| Location: Sandy,UT,USA Member Since: Oct 05, 2009 Gender: Male Goal Type: Local Elite Running Accomplishments: PRs (all aided)
- Marathon - Pocatello 2012 - 2:26:10 (1st overall); St. George 2012 - 2:24:08 (7th overall)
- Half Marathon - Timpanogos 2012 - 1:08:51 (2nd overall); Hobble Creek 2012 - 1:08:27 (3rd overall)
- 10K - Deseret News 2005 - 32:39
Other
- Ran track and cross country in high school
- Did not run in college
- Veteran of 14 marathons and numerous half marathons
- Ran the 2010 New York City Marathon as a charity runner with Team For Kids. Finished 2:33:51 (83rd overall). The entire experience from the fundraising to the race itself was absolutely incredible!
2014 TENTATIVE RACING SCHEDULE:
TBD Short-Term Running Goals: Run 6-days a week and maintain a decent base level of fitness. Upwards of 50-60 per week would be great. Adjust to my new work position, use time wisely, and keep negative stress at bay. Hopefully make a good run at Ogden this spring.
Balance family, work, running, and the other important things in my life. Long-Term Running Goals: Enjoy running and continue doing it consistently. Stay healthy and avoid injury as much as possible. Have fun!
Continue chasing PRs while I still can, particularly in the marathon and half marathon. Explore new races, improve training, build friendships, and learn from the wisdom and experience of the numerous great runners here in Utah. Run well into my old age.
Personal: I live in Sandy, UT with my wife (Lindsay) and 2 kids. I love running the roads through my neighborhood and near Little Cottonwood Canyon. I also do a fair amount of treadmill running at the Life Centre Athletic Club. Aside from running, I love road and moutain cycling.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 269.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 269.70 |
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| Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Miles: 13.00 | Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 38.10 | Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 28.45 | Saucony Ride 5 (Aug '12) Miles: 13.25 | Brooks PureFlow (Feb '12) Miles: 61.10 | Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 54.40 | Mizuno Elixir 6 (June '11) Miles: 40.70 | Nike Free 3.0 V4 (Jan '13) Miles: 20.70 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
| A.M. - Treadmill run at the Life Centre. Really wanted to meet up with the gang down in Utah County for the long run, but the unhealthy air forecast deterred me. Not sure if the HVAC filters at the gym really provide a healthier air environment inside compared to outside, but in my mind they do. My general rule is to take it inside if its forecast to be a red burn day. 5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat 5 mins @ 10.0, flat 30 mins @ 10.0, progressive inclines with 5 mins each: 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 2.5 mins @10.0, flat 7.5 mins @ 10.5, flat 5 mins @ 11.0, flat 5 mins @ 11.5, flat (at 10.2 miles at the 60-minute mark) Cool-down: ~21.5 mins @ 8.0 mph, flat (~2.8 miles) |
| Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Miles: 13.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.25 |
| A.M. - Easy treadmill run, all flat: 30 minutes @ 9.0 mph 30 mins @ 9.5 The inversion stinks. Definitely one of the biggest (albeit few) negatives of living along the Wasatch Front. |
| Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 9.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.30 |
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A.M. - A little rushed for time this morning because of an morning work meeting. 50-minutes on the treadmill, all flat:
5 minutes @ 9.0 mph
5 mins @ 9.5
30 mins @ 10.0
5 mins @ 10.5
5 mins @ 11.0 |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 8.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.60 |
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A.M. - 50 minutes on the treadmill. Was a little pressed for time again. All flat:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph
15 mins @ 10.0
20 mins @ 10.5
10 mins @ 11.0 |
| Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 8.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.25 |
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A.M. - 80 minutes on the Life Centre treadmill. All flat:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph
5 mins @ 10.0
20 mins @ 10.5
20 mins @ 11.0
2.5 mins @ 10.0
2.5 mins @ 10.5
2.5 mins @ 11.0
2.5 mins @ 11.5 (~10.55 miles at this point)
Cool down: 20 mins @ 8.0
100% of my miles this week were on the treadmill. I'm anxious for this haze to clear up and to get outside. I'll be in Dallas for much of this coming week and look forward to hitting up the Katy trail a bunch. |
| Saucony Ride 5 (Aug '12) Miles: 13.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
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A.M. - 60 minutes on the Life Centre treadmill before catching a plane to Dallas:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
30 mins @ 10.0 mph with progressive inclines, 5 mins each at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
5 mins @ 10.5, flat
5 mins @ 11.0, flat
5 mins @ 11.5, flat
Weather down here is lovely, relatively speaking, compared to the garbage we've been dealing with in Salt Lake. Looking to running outside tomorrow.
