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Location:

Mesa,AZ,

Member Since:

Mar 20, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

  • Mile: 4:37 (HS)
  • 2 Mile: 10:11 (HS)
  • 10K: 35:52 (HS)
  • 5K - 18:15 (ARR Summer Race Series #1 - 2008)
  • 1/2 Marathon: 1:32:00 (St. George 2008 enroute)
  • Marathon: 3:10:56 (St. George 2008)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  1. Get down to 155 lbs 
  2. Run sub 18:00 5K
  3. Run sub 1:30 1/2 marathon
  4. Run sub 3:00 marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

  1. qualify for Boston Marathon
  2. run Boston Marathon
  3. run sub-2:50 marathon
  4. run sub-1:20 1/2 marathon
  5. run sub-17:00 5K
  6. beat my high school 10K time of 35:52

Personal:

I was married in 1997 to my beautiful wife Lybi (confessions of a piano teacher on the blog), and we have 3 wonderful boys who are just as active as I was when I was little (he he). I grew up in southeastern Michigan, and my family became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when I was 6. I attended BYU, and served a mission in Berlin, Germany. After graduating from BYU with a degree in Health and Human Performance (pre-physical therapy), I promptly changed careers and started working with computers (although no programming for me). We have moved across the country several times, and currently live in Mesa, AZ.  I work in computer security for a major nationwide homebuilder.

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Saucony Grid C2 Flash Lifetime Miles: 148.66
Wed, Oct 10, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.000.000.000.003.50

Approx. 7 miles on the bike this evening.  I will count this as 1/2 for running purposes.  Felt like a pretty good aerobic workout, good workout for my legs as well.  I don't have a road bike, just a mountain bike, but I got it going pretty good again.  I think that this is really helping with the muscle soreness, like Sasha said.  I could actually hop up and down today, and was jogging around at work today.  Still felt sore, but not to the extent that I couldn't use my legs.  I am pretty happy to be getting back to normal after 3-4 days, given that this was quite an effort for me, and I am also extremely happy about where my aerobic capacity is at.  Looked for 10K's - nothing through the end of the year that was not on a Sunday - bummer.  I will at least see if I can get in a 5K to get my PR down, and will look for a 1/2 marathon before the Shiprock marathon.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Brent on Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 22:14:30

No doubt, you are stoaked, already planning your next marathon. Good luck, maybe see you at the Moab half. Me and Sylvia run it about every year. You never know now with the lottery. I have a friend who ran Shiprock, toughter marathon according to him than St. George.

From James on Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 22:25:07

I never met you at the dinner but I did meet your wife. Good job on a nice PR on Saturday! Keep it up, and nice name by the way.

From Shauna on Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 22:35:32

James, there is a half marathon at South Mountain in Phoenix on October 27, which is on a Saturday. I've heard it's a really good race. I'm thinking about doing it, but I have a half on Nov. 12 in San Diego, so South Mtn may be cutting it a little close. And there's a half this Saturday in Payson, but that's obviously too soon!

From James in Sunny AZ on Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 22:59:41

I was looking at that 1/2, but I think I will wait at bit, as I don't want to overdo it with races and get myself sick or injured. Brent, depending on what time in March the Moab 1/2 is, I may run it as well. I also think the Shiprock marathon will be tougher than St. George - last year's winning time was something like 2:55, but it sounds exciting, and my wife's family lives in New Mexico, so I would have more of a cheering section.

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