| Location: Alpine,UT,USA Member Since: Jan 01, 2008 Gender: Male Goal Type: Olympic Trials Qualifier Running Accomplishments: 3K: 8:58 Pocatello, ID 2003 (indoors at Idaho State)
5K: 14:55 Salt Lake City, UT 2010 (Law Day 5k)
10K: 29:33 Salt Lake City, UT 2010 (Des News 10k)
1/2 marathon: 1:06:59 Provo, UT 2010 (Utah Valley Half)
marathon: 2:21:59 St. George, UT 2009 (St. George Marathon) Short-Term Running Goals: To get running higher mileage more consistently without getting injured
Sub 2:19:00 marathon Personal: I used to run competitively, and maybe I will do so again someday. Right now I am primarily running to try and get in better shape, and to maintain both physical and emotional health, but also for the simple joy that comes when I run.
I am also the proud daddy of five little ones. I love the opportunity that I have to be a daddy, and my challenge is to balance my family responsibilities with work and running. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 215.75 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 230.75 |
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| Puma Faas 250 Miles: 19.00 | Altra Adam Miles: 172.00 | Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 18.25 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 12.00 | Barefoot Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 49.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 49.50 |
| During the week I ran 49.5 miles, running a few miles fast here and there but not running any true speed work. |
| Puma Faas 250 Miles: 10.00 | Altra Adam Miles: 39.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.50 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.50 |
| I ran 15.5 miles today, running 1 mile in the middle of the run in 5:12, and then running the last 4 miles in approximately 23:15-20. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| I ran to school this morning getting in 3 miles as I ran the long way. I then ran 7 miles in the evening, running home from school and adding extra mileage | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| I ran 3 miles to school in the morning, ran another 3 miles before Anita's dance class in the evening, and then followed it up with an extra 4 miles after the class was finished. The 3 miles before the class was time limited so I ran it in about 17:20. |
| Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| I only ran 4.5 miles today because I didn't feel very good. I think I am getting sick with something. I did run a mile and a half hard because I had to get home quickly and I had limited time, but I probably shouldn't have. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Only 4.5 miles again today. I didn't feel very good again. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| I ran to school in the morning and then ran 8.5 miles in the evening for 10 miles total today. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| I ran 10 miles this evening in 1:23:xx. I ran so slow because I didn't feel very good and I was trying to run more slowly so that I could run a little farther. It was probably too much, in fact the 8.5 miles yesterday evening was probably too much considering that I slept about 12 hours last night and I still felt like my legs were not rested. |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I felt bad enough at the end of last week that I only ran 5 miles today. I kept the pace slower than 8:00 pace the whole time, finishing in 41 or 42 minutes | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I ran home with the kids after Anita's dance class, but I forgot to bring shoes with me to school today (I wore some dressy looking slippers to school) so I ran barefoot. I was also pushing the stroller (not of the running variety) and I figured that all together it weighed about 90 pounds with the kids, bags, and stroller weight added together. As a result of this, plus running on a trail in the dark with rocks and sticks all over the place it took me 30 minutes to run the 3 miles home. After Kimia got home I ran 2 more miles to finish with 5 total. |
| Barefoot Miles: 3.00 | Altra Adam Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| I ran 6.5 miles today. While I was running another runner passed me and I sped up to talk with him. It ends up that he was running around 6:20 pace, and I ran with him for just under 2.5 miles, so overall my run was a lot faster today. 46:xx for 6.5 miles. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
| I ran 8 miles today in 1:05:30ish. I am still trying to keep the effort really easy so that I don't overdo things. I missed the bus right after finishing my run so I ended up running home as well. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| I ran to school this morning, and after my morning class I ran another 8.5 miles in 1:05:30ish. I ran a couple fast quarters during the run to try and simulate the effort that I want to run during the race I am running tomorrow. Based on how I have been feeling I should probably not be running the race, but I signed up for it a while ago and now I just hope that running it doesn't push me over the edge again. I feel like I just tried to get back in shape too quickly and I have been dealing with symptoms of fatigue related to overtraining in addition to getting sick. | |
