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Location:

Monroe,Ut,

Member Since:

Apr 15, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Mile 4:50 high school

3 Mile 17:20 high school, 17:09 2014 (aided)

5k- 2011 time trial 20:30, 2012 time trial 19:56,19:23, 2014 17:46 (aided)

10K- 2011 time trial 44:13, 2012 time trial 40:02

Half Marathon time trial April 2011 1:37:38, April 12' 1:32:46

Ogden Marathon 2011 3:40:58,2012 3:24:27

St. George Marathon 2012 - 3:10:08

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

Run on trails as much as I can.

Not get injured and stay consistent with my training.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Complete a 50 and 100 mile ultra.

Qualify for Boston... missed it by 8 seconds previously

Run one of those rediculously aided Utah half-marathons helter skelter down a canyon and get a PR.

Personal:

Married with three boys. Ran the Odgen Marathon in honor of my mother, a marathoner, who passed away from cancer and it just had continued from there. Grew up in a running family and have fallen in love with running, especially on trails.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
71.650.000.000.0071.65
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

9 miles this morning from the house. My legs felt surprisingly good.  Didn’t really push it but, had a good run AP for the run 7:50. 

Got home from work and ran an extra three with my wife and the dog.  I am hoping to hit 70 miles this week.  We’ll see as I am in some training for work with tests every morning. So I also need to study at night and in the mornings and my time is limited.  Come on warm weather…

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.100.000.000.0013.10

Went from the house this morning south, hit the little half loop, then up the hill into the ranches.  The gas station is exactly 6.55 to make a half-marathon distance.  After the first mile I did a quarter mile pick up every mile to about 6:20 pace, faster or slower depending on the hills.  Legs were feeling pretty good.  Didn't kill myself and tried to stay relaxed.

AP for the run 7:40, well for 11 miles worth until my garmin died.

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7.350.000.000.007.35

About a mile and a half through the hills and fields with the dog, then went solo for the last 5 plus.  Hit the dirt road at the end of the canal trail and went up and around by the quarry then looped back home.  Just a recovery run pace, with the hills I don't know how much recovery the legs got but at least I was slow...

Planning on a tempo run in the morning possibly on the JRP, hopefully the tunnel is still not flooded.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.200.000.000.0014.20

11 miles this morning, ran solo from the house to SR73 then headed up the long hill into the Ranches.  Once I hit the top of the hill at 3.5 miles started into a tempo run.  Turned at the gas station, ran to the next gas station and went east towards the high school.  Turned at the bottom and headed back home.  Once I hit the light at 73 just ran easy the rest of the way back home.

Ended up with 6.5 tempo miles: they felt hard today - 6:48,6:52,6:54,6:39,6:59,last .5 7:00

Ran an extra 3.2 at lunch on the treadmill.  I wanted to get all the miles in this morning but I was running short on time and quite honestly by legs were hammered.

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6.000.000.000.006.00

Six miles with my wife and the dog on the JRP.  It was such a nice evening, had a really enjoyable run with them.  My wife did good for her on the run even though it was the farthest she has run in quite a while. 

When we were done played fetch with the pup in the water, she loved it too.  I am a bit worried for tomorrow's planned 20 miler as my ab/groin injury has been acting up when I run at any decent pace.  We'll see how it goes.

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Highest mileage for a week ever and legs are feeling pretty decent right now.  I was worried going into the run this morning how my legs would do on the long run this morning.  Woke up pretty early for a weekend and hit the inlet park at the south end of the JRP.  Up and out running before the sun came up.  It was nice to run with no beanie or gloves.  Hands were a bit cold the first half of the run before the sun came out and warmed things up.

Took the first 10 fairly easy to test out how things were feeling, averaged 8:02 pace for the first 10 miles.  I was feeling pretty good on the way back especially after climbing all the hills up behind Camp Williams.  Garmin died out there but the trail has mile markers every half mile so it made it convenient to get my splits with my watch.  Averaged 7:31 pace the first 3 miles of the way back, then got splits every mile from there on last 6.5 miles went like this : 7:38,7:32,7:23,7:27,7:07,6:55, and 3:24 for the last half mile.   AP for the 20 miles 7:43

Felt good pushing the pace on the way back, I could have used another goo pack.  I took one at the half way point.  It was a nice course as it is an out and back and the rolling hills mixed in helps.  With rested legs and good fuel I should have some good races this year.  Over two months until Utah Valley Marathon...

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71.650.000.000.0071.65
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