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Location:

Farmington,Ut,United States

Member Since:

Sep 12, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Not much to speak of yet.

My fastest Marathon was 3:38 (St. George); 3:36:00 (St. George 2012)

My fastest Half was 1:55 (Farmington Festival Days)

Haven't competed in anything less than a half in a while 

Short-Term Running Goals:

5K: 21 min

10K: 40 min

Half: 1:40

Marathon: 3:05 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Get my mile time down to 6 min for long distances (marathon pace)

run a 4 min mile

get fast and competitive on trails

get fast enough to be a local elite 

Personal:

married with kids.  I want my kids to see me accomplish the above goals so hopefully they too will want to be active and healthy. 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Altra Instinct Lifetime Miles: 295.43
Altra Instinct V2 Lifetime Miles: 424.34
Altra Lone Peak Lifetime Miles: 519.15
Saucony Perigrin Lifetime Miles: 327.60
Flag Rock Summits 2013 Lifetime Miles: 10.00
Vertical Feet 2013 Lifetime Miles: 147360.00
Saucony Mirage Lifetime Miles: 249.48
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 255.16
Mizuno Sayonara Lifetime Miles: 46.80
Vertical Feet 2014 Lifetime Miles: 10299.00
Tue, Nov 22, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.800.000.100.006.90

I think I over did it yesterday because I feel really tired today.  My legs were a little sore starting out today as well, though it went away after a half mile or so. The 9 miles I did yesterday is the farthest I have run since the 5th and I'm not sure I was ready for that at the beginning of the week. I need to adjust the recommended workout so that those runs are at the end with a day of rest between them and the softer runs throughout the week.  Maybe.  I'll see how the rest of the week plays out I guess. 

Altra Instinct Miles: 6.90
Comments
From trickydick on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 21:16:27 from 174.18.40.19

Man you are really racking up some miles. It makes me jealous. I don't dare too much more than 3 miles/day in the barefoot shoes. I wanted to go farther tomorrow but I am nervous about it.

From TheMr.K on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:35:21 from 168.179.185.33

I got to 5 miles pretty quick in the barefoot shoes but going much farther than that was a problem. Just take it slow and pay attention to how it feels.

My miles are starting to catch up with me I think. I am really tired this week and my muscles are sore. I'm not sure how a person gets into the kind of shape that they can put in 50-60 miles a week, but I would like to figure that out. I imagine it requires putting in the miles, even if you have to do so slowly to begin with. I guess that's what I'm going for right now.

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