
| Location: Taylorsville,UT, Member Since: Nov 20, 2007 Gender: Male Goal Type: Age Division Winner Running Accomplishments: Eden 10-miler 65:47
Half Marathon 1:26:17
5K 18:01
I rank somewhere between the competitive recreational runner and the competitive highschool runner. Here's the scale:
10 - World record holder; 9 - Olympic Athlete; 8 - National elite; 7 - Professional runner; 6 - College All-american; 5 - College runner; 4 - Local elite; 3 - Competitive runner; 2 - Recreational runner; 1 - Jogger
It's a tough scale. Short-Term Running Goals:
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Run for fun and health, be fit in my 40s
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Run a strong half marathon, under 1:25, good, under 1:20, great.
Long-Term Running Goals:
- Be a disciplined runner, to be competitive in my age category, and feel strong while racing.
- Somehow actually put together a full year of running: increased discipline and decreased distraction and injuries
- Be a 17/36 guy for 5K/10K (not realistic now)
- Be a competitive Master's runner
Personal: Spoken for, Christian, piano player, soli deo gloria, at least that's the ideal. Living for Triune God, beautiful wife, cute sons, self; hopefully in that order but Adam's nature and my own choices, not to mention worldly temptations like to play with the ideal.
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 35.50 | 29.50 | 15.50 | 9.18 | 89.68 |
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Brooks Miles: 46.60 | Nike Black Miles: 11.50 | Fitsole Miles: 13.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Thu - Worked hard walking and sorting car parts all day, tired, but got up for playing ball, was an okay point guard but lost the ball turning my back on Ronnie, he played like the best guy on the court, need to be more of a scorer when my shot is the best option, lost last game to tennis HS kid w/ bad elbow hitting 3 straight 3s.
Sat - morning, 25 quick minutes up neighborhood dead ends, felt pretty clean and fast after opening dregs, worked hard lifting and moving
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Good morning run fr canal to park, around park peri, felt good but know I haven't put the miles in, started to drag halfway around peri, but stayed in it and felt good pushing home. Sleep from 6 to 7, could be more but have achievement stress, low level, Wt 176
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.98 | 2.98 |
| slc track, P, Mark & E, ran w/ Jason, 400s, was 10 seconds behind him thru 5 of them, Eliot in there too, Mark running w/ the crew, then hopped in w/ Devra for last 3, 73, 75,75?, felt good, then the Bonus after taking kids potty of 200 10 burpies X2. 12 X 400s at 5:00-5:15 pace, check. Then kids at park where say Joe fr/ ball and fast,active Mike in a blue work shirt, talked/met his wife(?) about running. Peace
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Great early morning run on the hills of Bristol. Awesome, but sure felt farther than 5 1/2 miles. Did some other excursions up driveways to houses. Danger! Felt sore while shopping at Sam's later so I know this was a good run.
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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 |
| Some good disc golf with some good amateurs at Steel Creek park, 9 holes.
Thu - good trail run around S. Holston Lake w/ Paul, 34 minutes jog
Fri - run in morning to King Univ. around disc golf course, grassy area, into restricted barbed wire area, treed it over, home sweat good; King disc golf w/ Paul
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Bristol Caterpillar 5K (3.112 Miles) 00:19:07, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1 | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 5.10 |
| Perfect day for a race, 60s and overcast. Small local TN race, didn't look like there was any ringers to lose to. One young brother combination but we started and I ran with a muscled dark Asian guy behind the two brothers. I told him we were the hounds, as we continued on Piedmont I was running easy and caught up to the brothers, the younger one wanted to challenge slightly, but I passed him before Euclid and opened up to run. Up the hill following the cop, good directions and people at every turn. I was 6:40 at the first mile, not sure about the mile marker but I was going slower and it was uphill, highest part of the course. The cop actually missed the turn into the project neighborhoods down Buchanan but he caught me going into Buckner, down the steep hill to Oakview I'd get close to him as I let the hill take me. I felt like I was running at a good pace, of course retrospectively it seems I could go faster but I was pushing, big difference between uphill and downhill, came down into where the 1 milers were entering, got some cheers. Pushed home into parking lot, sprinted in, probably a good time for the course. Feel good about it, but no competition, looking forward to getting pushed in the shape I'm in. Won $100 Visa card for my efforts, good prizes at the end, free bike rental drawing for 4 gave to Paul and Amber. Excellent local race, 1st ever Caterpillar. 4th race won in my life?
Thank you Lord, for giving me the strength to run, for blessing me with endurance and with a family that nurtures my soul. Thank you for the beautiful Smoky mountains and the town of Bristol, may you be praised by the many congregations there who glorify your name, may we come to adore you more by the beauty of your creation and the grace you show in our lives, the unconditional love and the fellowship we have in the unity of your Spirit, Amen.