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| | Race: |
Regional Club Championships 8k (4.97 Miles) 00:27:13, Place overall: 15 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
| I ran my first cross country race since 2008 today. I didn't expect much because I have either been sick or dealing with symptoms of overtraining over the last month or so. The course the race was on is really slow due to lots of hills so I decided to go out at about 3:20 kilometer pace (about 5:20 mile pace) with the goal of finishing around 26:40. The race started and I went through the first kilometer in 3:18, followed by a 3:22 for the second kilometer (lots of steep hills during this kilometer). I felt like the effort was really easy during these two kilometers, even thinking to myself that it didn't feel like a race because it felt so easy. The third kilometer still felt semi easy, but I did feel like I was starting to work a little more. I ran a 3:23 for the third kilometer, followed by a 3:22 for the fourth. At the end of the fourth kilometer I started to get some abdominal cramps, and in general I started to feel pretty cruddy. The second half of the race was completely different from the first. I ran the fifth kilometer in the 3:27-3:29 range (16:52-54 for 5k). I was passed by 3 people during the fifth kilometer, and by another at the beginning of the sixth kilometer. One runner dropped out just as I was passing him, and I felt envious that he was able to take the easy way out and just quit. The sixth kilometer was between 3:35-3:37. I was surprised that I had slowed down so much, but generally I just felt tired. I didn't hurt, I didn't feel like I was pressing hard, but I also didn't feel like I could go any faster. The seventh kilometer was a 3:33, with another runner catching me just before this mark, and pulling away a couple hundred meters later. The last kilometer is probably the fastest of the race as it is flatter than any other kilometer of the race, while there is a long stretch to the finish so guys start their kicks really early. At the beginning of the final kilometer I was just hoping to break 27:30 (it would have taken a 3:28 final kilometer to do this), but out of nowhere I was able to speed up and I closed out the race with a 3:11 final kilometer to finish in 27:13, holding off another runner that was trying to pass me in the process. This race was really strange to be completely honest. It felt so easy early on, I slowed down a ton in the middle, and somehow I was able to speed up by over 20 seconds from the penultimate to the final kilometer. I will look at this in a semi-positive light, as it tells me that once I do get my fitness back the potential is still there to really run well. I think that I just need to really focus on staying consistent and staying patient so that I don't overdo things. |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 2.00 | Altra Adam Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| I ran 1.5 miles to school in the morning, and then ran another 8.5 miles in the evening. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.25 |
| I ran 8.25 miles today. All of it was at an easy pace, but I still felt tired |
| Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 8.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| I was studying all day today for a test that I am taking tomorrow. I ended up only running 3 miles today. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| I stayed up really late studying last night, so I woke up too late to run this morning. I ended up running 1.5 miles home after my test which finished just before 10pm. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| I ran 7.5 miles today. 1.5 miles to school in the morning, and then 6 miles home in the evening | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| I ran 12 miles today. It felt good to get out for a little longer today. The test and studying this week took a lot out of me. I have been having a harder time managing everything here than I did at UNLV. I just need to get back in the habit of always running in the morning again. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| I ran 10 miles easy today | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| I ran 9 miles today in 1:06:40. I was not running super fast, but this is still one of the faster runs that I have done in the last few weeks. I feel like I need to keep things slow for a while longer before adding in any speed work again. |
| Puma Faas 250 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| I ran 6 miles today in the evening. I was trying to figure out some issues with an assignment that is due on Friday, and I am too stubborn to give up and I ended up not having enough time to run very far because it was late. On the plus side I did end up figuring out the problem | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 215.75 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 230.75 |
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| Puma Faas 250 Miles: 19.00 | Altra Adam Miles: 172.00 | Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 18.25 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 12.00 | Barefoot Miles: 3.00 |
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