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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

50k:  4:59 at Buffalo Run in 2010  (32 miles)

Marathon:  3:01 at St. George in 2009!

Half:  1:29 at Painter's/ St. George in 2009.  1:27 at Salt Lake in 2009 (aided course)

10k: 40:53 Greek Festival 10k at Sugar House park in 2010.

5miles: 32:10 Dam 2 Dam in 2009.  Master's winner.

5k: 20:00:00  19:54 in May 2010.

2008:  Ran the Slam + Boston

I need to update this!

Short-Term Running Goals:

Carpe Diem.

Don't trip over my own feet.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running.

Personal:

1 wife

1 girl child

1 boy child

1 big dog

1 little dog

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Mon, Dec 15, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

A cold run on a chunky Jordan River Parkway.

The temp was about 27 but the wind was about 20 mph, which made it a bit nippy.  Luckily I dressed for it.

I swaped my speed work from today to tomorrow.  Hopefully the weather tomorrow won't be too terrible. 

Comments
From Rhett on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:30:39

Way to get out there in that miserable weather. And nice run Sunday. You really rocked that workout. 6:47 goal pace, what is the time goal there, 1:28?

From Smooth on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 14:55:15

Good run. Is your "today" Mon Dec 15 as posted? Cause Tuesday which is your "tomorrow" is now today Dec 16 and the road condition is worse. No way I could have done any kinda speed work on the road. I'm hoping for better weather tomorrow (Wed) too.

From Rhett on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 15:04:59

Smooth so who's on first? and when will it be the day after yesterday?

From fly on the wall on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 16:46:12

Today is Tuesday and the conditions were slightly better on this section of the Jordan River Parkway. I did my speed work and will post about it in a moment or three.

Rhett, My pie in the sky ultimate goal is to run 2:59:59 at St. George. So I entered this time into Sasha's Utah race time predictor and have been using the predicted race paces at various distances as training goals. For example enter 2:59:59 and it predicts 1:29:00 / 6:47 for a flat half in Salt Lake.

Painter's is not flat but it is about 1,700 feet lower than Salt Lake. So, I'm training for a 6:47 pace. Who knows what I'll actually be able to run, but that's what I'm aiming for. I keep thinking about how hard those little hills are going to be.

From Rhett on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 16:59:48

Fly, I can never gauge hills by elevation charts. Sounds like you have run Painter's. How are the hills and where do they fall in the race?

With as hard as you have been working and knowing how good a shape you are in, especially after the grand slam yesterday, I think you can definitely go sub 3 at SGM in O9.

From fly on the wall on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 18:00:15

I don't remember any significant hills, just a bunch of annoying little ones. Just enough to make you question your pacing if you are already pushing it. Have you looked at the course tool for Painter's?

From Rhett on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 18:24:58

I can't seem to find the course info on-line. I just keep gettting something from Active.com but I can't find the link to the elevation chart.

From Smooth on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 19:02:17

Rhett,

On the calendar page after you sign in, there's a link to Course Tool to the left. Click on Course Tool and find a lists of many races other bloggers have posted about various courses. I'll try to link it here and see if it works.

http://fastrunningblog.com/course.php

From Smooth on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 19:06:52

Hmm, looks like it only links to the main page. Click show all courses and sroll down about halfway, you'll find Painter's posted by James W.

From fly on the wall on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 19:11:14

What Smooth said,plus if you scroll further you'll find Painter's 07.

From Rhett on Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 15:04:25

Thanks Mark.

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