| Location: Lake Havasu City,AZ, Member Since: Sep 29, 2008 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: 23 marathons
6 Bostons (2007-2011, 2017)
3 Half Ironmans
2 Ironmans
3 50 Milers
1 Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim
Marathon PR:
2:59:00 St. George 2008
2:58:03 Boston 2010
1/2 Marathon PR:
1:25:41 Havasu Half 2009
1:24:09 Painter's St.George 2010
Half Ironman PR:
5:25:02 HITS Havasu 2014
5K PR:
18:23 LHC Turkey Trot 2014
18:22 LHC Turkey Trot 2017
50 mile PR:
7:56:14 Avalon50 2016 Short-Term Running Goals: Break 3 hours again
Doing it a Boston would be sweet!
It was sweet!
UPCOMING RACES
Long-Term Running Goals: Have fun!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 52.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 52.20 |
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| Brooks Gohst Miles: 5.00 | Brooks Ghost 14 #3 Miles: 38.00 | Brooks Ghost 14 Miles: 1.00 | Hoka Clifton 8 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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1 mile walking on TM, then lower body weights, then core.
My calf feels much better this morning!! I won't know until I try and run on it, but I really think my PT work yesterday helped.
I played with my new stationary bike tonight. I really like the feel of it. It is just like riding a road bike. I'm still trying to figure out how to use the app with it though and how to use it with Zwift. I probably road for about 30 minutes.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Pilates, then some ladder work to get my claves warmed up, then 2 mile TM run building speed so that at the end I was running sub 7 minute pace. My claf did really well. It felt strong like I could push off fully and only had the slightest of discomfort. No the test will be how it feels later in the day.
30 minutes on the indoor bike while watching the Astros win and throw a combined no hitter in the World Series.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 easy TM mile starting slow then building speed. Then 10 minutes jump rope.
Calf felt perfect!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Pilates. Core. Lower body. 1mile TM finishing fast.
calf not bothering me when running but a little bit tight just sitting around. I went to PT and had some more work done with needling. I think I'm going to be good to go for the marathon next week.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| It was a beautiful morning for a run, low 50s, sunny and calm. Hopefully we get perfect weather for race day next week although I'm almost never that lucky.
I started out running uphill to the top of Cherry Tree for 6 miles at an easy pace. My legs felt really good. Then right at the top I felt a little twinge in my left calf, the opposite one that was bothering me so I stretched a bit before running down. I was trying to run mp but I ended up being 15 seconds per mile too fast. 7:49 pace running downhill just feels so slow and too easy but I know I need to be disciplined and not go too fast on race day or I'll fall apart at the end. Anyways those last 6 downhill were easy but I did feel a little tightness in my calf as it went on. Now late in the day it is sore but not terribly so. I'm going to have to be very careful this week so that it is good to go on race day.
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| Brooks Ghost 14 #3 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1/4 mile warm up walk on TM then,
Pilates, then 30 minutes (10 miles) on stationary bike.
Calf feels good this morning. I may try and do a short TM run or maybe some jump rope tonight. Trying to error on the side of caution with the calf since race day is this Saturday.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 1/4 mile warm up walk on TM.
Core work.
Lower body weights, only to sets of everything instead of the normal 3.
10 minutes jump rope
1 mile on TM stating very slow and gradually building until the last 1/4 mile at sub 6 minute pace.
Calfs felt good. Had good push off. No niggles until like the very last step of the mile run when I felt a tiny little something in my left calf. It seems fine now so hopefully it was nothing. I usually know by the end of the day. Hopefully I won't have any tightness or knotts in the calf this evening.
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| Brooks Ghost 14 Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Yesterday evening my left calf was definitely sore. This is giving me big cause for concern since race day is Saturday. I did some massage and stretching. This morning it felt much better. I am not going to run or do any type of exercise that stresses my calfs until the race.
30 minutes stationary bike this morning riding easy except for 2 1 minute hard pushes.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pilates then a visit to the PT. My left calf is a mess. Not sure I'll be able to race Saturday. I'm going to try though.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sat in the hot tub for a bit before packing up and heading out to Blake's for the marathon tomorrow. Still very worried about my calf.
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Big Bear Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:33:52 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 26.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.20 |
| Big Bear Marathon
My calf was bothering me last night so I KT taped it and told Blake that if it didn't feel better in the morning I wasn't going to run. When I got up this morning I tested it out with a little run up and down his street and decided to give it a go.
It was a perfect day to run a marathon, cold and sunny with no wind and a serious downhill course. Blake and I ran together from the start keeping our pace right at my BQ qualifying time of 3:25. My calf bothered me on and off from the start but I decided to go as far as it would let me. We had so much fun running and talking. The miles went by quickly. At about mile 22 I started laboring a bit and my calf started hurting more. I continued to press on and mad it past mile 25 still on pace to BQ when suddenly my calf quit and I told Blake to continue on. I had to walk the last mile which was no fun and I clearly lost a lot of time and didn't BQ, but I loved the race just getting to run with Blake. We really had a lot of fun. He finished strong in 3:25:21.
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| Brooks Ghost 14 #3 Miles: 26.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 30 minute hot tub. Legs a pretty sore
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| 30 minute hot tub. Legs feel a lot better. Calves are still pretty sore.
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| Pilates. Core. Then had to ride my bike to work since my truck is in the shop. Only 3 miles each way.
Legs feel pretty darn good but still mild soreness in calves left more than right.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| I did some stretching and light core work this morning before sitting in the hot tub for 30 minutes. Recovery week is a pretty sweet gig. My legs feel really good. Only the left calf hurts still. I think I could run if not for that strain. I still feel it even just walking.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hot tub this morning before heading to Vegas for a doctor's appointment. Legs feel great. Finally no discomfort walking with left calf.
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| 10 miles on indoor bike watching MNF. Legs feel good!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pilates, then 10 miles on indoor bike which watching the World Cup.
I think I'm ready to give running a try again. Maybe tomorrow.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| It was really cold outside up here in Utah so I did a little core work and warm up then ran a very slow mile on the TM when my calf told me to stop. I guess it isn't fully recovered from the marathon. So sad because I wanted to get up in the mountains and do some trail running this week.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2 mile power walk on TM gradually increasing incline. Then 25 minutes on indoor bike
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| 30 minutes indoor bike.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2 minutes stationary bike.
2 miles walking on TM gradually increasing incline.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 30 minutes, 10.2 miles on indoor bike then 2 easy miles on TM. Calf felt fine.
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| Hoka Clifton 8 Miles: 2.00 |
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| Pilates, lower body weights, core.
It felt really good to have a solid cross training morning.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 20 miles on indoor bike then 1 mile on TM. About 3/4 mile into run my left calf twinged so I imediately started walking for the last 1/4 mile. It feels ok now so hopefully it was nothing.
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| Hoka Clifton 8 Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 52.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 52.20 |
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| Brooks Gohst Miles: 5.00 | Brooks Ghost 14 #3 Miles: 38.00 | Brooks Ghost 14 Miles: 1.00 | Hoka Clifton 8 Miles: 3.00 |
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