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December 2010

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Location:

Dallas,TX,USA

Member Since:

Feb 21, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k - 19:03 - Race 4 Recovery (2009)

10k - 42:23 - SLCTC Winter Series (2010)

10 mile - 1:01:51 Riverwoods 10 mile..measured 10.07 (2011)

1/2 Marathon - 1:24:53 - SLC Half Marathon (2011)

Marathon - 2:54:47 - Top of Utah (2011)

Ultra (36.72 miles) - 4:41:32 - Wasatch Back Relay Ultra Team (2009)

R2R2R @ the Grand Canyon with a group of friends - 16 hours(2014)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back in decent running form. Maybe enter a road race in 2017?

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 5k under 18:00

Personal:

Have been active my whole life, but turned my focus to running in 2006 after deciding to run a marathon.  I really enjoy the training aspect and staying healthy, but mileage has been on the decline over the past 3 years due to work commitments, so focus has turned away from races and more on just staying fit enough to still enjoy getting out.  Moved from Utah to Texas in October 2016 with my wife and 3 month old babe. 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Griffin Lifetime Miles: 770.29
Salomon Synapse Lifetime Miles: 108.75
Saucony Kinvara 6 Lifetime Miles: 194.25
Brown Crocs Lifetime Miles: 64.00
Bike Miles 2016 Lifetime Miles: 1074.50
TNF Hyper Track Guide #2 Lifetime Miles: 7.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
63.452.700.001.5067.65
Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 21.53Griffin Miles: 10.00Saucony Guide Red Miles: 26.57The North Face Fire Road Miles: 12.05Saucony Fast Twitch Miles: 7.50
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Travelin today.

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A nice yoga session in the morning.

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5.250.000.000.005.25

AM  5.25 no watch

A lot warmer than I had expected today.  Nice run thru the hood.

  

Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 5.25
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Lots of running around today, and not the kind of running I like to do.  Did some planks and other yoga poses in the afternoon.

 

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8.000.000.000.008.00

AM  8 miles No watch

 Ran Griffin on his loop and then did an out & back to US 189.  Gonna ride this next weekend, so it better snow soon.  Come'on snow gods!


Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 8.00Griffin Miles: 2.00
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Super busy at work : (

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Same as yesterday : ( : (

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Ah my brain is going to explode! : ( : ( : (

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2.000.000.000.002.00

AM  2 miles no watch

Finally, month end deadline was met and it's back to regular schedule.  

Took Griffin out on his loop, then back home for some strength/cardio/plyo/core workout.  It was nice.

Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 2.00Griffin Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.030.000.000.008.03

AM  8.03 in 1:00:57.  Avg. 7:35 per mile

Ran a very hilly course today.  There was a slight mist and 25 degree temps, which helped keep me cool.

Saucony Guide Red Miles: 8.03
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AM  2 miles No watch

Took Griffin on a very snowy 2 miles thru the hood.  Then went back for a killer cardio/strength workout.  It wrecked me...in a good way.  

The North Face Fire Road Miles: 2.00Griffin Miles: 2.00
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AM 2 miles  No watch

 Ran Griffin on his loop.  Went snowboarding at The Canyons and took a hike out into the backcountry.  Super nice day!

Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 2.00Griffin Miles: 2.00
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4.280.000.000.004.28

AM  4.28 in 32:15  Avg. 7:32 per mile

thought I could do an easy 4 just to get the blood flowin, but I felt worked over.  I might not be up for a long run tomorrow.


Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 4.28
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9.200.000.000.009.20

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2 miles with Griffin. No watch.

7.20 miles in 54:37.  Avg. 7:35 per mile.

I felt like crap this whole time, but it's supposed to snow pretty heavy tonight, so probably no chance to run outside tomorrow.  That's winter running in the mountains for ya.

Saucony Guide Red Miles: 9.20Griffin Miles: 2.00
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Sure enough there was about 8 inches of new snow, and some ice as well, so decided to keep it inside.  Did a lot of stretching along with planks, side planks, bird-dog and a few other leg poses.  

