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Location:

Lehi,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 02, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Races:

2014 Running of the Leopards 5k: 15:11, 3rd overall
2014 SLC Winter Series 15k: 49:18, 4th overall
2014 SLC Winter Series 10k: 33:18, 4th overall
2014 Hale Freezes Over 10k: 31:57, 1st overall
2014 SLC Winter Series 5k: 15:48, 7th overall
2014 St. George 1/2 Marathon: 1:11:09, 6th overall
2013 Orem International Thanksgiving 4-Miler: 20:40, 4th overall
2013 Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon: 1:07:16, 1st overall
2013 St. George Marathon: 2:28:45, 16th overall
2013 Hobble Creek 1/2 Marathon: 1:06:02, 3rd overall
2013 Deseret News 10k: 31:47, 14th overall
2013 Hobbler 1/2 Marathon: 1:10:35, 2nd overall
2013 Provo Freedom 5k: 16:18, 6th overall
2013 AF Canyon 1/2 Marathon: 1:08:49, 4th overall
2013 Utah Valley 1/2 Marathon: 1:10:54, 5th overall
2013 Provo City 5k: 16:30, 2nd overall
2013 SLC Winter Series 10k: 33:19, 3rd overall
2013 St. George 1/2 Marathon: 1:13:16, 7th overall
2012 St. George Marathon: 2:37:45, 20th overall
2012 Hobble Creek 1/2 Marathon: 1:14:28, 8th overall

Long-Term Running Goals:

Minimize injuries and do some serious damage on the running scene.

Personal:

I am married to Elaina and we have four children. I am an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine (knees, shoulders, fractures, etc.). After residency, I did a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Kentucky with their teams and physicians. My website: http://www.poulsenortho.com

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics 2000-2 Green Lifetime Miles:						335.50
Saucony Ride 6 - Blue Lifetime Miles:						324.00
Saucony Kinvara 4 - Yellow Lifetime Miles:						119.00
Nike Lunaracer 3 Black Sole Lifetime Miles:						127.50
Nike Pegasus 30 Orange Lifetime Miles:						253.50
Nike Lunaracer 3 Green Lifetime Miles:						59.50

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
17.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	17.00

AM: Easy out and back 10 miler up and down Provo Canyon with Mike, Spencer, Toni, and Reed. Brutally cold run this morning. Definitely the coldest run of the year. Wind chill was about -10 degrees. We warmed up, but the windy sections were unforgettable. We discussed the body changes that happen in the cold :)

PM: Easy 7 miles on the treadmill. I'm not a big fan of the treadmill, but it has proven useful for an occasional run lately. And I went very easy. One thing I've learned from Scott and Jake is that easy pace should definitely be easy. Seems like a no-brainer, right? Not necessarily. In college I would rarely run easy pace slower than 6:30 mile pace. That pace definitely felt easy, but looking back I wasn't recovering properly. Now when I run easy, I go completely by feel. Sometimes that's a decent clip, but often it's very easy. This PM I ran 8:00 pace, and that felt plenty fast -- just what my legs needed. Didn't feel like I expended much effort, but that's just the point. It's just more miles in the bank that I can later withdraw from for racing. Then I did hamstring and upper body weights.

Asics 2170 Miles: 17.00	Upper Body Weights Miles: 1.00	Hamstring Weights Miles: 1.00

Night Sleep Time: 5.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.00	Weight: 148.00

Comments

From Chad Robinson on Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 18:52:52 from 75.169.5.13

The south wind in Salt Lake County was brutal. Nice job running slow!

From Jake K on Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 18:54:33 from 67.177.11.154

Glad to hear you are on the "easy runs should be easy" bandwagon. The patience pays off. I've noticed my easy days are getting slower as I crank up the workouts a bit. A lot of mornings I average ~8 min pace.

From bdase on Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 19:15:06 from 70.196.196.226

Big week Matt! Plenty of big ones coming too. Nice work :).

From Matt Poulsen on Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 19:40:54 from 98.202.242.213

Chad: Yeah, the wind this morning was impressive. So cold!

Jake: I'm totally on board. Thank you for teaching me this principle. I'm converted. I really feel it will help my running. Not sure why I always felt I had to keep my easy runs at 6:30 or below. Was probably just the "I always need to push, push" mentality. Not smart. I'm convinced I could have avoided more injuries and had better races. Well, future here we come!

Brandon: Thanks bro. Plenty of good ones in store for you as well. Get healthy!

From scottkeate on Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 20:54:21 from 192.150.9.201

Awesome miles my friend. Why can't we time these things so we are both putting in the long miles??

You keep healthy and this is going to be a monster year for you.

From Matt Poulsen on Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 21:06:32 from 98.202.242.213

Good point Scott. Let's time it so we're in this together! :) Can't wait until you're ready. Thanks bro.

From runningafterbabies on Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 21:13:47 from 71.195.219.247

Nice double again and good job taking it easy. How was the canyon?

From Matt Poulsen on Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 22:08:35 from 98.202.242.213

Thanks Melody. Great running yourself. The canyon was plowed up to Bridal Veil parking lot, so it was great until then, but immediately bad right when arriving at the parking lot.

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