| Location: Salt Lake City, Member Since: Feb 11, 2010 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: I had some success in high school and college. Winner 1985 Rod Dixon Run
Had a fair amount of success as a Masters runner for most of my 40s. Short-Term Running Goals: Have fun with running, explore more trails, stay healthy. Long-Term Running Goals: Keep running and racing consistently for as long as I can. Find what is sustainable for me over the long run. Personal: I teach AP European History and other courses at Alta High School. I coached the track and cross country teams at Alta for 16 years.
Married, two kids - Abby and Andy
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| Miles: | This week: | 26.00 |
Month: | 81.25 |
Year: | 1690.95 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 190.00 | 6.00 | 11.00 | 14.11 | 221.11 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 | Calories: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Mostly a rest day to begin 2018. Hiked 4 miles along the BST and jogged just enough to log a mile.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
| Easy run around the block a few times. I'm so sore?!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
| PM: 6.25 around Sugar House. So this is turning out to be a recovery week I guess.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 9.25 |
| Evening run around the wood chips at Liberty Park. I remember back when it would snow here in Utah when you couldn't really do that in the winter.
6 long striders after.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| AM: 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups
PM: 10 mile run around Sugar House. 7:52 pace.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| AM: I planned to run 15 miles this morning but ended up with 4.5. My early run assessment of body parts suggested this course of action.
I'll do a workout tomorrow.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 11.50 |
| This workout used to be called my "Patented Treadmill Fartlek" because I invented it. I haven't done it for a few years though.
1.5 mile warm-up and then some stretching.
2 minutes at 8:30 pace, 2 minutes at 7:30 pace, 2 minutes at 6:40 pace, 4 minutes at 6:00 pace or faster. Repeat six times for 60 minutes of continuous running. Ended up with 8:83 miles and ran the last couple minutes at 5:45 pace.
Then about a mile cool down.
1.5% incline on the easier running. 1% for the faster running.
This used to be a staple of mine. I'm happy that I can still do it and that it didn't seem terribly hard.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
| Cross and strength training.
4.25 miles elipticaling, weights, core.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Very little time. Squeezed in 5 miles.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles mostly around the Alta track. 10 times up and down the stadium steps.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.25 |
| 8.25 miles at 8 minute pace. Andy rode his bike with me.
I had dinner tonight at The Roof restaurant on the 10th floor of the Joseph Smith Building in downtown SLC. Beautiful view. The food was upscale Chuck-a-Rama. In other words, it was pretty good!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 8.00 |
| Warm-up of 1.5 miles then some stretching
8 X 1/2 mile starting at 3:00 and working down to 2:52. Quarter mile jog recovery.
Cool down.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| AM: 6 miles around Liberty Park. Super easy.
PM: A coupel miles walking and a 6 mile bike ride.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.25 |
| Long run on the Jordan River Parkway...
Warm-up mile in 10 minutes then some stretching.
14 miles in 1:45. Slowest mile was the first one in 8 minutes and the fastest was the last one in 6:55.
Quarter mile jog and some stretching. Laid out on a picnic table with just my shorts on after. Warm and sunny for January.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
| AM: Up and down Grandeur Peak with Abby.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| AM: 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups
That's it, no running today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| 1.5 mile warm-up.
8 mile tempo in 51:45. Ran the first 4 in about 27 minutes then ramped it up for the last 4. Finished the last mile in 5:54.
Short .5 mile cool-down as I was pressed for time. Very happy with this workout.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
| AM: 100 push-ups, 100 abs, lots of core.
PM: Gully Longer Run in 59 minutes. Legs sore from yesterday.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| No students today so I took and extended lunch and went to THE GULLY.
1. Ran the Gully Longer Run in 56:30
2. Ran 6 Gully Hill Sprints
3. Hot tubbed. Listend to three guys talking about how kids learn nothing in school nowadays but "socialism" and "eco crap". Not true. My students have no idea what socialism is.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 8.50 |
| Went to the gym this morning and had to wait around until my favorite treadmill opened up. I have spoken to the gym management about allowing other people on my treadmill but, so far, they are being unresponsive.
2 mile warm-up and then some streatching.
4 X 1 mile in 5:56, 5:52, 5:48, 5:39
2 X 1/4 mile in 80 seconds
Cool down
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| Nifty long run around Sugar House today. 8:05 average. Lots of people out enjoying the snow. #GoVikings!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rested completely.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 6.50 |
| Today, I'll be traveling out to the Olympic speedskating oval for a track workout since our track here at Alta is covered with snow...
2 mile warm-up
10 X 400. Averaged 81-83 seconds for the first 9. Ran the 10th in 75. Made me smile.
2 mile cool down
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| 9 miles on the Porter Rockwell Trail with Ian. Felt achy. Not the best run.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| AM: Push-ups, sit-ups, MASSIVE CORE.
PM: 5.5 treadmill miles at 7:20 pace. 1 mile stair stepping.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
| PM: Easy run but with a handful of race pace pickups sprinkled throughout.
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| | Race: |
SLTC Winter 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:18:24, Place overall: 20, Place in age division: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.11 | 7.61 |
| AM: 1 mile jog around the block. Race at 10 am...
RACE: Mixed bag today. I really thought I could average under 5:50/mile and dip under 18. I'll have to figure out whether it was mental or physical. My splits were 5:45, 6:01, 6:01, :37. Overall, I give myself a B-
It was my fastest time in this race since 2014. I have this goal of trying to break 29 minutes for 8k next Saturday in a cross country race at sea level. I think I'm close to being able to do that and I'm hoping today's tune-up 5k will help.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| AM: Walked 2.5 miles to and from church. I love being able to walk places. If I could make one practical change to my daily grind, it would be the ability to walk or bike to and from work.
PM: Ran an easy 12 miles around the Sugarhood. Andy joined me on his bike for half of it. Sun is out, shorts and short sleeved shirt.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| AM: Brisk 2 mile walk around Sandy. 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups.
PM: 4.5 mile run plus six striders around Sugar House Park in my new XC spikes.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 6.50 |
| 1.75 mile warm-up
5 X 800 meters in 3:00 down to 2:45 for the last one.
Short cool down then hot tub. Pressed for time on extended lunch break.
Heading to Jazz vs. Warriors tonight.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| 4.5 easy miles. I fell down through no fault of my own and messed myself up pretty good. Hit my head hard and my ribs really hurt.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 190.00 | 6.00 | 11.00 | 14.11 | 221.11 |
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