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Provo Half Marathon

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Location:

Riverton,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 19, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Short-Term Running Goals:

 2022 Running Goals:

Stay fit and healthy.  Run a decent Boston and St. George marathon.

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep fit and stay semi-competitive as long as I can.

 

Personal:

I have a wonderful wife and son and we live in Riverton/Herriman Utah. I am a high school teacher, and head coach for cross country and track at Mountain Ridge High. 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
197.4018.103.000.000.00218.50
Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 67.00Asics 1160 Miles: 60.40Saucony Type A Miles: 14.10DS Trainer 16 Miles: 58.00Asics Nimbus 14 Miles: 19.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Easy morning run.  7:23 pace.  Got really sore from legs yesterday!

Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.001.000.000.007.00

Evening run tonight after we got home from celebrating the 10th anniversary.  Went out to the Cove pond and back.  Went out slow and progressed to a decent pace.  First mile was 8:06 and last mile was 5:41.  49:27 for the run.  Still pretty sore from the leg workout on Tuesday!

Asics 1160 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Easy 3.5 with Greg.  Did two laps of strider.  Hammstrings still sore.  7:20pace. 

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Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 4.00
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Race: Provo Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:18:41, Place overall: 12, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.4013.100.000.000.0015.50

First Race this year and first real speed workout.  This was the beginning of a crazy busy day! I got up at 4:00am and drove to Provo.  I ran into my assistant coach Greg Shaw picking up my packet.  We ran into our fellow track coach Bryan Nicholson at the buses, small world!

It was cold up the canyon, but it was great during the race.  Greg and I warmed up for 1 mile and then lined up.  I wanted to run 6:00 pace today, this being my first speed all year and me being sore still, plus an easy course.  Greg and I took off slower and kept the pace.  I felt good until mile 5 when I missed the water and was given Gatorade.  A mile later I was cramping in my stomach.  Greg left me around mile 6-7.  I got some water about mile 9ish and felt better again until the end.  No one passed me the whole race, so I'll take it.  Felt good to run faster again, I am excited to run again once I get some good speed work in this year.  1:18:42 for the run.

Afterward I drove home showered, drove to Brigham City to the Temple for the sealing of my sister in-law and her husband to their newly adopted daughter.  Then drove right back home to our Herriman Twilight Track Invite and was there until 10:30pm.  Long day!

Saucony Type A Miles: 14.10Asics 1160 Miles: 1.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

7 easy miles, and 4 of those with the boys this morning at 5:30am.  7:23 pace.  Legs are tired and a bit sore.

Asics 1160 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Easy run this afternoon by myself.  7:14 pace.

Asics 1160 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Got up at 5:00am and ran out to the Cove pond and back. 7:35 pace.

Ran at lunch 3 miles at 7:08 pace

Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

5:00am run, 6 miles at 7:29 pace. Foot hurts from yesterday.

Asics 1160 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

4 easy miles with Greg at 7:28 pace.

Yesterday we won back to back Region titles in Track with boys and girls.

Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
19.001.000.000.000.0020.00

Super tired this morning getting up! It has been a long week! Greg came over and we ran up Butterfield Canyon and back. Warm morning, 60 degrees at 6:30am. We averaged 7:46 up the canyon. The last 2 miles I lost Greg and pushed a last mile in 5:58. 2:25:49, 7:17 ave. Felt pretty good, foot still sore, but I ran strong at the end. Good to get another 20 out of the way.

DS Trainer 16 Miles: 20.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

AM-  Early morning 7 miler to the Cove and back.  It was about  68 when I left at 5:30am.  Nice, but warm.  Went out at 8:00 pace and then picked it up to finish at a 7:24 ave.

PM- Super hot afternoon run.  I just went 3 miles at 7:22 ave.  93 degrees!

Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Ran on the trail on the corridor from the HS.  Super hot again!  7:03 pace.

Asics 1160 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.001.000.000.0011.00

AM- Got up at 5:00am and went 7 out to the Cove pond and back.  Did the last mile in 5:26.  7:11 ave.