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| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 10.20 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.30 |
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In Dallas
A.M. - A little over 8 miles round-trip on the Katy trail from my hotel to American Airlines Arena and back. Tons of other folks out enjoying it to. It started to drizzle just a bit the last couple miles. I can't tell you how nice it was to be outside, wearing shorts, and with fresh air (relatively speaking). |
| Brooks PureFlow (Feb '12) Miles: 8.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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A.M. - Just over 7 miles in 45 minutes on the hotel treadmill. All flat. It was raining hard, so no running outside.
5 minutes @ 8.0 mph
5 mins @ 8.5
5 mins @ 9.0
5 mins @ 9.5
20 mins @ 10.0 |
| Brooks PureFlow (Feb '12) Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.30 |
| A.M. - Same as Tuesday. Katy trail to AA Arena and back. I was pressed for time so ran a little faster than the normal. ~6:20 average pace with a couple sub-sixers. They were a little harder than I like to admit. Wore shorts, a tank, and a pull over shirt. It wasn't raining, but I was as wet as dog when I was done. Must be the higher humidity. I really like this Katy trail. So fortunate to have it right by my hotel. |
| Brooks PureFlow (Feb '12) Miles: 8.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.30 |
| A.M. - Katy trail. Nice and slow. |
| Brooks PureFlow (Feb '12) Miles: 8.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.10 |
| Back home from Big D last night. A.M. - Bread-and-butter 15-mile route (Little CW triangle/9800 S/Sego Lily). Slow, character-building run in the snow and slush. Happy that the snow's cleaned out the air in the valley. Going to enjoy today and tomorrow being home with family. Monday morning the weeks in ABQ begin... Blah! |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 15.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.30 |
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A.M. - Extremely cold morning today. I took it inside at the gym today. 60 minutes on the TM before my flight to ABQ. All flat:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph
15 mins @ 10.0
40 mins @ 10.5
I wasn't on one of my preferred machines today. I wanted/tried to go to 11.0 at the 40 minute mark, but when I bumped it to 11.0, it struggled and started osilating between 10.6 and 10.7 and obviously wasn't going to go up to 11.0. Like it had a governor or something on it. So I just put it back to 10.5 where it would stay stable and finished out the rest of my run. Stupid machine. Honestly, the 10.5 was just fine for today.
Down in ABQ for the next couple days. The temps are warmer than SLC, but not by a lot. A little snow fell today and it stuck. I'm looking forward to hitting up the Paseo Del Bosque. |
| Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 10.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.45 |
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A.M. - I'm a doofus and forgot to pack my running pants/tights. Temperature this morning was 7 degrees. I wasn't man enough to try and brave it outside. So another treadmill run. 60 minutes on the hotel TM. All flat:
5 minutes @ 9.0 mph
5 mins @ 9.5
5 mins @ 10.0
25 mins @ 10.5
15 mins @ 11.0
5 mins @ 11.5
Felt good. |
| Mizuno Elixir 6 (June '11) Miles: 10.45 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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A.M. - 60 minutes on the treadmill, easy. All flat:
20 minutes @ 8.5 mph
20 mins @ 9.0
20 mins @ 9.5 |
| Brooks PureFlow (Feb '12) Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.10 |
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A.M. - 60 minutes on the hotel treadmill:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
20 mins @ 10.0, progressive inclines, 5 mins each at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 (had good intentions of holding longer, but this felt like enough today)
10 mins @ 10.0, flat
20 mins @ 10.5, flat
Heading back home tonight. I need to remember my warm running clothes next week. The crazy work hours have begun... |
| Mizuno Elixir 6 (June '11) Miles: 10.10 |
| | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.95 |
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Back home last night
A.M. - 60 minutes on the treadmill at the Life Centre:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat
10 mins @ 10.0, flat
5 mins @ 10.0, 0.5 incline
10 mins @ 10.0, 1.0 incline
20 mins @ 10.0, 1.5 incline
5 mins @ 10.0, 2.0 incline
5 mins @ 10.0, 3.0 incline
Best of luck to all you fasties at the St. George half tomorrow. Have fun throwing it down! |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 9.95 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.60 |
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A.M. - 60 minutes on the Life Centre treadmill. All flat: 5 minutes @9.5 mph, flat 5 mins @ 10.0 10 mins @ 10.5 30 mins @ 11.0 2.5 mins @ 10.0 2.5 mins @ 10.5 2.5 mins @ 11.0 2.5 mins @ 11.5 Legs may have been able to hold the 11.0+ through 60 today, but about 20-25 mins into the run I started get a hot spot under my right foot that didn't subside (left side perfectly fine). Due to the new shoes (Nike Free 3.0 v4) I'm sure. I really like them. They're light, firm, responsive, and fast. Next time I wear them it would behoove me to use some Glide on the bottoms of my feet. I would have liked to have went longer, but the foot had enough at 60 mins. Messed around on the elliptical for 20 mins and lunges before heading home. Another week with 100% of my miles on the treadmill. 360 mins (6 days x 60 mins), mostly flat, with just under 6 minute average pace (which I know is not saying a lot for flat TM running).
