| 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 | | 294.78 | 21.33 | 9.90 | 0.00 | 326.01 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 14.25 |
| 14.25 miles on the treadmill at 8.2 mph with 5 x 1/4 mile at 6 minute pace towards the end. Up at 3 am to get this run in so I could finish, eat, shower, and be at my desk by 7 am to help a struggling student. Bright, eager kid who can't seem to get my tests. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.25 |
| 11.25 mile jaunt around Sugarhouse with my nifty new Garmin 405 which I was forced to buy because I lost my 205. I'm not sure why I say "forced" as I managed to run for 30 years without one but y'all know how it is. Anyway the thing is a demon possessed device and I hate it. |
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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 |
| Twelve miles along the Jordan River with Jake, Andrea, Allie, and Fiddy and part of the way Emily Jamison. Cold, but nice, morning and good conversation. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
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Easy run around Sugarhouse and up to Foothill. Cold, feels like snow but it isn't. I'm having waffles with blackberries now and a cup of coffee. Heading to church in an hour where the kids are practicing for the Christmas program. Andy is an elf. There shouldn't be elves in a church Christmas program should there? Let's see, there was baby Jesus, Joseph, Mary, the Three Wise Men, barn animals, maybe a little drummer boy. Nope, no elf.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.50 |
| 11.5 on the treadmill at the Sandy 24 Hour Fitness. The Sandy 24 Hour Fitness is totally different from the Sugarhouse 24 Hour fitness. It has Lifefitness Treadmills which is better. The treadmills mostly work. There is more space between each treadmill so you don't feel like you are running on top of the person next to you. The whole gym is bigger with about one tenth of the people. The locker room is spacious. Did most of the run above 9 mph with the last mile in 5:56. Now I'm home with the family and positively giddy about the new Hawaii Five-0 on tonight! |
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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 |
| Unplanned day off. Ate a lot of cherry pie though. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.68 | 9.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.01 |
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Treadmill run. 9.33 miles in 60 minutes. Kinda getting a little faster.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.25 |
| I took a personal day at work today so that I could go to Andy's "Holiday" program at school. Based on the songs they sang I would say that holiday is Christmas. Of course with all kindergarten programs it was off the scale on the cuteness meter. Still left me with plenty of time to get in a noon run at Liberty Park. My legs appreciated the soft path. 13.25 miles averaging 7:20 pace. Perfect sunny day. |
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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 |
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One mile at lunch plus weights/strength training. Hopefully I'll get a run in later. Just did an easy five around the neighborhood this evening. Ran into Jake K on his run home from work and we ran together for a little over a mile. Meeting a group on the JRP tomorrow for 12-14 miles then breakfast at Over the Counter.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
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13 miles averaging 7:17 along the JRP with a good group of folks. This sport is almost always better in groups! Sore all over from the weights yesterday. Great breakfast after at the Over the Counter Cafe.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
| 10.5 miles around the outside perimeter of Sugarhouse Park. Have to take advantage of our freakishly snowless winter to run on grass/trails. Things me and the kids did today while Ann slept after working last night... 1. Watched "highlights" of the Republican debates last night. 2. Went to church. 3. Went to Einstein Bagels for bagel dogs and coffee. 4. Browsed around The King's English Bookstore. 5. Did laundry and cleaned the basement. 6. Played a lot of Angry Birds. 7. Played with the dog. |
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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 |
| Really easy run on the treadmill. Feeling a little achy. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.50 |
| Yikes! The alarm rang at 3:20 this morning so I could get in a decent run before work. The schedule will preclude any more running today. Little dusting of snow as I left the gym. Maybe enough to clear out our gunky air? |
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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 |
| Nothing. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
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Pretty hard treadmill run at lunch. PM: I ran six bonus miles.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.25 |
| 9.25 fun filled miles in The Gully with some of my boys. It's really nice to run on the trails in December. The county has deposited fresh wood chip on most of the trails making them really squishy. Hard to maintain an 8 minute pace. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
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Fifteen miles along the Jordan River in 1:47. Ran with Fritz, Jake, Andrea, and Emily Bates. Every one of these people are interesting to talk to and listen to so the miles fly by. Emily and Andrea ran 10 and Jake, Fritz, and I did an extra five. Maybe running with guys like Jake and Fritz on a regular basis will make me into a 2:20 marathoner? In the PM I did an extra 3 just so I could hit 70 for the week. No doubt many people have noticed the disciplined and methodical way in which I have gone about increasing my mileage the last few weeks. Thank you.
