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YMCA Briargate Tukey Trot

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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
81.5411.005.111.7599.40
Red Miles: 23.80Saucony Grid Phantom 4 Miles: 18.39Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 26.11Black Miles: 28.10
Weight: 156.17
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.750.000.000.0011.75

11.75 after work around base. Had a dentist appt this morning. Kept it really easy and comfortable. With Riley's help, set up a training plan for Painter's. It's a gonna be good.

Red Miles: 11.75
Weight: 155.70
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.108.000.000.0021.10

AEROBIC BUILDING DAY. Met Albert Jason Bryant and Riley at the pond. 3 mile warm up and then 8 mile builder. Ran with Jason the whole way. Average pace 5:32. Best builder by far since I have come back. Having a plan and goal to work towards is huge. Goal was 5:40 average today but felt great and pushed myself with Jason.

Lunch: 7.5 north base loop solo easy pace. 7:06 ap

Saucony Grid Phantom 4 Miles: 7.50Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 13.60
Weight: 156.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
19.550.000.000.0019.55

Met Bryant and Riley at the Riverdale parkway. Really easy run into downtown Ogden. Comfortable recovery pace. 12 miles

Lunch: 7.5 north base loop solo

Black Miles: 7.50Red Miles: 12.05
Weight: 156.40
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Race: YMCA Briargate Tukey Trot (3.107 Miles) 00:16:23, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.400.003.110.0015.51

Got in late last night and decided to do this race with my family in my hometown. Wouldn't think this race would be so competitive. At the start I got crammed behind a bunch of 12 year olds. The start was nuts. Sharp 90 degree turn 200 meters in. A couple of the little kids who sprinted out went down because the got scared of the sharp turn and stopped right in front of people motoring around the turn. I felt bad. This race a tough course 220 ft gain over 2 miles and 190 ft loss for the last mile at 7000' elevation. At the mile I was in 15th place and was behind a middle school who went out way fast and died hard. By the mile and a half mark I was in 7th and there I stayed. Missed my splits but ran a 4:54 for the last 1.1 miles. Of the guys who beat me, there were 3 Boulder Running Company Pros, a Brooks runner and a friend who qualifed for the 2012 Marathon trials and the kid who just got 2nd at the NCAA D2 XC Championships last Saturday from Western State. He won the race in a full on Flash (the superhero) costume. He ran 15:27 and 4:25 his last mile. Fun race over 3400 people in the race. The finish was running next to the people still walking the first mile. Lots of cheers and high fives. Would for sure do the race again.

After dinner, and a nap I went for an easy 3 mile run at my grandparents

Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 12.51
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.890.000.000.0010.89

Ran on the Santa Fe trail with Kayla for 78 minutes. 40 out 38 back. Felt good enjoyed the rollers.

Saucony Grid Phantom 4 Miles: 10.89
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.853.002.001.7520.60

Did 20.5 on the Santa Fe trail. Did 3.5 mile warmup then a 3-2-1-.5-.25 (IE 3 hard, 3 easy, 2 hard, etc) 5:32 for the 3 miles, 5:19 for two, 5:15 for mile (mostly uphill), 2:30 for half, 67 for quarter. Most on rolling hills on dirt trail at about 7000'. My legs a a bit tired but feeling good about my week. 6:26 AP for the whole run.

Black Miles: 20.60
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
81.5411.005.111.7599.40
Red Miles: 23.80Saucony Grid Phantom 4 Miles: 18.39Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 26.11Black Miles: 28.10
Weight: 156.17
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