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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
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.960.001.512.0017.47
Altra Instinct Miles: 17.47
Mon, Oct 10, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.002.003.00

I haven't been very good about updating this.  I have been trying to get my mile pace faster for a while now.  When I started running again, in January 2011, my mile time was around 10:30 per mile.  Since then I have dropped it to 8:30 on average, unless I'm running hills. Overall I feel like I am improving but it seems like there is still so far to go to get to where I want to be. 

 Today I focused on my speed.  I did a 1 mile warmup, 2X400's and 3X800's.  My fastest 400 time was 1:22 and my fastest 800 time was 3:35.  I have only been doing track work for 2 weeks now and I can really feel the difference on my long runs. 

 I have a trail halfmarathon in Moab on Nov. 5 and I'm hoping to finish around 9 minute miles (slower than I would hope for if it were a road race). If anyone has any suggestions for training to meet this goal let me know. 

 

 

Altra Instinct Miles: 3.00
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Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.080.000.000.006.08

Early morning 6 mile run.  Getting cold and difficult to get up at 5:30 am. 

Altra Instinct Miles: 6.08
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Sat, Oct 15, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.880.001.510.008.39

It has been a bad running week. I only went out 3 days this week.  That said, I felt great on this run.  I did 6.88 in the morning and felt so good I did another 1.51 at the track latter. I've grown quite fond of speed training, the whole pushing my body to the limits thing is a lot of fun. I probably over did it but well see I guess. 

Altra Instinct Miles: 8.39
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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.960.001.512.0017.47
Altra Instinct Miles: 17.47
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