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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Hood to Coast 2011 (31:32:39)

Wasatch Back 2011 (31:08:54)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RZeUjUmr-o

Wasatch Back 2010 (30:21:29)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaoleQmhjoA

Wasatch Back 2009 (31:01:17)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DBm5Bz2sp8

Wasatch Back 2008 (29:14:47)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yErvZKrPxGQ

Boston Marthon 2008 (3:07:55)

Deseret News Marathon 2011 (2:39:50)

Deseret News Marathon 2010 (2:40:14)

Salt Lake City Marathon 2010 (2:49:28)

Philadelphia Marathon 2009 (2:50:58)

Fight for Air Climb 2011: 31 climbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC7VrGf8oUU

Short-Term Running Goals:

To run as a member of Shoulda Bought Puts: Team of Sams for the 2011 Wasatch Back!

 

To have fun running three marathons (Salt Lake, D-News, and NYC Marathon) and a trail race (probably the XTERRA Trail Running National Championship) in 2011

 

To improve my agility/balance

 

To take constructive steps to eat healthier

 

To get more quality sleep

Long-Term Running Goals:

To increase my overall strength and conditioning

To return to Hopkinton for the Boston Marathon

To freshen up on my French to run the Paris Marathon

Personal:

Hobbies are studying for the CFA exam and recycling

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Race: Salt Lake City Track Club Winter Series 10k (6.2 Miles) 00:36:48
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
19.206.200.000.0025.40

Today was my second race of 2011, the Salt Lake City Track Club Winter Series 10k.  This race went much better than my first time out.  Even though I woke up with a swollen and sore right shin and ankle, it was absolutely not as bad as two weeks ago where I ran the 5k in this series in an official time of 21:00 and a watch time of 20:46.  As a result, I was aiming for a sub-40:00 10k today.  I thought if everything really went smoothly, I could maybe just get under 38:00.  Considering  my slightly swollen right ankle and the since my once trusted Garmin 405 just went out on me the other day (i.e., the bezel does not work at all--permanently locked--so I can only tell the time and date on it), any finishing time under 40 minutes I would be happy with. 

After meeting up with a few of my friends and Wasatch Back teammates from the office, the race started shortly after 10:00 am.  For the first mile, I was a little stiff from not having warmed up, but after the first mile I kind of went into cruise control.  Not having a way to judge my pace, I just tried to keep the lead pack in view.  Near the 5k-turnaround marker the lead pack went flying past me on their way back to Saltair.  Needless to say, these guys are fast and there was no way I was going to come close to keeping up with them; therefore, I just wished them luck as the flew by making the course look way too easy.  I just kept my focus on my form on the way back and the last mile-and-a-half seemed to go particularly slow.  Thinking I was going to finish in the high 37s or low 38s, it was a pleasant surprise to see 0:36:48 on the clock as I passed the finish line.  In summary, two weeks after running a twenty-one minute 5k, I’m making progress and hope to continue it so I’ll be ready for the stairs in two weeks.

Following the race, I went to the office in order to get caught up then to get some time in on the elliptical machine.  I was able to complete 19.2 miles on the elliptical before calling it a day.

For my non-running workout, I completed just 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge:  2:00

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  a serving a fruit and lean turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread

 

Night Sleep Time: 4.50Nap Time: 0.17Total Sleep Time: 4.67
Comments
From Benn Griffin on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 19:21:51 from 96.233.182.114

I can't wait to see how you do in the stair climb!

From RAD on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 19:36:50 from 67.172.229.125

Excellent work! That stair climb will be a breeze for you. Gotta love when you blow away your 'great' goal! Keep up the good work, and get that shin healed!

From Kelli on Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 17:30:02 from 71.219.84.215

NICE!!!! I guess things went more than smoothly!

From allie on Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 22:49:48 from 174.23.192.205

way to go, rossy! you are definitely ready for the stair climb.

From Seth on Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:16:16 from 199.188.28.8

Great job! I'd say that's huge progress. Keep it up!

From jtshad on Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 11:38:26 from 204.134.132.225

Great race and awesome time!

From Burt on Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 22:51:16 from 72.223.90.79

Nice Rossy. Maybe you should marry Suzanne Somers. Together you could be the stair master and the thigh master.

From Rossy on Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 15:22:59 from 167.138.234.20

Thanks FRBers and I appreciate the feedback! The shin is getting better and hopefully I'll be back to 100% for the stair race in 10 days.

Also, LOL Burt with the Suzanne Somers reference!

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