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Member Since:

Nov 25, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I've been running since junior high. Ran middle distance in college with a PB of 1:52 for the 800 meters, then continued running with varying degrees of seriousness throughout my 20's and 30's. Moved up in distance and even ran three marathons (2:43 PB). Now just trying to stay in shape and find balance in life in my 40's.

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Work out 30 minutes a day, six days a week

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and consistent.

 

Personal:

Married with 3 children. Work as a school counselor.

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Nike Air Streak Lifetime Miles: 43.30
Asics DS-Trainer Lifetime Miles: 395.50
Asics Trail Lifetime Miles: 78.20
Five Fingers Lifetime Miles: 10.00
Saucony Progrid Guide Lifetime Miles: 344.10
Road Bike Miles Lifetime Miles: 395.40
Single Speed Miles Lifetime Miles: 12.50
Hoka Clifton Lite Lifetime Miles: 582.30
Nike Zoom Structure Lifetime Miles: 542.00
Hoka Infinite Lifetime Miles: 130.00
Scott Lifetime Miles: 108.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
86.300.002.401.600.000.000.0090.30
Scott Miles: 19.30Road Bike Miles Miles: 81.60Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 65.30Hoka Infinite Miles: 5.70
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.100.000.000.000.000.000.003.10

Trinity Hot Springs - 27:06

Up the main forest service road, then a steep climb on a side FS road. Too hot and steep for me these days. Gained about 600'

Scott Miles: 3.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.200.000.000.000.000.000.004.20

Canals + Englefield Greens - 32:49

At 9:30 a.m. - already getting hot. Average pace of 7:46/mile.

Scott Miles: 4.20
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Biked to Table Rock and back - 16 miles

Mostly in the dark. Then hiked up Table Rock about 2.5 miles total.

Road Bike Miles Miles: 16.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.300.000.000.000.000.000.003.30

Treadmill - 30:05

Slow jog at home.

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 3.30
Weight: 0.00
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Hiked about 2 miles (45 minutes) up Smith Creek with Karl and his dogs.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.700.000.000.000.000.000.003.70

Treadmill + run home from gym - 30:00

Felt OK. Started some easy weights too.

2 x 20 crunches

3 x 30 medicine ball obliques

2 x :45 planks

3 x 9 x 50 upright rows

2 x 12 x 85 seated rows

2 x 8 x 60 chest press

2 x 6 lunges

2 x 16 calf raises

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 3.70
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3.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00

Canal banks - 24:05

Out at about 8:20 pace, back at about 7:40 pace. Sluggish morning run.

Also biked 3 misc. miles in a.m. and 7.4 miles in p.m. in 30+ min.

50 crunches and 2 x :30 plans

Road Bike Miles Miles: 10.00Hoka Infinite Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.400.000.000.000.000.000.003.40

Canal banks + neighborhoods - 26:20

Started super slow and picked it up a little as I went. Cooler today at 8:15 a.m.

Also biked 2 miles in the a.m. and 7.8 miles in the p.m. in 31+ minutes.

Core/back exercises - 10 minutes

Road Bike Miles Miles: 9.80Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 3.40
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.000.000.000.004.50

Hillcrest neighborhoods - 35:00

From FitMania while Emily worked out. 7:38/mile average.

15 minutes strengthening exercises in P.M.

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
1.700.000.501.000.000.000.003.20

Borah track - 22+

Biked to the track and back, and did a progression run with half miles of 3:49, 3:41, 3:28, 3:18, 3:10, 3:06. Happy with the effort.

50 situps

Road Bike Miles Miles: 2.60Scott Miles: 3.20
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Bike ride - 7.4 miles in 30 minutes

Neighborhoods and to Albertson's and back. Hot!

Road Bike Miles Miles: 7.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Donnelly - 30:11

Steady pace around the loop and on the roads. About 7:30/mile average.

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Donnelly - 30:12

Around the loop and up to Roseberry Rd and back. 7:26/mile average. 

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.700.000.000.000.000.000.004.70

A.M. - Donnelly - 37+

From the cabin onto West Mountain Rd., then some huckleberry picking.

15 minutes strengthening post run - squats, lunges, step-ups, pushups

P.M. - 5.1 mile bike ride - 21 minutes

Also did about 20 minutes of weights with Emily in back yard

Road Bike Miles Miles: 5.10Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 4.70
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00

Greenbelt - 37:29

Loop from the Riverside. Nice morning. Average pace of 7:30/mile.

Scott Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.600.000.600.500.000.000.003.70

Treadmill at Axiom - 30:00

Mostly slow but did 4 x 1:00 at 6:40/mile and 3 x 1:00 at 6:20/mile.

20 minutes weights and core pre-run

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 3.70
Weight: 0.00
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Bike ride - 10.4 miles in 40 minutes

Good ride at about 15.5 mph on a Boise Bench loop.

Road Bike Miles Miles: 10.40
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.000.000.000.003.50

Canal banks + neighborhoods - 30:26

First 2 miles with Nica on her bike (9:30 - 10:00/min pace) then about 7:10/mile the last 10-12 minutes. Really hot out at 4 pm

Weights - 15 minutes

Curls, hammer curls, front raises, squats to hammer curls

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.700.000.000.000.000.000.002.70

Biked 8.2 miles to Ivy Wild Park - 31 minutes - 15.8 mph

Ivy Wild loops - 18:44

Quicker pace of 6:55/mile. Felt good, but bad blister on heel.

Road Bike Miles Miles: 8.20Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 2.70
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.200.001.000.100.000.000.004.30

Treadmill - 32:20

Varied pace. Good workout.

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 4.30
Weight: 0.00
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10.000.000.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Greenbelt - 1:16

Nice run from Park Center Axiom. Caught some cloud cover and cool temps and did my longest run in over a year. Held together pretty well. 

P.M. - 1.5 mile ride with Nica

Road Bike Miles Miles: 1.50Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Rode 10.6 miles in 41+

Surprise Valley/ E. Boise/ Greenbelt loop. Nice ride at 11 a.m.

Weights - 15 minutes

Road Bike Miles Miles: 10.60
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00

Barber Park - 37:24

Another nice morning run. Average pace of 7:29/mile. Didn't feel great, but got through it.

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.700.000.000.000.000.000.002.70

Canal banks - 20:46

Morning run before driving to Pocatello. 7:37/mile average.

Hoka Infinite Miles: 2.70
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.700.000.000.000.000.000.004.70

City Creek - 40:09

Up the ridge and onto the trail for a few minutes, then down the road and onto the trail to finish. Always a pleasure running this one.

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 4.70
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.800.000.000.000.000.000.003.80

Canals + neighborhoods - 30:00

Felt super sluggish on this one. Probably due to 10+ hours at Lagoon yesterday and 5+ hours driving today. First mile in 8:17 but worked it down to 7:21/mile pace by the end.

Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 3.80
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.300.000.000.000.003.80

Treadmill - 30:30

Ran next to Emily at the St. Al's gym. Nice run with a few pickups at the end.

Weights - 15 minutes

Scott Miles: 3.80
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
86.300.002.401.600.000.000.0090.30
Scott Miles: 19.30Road Bike Miles Miles: 81.60Nike Zoom Structure Miles: 65.30Hoka Infinite Miles: 5.70
Weight: 0.00
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