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.
10 mi Progressive aerobic builder on the treadmill at 2% in 57:58
1 mile cooldown
What is the ideal marathon taper? I am thinking of doing a 17 day taper.
Night Sleep Time: 0.00
Nap Time: 0.00
Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From RileyCook on Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 09:18:58 from 172.56.17.89
I wish I knew the answer to that myself! I think like most things it depends. I try to go with a taper that gives me confidence, and for me that's erring on the side of not enough taper. I lose confidence if I taper too much. But Jason Holt who I run with occasionally loses confidence if he doesn't cut way back.
From Ryan Achatz on Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 14:34:12 from 75.163.15.78
Thanks Riley. I always get really nervous around taper time. I fear that I am doing something wrong to keep me strong confident and rested. My first few marathons have been the standard book marathon taper of 3 weeks. I tried shortening my taper but it got all messed up when I got really sick 10 days out. This caused me to run more conservatively because I didn't feel 100%.
I feel like I am ready to have a real breakthrough in the Huntsville marathon. I increased my mileage. This cycle I peaked at 90 mpw vs. 80 for Boston. The last weeks prior to taper I have averaged 86.7 mpw and for Boston was 74.8. I think that I feel the most confident with kinda what Holt does. I just looked at his blog. For STG last year he stayed high mileage until about 2 weeks out with his last long run 15 days out. Then he dramatically cuts mileage. I like to cut a lot and maybe I start cutting to soon. I will try what he did and do my last long run about 15 to 17 days out and go from there. So likely Thur I will do my last long run since I went hard this morning.
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