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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics Speedstar Lifetime Miles: 2020.05
Asics Gel Ohana Racer Lifetime Miles: 2332.20
Adidas Adizero Lifetime Miles: 1375.45
Barefoot Lifetime Miles: 183.10
Nike Free 5.0 Lifetime Miles: 2221.85
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 795.92
Puma Faas 200 Lifetime Miles: 381.50
Puma Faas 250 Lifetime Miles: 466.10
Altra Adam Lifetime Miles: 1836.85
Baretrek Lifetime Miles: 290.15
Hoka Conquest Lifetime Miles: 41.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
56.600.000.000.0056.60
New Balance 758 Miles: 30.60Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 26.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.200.000.000.0010.20

Easy run this morning with Sasha.  A little sore after the half on Saturday, but not too bad.

New Balance 758 Miles: 10.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

Not sore anymore, but I tweaked my back during the run today.  It hurt to breathe, which is not a good thing.  After the run I was stretching out my back and I ended up making things worse, and was rolling around on the ground in pain for a couple minutes.

Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 10.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

My back is still pretty painful, and is probably only slightly better than yesterday.  I was able to run without too many problems as the pain lessened some in the evening and I ran then.

New Balance 758 Miles: 10.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

Still somewhat sore, but my back is feeling a lot better today.  However, I strained my right calf, probably as a result of changing my form due to the back pain, in addition to the stress from the half marathon a week ago.  The pain got worse after my run and it hurt to walk for a little while.

Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 10.10
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The calf pain is still pretty bad, so I took a day off to let my leg rest.  The strain was caused from calf muscles being too tight.  I am working on loosening them up, and once that is done I should get better pretty quickly.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.100.000.000.0016.10

I was able to run 10.3 miles this morning with minimal pain.  Later on in the afternoon I ran to work, and then ran home as well to end up with a total mileage of 16.1 on the day.  Both on the way too work and on the way home my calf started to hurt, but I was able to walk fine after finishing the run with minimal pain.  After work I iced my calf and that helped a lot in addition to massaging out the tight spots.

New Balance 758 Miles: 10.30Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 5.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
56.600.000.000.0056.60
New Balance 758 Miles: 30.60Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 26.00
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