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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
68.720.002.990.0071.71
Saucony Guide 4 Miles: 20.66Saucony Tangent 4(2) Miles: 10.31Saucony Kinvara Miles: 12.13Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 28.61
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.450.000.000.006.45

AM

Ran to the farm roads for a chiller to get the blood movin and adjust back to altitude(6,000 feet).  I don't think being @ sea level affected me too much.  

6.45 in 48:12, avg. 7:28 per mile

Saucony Guide 4 Miles: 6.45
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.660.001.650.0010.31

AM

Note to self, don't run hard @ elevation after being @ sea level for 10 days.  I thought I could do a decent workout this morning, but I just was feeling really winded and my legs felt like crap.  I think it's from the oxygen level, so I'll be takin it pretty easy and just tryin to acclimate over the next few days.

30 push-ups before my run

3.02 warm,

2 x 5:00 @ 6:05 & 6:15 pace w/ 2:00 rest,

5.14 cool

Total of 10.31 in 1:15:36, avg. 7:20 per mile.

 

PM

Planks, side-planks, warrior III, chair, tree, boat

Saucony Tangent 4(2) Miles: 10.31
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.540.000.000.0010.54

AM

Wasatch state park loop today and a little extra around the house to make it an hour run.  I decided to do this to get some hill work and elevate my heart rate to hopefully help get better acclimated.  I also picked up the pace after the hills, which is about 4.50 miles in to the run and kept a steady pace(I think about 6:45 per mile) for the remainder of the run.  Overall I felt good and wish I would have done this yesterday.

  8.54 in 1:00:34, avg. 7:05 per mile.

 

1PM

Nice to be back on the rower.  Wish I had more time for a longer cool down.

1 to the gym,

4,260m in 20:00 @ setting# 5 on the ERG,

1 back to the office

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 2.00Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 8.54
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.760.000.000.007.76

AM

Chillin on the farm roads.  

7.76 in 58:13, avg. 7:30 per mile

 

Just signed up for the Top of Utah marathon! : )  I ran this 4 years ago in 3:26.  Shooting for quite a bit faster this year.

 

PM

40:00 road ride around Heber.  30 push-ups after

Saucony Guide 4 Miles: 7.76
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.790.001.340.0010.13

AM

Good run today.  Ran 5 miles from the gym up Willow Creek, then back down with 8 x 1:00 pick ups on the way back and kept the pace fast during the rest periods.  Started the repeats 6.25 mile in.  Legs felt pretty heavy towards the end, but my cardio was great the whole time.

 6.25 warm,

8 x 1:00 @ 6:00 to 5:40 pace w/ 1:00 rest @ 7:30 to 6:50 pace,

1.24 cool,

Total of 10.13 miles in 1:11:41, avg. 7:04 per mile.

 

PM

Clam, reverse sit-ups, and some other core & hip exercises.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 10.13
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.450.000.000.006.45

AM

Chill on the farm roads w/ no watch...same course as Sunday.  Did some drills 1 miles in to get some lateral movements.

1 warm,

1 set of XC skier, ski hop, speed skater, butt-kicks, power skips, & carioca w/ a stride between each, 

5.45 cool


Saucony Guide 4 Miles: 6.45
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.070.000.000.0020.07

AM

Big run today.  Out and back on River Rd., then into the neighborhood and a few laps around Wasatch State Park(steep climbs), then out to Main St., and zig-zagged thru the neighborhoods.  Tacked on Griffin's loop to get the full 20.

 This is my first 20 miler in over a year and I felt pretty solid the whole time.  I had some decent climbs thru the first 12 miles and was averaging about 7:31 pace at that point, then the rest was relatively flat and my pace increased and felt good.

20.07 in 2:28:07, avg. 7:22 per mile

This is my first 70+ mile week ever!

 

1 PM

Did 2.5 hrs. of cross training by digging up some bushes in the front yard.  I love playin in the dirt!

Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 20.07
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
68.720.002.990.0071.71
Saucony Guide 4 Miles: 20.66Saucony Tangent 4(2) Miles: 10.31Saucony Kinvara Miles: 12.13Saucony Tangent 4 Miles: 28.61
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