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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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
33.001.000.000.000.000.000.0034.00
Kayano Red Miles: 28.00Nike Free Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.001.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

Due to a multiplicity of family Christmas obligations over the past five days, I've missed out on a bunch of running.  I was determined to get up early and go this morning, but it was not to be.  However, I did manage to get out over lunch for a quick 6 through Holladay.  Other than the joys of the inversion, it was a great run, thanks in part to the Michael Jackson playlist that gave me a little boost here and there.

I got a pair of Vibram Five Fingers for Christmas, but they were too big.  When I took them back to WRC to exchange them, they were all out of pretty much every size, so I left them with mine and am waiting for a call when my size comes in.  I'm excited to give them a try, even if only once a week for a while.

Kayano Red Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

Ran down to Sugarhouse Park and back along 17th, then down to 16th and through the neighborhood back home. Kept pace very easy.

Frigid morning with air like chocolate milk, only full of pollutants instead of sugar.  Nice.

Pace: 7:38

AHR: 154

Kayano Red Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

I got off work early for the holiday and decided to make the most of the beautiful weather and fresh snow, so I loaded Maja into the car and headed up to the trailhead for the Shoreline Trail across from the zoo.  The going was a little slow because of the snow, but not too bad, thanks to the efforts of a few early trailblazers.  Maja was in heaven romping around in the snow, and the bluebird day on the trail lifted my spirits considerably.  A perfect last run of 2009.

Pace: slow

AHR: 156

Kayano Red Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

Easy run with Maja (Sugarhouse Park loop).  I had expected the roads to be completely empty after their New Year's festivities, but it looked like quite a few people were getting right on their  resolutions.

Nike Free Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.000.000.000.0010.00

More snow fell overnight, making the going a little slower and more arduous than usual, but it was a beautiful morning.  I ran up to Wasatch, then across Parley's on the snow-covered trail (not packed down, which made for a bit of a slog) and out to Millstream Lane and back.  I left Maja home, as the longer distances can be a little frustrating with her.

Kayano Red Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
33.001.000.000.000.000.000.0034.00
Kayano Red Miles: 28.00Nike Free Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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