| 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 | | 33.60 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.10 |
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| Puma Faas 250 Miles: 13.00 | Adidas Adizero Miles: 6.10 | Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 6.00 | Asics Speedstar Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.00 |
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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 this morning in 45:59. Hit the turnaround in 24:14, and finished the second half in 21:45. I was rather pleased with how easy it felt, and to top it off my HR didn't get out of control despite speeding up averaging between 132-138 during the second half (it was downhill, but I still count it as progress). I did have some trouble keeping my airways relaxed during the first half of the run, but overall the run went pretty well. |
| Puma Faas 250 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.10 |
| I ran out on the Pittman wash this morning. I ran out on the wash, but by the time I was coming back, construction workers were already on the trail. So, I had to take a detour home which added a little extra distance. I will call it 6.1 miles total, although it was possibly a little longer. Total time was 48:13. Breathing was decent today, but not great. I tried something new as I was running (focusing on the air coming in rather than how I was breathing), and this didn't work. Once I stopped doing that my HR dropped back down a bit. While controlling my breathing seemed to help at the beginning, I am starting to think that it may have outlived its usefulness and that it may not be helping anymore. |
| Adidas Adizero Miles: 6.10 |
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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 this morning in 46:32. I had to guess on the distance a bit as I had to bypass the construction zone, but I wasn't off by much, if at all. My legs felt good, but when I run lately my legs always feel good. It's the breathing that is an issue, although that has been improving slowly. I think it may be about time for me to finally get an appointment with the allergist, as my own tinkering seems to have gotten me as far as I can get at the moment. |
| Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 6.00 |
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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 was probably just being paranoid, but I was worried that I might be increasing the mileage too quickly, so I only ran 5 miles this morning. Total time of 38:47. I ran out by the railroad tracks today to see if I could legitimately use the area as a place to run since the pittman wash trail is getting shut down. |
| Asics Speedstar Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| I ran 7 miles this morning in 55:00. I don't know why, but I had trouble keeping my HR low again. I started controlling breathing again after the halfway mark and that helped, but my HR never got as low as it has been recently. This is in contrast to yesterday's run where my HR was as low or lower than it has been on any individual occasion since things started to improve. I am thinking more and more that I need to change up my diet a bit to see if I can reduce the junk that is always back in my throat. This basically means that I need to cut out dairy foods for a while. Hopefully that will work, but it will be a big change for me. |
| Puma Faas 250 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| I ran 3 miles this morning while waiting at the dmv to renew my car registration. I ran 3 more miles later on after I got home, and I pushed the pace for most of it, making it home in 17:40 after reaching the halfway mark in 9:50. I was happy with how it felt to run hard, as my legs didn't feel too bad, and for the most part I felt smooth. The breathing was not as good as it could have been, but it could have been worse, so I am not unhappy about that. It helped to have a tailwind and net downhill for the last 1.5 miles, but nonetheless I was a little surprised and impressed with how fast I was able to run considering how out of shape I still am. |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 33.60 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.10 |
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| Puma Faas 250 Miles: 13.00 | Adidas Adizero Miles: 6.10 | Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 6.00 | Asics Speedstar Miles: 5.00 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.00 |
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