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February 2015

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Location:

Ogden,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jul 22, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

800: 1:52.23 (Track @ University of Utah)

1500: 3:44.52 (Track @ University of Stanford)

Mile: 4:03.01 @ Sea Level 4:04.67 in SLC

Steeplechase: 8:38.03 @ NCAA Championships (All-American)

8k: 23:57 Big Sky Conference Cross-Country in Portland

10k: 30:40 Regional Cross-Country in Ft Collins

1/2 Marathon: 1:09:34 Snow Canyon Half

Marathon: 2:36:40 Ogden Marathon 2014

Short-Term Running Goals:

Well I'm back. No real goals for the rest of 2016

sub 2:30 Marathon in 2017

Half Marathon PR in 2017

Long-Term Running Goals:

PR in all distances 5k and up. Run both road and trail races. Slowly build up my mileage (SLOWLY!!!!!!!) back up to 90-100 miles a week when my body is ready. Cut my weight back to 155 lbs (currently 165 lbs)

Personal:

Grew up in Colorado. Married to former Weber State runner Kayla Blackford and have a son Perrin born June 2016. Family of 2 cats and a dog in our quaint home on the Ogden Bench. Disc golf enthusist. Love camping and back packing. Snowshoeing in the winter. Love a good local beer after a long run

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
160.2019.506.250.00185.95
Saucony Grid Miles: 40.05Asics Gel-Lyte33 Miles: 12.50Brooks Defyance Miles: 56.99Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 45.21Asics Venture 4 Miles: 31.20
Weight: 161.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy 8. 7:09 pace.

Saucony Grid Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

An easy 6 miles on the parkway. 7:21 pace

Asics Gel-Lyte33 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.205.001.000.0010.20

Met Denver and Matt at the Smith's in South Ogden. Did a 2 mile warm up over to the Combe Loop for two laps around (6 miles)

With the rain and actually doing the workout solo (Denver and Matt did 3 miles at 6:20 pace on a different course) I tried to go by feel. One of my cats loves to play with my watch if I leave it out and some how he changed the pace setting to overall run pace so I had no idea what pace I was running. Ended up being a pretty good workout.

5:49 5:49 5:53 5:38 5:49 5:41 Average pace of 5:46

2+ mile cool down for 10.2 at an average of 6:32 pace. Core and pushups at the house

Brooks Defyance Miles: 10.20
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.160.000.000.005.16

Easy solo run on the trails from my house. Having a down week is tough I want to go run more but I know this is what is best for my legs.

Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 5.16
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.050.000.000.006.05

Bret picked me up at my house and we ran an easy six together. 7:10 pace. I was sweating in a light long sleeve and t-shirt. This weather is nuts.

Saucony Grid Miles: 6.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.001.002.000.0012.00

So last night at midnight I got a call from one of my best friends and he needed my help for an emergency with his car. Drove to Wanship, UT helped him and got home at 6 am. Got about an hour of sleep last night. Had decided I wasn't going to meet the guys and then changed my mind when I couldn't fall asleep (Caffeine). So on almost zero sleep I met Bret and Taylor at 21st Street Pond. We headed east up the parkway and then north up the canyon to the canal road. Turned at 6 and I started feeing good so I started to push the pace. on a fairly technical downhill trail section ran a 5:29  mile then a 6:00 mile then a push to 5:26. Average pace was 6:37 with a tough steep uphill at 8:00 pace. Very happy with my run and now I am off to bed.

Asics Venture 4 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.040.000.000.0010.04

Met John, Denver, Matt and his brother at the pond for an easy 10. 7:02 average pace. John was feeling spry on the way back and dropped the pace a touch. Going to roll out and ice bath after work.

Brooks Defyance Miles: 10.04
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

​Met Bret at the Riverdale parkway for an easy 10. Went out past the golf course on the road. 7:02 average.

Saucony Grid Miles: 10.00
Weight: 161.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.501.001.000.006.50

Calf cramped stopped part way through and and took two days off.

Asics Gel-Lyte33 Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.303.000.000.0014.30

Met the guys at my place and we ran down the parkway one way to Uintah. 3 miles faster. I had to be careful because my calf was still tightish. So I went 6:05 6:10 5:57 all uphill the GAP was about 6:00 for all of them. Average Pace 6:36. very easy comfortable run

Brooks Defyance Miles: 14.30
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.050.000.000.0010.05

Ten miles on the Shoreline trail with Max, my dog. 7:52 pace.

Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 10.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Indian Trail Blow up

Asics Venture 4 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

easy gibs

Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

15 with the guys

Brooks Defyance Miles: 15.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Ten easy windy miles

Saucony Grid Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.200.000.000.009.20

9 miles with the guys core and pushups

Asics Venture 4 Miles: 9.20
Weight: 162.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.200.002.250.007.45

Brooks Defyance Miles: 7.45
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 easy recovery miles at just under 8:00 pace on the grass.

PM: 90 mins of Bikram Yoga

Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy miles with Riley on base and then core, hips, and pushups.

Saucony Grid Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.509.500.000.0016.00

Long tempo type run.

Met a massive group of guys. Riley and I ran with them for the first 5.5 miles or so. Once they all took their turns back. Riley and I picked up the pace to around 6:00. The plan was to stay there for either 9 or 10 miles. Well we went a little faster and I hung with riley for 6.5 miles and then fell back slightly as he picked up the pace. Did 9.5 miles hard. 1 mile cool down. Splits below workout in Bold:

6:49, 6:59, 6:44, 6:42, 6:30, 6:18 (2:58 second half), 5:59, 5:45, 5:51, 5:54 (uphill), 5:47, 5:46, 5:46, 5:52, 5:48 (brutal headwind last .5 mile), 6:56

Total average 6:13, Workout average  5:49.7

 

 

Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
160.2019.506.250.00185.95
Saucony Grid Miles: 40.05Asics Gel-Lyte33 Miles: 12.50Brooks Defyance Miles: 56.99Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 45.21Asics Venture 4 Miles: 31.20
Weight: 161.75
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