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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 |
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Interesting article in the Salt Lake Tribune this morning on the impending death of the Salt Lake Marathon. Apparently Scott Kerr and the entire staff have resigned. Chris Devine poisons everything he touches and never deals in good faith. Too bad... Salt Lake supported the race and deserves better. One reason why I am leary of for profit races like Rock n Roll or Ragnar and anything by Devine Racing. Five easy miles around Liberty Park |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
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13 miles in 1:38 mostly around Sugarhouse Park. A first for me on my run today. I saw a bald eagle in the park. My first two laps around it was sitting in a tree. On my third lap around he was sitting on the iced over pond eating what I think was a duck. I saw this morning that Ron Paul is in a statistical tie for first in Iowa. We could elect him president so we could get rid of clearly unconstitutional laws like the Federal Endangered Species Act. There is no constitutional authority that grants such power to protect critters to the federal government. Then I could go over to the park and blast that bird. Looking forward to lunch at the Fiddlers Elbow with a bunch of blog folks. Then Ann and I are headed up to the Alta Peruvian Lodge to cash in my free room I won at the Downhill Dash this year.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.25 |
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There's a great picture of the Sugarhouse Park bald eagle in the Utah section of the Tribune this morning. 9.25 miles on the treadmill at the noisy, hot, crowded Sugarhouse 24 Hour Fitness. Looking forward to a relaxing run in the mountains tomorrow.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.25 |
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I met my friend Bret Jardine (bret.fastrunningblog.com) up at The Canyons where he and his family are skiing for a few days. We drove down to Salt Lake and did a great run up City Creek Canyon and back Made it about six miles up before the road got too snowy/slippery and we had to turn back. Finished up with a brief tour of the capitol and downtown. PM: 4.25 on the treadmill with the last mile in 5:56 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.60 | 5.00 | 4.65 | 0.00 | 11.25 |
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On the treadmill... 1.25 mile slow warm-up 9.65 miles in 60 minutes. Started at 9 mph and increased the speed .1 every 5 minutes until 40 minutes when I sped up to 10 mph. Over the last 15 minutes I worked up to 11.1 mph. I was plum tuckered out at the end. Brief cool down.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Really super easy four miles. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 16.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.50 |
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Great run this morning. I met Fritz and Jon Kotter at 8:30 at the Jordan River Parkway for a cold run along the trail. Ended up doing 16 miles in 1:53 with several miles near the end at about 6:30 pace which is pushing the limits of my "comfortable" conversation pace. Jon then asked if we wanted to "pick it up a bit". I was thinking we already had and said so - so they had mercy on me. Went to Einstein Bagels after for breakfast and coffee to warm up. I'm really enjoying my Saturday morning runs with these young whipper snappers. Taking the kids to see "We Bought a Zoo" now. It's a family tradition to go to a movie on Christmas Eve. One way to get the kids out of the house and focused on something else.
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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 |
| Easy run around Liberty Park on the trail to spare my aging legs. Last year I ran 20 miles on Christmas. Considerably more wimpy this year. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
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Epic failure so far today. I planned to get up early and get in a nice 12-15 mile run. Instead, while sitting downstairs drinking my coffee and eating my bowl of Wheaties, I stumbled upon the Band of Brothers marathon on Spike. Been sitting here ever since. I love this movie. Finally overcame my sloth and did a nice 16 mile run - or 15.5 plus a few fast striders at the end to see if I could run fast on tired legs. Started at my house, around Sugarhouse Park a couple times, dropped down to Liberty Park and around there a few times. Ann and the kids met me there and drove me home. I made it onto page one of the annual mileage board for the first time this year! Plan for the rest of the day... 1. Sit in the hot tub for a while. I know some people prefer ice baths, but I like hot tubs. Call me crazy. 2. Watch more Band of Brothers marathon. 3. Accomplish something.
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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 |
| 4.25 easy miles on the treadmill - out the door, no less than four ya know. Also about 45 minutes of lifting at the gym which is rapidly filling up with New Year's Resolution people. |
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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 |
| Nine on the treadmill at an easy 8.2 average pace while watching the Air Force - Toledo game. Toledo won 42-41 after AF botched a two point conversion. Bummer. Can't decide whether to go long tomorrow or do a brutal threshold run. Maybe threshold run in the morning, long run in the evening? |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 20.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.50 |
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AM: Easy 4.25 miles on the treadmill. Planning on a lot more later with Steve Anderson. Should be a big mileage day. Interesting article on the Running Times website about Americans over 40 who have qualified for the marathon trials. 22 people total, 21 women and 1 man (Mbarak Hussein). Clearly we over 40 men need to get on the ball and stop being such slackers. PM: Met up with Steve around 4:30 and did a fairly leisurely 16.25 miles around Sugarhouse, up to Foothill and past the zoo, along Wasatch and back to Sugarhouse Park for a couple loops. Ran the uphills at close to max effort. Always good conversation with Steve - he's much smarter than he looks.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.75 |
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AM: Got to the gym at 6 am ahead of our trip to St. George for the weekend. 2.5 mile warm-up on the treadmill plus weights/strength training. More later? 60 degrees here in Salt Lake today! PM: 8.25 miles around St. George - just exploring the town. For someone who has lived in Utah for ten years, I know very little about this town. Did quite a few laps around the track at Dixie College. There has to be better places to run around here and I know I'm probably missing some great trail running. I checked out the St. George Running Center website thinking that they might have a guide to some great local runs like the Salt Lake Running Co. website does. No luck.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.50 |
| 11.5 pretty stunning miles through Zion National Park. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 294.78 | 21.33 | 9.90 | 0.00 | 326.01 |
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