| 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 | 67.65 | 10.45 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 78.60 |
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Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 20.00 | Asics Speedstar Miles: 8.80 | Brooks Axiom Miles: 5.80 | Pearl Izumi Surge Miles: 8.60 | Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 9.70 | New Balance 758 Miles: 8.60 | Adidas Adizero Miles: 17.10 |
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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 |
| Just an easy run this morning. There is still some lingering soreness/muscle fatigue in my calves that hasn't gone away yet. During the run I actually felt pretty good, but on occasion my calves would remind me that I ran a race on Saturday. Total time of 1:14:06 for 10 miles. I have also been thinking a bit more about my race from Saturday. I actually felt very positively about the whole experience despite being mad at myself about how I finished the last quarter or so which didn't allow me the chance to pull out a win. After some thought I think the real reason why I feel so good about things is because this is the first time since I switched to a forefoot strike while running that I feel I have been able to run a complete effort in a race longer than a 10k. I ran very well at the Provo City Half last year, but I was only able to make it through 7 miles before I started slowing (despite having a mild tailwind from about 7.5 to 12 miles). At the Utah Valley Half I made it through about 5.5 miles before I started to struggle. However, on Saturday I was able to maintain pace without feeling like I was starting to fade throughout the entire race. This may have been aided by the slow start, but it still reflects 11+ miles of hard, fast running without fading.
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Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 14.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.60 |
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Easy run on the way to school this morning. Total time of 1:03:10 for 8.6 miles. The last bit of lingering fatigue/soreness in my calves is finally going away. I may do some strides on the way home. PM: I ran a little bit at school on the anti-gravity treadmill as a demonstration for some people interested in a partnership with our lab at UNLV, and then I ran 5.8 miles on the way home before I met Kimia, who had been grocery shopping and who picked me up after finishing. I did run 6 sprints on the way home averaging about 11 seconds for each one.
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Asics Speedstar Miles: 8.80 | Brooks Axiom Miles: 5.80 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 13.85 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 18.30 |
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I ran to school today, and after getting to school I ran a hard 400 to get a feel for what type of effort it would take to run one in the low 60's after running for almost 9 miles. I started off pretty hard, and I hit the 200 mark in 29-30 seconds. I then let up a bit the last 200, slowing a lot just before the line, and I finished with a 61. So, I was right about where I wanted to be, and the effort did not feel too hard. I actually considered taking it to 600 near the end, but decided against it. I then ran a slow lap on the track and then ran to the lab to finish the run. I will call the total distance 9.7 miles. Time was probably in the 1:12-1:13 range. PM: I ran home from school. 8.6 miles in 57:11. I ran a 4.2 mile tempo on the way home in 23:38 (5:37 average). Considering the effort the tempo was really slow. I ran the last mile of the tempo in what felt like a 5:15 effort and I ran that mile in 5:30. There was a little wind, but it was honestly negligible as far as time was concerned. Maybe 5-10 seconds total for the entire tempo. I was confused enough about the slow time that I even plugged the course I ran for the tempo into the course tool, and the distance came out exactly as long as I thought it was. I think that I was just tired after being at school all day, plus running a hard 400 this morning (even though it was just 1 x 400) in addition to running strides on the way home from school yesterday. It was all little stuff, but it adds up.
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Pearl Izumi Surge Miles: 8.60 | Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 9.70 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 8.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.60 |
| I felt pretty tired today, but surprisingly no so bad while I was running. I ran to school, 8.6 miles in 1:00:54. My calf was feeling tight before I started, but after I had been running a mile or so it loosened up and felt fine. |
New Balance 758 Miles: 8.60 |
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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 morning. I was still feeling a little tired when I first got up this morning, so instead of taking Anita in the running stroller, I waited for Kimia to get home from her walk and I ran alone. I wasn't trying to go fast at all, but I ended up finishing the run in 1:11:50ish. |
Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 10.60 | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 17.10 |
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Today's run was a little odd in terms of it being a long run, but I think I got a decent workout in so I am not upset at all. This past week had me pretty tired by the end of it, and despite going to bed on time I stayed in bed later than normal and I got up at 8:00 this morning. Because of that I had less time to run before Kimia went to a stake women's conference. So, I ran 8.25 miles with the plan to finish that and then take Anita in the running stroller for the remainder of the run. I ran 8.25 miles in 48:55 (5:55 average), running 5.75 miles as a tempo in 31:35 (approximately) running half of the tempo on a rolling uphill, and then the second half on a rolling downhill. During the downhill section I started chasing a guy on a bike. I would gain on him every time the grade was flat or uphill, but then he would gain on me when it was downhill. I split a half mile in 2:27 while chasing him, and in the next half mile he turned off of the trail, so my fun ended. After I got home to pick up Anita I got a bad cramp in my right calf. I think it is because my calf has still not recovered fully from either the issues it was having at the beginning of the month, or the half marathon last Saturday. I think running hard downhill is really what did me in, I need to remember not to do that any more. Anyhow, I decided to massage it out before finishing the run with Anita, and while I was doing that Anita fell asleep. So, I ended up letting Anita sleep, and I waited for Kimia to get home from the women's conference before I finished the run. My calf was still sore and hurt some when I left again (even though I had been at home for about 3.5 hours) so I decided against running a full 20 today. I ended up running out 4 miles and coming back, adding a detour to the track near the end. I ran another half mile or so fast while running uphill on the way out. I didn't measure or time it, but I got going pretty quick. At the end of the run I wanted to see what kind of quarter speed I had left after 16+ miles, so I ran a quarter on the track finishing in 1:04. There was some wind on the track, but not enough to slow me down by more than a second or so (I couldn't feel the tail wind when I had it, so the head wind must have not been too strong either). I finished what I will call 8.85 miles in 1:02:38 (1:51:33 total for 17.1 miles). My calf is still bugging me as I write this. It doesn't feel like I hurt it at all, it just feels like it is sore after a hard race or workout. I probably should have taken it easier than I did during the middle of last week since I had run a half the previous Saturday. Hopefully the slightly easier than normal Saturday run and Sunday off will let it recover so that I can keep up with my training next week.
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Adidas Adizero Miles: 17.10 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 67.65 | 10.45 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 78.60 |
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Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 20.00 | Asics Speedstar Miles: 8.80 | Brooks Axiom Miles: 5.80 | Pearl Izumi Surge Miles: 8.60 | Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 9.70 | New Balance 758 Miles: 8.60 | Adidas Adizero Miles: 17.10 |
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