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January 2009

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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 27, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Region 9 Cross Country Champion 2004 (5K: 15:42)

400m: 00:54 (running start)

800m: 2:03 (7th place State Meet 2005)

1500m: 4:30 (2nd place Utah Summer Games 2004)

1600m: 4:31 (4th place State Meet 2005)

3000m: 9:55 (1st place Utah Summer Games 2004)

3200m: 9:52 (4th place State Meet 2005)

5K: 15:39 (2nd place Enterprise, UT Pioneer Days 2004

 

 

10K (very aided): 33:33.3 (8th place USG 2008)

15K:  53:04 (6th place Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run)

Half Marathon (very aided):  1:10:38 (5th place, Provo Halloween Half)

Marathon:  2:38:15 Top of Utah Marathon 2010 (6th Place Overall, 1st Local and 1st 19-24)

Won the 1st Annual Sand Hollow Marathon in 2:41:22

Ultramarathon:  Logan Peak Trail Race 2010:  28 miles, 7261 vert. 4:23:48 (2nd Place), El Vaquero Loco 50k 2011: 6:02 (2nd Place)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Go where the trail takes me.

 

Personal:

My hometown is Hurricane, UT but I currently live in Logan, UT where I attend Utah State University.  I am working on a PhD in Education, with an emphasis in Technology and Engineering Education.

You can also check out my blogspot running blog where I post race reports.

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Alright.  I am back.  

Well, I don't really know what has been going on with me the last month or so.  Ever since finals week my motivation has been nonexistent, I haven't felt very good, and just all around didn't feel much like running and consequently I haven't done much.  But I have a resolution (not a new years one--just a resolution) that I am going to be consistent until I rest after the Ogden Marathon where I am going to shoot for sub-2:45.  Then I am going to try to make the USU Cross Country team the following summer/fall.  So there it is.  I have my goals and so now I will have some motivation and something to shoot for. 

Went 5 miles today just easy.  Before and during the break my left hamstring felt slightly tweaked so I took it easy today on it, and it felt pretty good.  That area of that leg is always the part that gives me problems when I do have problems.  I wonder why.  Anyway, I felt really good today and the facemask and gloves my parents gave me for my birthday worked wonderfully.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Calories: 0.00
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8 easy just around town and stuff.  Felt very good today which was a definite plus.  Hopefully I will be able to get back into good enough shape in the next week or two to hit the fieldhouse and work on my speed since I have done no speed whatsoever for nearly a year and I could probably use it.  Also it's a good excuse to stay inside during the cold.  :)

 

 

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 8.00
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6 miles moderate pace down around Merlin Olsen/TOU 5k area.  Felt good.  Legs were a little sore from yesterday but not feeling injured so that is good.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 6.00
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4.5 slow and easy North Logan loop.  Nothing special but felt good.

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6 miles on the treadmill because it was freaking cold outside today and I have a cold and didn't want to totally destroy my lungs for the Aggies game tonight...not to mention I would rather not get really sick.  I have decided that treadmills are quite possibly the most boring thing on the planet.  It's a wonder that people haven't started attributing suicides to them.  Oh well, got it in.  I don't think that they give you as good of a workout though...I wasn't even breathing hard at 6:40 pace even though it seemed fast enough.  I had to go under 6 before I really started working hard.  But that was only for the last half mile.  Felt good to run warm though instead of freezing.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Calories: 0.00
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Opted not to run today and yesterday.  I kinda have felt under the weather the last few days and figure it's not worth it to get really sick.

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7 easy on the tread.  Air quality sucks outside.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 7.00
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started off easy then did 10 min. of 6 min pace, followed by 6:40 for 5 min, then did a 2 min interval at 5:00 pace.  I don't think I work as hard as in real life when I'm on the tread but it felt good.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 5.00
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6 more again on the tread.  Can't wait til this inversion clears out.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 6.00
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Was gonna go farther but they kicked me out of the treadmill room because they were closing at 10.  lame sauce.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 2.00
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5 again on the treadmill.  dying of boredom.  tried using my ipod today.

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7 on the treadmill.  stormy...hopefully this means the inversion will be gone by monday.  Also went to the field house with a buddy and did upper body weights.  Bench, Incline, biceps etc.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 7.00
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Finally!  Clear air!  went outside for a run around town.  did my North Logan/main/4th loop and felt great!  it felt wonderful to be outside breathing clean air again although it was a little chilly.  Great run today!

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 8.50
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Ran down to the field house and hit the lower body on weights.  3 circuits on the lower body stuff (leg extension, flexor, etc...), then did 4x200 all out.  Ran back home using circuitous routes.

Felt good.  I'm gonna try to lift twice a week and do a conditioning workout on the track once a week until it warms up.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 3.50
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5 easy around town today.  Legs are sore from yesterdays workout but that's a good thing.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Calories: 0.00
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6 easy around town.  Man, I can't wait til summer when I can do trails again.  I'm sick of icy roads.  haha

Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 6.00
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4 miles on the treadmill.  that's about all the boredom I could handle for one day.

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didn't get a chance to run today because I actually went on a date...for like the first time ever.  But I did get a workout in...we went snowshoeing up near Tony Grove and we snowshoed up this mountain to the top and it was pretty good and definitely got the heart rate up.  Not sure how far it was but probably near 2 miles each way.  I think when I get a job and have money I might get a pair of snowshoes and do that more often.  It's fun.  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 Miles: 84.00
Night Sleep Time: 33.00Nap Time: 3.50Total Sleep Time: 36.50Calories: 0.00
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