| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 33.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| I am really getting irritated by this calf injury now - after a week of no problems, I went for a 6 mile run this morning, only to have my calf start to cramp up again after 4.5 miles. Luckily I wasn't that far from home, and was able to take a shortcut. I am afraid I am going to need to shut it down for a couple of weeks and do some cross-training to allow my calf to heal. I will plan on icing it several times a day, and will also start up on the ibuprofen. I am very disappointed, and can't figure out why this is happening to me again, but would rather get it taken care of now than have to pull out again. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| So after deliberation and suggestions by some of the SGM forumites, I decided to go ahead and run today. There is a good chance that part of my troubles may be caused by lack of vitamins/minerals in my diet, so I went out and bought some multivitamins today. I also am continuing to take ibuprofen and icing my leg daily. Did 0.5 mile warmup on the treadmill at 6 miles/hr, then ran 4 miles at 7 miles/hr, then cooled down for 0.5 miles at 6 miles/hr. Felt good, no pain in my calf. I also hooked up my heart rate monitor on a whim, and was very encouraged. Average HR for the run was around 153-152, never got above 160. I am also continuing to do exercises to strengthen my core as well as the calf exercises. Will probably run again on the treadmill tomorrow, as it is too late for me to get up early and still get enough sleep. |
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| | 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 |
| After today's workout, I am beginning to think that perhaps I am running just slow enough that my stride on my slow runs may be part of the problem. That or maybe too much running on the roads. I did the following workout on the treadmill today: 0.5 mile warmup at 6 miles/hr 0.5 miles at 7 miles/hr (8:34 pace) 1.5 miles at 7.5 miles/hr (8:00 pace) 2 miles at 8.5 miles/hr (7:03 pace - and it felt good) 0.5 miles at 8 miles/hr (7:30 pace) 1 mile at 7 miles/hr Boy did I feel good after this run. My stride felt the most efficient when I was doing my 2 mile interval in the middle of the run. I am continuing to do the other things - ibuprofen, icing, also putting absorbine jr on the area before I run. No calf pain today, no calf pain yesterday. Maybe some of it is in my head as well. I think this is about the time last year that I strained my calf . . . :) |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| I felt a little sluggish when I got up this morning, but I am getting used to that feeling. I am just not a real early morning person. I did run again on the treadmill instead of outside. 0.5 mile warmup at 6 miles/hr, then ran 4 miles at 7.5 miles/hr (8:00/mile). I made an observation today that may have had something to do with my calf - my normal stride running slower seems to have my pelvis tilted forward too much, which keeps me from using my stronger quads and hamstrings. When I consciously tilt my pelvis back, all of a sudden my stride is easier and I can feel my upper legs taking on more of the work. I think I am on to something here. Strengthening my core is going to definitely help with this - as my abs get stronger, they will be able to tilt my pelvis back automatically. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
| I am kind of guessing on the distance. We are in Colorado Springs until Monday at a family reunin, and I ran this morning for 36 minutes. It was a killer. Elevation was around 6500 ft, and I had some hills to navigate, plus pushing my 18 month old in a jogging stroller. Lungs were burning at the end of this run, but my legs felt pretty good. I am planning on doing 10-12 tomorrow at a nice easy pace, which will put me at 34-36 for the week. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
| The distance is a fair guess - I ran for just over 1:20, and there was a good amount of downhills. I could still tell that I was at altitude, as my lungs were still burning. All in all, I am happy with this run - I was aiming for 10 miles, and thought this was pretty good. This puts me at 33 miles for the week - I think this is my most mileage ever. And my calf is still doing fine now! |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 33.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33.75 |
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