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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
Total Distance
61.12
New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 9.69Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 16.10Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 31.30Saucony Kinvara Miles: 4.03
Total Distance
3.56

My Sunday evening recovery run. This makes 21 straight days of at least some running. I'm positive that has to be a new personal record because until recently Sunday has always been a full rest day. This also puts me over the top for a monthly PR in mileage.

New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 3.56
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Total Distance
10.00

545AM: Interval workout: 3.5M warmup; 6 x 1000m @ 10k pace (7:00/mi) w/ 2 min jogs between; cooldown.  Interesting series of workouts that Pftiz/Douglas put together. Excluding the 3.5M recovery run I did last night, Friday: I subbed a 6M hard tempo @ 10k pace for the Pfitz recommended 8-15k tune-up race; Sat- 18M long run; Mon- 6 x 1000m @ 5k pace (I subbed 10k pace which I think is more transferable to the marathon w/ only 5+ weeks left).  These are all followed by the biggest workout of this cycle which is coming on Saturday (17M w/ 14M @ goal MP) and at the end of a 73 mi week.  In short, this is the biggest/most important week of this training cycle.

Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 10.00
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Total Distance
13.11

530AM: Easy Medium Long Run. A rather crisp but beautiful morning on the first day of May. Put a long sleeve shirt & gloves on but stuck w/ the shorts.  My legs weren't tired, my body was. Fortunately, my legs are getting conditioned to the point where they don't get that low-volume achiness during these mid-week and weekend longer runs. I was a little worried at the halfway point that my hammie would cramp up. I could feel just beginning to ball up. I somehow willed it to pipe down and get in line w/ the other muscles.  It complied and therefore I didn't have to 'turn the car around and go home.'

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 13.11
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Total Distance
10.13

615AM: 6.1M Easy Recovery Run to and from the IAC. 3 sets x 12 (Single Leg Lifts + Single Leg Press + Calf Raises).

Noon: Another easy recovery run on the GB during lunch. Lots of water flooding the GB at nearly every tunnel. Gonna be costly to repair once the water recedes and it will be interesting to see what kind of course adjustment they'll be forced to make for the Great Potato Marathon in 2 1/2 weeks.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 4.03Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 6.10
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Total Distance
12.01

545AM:  Easy Medium Long Run. Easy pace (MP + 60 sec/mi) now fails to get my HR above 130-135 bpm. Aerobically speaking, I've probably never been in better shape. We'll see how much of a marginal improvement I can make in a little over a month. That's why I think body weight is going to be dispositive. Incremental increase in base mileage inevitably leads to improvement in running economy over time but I think the return on the loss of just 1 lb of body fat is equal to or greater than averaging 5 more miles per week over a single training cycle. 

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 12.01
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Total Distance
6.13

615AM: Short, easy recovery run. Saving the legs for tomorrow's long marathon pace run.

New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 6.13
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Total Distance
6.18

930PM: Easy 50 min run. Super busy Saturday. T-Ball + Track Meet + B-Day party = no long run. Will try tomorrow. It's a key MP workout so no way I can blow it off. FWIW, felt really good tonight. Could have gone much harder but held back to save it for tomorrow.

Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 6.18
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Total Distance
61.12
New Balance MR 1400 Miles: 9.69Nike LunaRacer +2 (2) Miles: 16.10Saucony Tangent 4 (2) Miles: 31.30Saucony Kinvara Miles: 4.03
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