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Week starting Jan 28, 2007

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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:

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

Long-Term Running Goals:

~~qualify for Boston Marathon~~
run Boston Marathon
run sub-2:50 marathon
run sub-1:20 1/2 marathon
run sub-17:00 5K
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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Grid C2 Flash Lifetime Miles:						148.66

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Mon, Jan 29, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00

OK, so I laid low for a while, rested up from my injuries, and in the meantime lost 20 pounds. I am sure the extra weight played a role in my getting injured. I still have about 5 more pounds to lose, but I feel much better. I feel ready to start back up again (slowly). Ran two miles today, and boy did it feel good. Walked the first mile, ran the second, walked the third, ran the fourth, then walked the last 1/2 mile back home. Mile splits were as follows:

1st mile: 7:20 (felt good, did not expect this fast of a mile)

2nd mile: 7:01 (whoops! It felt really good, and I was concentrating on my form)

I will continue to take it easy and start off slowly, running only 3x/week for right now. I am planning on continuing to integrate my runs into my walks for the time being. Woohoo!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

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Thu, Feb 01, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00

Another two miles sandwiched in the middle of my walk. However, this time, I actually ran two consecutive miles. They both felt good. I continued to concentrate on my form, both with my stride as well as with my upper body. First mile was in 7:27, second mile was in 7:33. Total exercise time, including the walking portions, was 57:00. This will be my standard for several more weeks until I feel like I am ready to add distance to my runs.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

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Sat, Feb 03, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00

Another standard run, 2 miles in the middle of my walk. The walk functions very well as both a warm-up and cool down. Mile splits were as follows:

Mile 1: 7:17 (this is still faster than I had intended, but felt good. I believe the faster pace is due to increased concentration on my running form)

Mile 2: 6:30 (Gasp! I had no idea this mile was this fast until I hit my split button on my watch. At the end of the second mile, I was breathing somewhat hard, but certainly could have sustained the pace).

I will have to make more of a concerted effort next run to keep my pace under control.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

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