I ran for Utah State University for a few years from 1999-2002. I got a little burned out and took a break from running. Now 10 years later, I feel that there is still faster running left to accomplish. I started running again in mid-summer of 2012. I had a short spurt in 2009, but work got in the way.
PRs: Non-Aided
5K 15:53
8K 26:51
Marathon 2:45:24 Boston 2015
Aided PRs:
5K 15:50
10K 31:47
15K 52:25 (Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run 1999)
Half Marathon 1:16:28 SLC Haunted Half 2015
Marathon 2:38:12
I have ran 7 marathons and averaged = 2:51:58
Short-Term Running Goals:
Run a sub 17:00 5K again
2:45 Marathon
3000 miles in 2013
2013 Race Schedule:
St. Patrick's Day 5K 3/16 1st Place 17:22
Famous Idaho Potato Marathon 5/18 3rd Place 2:52:20
St. George Marathon 10/5 2:45:45
2014 Race Schedule:
Gold Rush Half Marathon 3/15 1st Place 1:21:11
Poultney Chili Cook-Off 5K 9/27 1st Place 16:59
Turkey Trot 11/27
2015 Race Schedule:
Boston Marathon 4/20/15 2:45:24
Run the Runway 3rd place
Huntsville Marathon 9/26/15 5th place. Took a chance and went out too fast. 2:53:19
Haunted Half SLC 10/24/15 3rd place 1:16:28
2016 Race Schedule:
Phoenix Marathon 2/27/16 2:51
Revel Mt. Charlston Marathon 5/7/16
St. George Marathon 10/1/16
Long-Term Running Goals:
Sub 2:35 Marathon
Personal:
I am married and have a 5 year old little boy and a 2 year old little girl. I graduated from USU in aviation and worked as a pilot for many years. After subsequential furloughs and lay-offs due to the economy, I decided to go back to school. I then graduated from the nursing program at Boise State University. I now fly the University of Utah AirMed (Lifeflight) airplane base in Rock Springs WY.
Well, the hip flexor feels better today after taking yesterday off. I am running a 5k this Sat. and I was not planning to taper for it, but it looks like that is going to be the best thing for my hip. I am hoping to run around 16:45. I have not ran anything faster than 5:50 pace since Christmas but I have done 60 mpw and a lot of MP running. We will see.
St. Patrick's Day 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:17:22, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy Miles
Marathon Pace Miles
Threshold Miles
VO2 Max Miles
Total Distance
2.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.00
Well I was not supper happy with my time, but it could have been worse. Since I have not done any speed work since the last week in December when I strained my L hip flexor. I also didn't have any competition. All the real fast guys were in the 5 mile race.
During the first mile I was running with this guy and thought that I would have someone help push the pace. We hit the first mile in 5:20. Perfect. Then he dropped way back. Then my hip started to hurt. Now that there was nobody around my I decided to slow down a bit and hip pain subsided. Mile 2 was 5:41 and I was at least a min. ahead of everyone else. Sine my hip was feeling pretty good at this pace, I just coasted the next mile 5:44.
This gives me an idea where my injury is at, where my fitness is, and where I go from here. I am glad that I eased off the pace. My hip is really sore right now, and I didn't want to do more damage. I think that I can start adding more speed into my workouts, mabe not 5:20 pace, but some tempo work at 5:45 will help.
I warmed up and then did 4 mile tempo run. AP tempo was 6:05. I wanted it the be under 6:00, but I will take it. I was running them around 5:50 this past December. Stupid injury :(
4 mile warmup followed by 3x1mile then 1/2 mile. 5:31, 5:29, 5:30, 2:45. I wanted to run 5:20 pace but, I just was not feeling it today. I did this workout alone and didn't feel like pushing more. A positive was that I didn't even feel my hip flexor during this workout.
10 miles easy from my in-laws house in Soda Springs. I can always the tell the difference in a 3300 feet altitude increase from Boise to here in Soda at 6000. It doesn't help that the terrain is very hilly here too. AP 6:58
1 mile warmup then planned 5 mile tempo. I did 2 miles tempo then pucked OJ that I drank a few hrs earlier, then 3 mile tempo. Splits: 5:51-rolling hills. 6:15-uphill w/ 200ft alt gain. On this uphill tempo I felt like my heart and lungs were going to come out of my chest. I had to stop here to puck. 5:55-rolling hills, 5:56-flat, 5:57-flat. Running at 6000ft really kicked my trash today. I am aclimated to 2700ft. I am happy about this run, but it felt much harder than a tempo run. AP 6:32
I just ran 20 miles easy today. I ran from my parents house in Nibley and run up Blacksmith Fork Canyon. I felt really tired on this run and decided not to do any Marathon pace today.
