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Location:

Meridian,ID,US

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

5K Beat Coach Pete Fun Run Boise, ID- 21:13(2009)

Meridan Barn Sour Days 10k, Meridian, ID- 41:32(2012)

Famous Potato Half Marathon, Boise, ID- 1:30:40 (2012)

Utah Valley Marathon, Provo, UT- 3:20:14 (2011)

Athlinks profile here.

Garmin Connect profile here.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2014 Racing Schedule and Goals: 

-Get healthy

-St. George Marathon, October 4, 2014, St. George, UT

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run at least one marathon every year until I buy the farm.

Qualify for Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Started running in November 2007 to get fit. Now I'm back almost to square one after back surgery. I did it once and I'll do it again.

"In truth, runners don't race other runners. They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares. And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better."  Running for His Life by Michael Hall. 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
New Balance MR 1400 Lifetime Miles: 392.77
Saucony Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles: 424.41
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 438.89
Saucony Ride 5 Lifetime Miles: 235.68
Brooks Launch (Blue/Yellow) Lifetime Miles: 282.52
Hoka Rapa Nui Tarmac's Lifetime Miles: 181.17
Hoka Clifton (Blue)(2) Lifetime Miles: 164.15
Tue, Aug 16, 2011
Total Distance
9.13

620AM: Used yesterday as a rest day.  Still a bit sore from the weekends 20 miler + hard hike.  2.5M warm; 6 x 600m @ 5k pace; cool.  I was able to maintain the pace until the last 600m repeat which I logged at 6:37 pace. All the rest were between 6:20 & 6:30/mi pace.  Left hammie barked a little but held through the speed session. Got tighter during the cooldown which seems counterintuitive.  I'll stretch it out at work and see where I'm at.  Last hard week of training as I'll be starting a 2 wk taper next week. I used Pfitzinger's 2 wk taper model for UVM and I think it served me well so I'll give it another try this cycle.

Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 9.13
Comments
From SlowJoe on Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 12:04:31 from 132.3.53.68

Your training has been looking good, the taper should feel nice. I've been looking over the Pfitz plan that I'll start in 3-4 weeks so your workouts look familiar. Keep up the solid training, should be a good race for you in September.

From Neil on Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 13:28:47 from 164.165.24.5

Thanks man. Looks like you're getting some really good high mileage weeks in. FWIW, I always look forward to the taper but it also gives me anxiety. Part of me knows that the work is done and horse is in the barn sorta speak but then there's this nagging thought in the back of the brain that you could be doing more.

From Court on Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 17:34:03 from 198.252.209.57

So, what is your taper plan? I don't have a taper plan except to not run so much.

From Neil on Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 18:24:38 from 164.165.24.5

Here's a link (look at pg. 222; Week 1 and Race Week are the relevant taper weeks): http://books.google.com/books?id=V7Hcxuxc644C&pg=PA212&lpg=PA212&dq=pfitzinger+10+week+multiple+marathon+plan&source=bl&ots=UPdjntz8Cr&sig=12P6Bf1t_7sJsFGryryL6_xO7Eg&hl=en&ei=VuRKTr-NN87biAL1oJ2SBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false

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