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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Grid C2 Flash Lifetime Miles: 148.66
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
15.500.000.000.000.000.000.0015.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Tue, Apr 04, 2006
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.000.000.000.004.50

Took it out nice and easy again - mile 1 in 8:15, mile 2 in 7:41, then kicked it up a notch - mile 3 in 6:45 (felt a bit hard), mile 4 in 7:39, then slowed down and ran the last 1/2 mile in 4:47. Total time: 35:09.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Thu, Apr 06, 2006
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

I ran in the afternoon instead of the morning today, and that may have contributed to a faster run - first mile was 7:47 instead of the usual 8:10 or so. Second mile was 6:50 (had to wait at a red light for 30 seconds). Third mile was 7:02. Fourth mile was approx. 8:00 (another darn red light, this one longer). Total estimated run time: 29:40. Next time I will try to keep away from routes involving lights . . . either that, or I gotta get me one of those Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS watches!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Apr 08, 2006
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.00

This was a tough run - I only had about 4 hours of sleep the night before because of a sick infant. Nevertheless, I did my 7 miles, and I am proud I didn't quit early. Here are my splits:

Mile 1 - 8:16

Mile 2 - 7:55

Mile 3 - 7:49

Mile 4 - 8:03

Mile 5 - 8:12

Mile 6 - 8:24

Mile 7 - 8:00

Total time - 56:30. I had a small break after the fifth mile to get a drink. All through the run, I just felt like I didn't have that spring in my step, and I couldn't quite find my rhythm. Hopefully with some extra sleep these next few days, the spring will return.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
15.500.000.000.000.000.000.0015.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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