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| Nike Free 3.0 V4 (Jan '13) Miles: 10.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.95 |
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A.M. - 60 minutes on the treadmill before flying out to ABQ.
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
5 mins @ 10.0, 0.5 incline
5 mins @ 10.0, 1.0 incline
25 mins @ 10.0, 1.5 incline
5 mins @ 10.0, 2.0 incline
5 mins @ 10.0, 2.5 incline
5 mins @ 10.0, 3.0 incline
Brought my warm gear this time, but I probably won't need it. It is 45 degrees right now (1:15 PM) and the next few days are forecasted to have highs it the mid-50s and lows in the high-20s.... Sweet! |
| Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 9.95 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.10 |
| A.M. - Paseo Del Bosque |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 10.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.10 |
| A.M. Paseo Del Bosque |
| Mizuno Elixir 6 (June '11) Miles: 10.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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A.M. - Paseo Del Bosque. My dang flight back to SLC got cancelled this afternoon and next best alternative doesn't put me in until tomorrow night.....Aggh! Only consolation is that the running conditions are better here. |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 10.00 |
| | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.10 |
| A.M. - Paseo Del Bosque again. Had I been smart, I should've gotten up early and turned this into a longer run since tomorrow will probably be a treadmill day back home. It's been nice to get some good outside days down here with good weather. The best flight I was able to get today leaves around noon and routes me through Seattle before getting me home around 7. No direct flights at all. |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 10.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.10 |
| A.M. - 60 minutes on the gym treadmill: 5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat 5 mins @ 10.0, flat 40 mins @ 10.0, progressive inclines: 5 mins @ 0.5, 5 mins @ 1.0, 20 mins @ 1.5, 5 mins @ 2.0, 5 mins @ 2.5 (all that I could handle today) 2.5 mins @ 10.0, flat 2.5 mins @ 10.5, flat 2.5 mins @ 11.0, flat 2.5 mins @ 11.5, flat Gravitron, lunges, 20 minutes on the Stepmill |
| Nike Free 3.0 V4 (Jan '13) Miles: 10.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.10 |
| A.M. - Delightful little run on my home course on snowy and slushy roads. |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 9.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.10 |
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Flew back into ABQ yesterday around noon.
A.M. - Paseo Del Bosque. |
| Brooks PureFlow (Feb '12) Miles: 10.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.05 |
| A.M. - Hotel treadmill for 60 minutes. All flat:
5 minutes @ 8.5
5 mins @ 9.0
5 mins @ 9.5
5 mins @ 10.0
40 mins @ 10.5 |
| Mizuno Elixir 6 (June '11) Miles: 10.05 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.10 |
| A.M. - Paseo Del Bosque. Flew home tonight. |
| Brooks PureFlow (Feb '12) Miles: 10.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 269.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 269.70 |
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| Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Miles: 13.00 | Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 38.10 | Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 28.45 | Saucony Ride 5 (Aug '12) Miles: 13.25 | Brooks PureFlow (Feb '12) Miles: 61.10 | Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 54.40 | Mizuno Elixir 6 (June '11) Miles: 40.70 | Nike Free 3.0 V4 (Jan '13) Miles: 20.70 |
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