A Lean and Hungry Look

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Won Park City Marathon (tiny field, slow course, no purse) and Utah Grand Slam in 2006

Marathon: 2:37:04 (St. George 2009)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train for as solid a race in Boston 2011 as my schedule will allow. Accept the fact that there isn't room in my life to train for a breakthrough performance and do the best I can under the circumstances.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Lose the all-or-nothing mentality and start using running as an outlet instead of an additional source of stress.

Personal:

I'm married with 4 kids (2 boys, 2 girls) and live in Salt Lake City, where I work as a real estate attorney.

Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look,
He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.

"Julius Caesar," Act I, scene 2, 190-95

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Kayano Blue Lifetime Miles:						352.51
Kayano Orange Lifetime Miles:						413.88
DS Trainer Lifetime Miles:						259.32
Nike Free Lifetime Miles:						164.78
Kayano Red Lifetime Miles:						371.34
Kayano 15A Lifetime Miles:						310.02
Kayano 15B Lifetime Miles:						340.36
Vibram Five Fingers Lifetime Miles:						66.50
DS Trainer 15A Lifetime Miles:						310.92
DS Trainer 15B Lifetime Miles:						297.94
DS Trainer 16C Lifetime Miles:						308.08
DS Trainer 16D Lifetime Miles:						207.49
DS Racer Lifetime Miles:						72.98
DS Trainer 16E Lifetime Miles:						66.73
DS Trainer 16F Lifetime Miles:						48.80

Mon, May 08, 2006

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00

Easy 4 for first post-Ogden run. Soreness mainly confined to quads/IT bands. Left Garmin home but probably averaged 6:45.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Paul Petersen on Mon, May 08, 2006 at 18:34:07

Hi Jed,

Great Ogden race; you're well on your race to winning the 'Slam!

I was in a similar boat as you last year...I ran a terrible Top of Utah race in 2004, and decided to run the Grand Slam in 2005, figuring I'd eventually get it right (plus it sounded like a cool challenge). I ended up with 5 very solid marathons, including 2 PR performances and my first sub-2:30. But I've paid a heavy price...I've been injured off and on since mid last summer, something I have NEVER before had problems with in over 10 years of competitive running.

Congrats on your Ogden success, but BE CAREFUL if you're going to run the Slam that fast! Constantly monitor your body and back off those competitive urges during races. That was my biggest mistake and regret from last year.

All that being said, the Slam is a very cool event and I hope you enjoy it. I loved just being able to run all the courses in Utah and see some beautiful places. I particularly enjoyed Park City.

Best of luck!

Paul

From Jed on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 08:42:51

Paul,

Thank you for kind words and good advice. I followed your success at the end of last year's Slam and was sad to read yesterday of the problems you've had over the past months. I really appreciate your cautionary advice and hope you're able to get healthy soon.

Jed

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 22:26:32

You race a marathon at 6:25, but then run 6:45 with sore quads, and call it easy? Was that a typo, or did you really go 6:45? If no typo, maybe you were ready to run faster, but a bit afraid?

From Jed on Wed, May 10, 2006 at 09:00:43

Sasha,

I meant to take it easy on the run, but I sort of got carried away. I didn't bring any timing device, though, and I could have misjudged my pace by 15-20 seconds. I don't think I held back at Ogden based on my training to that point, but I do think there's room for improvement.

Thanks for your comments.

Jed

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