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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
46.020.000.000.000.0046.02
Saucony Guide 5 (2) Miles: 46.02
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.620.000.000.000.008.62

1 mile easy with Brent (co-worker just starting). Then increased my speed a little and did 7.62 more.  8.62, overall nice and easy. 

Saucony Guide 5 (2) Miles: 8.62
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.050.000.000.000.008.05

8 miles in North Logan to Green Canyon and back.  

Saucony Guide 5 (2) Miles: 8.05
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.050.000.000.000.008.05

Noon:  1 mile with Brent 9:00/mile, 7 more miles by myself up to Green Canyon and back at around a 7:45/mile AP.

Saucony Guide 5 (2) Miles: 8.05
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.200.000.000.000.008.20

8.2 miles in North Logan at 12:30-1:30.   Up to Green Canyon and back.  Good easy run. 7:38/mile.  90 Degrees.

Saucony Guide 5 (2) Miles: 8.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
13.100.000.000.000.0013.10

AM:  9 miles up/down Smithfield Canyon with Claire.  She wasn't feeling that well so we ran nice and slow.

Noon:  4 more with our dog (chihuahua, jack russell cross).  Not to good of a run.  A little less than a mile, a yellow lab came running out (probably trying to play) and took me down.  I landed on my stomach, skinned/bruised my knee, and scrached my glasses.  Not too bad, so I got up and we kept going.  A block later we ran past a fence.  Two blue healer dogs started trying to go after us.  One reached his head through the fence and grabbed my dog and started shaking it.  I had to kick the thing in the head to make it drop our dog.  I checked out my dog...not really hurt, so we kept going really slow. 

The good thing about todays running was that I finally passed 1000 miles for the year!  OK for a fat old clydesdale jogger.  I will try to get another 1000 by the end of the year.

Saucony Guide 5 (2) Miles: 13.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
46.020.000.000.000.0046.02
Saucony Guide 5 (2) Miles: 46.02
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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