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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Type A2 Racers Lifetime Miles: 219.40
Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Lifetime Miles: 527.90
Brooks Launch (Orange/Yellow) Lifetime Miles: 250.40
Altra Lone Peak (Yellow/Gray) Lifetime Miles: 94.60
New Balance MT110 (Black) Lifetime Miles: 75.00
Altra Superior (Green) Lifetime Miles: 103.30
Brooks Cascadia 8 (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 185.10
Trail 2013 Lifetime Miles: 140.15
Road 2013 Lifetime Miles: 121.35
Altra Lone Peak B (Yellow/Gray) Lifetime Miles: 65.70
PI M2T (Orange/Blue/Grey) Lifetime Miles: 27.50
Trail Miles 2015 (Start May) Lifetime Miles: 64.00
Road Miles 2015 (Start May) Lifetime Miles: 31.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
69.604.0073.60
Mizuno Wave Inspire 6 Miles: 73.60
Night Sleep Time: 48.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 48.00Calories: 13295.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.600.008.60

Very nice run today.  I felt fresh and energetic.  Worked on my posture and stride during the run today, just for fun.  I was watching youtube videos last night of the Olympics and such and so I was experimenting around with my form a little to try and copycat.  Oh, and in other news I totally owned my physics final today!  I was only unsure of my answer on one problem, and I will probably still get some partial credit on that one.  

59:37 (6:55/mi.)

 

Mizuno Wave Inspire 6 Miles: 8.60
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.004.0017.00

Big Workout #4

This was another quality workout.  I think I am getting used to this type of training and the faster paces.  I'm getting a sense of how I'm going to improve it over time as well.  Here's today's workout:

1.5 mile warmup

4x1600m @ 5:30/mi.

400 m rest between #1 and #2, but that about killed me in #2 so I increased recovery to 800 m, but a little faster.  Here are my splits:

1
5:29
typical first interval, felt slightly labored but not bad
2
5:29
about died, increased recovery
3
5:28
much better.  getting into pace
4
5:26
felt almost effortless.  debated on doing another, but decided against pushing the limits too much...this time.

 

After the intervals and a little more recovery I got out and did about another 9 miles at 6:20 pace, plus a cooldown at the end.  Last couple of miles of the tempo run was a struggle, since the wind wasn't helping me today like last week, but overall I feel like I'm getting faster and stronger.  I am starting to feel as strong as I felt in high school speed wise (although I'm not doing the right training for HS races), and even much stronger in my endurance.  This may sound like excuses but I think I've finally kicked the 2 years of not running out of my mind and body.  I am now back to relishing hard workouts when I do them and being mature enough to rest when needed.  Feels much better than having to struggle just to find motivation to get out on a mediocre run.  Hopefully the trend continues.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 6 Miles: 17.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.300.007.30

Took it super slow today.  Possibly my slowest ever run since I was a wee laddie.  This run wasn't much more than a jog anyway.  But it felt nice to rest the legs because they were totally dead.  Picked up the pace just a little after about 3 miles of a torturously slow start and finished the run in good form.  

1:00:05 (8:13/mi.)

Added a calorie counter to my blog today.  This is how many I am eating, not how many I am burning.  Going to see how much fuel I am consuming every day, just out of curiosity.


Mizuno Wave Inspire 6 Miles: 7.30
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Calories: 3170.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.400.0012.40

Super good run today.  I felt surprisingly fresh for only having one day since my killer Tuesday workout.  I just got rolling and kept feeling faster and better as the run went on.  This is shaping up as a very quality week.

1:17:50 (6:16/mi.)

Mizuno Wave Inspire 6 Miles: 12.40
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Calories: 3385.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.800.007.80

Easy run.  3x100m easy accelerators barefoot on The Quad on the way home.

57:57 (7:25/mi.)

Mizuno Wave Inspire 6 Miles: 7.80
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Calories: 3090.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.500.0020.50

Easy long run up Logan Canyon via the River Trail and most of the way to Wind Caves.  First time I've run that trail in months when it was 100% snow and muck free.  Very nice run, sunny weather and a good pace.  Not a bad way to spend two and a half hours on a Saturday afternoon.  This week has been great running-wise.  I feel like I've turned a corner somewhere in the last week or two and now my body is letting me train the way I want to.

2:25:20 (7:05/mi.)

Mizuno Wave Inspire 6 Miles: 20.50
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Calories: 3650.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
69.604.0073.60
Mizuno Wave Inspire 6 Miles: 73.60
Night Sleep Time: 48.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 48.00Calories: 13295.00
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