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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.5029.381.203.0044.08
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.800.000.003.003.80

Hey, my speed is back! I did 11.8, 12.1 and 12.5 miles on the treadmill with a 13.3 kicker for the last .2. I wanted to do 12.8 but I am following last year's taper because it worked so well. Maybe I was slow last week because it had only been one week since the BC marathon. Oh yeah, I forgot about that :)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.006.380.000.006.38

Looks like 6:22 is the flatland base pace. If I can hold it together I'll definitely be under 2:40!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.001.001.000.004.00

4 negative ramp from 9.1 to 11.4 with a 14,0 kicker on the last eighth. No more until the convention center to hotel run on Friday!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

10K+ on a bike, really. Energy surges are getting crazy. Must...Stay...On...Ground...

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.700.000.000.000.70

Running here and there in St George

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Race: St George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:42:17, Place overall: 40, Place in age division: 5
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.0022.000.200.0026.20

OK, I've had it with going out slow. That just isn't how I roll, and it has been making my times suck every time I try it. I still get just as tired at the end of the race but I lose the advantage of big time in the bank. That game is over. Prefontaine is my hero from here on out.

This year's race was a mirror image of last year's, except I was 16 seconds slower on mile 1 (trying to behave), 0,6,2,12,3, and 4 seconds slower on the downhill to Veyo. Uphill, with a better tailwind, I was 11, 4, 7, 16, and 17 seconds slower. On the top of the hump (13,14) 9 and 6 seconds slower. Going down to the overpass -3, 4, 11, and 10 slower. Up the overpass and down the other side, 5 and 13 slower.

Finally I was 19 and 32 seconds faster for 21 and 22 because I had no cramping, and had not started to hurt seriously in the knees yet. Then 6 and 4 seconds slower, even though I was feeling relatively OK except for the serious irritation of ligaments. I gained 43 and 2 seconds in 25 and 26, and 1 second in the final dash to the finish (1:22) OK, so I did gain 97 seconds by playing it conservative early on, but the price was a net 63 second loss.

This year's roadkill was way more interesting, there was one at about 14 that looked like it might still have eyeballs :)

I didn't know Pepi was so far back from his predicted time of 2:21, I don't know what else I could have done to take advantage though, because my knees were feeling so oddly weak and painful. I certainly was nowhere near my aerobic max, that's for sure. I still think I have a 2:35 in me. At least there was no cramping this year! It's time to get much, much stronger in my ankles and knees and I have the perfect trainer for it.

Everybody else was awesome, I can't wait to see the video my kid made of it. Top 40 all included!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.5029.381.203.0044.08
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