| Location: Smithfield,UT,USA Member Since: Feb 16, 2011 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: 14 Marathons,
2010, 2011 Boston Marathon
Qualified for Boston 8 Times
PRs:
Half-Marathon:
2012 TOU - 1:25:48
Marathon:
2009 St George - 3:05:25
10K:
2009 First Dam Run - 41:37 Long-Term Running Goals: 1. Enjoy running 'til I drop dead - and put that off as long as possible.
2. Don't get burn out :-) Personal:
I herniated/ruptured a disk (L4/L5) in my back in December, 2005. I told my orthopedic surgeon I wanted to start running. He said "You'll never run again.". What a challenge! So...I started running.
Since then I've lost about 50 pounds, ran 13 marathons and a number of other races.
I am still a clydesdale runner (over 200 lbs), have a large frame, big bones, and not built like a runner at all. I'm not fast. I mostly run to have some time to myself and keep in shape.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 176.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 176.08 |
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| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 168.08 | Brooks Trance 9 (1) Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.15 |
| 8.15 up and down Smithfield Canyon. 7:40/mile average pace. Nice day to run--as has been this whole week. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 8.15 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 16.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.50 |
| 16.5. Smithfield down to north of Hyde Park, then turned up into Smithfield Canyon and back. 7:44/mile average pace. Nice jog. My legs are a little beat. Glad to take a break tomorrow. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 16.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8 miles - Smithfield Canyon. Nice jog. 7:44 / mile average at 1:00 PM. Muggy and warm. This morning went and watched Conner win the Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run - 15 K. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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Me and the family left to go camping in Idaho after Conner's running of the 15K Fredom Run. We went up north of Preston for a few nights and camped at Emmigration Camp Ground. We didn't have any Cell or internet access which was a nice change for a while.
On the way back we received a few texts about the write-up on Conner's 15K in the Herald Journal. Nice article.
Took yesterday off due to a few pains in my foot. This evening I did 8 miles. When I started it was 84 degrees. Ran up and down Smithfield Canyon again. Lots of bugs in the air. I was cruisin' until mile 6.5 when I breathed in a huge bug--right down into my right lung. I don't know what it was but I was coughing and weasing like crazy until I got it up. Felt like a large fly or beatle. After that the last 1.5 were slow--still gaging the rest of the way. 7:50/mile average pace. |
| Brooks Trance 9 (1) Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.65 |
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Was going to run at noon outside, but it started raining so I chickened out and went to the Sports Academy and ran 8.65 miles on a treadmill. Treadmills are pretty boring... 6:56/mile average pace. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 8.65 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.65 |
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AM: 3.65 miles nice and slow in Smithfield.
NOON: 5 miles, 87 degrees in North Logan. 7:50/mile average pace. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 8.65 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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9 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon. 7:28/mile average pace. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8 miles in North Logan at noon. Nice and cool for this time of the day. It was sprinkling (not really raining) which made it a good temperature in which to run. 7:23/mile average pace. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 7 miles in North Logan in the afternoon. 86 degrees-hot! 7:48/mile average pace. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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5 slow tapering miles in North Logan. 7:58 / mile - nice and slow. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 5.00 |
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Smithfield "Not Yo' Mamma's Half" Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:30:06, Place overall: 9, Place in age division: 2 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.10 |
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This was the first Smithfield "Not Yo' Mamma's Half" Marathon.
It was a nice run. The course was a bit short (under 13), but
considering the hills-up around Smithfield golf course and then down to
Mac Park and up Smithfield Canyon-I'll take it as a half. For a first
half marathon that Smithfield Recreation organized, it was well done.
Bryce King (the race director) did well.
It was really nice to have a local half marathon that isn’t an
aided "downhill" course. It was challenging and enjoyable. From the data
on my garmin from connect.garmin.com, there was an overall elevation
gain of around 852 and loss of 848 feet from Garmin Training Center
(on my computer) it showed around 1543 gain/loss, adding up
and down
every little hill.
I didn't push it as hard as I could have, but am satisfied. It
was an awesome experience running it with Conner (14) and Claire
(Clarissa) who is 12. Conner took 2nd overall and did a good job. Paul
Peterson did a great job coming in 1st overall. It was good to
see them running down the Canyon as I was going up :-).
After finishing, I talked with Conner and the family, got a
drink, and ate a piece of watermellon. Then I jogged back up the course a
few miles and met Claire and then ran back in together. She did an
awesome job of finishing in 2:02:34. She placed 1st in her age group for
females 18 and under. She was very satisfied and didn't seem very beat
up at the end. Maybe another runner in the family. She was excited and
wants to do another one.
We waited until the awards were given out and then I ran 3.1
miles up to Hillside in Smithfield, around a few blocks and then back
home. Total miles was around 20.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.03 |
| 10 in North Logan in the afternoon - Hot part of the day. Nice and slow- ~8:00/mile pace. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 10.03 |
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| Cross training. Hip was bugging me a little so I did some swimming and lifting. |
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Got dressed for a run in the morning, got my Garmin 305 out and it was totally dead. It says it is charging when I put it in the cradle, I can download from it, but once I pull it off the cradle it dies. Looks like the battery is gone. It worked well for about 3 1/2 years so I can't complain.
I was a little de-motivated so I decided to do some cross training today at the Sports Academy at noon and then run in the evening. We had some network issues in the evening at work so I had to stay way late and couldn't run. My legs also need a little break.
When I just got home I ordered a new Garmin. Found a new Garmin 305 on line (boxed) for only $87 (one time deal). Looking forward to getting it. I was debating on the newer forerunner model, but I think I like the 305 best (for the price). It is a little big but that doesn't bother me too much... |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon. Nice jog. 7:36/mile average pace. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 easy miles in North Logan at noon. No watch. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon with Greg. Pretty morning. 7:34/mile average pace |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| Cross Training - My legs are getting a little weak. I went in to Sports Academy and did a leg lifting routing. going to be sore tomorrow. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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10 in the morning up and down Smithfield Canyon. Good day. 7:39/mile average pace. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon. Legs are a bit sore. 7:48/mile pace. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 10.00 |
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One of my friends got a new road bike. He introduced me to biking by letting me use his old one. 16.35 miles around Smithfield and up and down Smithfield Canyon. First time on a road bike since the 1980's.
It was a good ride. Good workout for the quads! |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
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20 miles from Smithfield down towards Hyde Park, and then up Smithfield
Canyon through the campground and back the same way. Interesting run...
Did the first 6 in just under a 7 minute mile. Just before mile 8 pains
started shooting through my left achilles and up my calf. I slowed way
down.
I had placed water at mile five, but thought I'd be fine until the
campground where they have a well with a hand pump. Over the past few
years I have loved running up there, taking a breather at the well while I pump
it and drink the water out of it. It is always great tasting, cold
water. Unfortunately, when I got there they have a sign that says
"Do not drink". IT was 77 degrees, gone 10 miles, and still
didn't have any water. So I turned around and ran down to the water I
placed at mile file. Made it and stopped at mile 15 and drank the entire
quart water bottle. Then slowly jogged the remaining 5. Before I
ran I weighed in at 204.2. When I got home, I was at 194.2 (lost 10
pounds, even with drinking the 32 oz water bottle). A bit dehydrated.
Overall it was a good first of four 20 milers before the St. George.
It was slow but I felt I got a good workout. Only 8:14/mile average pace.
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| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 20.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 176.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 176.08 |
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