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Location:

Riverton,UT,

Member Since:

Aug 19, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5K PR 17:03 (2002)

10K PR (aided) Provo River 10k Uneventful10/05/2013 - 35:23

2013 Provo River Half (Time Trial) - 1:17:55 (PR)

2010 Citrus Heritage 10k - 37:42

2013 Fit For Life Half Marathon (Boise, ID)  - 1:20:40 (unaided PR)

2013 SOJO Marathon - 2:54:39 (PR)

2011 Fleet Feet Turkey Trot 5k - 17:56 (recent PR)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get comfortable at 5:50 mile pace. 

2013 Race Schedule

Riverton Half Marathon - March 23th

Ogden Marathon - May 18th

Riverton 10k - July 4th

Fit For Life Half Marathon - Boise, ID - July 13th

SOJO Marathon - South Jordan - October 19th

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have a marathon time in the 2:30's

Personal:

Perhaps the skinniest healthy runner you will meet.  I am 6'-1" and 123lbs.  It doesn't matter if I run or not it is just how I am built. 

I am 38, married (Aubrey) and have two boys Steffin (9) & Alex (6)
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Merrel Road Glove 2 Lifetime Miles: 620.30
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.0026.200.000.0044.20
Mon, Oct 15, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Noon - 6 miles on the parkway

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Tue, Oct 16, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

6:00 am - 5 miles around Daybreak

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Wed, Oct 17, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Noon - 4 miles on the Parkway

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Thu, Oct 18, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

6:00 am - 3 miles on the urban trail

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Sat, Oct 20, 2012
Race: SOJO Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:58:45, Place overall: 4
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0026.200.000.0026.20

I have very mixed feelings about this race.  It was a wonderful day with my family and friends but my finish time fell quite a bit short of what I thought I capable of.  My goal going into this race was to break 2:50.  I hate to be one to make excuses, but it is of note that we had a heavy south wind and it way 10 degrees warmer than I would have liked.  I do realize that I need to increase my weakly mileage from the high 50's/60's to 70's/80's and I plan to follow that course going into spring marathon season.  I feel that endurance is my primary limiting factor and is one I can fix.  I found myself struggling more with heart rate/breathing than leg fatigue in the waning miles of the race.  

To quickly sum the race up (I will post more specifics later) I went through the first half in about 1:24:30 (as planned) but after mile 20 I had no steam left to take advantage of the 4 mile downhill stretch and just trotted along the last 2 miles where I was passed by the 3rd place finisher. 

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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.0026.200.000.0044.20
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