatively rested waking at 5:30 this morning, For the first time in more than a month I ran the Bonneville Golf Course loop.  The wind was blowing out of Emigration Canyon, but I never got cold on the run.  It was nice to see the sky brighten a bit around 6:40. It's been so dark in the mornings recently.  Felt good to really run today.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.500.000.000.000.007.50

Run with the Black Sheep this morning. It was a small group, but it worked. This was my first attempt at running "fast" since October 4th (St. George).  The wind this morning reminded me of the wind of a month ago at points. Since we were running on the track at East High, however, there was only a headwind half of the time. After the standard warm up loop, we ran an 800 with speed changes and then 4 x 400, 4 x 800, 4 x 400.  I don't remember all the times but the fastest 800 was like 2:37 and the fastest 400 was 71 seconds.  It felt pretty good to move the legs but I can feel it a bit this afternoon. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.400.000.000.000.008.40

Snow! Not enough to accumulate on the roads or sidewalks, but it covered the yards pretty well. I ran the U/Avenues/Ensign loop. I saw either a fox or coyote (more likely a fox) dart in front of me about 100 meters away as I was heading into the little trail section behind Ensign. That was cool. So it felt like a legitimate winter run today with glove, hat, tights, vest etc.

 FYI:  this story about a fox and a runner turned out differently than mine:

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.400.000.000.000.0010.40

It was very chilly this morning, 27 degrees, and yet I somehow overdressed for my run.  I ran the Bonneville Golf Course loop and on the return did 3 x 2-3 minutes of sub-tinman/~CV pace.  These little surges felt pretty good and made me think I'm not really the lumbering bovine I have imagined myself to have become since the marathon. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.100.000.000.000.006.10

I only ran 6.1 this morning.  I have some pain in my lower right abdominal muscles that is sensitive on impact when I hit the ground while running.  It has been somewhat lingering for a while, became more noticeable yesterday, and did not improve today.  It could be some muscle tear, tendonitis, or the injury du jour--a sports hernia.  It hurts, and that's no fun.  The pain subsided after I was warmed up but it was always present.  Rest?  We'll see about that.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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No run. The abdominal thing was giving me too much trouble and I thought I could benefit from some more rest.  I did eat a lot, however, to make up for the lack of running.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
43.000.000.000.000.0043.00
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