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Location:

La Verkin,UT,USA

Member Since:

Feb 17, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Post College

10K- 33:49 (Enterprise 09')

Half Marathon-1:16:29- (Hobblecreek 06')

Marathon 2:44:59 (St. George 07')

Personal:

I live in La Verkin, Utah. My wife, Sunny and I have 3 boys and 1 special little girl
I teach 7th grade Utah History at Hurricane Intermediate School and Driver's Education at Millcreek High School.

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Miles:This week: 2.50 Month: 2.50 Year: 176.50
Nike Pegasus 38 Lime Lifetime Miles: 53.00
Hoka Torrent 3 Gray Lifetime Miles: 38.00
Nike Invincible White Lifetime Miles: 101.00
Nike Invincible Gray Lifetime Miles: 89.00
Nike Invincible Black Lifetime Miles: 61.00
Nike Vaporfly 3 Yellow Lifetime Miles: 48.00
Nike Vomero Orange Lifetime Miles: 22.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
131.500.003.000.0042.00176.50
Hoka Torrent 3 Gray Miles: 6.00Nike Invincible Black Miles: 5.00Nike Vomero Orange Miles: 22.00Nike Invincible Gray Miles: 8.00Nike Vaporfly 3 Yellow Miles: 4.00Nike Invincible White Miles: 13.00
Weight: 201.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.002.005.00

Gravel Pit, body feeling sore. I have gained a few pounds over the break. 

Hoka Torrent 3 Gray Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Basketball 3 on 3. Sprint 8 workout 

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

La Verkin 5K 

Weight: 200.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

1 mile warm-up, Sprint 8, 10 machines 2x 12.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.002.005.00

Cow Field, then 30 minutes on the bike, plus 1 mile walking the dog. 

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.002.004.00

Basketball, 30 minutes on the bike, 10 machines.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.000.000.000.000.001.00

1 mile walk.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Basketball 

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.000.000.00

Nothing today, went to the temple and then had to work on my water softner, then Joslin had a bball game.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Basketball 3 on 3, 3 mile Sky Mtn Loop (8:56 avg) 10 machines.

Nike Invincible Black Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.001.000.001.004.00

Main Street Hill Repeats

1 mile warm-up

1-39

2-35

3-39

4-37

5-39

6-39

1 mile cool-down

20 minutes on the bike.

Hoka Torrent 3 Gray Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

Basketball. 1 mile at school

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.002.002.00

30 minutes bike.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Basketball this morning. 4 miles out on the Southern Parkway. It was really windy so I was battling a good headwind for half of the run, still averaged 9:30 which included quite a few walk breaks. 

Nike Vomero Orange Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Confluence Park, I actually was pretty happy with this run.  I ran 47:17 (9:27 avg).

Nike Invincible Gray Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.002.005.00

Basketball, 30 minutes on the bike, and then 9 machines.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.000.000.000.002.003.00

1 mile walk, then 30 minutes on the bike.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.002.000.000.006.00

Basketball

.5 Warm-Up

2800 West Tempo 16:07 (8:01 avg)

1-7:36

2-8:21

1.5 Cool-Down

Nike Vaporfly 3 Yellow Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.002.002.00

30 minutes on the bike.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Basketball. Zion View Park slow. 30 minutes on the bike. 

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.005.005.00

1 hour on the bike. 2 hours lifting and moving stuff at work.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Basketball this morning. Rlington Parkway (9:29 avg)

Nike Invincible Gray Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.000.000.000.002.003.00

Not much energy this evening. Only did 1 mile walk/jog then 30 minutes on the bike.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Basketball. Ran over to Jordan's in the evening.

Nike Invincible White Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

Ran the mile with 1st, 2nd, and 4th Hours.

1- 8:44

2- 8:51

3- 9:07

Left calf muscle started hurting on the third mile of the day.

Nike Vomero Orange Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Basketball. 2 mile walk

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Zions Bank 6 miles in 60:00 (10:08 avg) glad to get this run over with. 2 mile walk in the afternoon.

Nike Vomero Orange Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.002.005.00

Basketball for 30 minutes, 2 mile run over to Zion View Park and then 30 minutes on the bike. 

Nike Invincible Black Miles: 2.00
Weight: 203.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.002.005.00

Main Street Hill Repeats

1-33

2-34

3-36

4-34

5-38

6-35

7-38

8-35

1:30 recovery

1 mile warm-up and 1 mile cool-down

Nike Invincible White Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Basketball at the Middle School.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.002.002.00

30 minutes on the bike.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Basketball this morning.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Down through Confluence Park.

Nike Vomero Orange Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Basketball

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

La Verkin 5K

1st and 2nd miles were ok, then calve pain on the last mile. 

Nike Invincible White Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.002.002.00

30 minutes on the bike. 

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.002.002.00

30 minutes on the bike, dealing with left calf pain.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

Basketball at the middle school.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.002.004.00

30 minutes on the bike. 2 mile walk.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Cow Field.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.002.002.00

2 mile walk.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Basketball

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.002.002.00

30 minutes on the bike.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Basketball

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

1 mile walk and then 2 mile walk on Sunday. I've been having some left calf and achilles pain.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.002.005.00

Basketball for 30 minutes, still dealing with some calf issues. 2 mile run Jolley's Loop 9:50 avg, 30 minutes on the bike.

Nike Vomero Orange Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.002.004.00

Zion View Park 8:59 avg, 20 minutes on the bike. 

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Basketball this morning at the middle school. Ran over to Jordan's then back home.

Nike Invincible White Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Sky Mountain Loop 8:58 avg, then 8 machines, then 2 mile walk with Sunny. Also did some yard work in the afternoon.

Nike Vomero Orange Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.500.000.000.000.002.50

Basketball at the middle school.

Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
131.500.003.000.0042.00176.50
Hoka Torrent 3 Gray Miles: 6.00Nike Invincible Black Miles: 5.00Nike Vomero Orange Miles: 22.00Nike Invincible Gray Miles: 8.00Nike Vaporfly 3 Yellow Miles: 4.00Nike Invincible White Miles: 13.00
Weight: 201.50
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