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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 25, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

All running accomplishments are Post Teenage Years:

17:06 5K--Murray 2014

16:58 5K (aided)--Running of the Leopards 2010

34:41--10K Deseret News 2018 (aided)

1:16--(aided) Hobble Creek Half 2009

2:43--St. George Marathon 2012

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:50 Ogden Marathon

Sub 17:00 at Draper 5K

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:40 Marathon

 

Personal:

Married to Elizabeth (she got me running in 2003). We have three boys, Lucas (12) , Sam (8) and Ollie (5).

Many years ago, I read that the AVERAGE male is capable of a 2:40 marathon.  I decided to test that theory.  I began running in 2003 with Top of Utah as my first marathon (4:24).  I need 3 more minutes.

"Life is short...running makes it seem longer."--Baron Hansen

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Total Distance
63.75
Mon, Aug 08, 2011
Total Distance
7.00

I've been slack about posting this season, but with the TOU 1/2 and the full coming up I hope the blog gives me a renewed running sense. 

I ran up to the Avenues and over to Memory Grove before heading back home early this morning.  I had a intense downhill run on Saturday out on Big Cottonwood with a few intervals at altitude around Brighton, so it was nice to shake the legs out today.

Tuesday is traditionally track day, so time to rest up for the hard workout of the week.

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Tue, Aug 09, 2011
Total Distance
10.75

Nice cool morning run with low humidity.

Met the group at Highland HS for some 1 mile repeats in Sugar House park.  We did a couple of miles of warm up then 6 x 1 mile with 2 minute jog in between.  We ran a 5:50 average pace for the intervals.. Afterwards, a 2 mile cool down.   This is a good middle of the week workout.  We have a schedule Lloyd Hansen put together for us of weekly 800's, 1 mile and 2 mile repeats with little recovery in an attempt to improve lactic acid threshold.  I think it is a schedule from Jack Daniels.

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Wed, Aug 10, 2011
Total Distance
8.00

Morning run from my home in Sugar House up to Avenues and Memory Grove park before heading home.  South Temple is a very nice street to run on if you are OK with concrete sidewalks.

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Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Total Distance
10.00

Early morning run up City Creek with few people from the running group.  A lot of bikes going up as I was coming down.  I like this course because you can easily run your marathon or half marathon pace coming down while getting the quad work-out that you need for TOU or St. George.

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Fri, Aug 12, 2011
Total Distance
8.00

Another early 5:30 AM morning run with Lloyd and some of the group.  We met at Dan's on Wasatch and ran south to a park at the intersection of Wasatch and 6200 South.  Lloyd always stashes hydration there.  20-miler planned tomorrow up and down Emigration with the group.  It should be fun.

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Sat, Aug 13, 2011
Total Distance
20.00

Good group turn out today for a run up Emigration canyon.  A few of our Ultra people showed up for some tapering.  A little windy up the canyon, but the temperature was perfect.  We started from the zoo and ran up to the Little Dell lake.  It was a good climb, but the fun part is coming back down.  We average a decent pace of 7:20 for the 20 miles.

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Totals
Total Distance
63.75
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