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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
77.906.351.000.0085.25
New Balance 758 Miles: 24.60Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 40.55Asics Speedstar Miles: 5.00Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 5.00Brooks Axiom Miles: 10.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.000.000.0014.50

I ran later than normal this morning because Kimia and I went to the temple.  I ended up meeting Sasha on the trail a little after 10:00am because Kimia wouldn't let me drive any more due to the snow (I know, snow... on the 24th of May!!!).  Anyhow, I ended up running 14.5 miles in 1:54:52.  Luckily the snow turned into rain once I got onto the river trail, and stopped shortly after that.  However, there was still a lot of snow on the ground at the top of the hill as I was finishing my run, so I had to run on the shoulder of the road to avoid it all.

On a side note, I just found out some great news.  I have been extended a Strategic Plan Graduate Research Assistantship at UNLV that begins this upcoming August working with one of the biomechanics professors in the department of Kinesiology and others from the department of Physical Therapy.  We will be doing research with children who have cerebral palsy.  I guess that I do not officially have the assistantship yet as I have not officially accepted it yet, but I was excited so I decided to tell everyone about it first.  Another plus is that now I get to move to a real desert, not some fake desert where it snows at the end of May.

New Balance 758 Miles: 14.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

I slept in this morning and ran with the baby in the afternoon.

Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 10.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.100.000.000.0015.10

I ran 10.1 miles with Sasha in the morning.  Nothing special happened.

PM:  5 miles alone easy.

Asics Speedstar Miles: 5.00New Balance 758 Miles: 10.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.852.250.000.0015.10

I ran with Sasha in the morning.  We ran fast for 2.25 miles trying to catch someone that Sasha had passed earlier, but we never saw him so eventually we gave up.

PM:  Ran 5 miles alone, and threw in some surges coming up the hill on the way home.  Finished in 36:42

Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 5.00Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 10.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

I ran with Sasha in the morning.  Nothing special happened.

Brooks Axiom Miles: 10.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.254.101.000.0020.35

I ran with Sasha this morning.  We ran earlier than we normally do on a Saturday.  We ran to the lake and back twice, averaging close to 6:40 pace during the first 15 miles.  We ran a tempo for the last 5 miles.  I ran a lot harder the last mile and closed in 5:14.  28:54 for the last 5.1 and 2:09:54 for the run.

Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 20.35
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
77.906.351.000.0085.25
New Balance 758 Miles: 24.60Nike Free 5.0 Miles: 40.55Asics Speedstar Miles: 5.00Asics Gel Ohana Racer Miles: 5.00Brooks Axiom Miles: 10.10
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