PM- Ran with the boys up Shaggy and around Rose Crest and 13400 South, then did 8x100m striders on the grass.  4 miles 7:23 pace.

Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 7.00Asics Nimbus 14 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Ran an easy 5 miles around Northwest Herriman.  7:13 pace. Tomorrow is State!

Asics 1160 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.000.000.000.000.0020.00

I only got about 3 hours of sleep last night, so I was dying today.  Greg has had some IT band issues so we were both hurting for our 20 miler.  We took it way slow with the intention of just getting it done.  We ran from the State Track meet at BYU up to Vivian Park and back.  Packed a bottle belt.  we had a good conversation going that helped us get through a tough run for today. 7:35 ave

My kids did awesome!  Lucy ran a :64 last lap of the mile to pull ahead and win and my boys rocked some 4:17s and 4:19s.  We are in the hunt for possibly two State titles with girls and boys, but it will be close.

DS Trainer 16 Miles: 20.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Ran with Greg pretty easy from BYU out passed Timpview and back.  Corbin Talley joined us the last mile.  Nice morning, but the day was all over with rain and cold and wind and hot.  

We ended up winning State with our girls and lost a close one to Wood Cross by 6 points with our boys!  Lucy was the star even though Kaysha gets more hype.  She ran a sweet 3200 race and dominated the field with a 10:32 (5:05 last mile).  She came back and won the 800 in 2:13, and 30 minutes later came from way behind with a last 100 meter kick to pull us from 4th into 1st in the Medley!  She won all 4 distance races and if you count Cross, all 5 for the year.  Awesome!

Congrats to Corbin Talley for his double 3 peat in Track.  He has won ever since I was at Riverton and we beat Davis with both teams in 2010.  Congrats to Logan Fielding for his first State title with his team!  Great day!

Asics 1160 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.003.000.000.000.008.00

Ran up to the top of the Cove and back today by myself.  Had some music on and released a little stress on the way.  Ran into Lucy about half way and stopped to chat for a second.  Felt pretty good on the way back and opened it up.  Last 3 miles went 6:10, 6:01, and 5:41.  So 7:52 for the last 3 miles.  6:53 ave.

Ab Ripper and 3 sets of 11 pull ups.

Asics Nimbus 14 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Super tired today.  I feel a little burned out from life in general, it hasn't been the best day.  I took it easy and went up on Rosecrest then went down Mirabella and up to 6400 West.  I went out toward the Cove a bit and then home on Rosecrest and Leila. 7:28ave.

Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.001.000.000.0011.00

AM- 7.5 miles, 5:33 last mile 7:19 ave.

PM- 3.5 miles easy, 7:10 ave.

Asics 1160 Miles: 11.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.001.000.000.000.0013.00

Got up ealy to run a little longer.  I haven't gotten much sleep and took two days off, not by choice.  I went out around the Cove and up Main to the dip by High Country and back.  Sluggish and tired, but pushed the last mile in 5:49.  13 miles @ 7:18 ave.

Off to Haag's wedding now

Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 13.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
18.000.000.000.000.0018.00

Met Greg and Logan Clark at Greg's house.  We ran up 10400 S, around Day Break Lake, past the HS, and up Main and 6400 W and back.  Nice easy pace with 7:30s out and 7:00s back.  Beautiful morning for a long run.  Felt good and the run went by quick because of good conversation.  7:14 ave.

DS Trainer 16 Miles: 18.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Easy run with the kids during their speed work.  7:29 ave.

Asics 1160 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Ran down to Monarch and then ran 4.5 miles with Chuk, Connor, and Rory. Did a long loop home to make it 7 miles. 7:12 ave

Asics Nimbus 14 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Easy 4 miles out to Fort Herriman and back.  Nice day, and the last Friday of this school year!  7:24 pace.

Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
197.4018.103.000.000.00218.50
Saucony Ride 5 Miles: 67.00Asics 1160 Miles: 60.40Saucony Type A Miles: 14.10DS Trainer 16 Miles: 58.00Asics Nimbus 14 Miles: 19.00
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