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Location:

Mapleton,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 22, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1:08:17 Drop 13 Half 2015

2:41:14 St George Marathon 2012

17:28 5k Rex Lee 2015 (but sub 16 inside some of my halves, downhill doesn't count)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2013 Races

2014 Races

2015 Races!

1/3 Snowman Half - 1:23:14 1st

Total Domination

3/7 Rex Lee Cancer 5k - 16:53 7th (5k PR)

Masters Domination

3/21 Running of the Leopards - 16:48 13th

AG Domination

4/11 Timp Shadow - 21:28 5th (1k PR)

Masters Domination

4/18 Salt Lake Half Marathon - 1:20:56 18th

AG Domination

5/2 Provo City Half Marathon - 1:16:12 4th

Masters Domination

5/9 - Dino Half - 1:15:20 1st (CR)

Course Domination

5/30 Timp Trail Half - 1:50 1st

Total Domination

6/6 Art City 5K - 17:20 13th

AG Domination

6/13 Drop 13 - 1:08:17 (PR) (CR)

Course Domination

Long-Term Running Goals:

17:00 5k

1:08 downhill half [done]

34:30 10k

Never get old

Personal:

Married, three kids, have a problem with going out too fast in races but it's too fun to quit

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Tue, May 14, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.570.001.501.5010.57

Sasha was kind enough to show me his course this morning and have a go at diagnosing my weak points. We left his house and ran 5.2 or so up Provo canyon, super slow (8s). Then he told me to take off back down at a speed I could hold for 3 miles, like half marathon race pace. So I did. But having him there triggered a full-on case of the out too fasts and I did the first mile in a holy smokes 5:06. Felt pretty good at the end of it too. But after the middle of the second mile, the wheels started to come off. It's not very downhill  (65,69,60 feet down) but even so I got 5:31 and 5:32 - that third mile was bloody murder. I started it at 102% and finished it at 105% and when Sasha called for a kick I wondered to myself if he meant "the bucket". Also I thought I was going to take a dump right there on the trail and let's hear it for UCCU for leaving a door open so I could get to business before, well, things got worse. 2 easy miles back and I felt like a million bucks on the way home. Except the intestines are still complaining a bit. I know I got a few seconds faster on my 5k today!

Comments
From Dave Taylor on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 14:06:01 from 63.255.191.163

Wow I have never drunk this much water after a workout. It's like I am a bottomless well all day long. I don't think I fully appreciate today's intensity :) Now I can hardly wait for Saturday - I didn't damage anything and it all feels very .. healy. Especially after a short nap during lunch.

From Bam on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 14:44:31 from 89.126.28.24

Well done Dave. Very funny write-up too. I hope the intestines relax, I mean improve.

From Dave Taylor on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 15:23:04 from 63.255.191.163

All good now -urp-

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 16:03:20 from 69.28.149.29

Dave - the splits were 5:09, 5:28, 5:32. I think thirst afterwards is a very good sign. Means something happened that requires water to rebuild/repair, and is usually a good thing - it would be safe to guess, I think, that your metabolism increased, and that usually leads to improvement in performance.

From Dave Taylor on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 16:36:31 from 63.255.191.163

I didn't start my watch until I was moving fast so that might be where the 3 seconds came from. I also didn't notice that itty bitty triangle in time to stop my watch :)

It does feel like somebody switched on turbine #4 though. It's only 20 after 4 and I have the munchies bad....

From steve ash on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 19:38:12 from 174.52.100.252

Yup, that last mile will suck it right out of you.. Once you get the aerobic house built though your going to be scary Dave.

From Dave Taylor on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 20:38:10 from 174.23.78.194

I am finally seeing how it works, and very excited to do it. Now if I can just put in a lot of 7:30 miles to build that house then we'll see

Aaaaaagh! It's another super fast Steve! I swear they are everywhere :)

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