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Sun - post race rest
Mon - disc w/ Paul Kingston, 19/27 holes, playground pull-ups, then ran to King U., some soccer w/ youth, played 9, running back but shortened by need for lotion, long throw practice,
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 12.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
| Tues - run along Paperville to retirement homes where asked for bathroom, came close to a deer, last run in TN, 3m
Wed - w/ track club, Neal, ran 5 at 8:27 pace, then tacked on peri park on grass at quicker pace, then went to ball, somewhat tired, looking forward to shooting better w/ eye on ball, some hustle but younger bro is quicker, still finding the winning edge 5m, 1.5
Thu - disc golf ran course, lost my star disc, then ball at W. Jordan ward w/ Steve, general there, didn't play, only ward in state that is discriminatory, 2m, 1m
Fri - disc golf, got star disc, played w/ Matt (carried discs) and Brandy (boyfriend moves baskets) w/ 3 new discs, 1m
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Nike Black Miles: 6.50 | Brooks Miles: 6.00 |
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Brain Injury 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:20:11, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1 | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 4.10 |
| w/u on wood chips, very low key race, got Phin taken care of w/ Tricia and started under the banner. 2 HSrs and 30s guy and I caught up to a fellow runner with cap and ran beside him. Told him we'd cruise the first lap and catch them the second. We did cruise and one HSr in black shorts was beating the one in green and being tracked by the 30s guy. We hit the joggers around the top of the park and I ran more in the road, seeing how the amateurs ahead were dodging the crowd. Easily pulled away from cap partner, I told him I'd won a race the week before and the 2nd guy ran 21:00, that's what he ended up running!
The leaders were 50 yards on me, the green HSr stopped to tie his shoe, and then I was third. When we got on the S side I started to run on the walkway and dodge runners, I was a little surprised at how hard it felt, but a race is a race, pulled alongside them on E side and 30s guy let me go, HSr didn't know where the finish was so I told him, he then confided that he felt like throwing up. So I courteously kicked it home down the finish road.
Won a raffle prize too! Bees tickets, played in park with P man and then lunch w/ Kyle and disc golf and helped Mark move his stuff in my basement.
2 Cor 5:21 "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him."
Simple enough verse, what does it mean? God the Father Accepted God the Son's perfect rightousness so we can be holy and be with God forever. Only God could bridge the gap between human and divine. It's not my works or effort, it's my belief in Him, the sent one, Jesus. Amen
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| Sun - biked P to homestead, and back, 2m
Mon - helped Mark move stuff to here, 15 min run loop aptmt, E hood, S block, allergies, getting light headed when push, 2m
Tues - 7 hrs loading/unloading box work w/ old black and white basketball shoes,
Wed - disc golf, once running course, easy, ball white shirt couldn't win, harder, smarter, haven't had a game where take over there yet, younger faster better?, final win dark shirt, easy, 2.5m
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Fitsole Miles: 2.00 | Nike Black Miles: 2.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| Thu - walked with fam around Silver lake, some snow on trail, bad braking on the way home, then disc golf in old black hightops so won't get covered in chaff, then ball where got on a good team with 56 yr old power smart player and some young experienced guys, won 2, then lost one, then won two. Felt good, smarts and skills beat young and fast, and strong and dumb.
Fri - beautiful run up Millcreek, drove to gated end of road, thought I'd get to Dog lake parking lot but just ran up in the drizzle until hit snow on the road and back down flying. Still have allergies/sinus probs that weaken me but this was the perfect combo of easy strength running and then speedwork without taxing the lungs, not to mention beautiful scenery. Figure 10 min/mile up, 5 min/mile down for 8 miles
Sat - 8 hrs of Napa work, walking, lifting, moving
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 3.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 |
| Sun - biked P to 'rents, 1m
Mon - rest, not good sleep overall, waking early with things to do,
Tues - morng run from Ben's up road to dam, down looking for a way to cross river, wondrous, walked barefoot across overrun river, ankle deep; then 2 hrs later 2 mile jaunt w/ Ben around dam point; 6 miles, Prairie golf and disc golf at LaGrange
Wed - disc golf w/ Boyd kids, then evening run around town, 20 min, 3 m
Thu - morning Running club w/ kids, 1.6 mile pathway, easy run, 2m
Fri - loading/moving work at Wells Fargo Provo, tired in evening, took Mika on walk, she chased Sophie
Sat - morng run from Glen Rotary park Bonneville trail, all the way around to top of trail overlooking city creek, down a bit, on the way back took higher path and overshot, came back to where parked, great lookouts, up and down, fast and slow, stopped for right calf stretchout after hill climb, needed visor, 1hr 10m, 9 m, then disc golf w/ Kyle
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Fitsole Miles: 11.00 | Brooks Miles: 9.00 |
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| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 35.50 | 29.50 | 15.50 | 9.18 | 89.68 |
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Brooks Miles: 46.60 | Nike Black Miles: 11.50 | Fitsole Miles: 13.00 |
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