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AM  Stationary bike for 1:00:00 

It was super cold this morning, about 3 degrees with a slight wind chill. Not ready to play that game yet, plus I'll be running in these temps next month when I start getting ready for the SLC half. 

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Traveling to Dominical for a Costa Rican Christmas!

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Went on canopy tour and did some repelling in Manuel Antonio national park.

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5.680.000.000.005.68

Tried my hand at surfing in the morning.  I think I would be decent if I lived near the ocean.  Oh well, I'll just have to settle for the white wave here in the mountains : )

PM  5.68 in 41:56 Avg. 7:22 per mile

I thought it would be dirt roads to run on, so took my trail shoes.  There is really no place to run around where we stayed so did an out and back on the only highway where we were at.  It was less than fun.


The North Face Fire Road Miles: 5.68
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Got home at 1am.  Traveled all day long!  

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Feel like crap and it's Lacy's b-day today, so it's gonna be a late night.

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Had a great time out on the town last night, so a perfect chance to chill out and get things back in order.  Griffin stayed at my friends house and now he's yakin like crazy!  He probably just ate something that didn't agree with him.

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4.200.000.000.004.20

AM  4.2 miles no watch

MERRY CHRISTMAS!  Went on the dinner time loop, and did 24 pull-ups when I got home long wiht some core.  Time for a holiday feast!

Saucony Guide Red Miles: 4.20
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Griffin seems to be doing better, but isn't quite ready for sustained effort.  Did a bunch of yoga poses in the morning, then took Griffin to Dutch Hollow for a 1.5 hour hike on the snowy trails.  I wore an 8 lb. vest during our hike.

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Slept in and it was a long day at work.  Just felt like chillin.


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2.442.700.000.005.14

AM  5.14 in 37:14  avg. 7:14 per mile.

11 degrees and 98% humidity made it a chilly morning.  I ran the first 2.5 miles at an easy pace, then picked it up for the rest.  Felt like I was moving at a pretty good clip, but didn't get any splits.  Did 30 push-ups and some core after my run.

Saucony Guide Red Miles: 5.14
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4.370.000.000.004.37

AM  4.37 in 36:00.  Avg. 8:14 per mile.

I was gonna run on the treadmill today, but the plows were out early, so there was only about 2" of snow on the roads.  So I put on the trail shoes and just kept the pace slow.  It was beautiful today with all the new snow and big flakes coming down.  A very serene experience.  Did 30 push-ups, planks, and side-planks after my run.

The North Face Fire Road Miles: 4.37
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6.000.000.001.507.50

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I got a heart rate monitor that has a chronograph for x-mas, so decided to try it out at the track today.  I'm not sure what my max rate is, so today was just kind of playing around. 

1.5 mile warm-up - HR was about 140 

12 x 200m at 40 seconds (5:20 pace - HR would reach about 174) with 400m rest.  Not sure what my pace was during the rest periods, but I made sure my heart rate went below 160 before running hard again.  I felt refreshed for the next hard effort, so I guess it was a good tactic?

1.5 mile cool down - HR was around 150 - 155

Did 2 sets of butt-kicks, high-knees, single leg squats and running pose after the run.  HR went down to about 113.

 

I need to play around with HRM some more, but I can see it being useful for recovery instead of concentrating on pace.  

Saucony Fast Twitch Miles: 7.50
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Super cold this morning, so did a little workout inside.  Did 10 minutes of running in place, then 3 x 8 pull-ups with some core in between.  Then  hit the mountain for some snowboarding.  We just got 2 feet of fresh, so conditions were pretty good.....besides being -10 degrees.  BRRRRRR!


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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
63.452.700.001.5067.65
Saucony Guide Blue Miles: 21.53Griffin Miles: 10.00Saucony Guide Red Miles: 26.57The North Face Fire Road Miles: 12.05Saucony Fast Twitch Miles: 7.50
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