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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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Thu, Sep 26, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.423.003.000.0015.42

Fartlek workout. Did 3+ mile warm up and strides from 21st Street with Ben and Riley. Then the workout plan was 1/2 mile at Marathon type pace, 1/2 mile at Tempo/Threshold pace for three miles continuous with 2x3 mile. I was shooting for 5:55/5:25 pace. First three miles 2:57 2:32(too fresh) 3:00 2:41 2:59 2:41 (16:50) 4 minute recovery then 2:54 2:42 2:58 2:38 2:59 2:38(16:49). 5:36.5 AP (5:55.7/5:17.4) 2.5 mile cool down. Felt ok had to focus to stay on pace on the "easy" part of the Fartlek. Fun workout harder than I thought it would be. Good luck to the everyone doing the SGM All the really training is in the bag now!

PM 3.57 miles after work. Plus a little sprint back into the library. don't matter how sore you are, when you have left you keys next to the ceckout desk you sprint back in.

Saucony Grid Phantom 4 Miles: 15.42
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RileyCook on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 09:09:21 from 132.3.57.79

Very nice work this morning Dave. In a few months, everyone on this blog is going to be like, "Who's this Dave guy that has been KILLING it lately?"

You are on pace to crush your goals.

From Dave Olson on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 09:11:49 from 132.3.57.78

No one will notice until I am within a minute of you!

From Ben VanBeekum on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 21:08:52 from 216.206.44.14

Great mileage this week Dave!

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