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August 2014

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jun 23, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon

St. Louis Marathon (2008) - 3:46:23

St. George Marathon (2009) - 3:30:16

St. George Marathon (2011) - 3:23:52

DesNews Marathon (2012) - 3:29:03

St. George Marathon (2012) - 3:03:43

St. George Marathon (2013) - 2:54:52

St. George Marathon (2014) - 2:51:48

Boston Marathon (2015) - 3:15:43

St. George Marathon (2016) - 2:57:36

Half Marathon

Utah Valley Half (2012) - 1:28:45

St. George Half (2013) - 1:25:45

Hurricane Half (2013) - 1:28:56

Timpanogos Half (2013) - 1:23:22

Utah Valley Half (2014) - 1:23:07

DesNews Half (2014) - 1:23:28

Short-Term Running Goals:

2:45 marathon 1:20 half marathon

Personal:

Married, 3 boys. Work as an anesthesiologist.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Lifetime Miles: 530.70
Volt Nike Lunaracer 3 Lifetime Miles: 336.80
Nike Air Pegasus 31 Lifetime Miles: 530.50
Nike Flyknit Lunar2 Gray/Volt Lifetime Miles: 360.50
Nike Flyknit Lunar2 Red Lifetime Miles: 298.50
White Kinavara 5 Lifetime Miles: 305.80
Nike Lunarglide 6 White Lifetime Miles: 304.00
Nordic Track Lifetime Miles: 581.00
Nike Pegasus 30 Lifetime Miles: 480.00
Saucony Triumph Lifetime Miles: 192.60
Under Armor Apollo 2 Lifetime Miles: 121.00
Nike Pegasus 32 Lifetime Miles: 147.90
Salomon Speedcross Lifetime Miles: 17.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
156.5027.000.000.0029.50213.00
Blue Nike Flyknit One+ Miles: 28.00Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 18.00Blue Nike Lunaracer Miles: 8.00Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 118.00Volt Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 5.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.005.005.00

Did a little bit of everything.  Cycling/lifting/running/elliptical/swimming/hot tub.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.006.006.00

About the same as Saturday. Did some cycling, elliptical, rowing, swimming and lifting.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.004.004.00

Biking/elliptical/lifting

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.501.000.000.000.006.50

Met James this morning to run.  Ran first 2 miles easy and then started a tempo run.  First mile was 6:31 and felt decent.  About another 0.5 mile later started having pain just below my left calf, but above my achilles.  Felt tight, almost like it wanted to tear.  No really crampy or anything.  Couldn't get it to loosen up, so had to bag the run and walk back to the car.

Last few weeks have been frustating from a running standpoint.  I have had issues with my achilles, hamstring and now this.  Not quite sure where to go from here.  I should be ramping up and getting ready for St. George, but I have been doing the opposite.  I took last week off from running and it looks like I may need some more time off.  Not too encouraging heading to St.  George.  If anyone has advice, that would be great.

Got home and rode an hour on the bike.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.008.508.50

More cross-training fun, yea!!  Elliptical/rowing. Hot tub.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.006.008.00

Warmed up on the bike for 20 minutes with some speed intervals mixed in. Tested out the calf on the TM.  Ended up only doing 2 miles before calf started to feel like it was tightening up, so I called it quits.  Not too encouraging.  Lifted and did 30 minutes on the elliptical.  Not feeling too good about St. George at the moment.

Blue Nike Flyknit One+ Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles @ 7:31 pace around Holladay.  Didn't know what to expect for this run with the calf issues recently.  Decided to test it out and stop at any signs of trouble.  Calf behaved, but I kept it nice and easy and never really pushed the pace.  Happy to get in 8 miles.

Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles around Holladay, 7:28 pace

Blue Nike Lunaracer Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy miles around holladay, 7:55 pace.

Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles in Cali, 7:34 pace

Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
18.000.000.000.000.0018.00

Long run along beachfront down in Newport, 7:38 average. Good to get a long run in after not being able to for a couple weeks.

Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 18.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.004.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles in Newport, 7:40 pace with the first 2 miles over 9:00 pace pushing a stroller. Did a 4 mile tempo type run (6:55, 6:52, 6:44, 6:38). Not quite marathon pace, but first faster miles I have done in a while.

Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.001.000.000.000.0011.00

10 easy miles along the beach, last mile sub 7:00.

Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 11.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy, 7:44 pace. Off to Disneyland now, pray for me.

Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.005.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles in Newport, 7:19 pace. Did 5 mile tempo (6:35, 6:42, 6:43, 6:44, 6:44).

Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

4 easy in newport before hitting the road.

Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
19.001.000.000.000.0020.00

Was supposed to run with James, Brayden and Scott this morning, but I was a wuss and bailed.  Needed more sleep.  Ended up getting out about 9, luckily is was a cooler day.  Did 10 mile Holladay loop x2 for a total of 20 miles.  7:21 pace.

Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 20.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles @ 7:30

Blue Nike Flyknit One+ Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.008.000.000.000.0015.00

15 miles total, average pace of 7:16

5.5 mile easy

8 mile tempo (6:37, 6:32, 6:26, 6:35, 6:50, 6:34, 6:38, 6:45) - 6:37 average

1.5 mile cool down

Struggled a little more on tempo than I would have liked, but overall ok with it.

Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 15.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.001.000.000.000.0010.00

10 miles on TM @ 7:30

Did mile 8 at 6% grade trying to simulate Veyo.  It was hard.

Blue Nike Flyknit One+ Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
13.006.000.000.000.0019.00

Plans changed for the weekend and I wasn't going to be able to get a long run on Friday or Saturday. So had to fit it in this afternoon. Started on wasatch just above foothill and run up Emigration. 8.5 miles up. Picked it up a little coming down and did 6 miles in the 6:30-640's range. Added some miles to get to 19. Achilles seems to have held up ok with the uphill miles, but we'll see.

Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 2.00Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 17.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy, 7:30

Blue Nike Flyknit One+ Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy before work, 7:44 pace

Volt Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
156.5027.000.000.0029.50213.00
Blue Nike Flyknit One+ Miles: 28.00Saucony Kinvara 4 Miles: 18.00Blue Nike Lunaracer Miles: 8.00Blue Nike Flyknit Lunar1 Miles: 118.00Volt Nike Lunaracer 3 Miles: 5.00
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