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Location:

Lehi,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Personal bests since 2009:

  • 5K - 18:31 (Freedom Run, 2021)
  • 10K - 38:52 (Dana Point, 2009)
  • Half marathon - 1:25:54 (SLC, 2012)
  • Marathon - 3:02:40 (St. George, 2009)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • Break 3:00 in a marathon
  • Run at least 5 days a week

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Lifetime fitness
  • Run the Boston Marathon
  • Do an Ironman triathlon (someday)

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Air Pegasus 25 Lifetime Miles: 1220.37
Asics Equation 2 Lifetime Miles: 1198.81
Asics Blue And Silver Lifetime Miles: 930.43
Pearl Izumi Orange Streaks Lifetime Miles: 194.77
Treadmill Lifetime Miles: 2381.47
New Balance 690 Lifetime Miles: 313.68
New Balance 310 Lifetime Miles: 1120.96
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
159.050.000.000.000.00159.05
Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 82.20Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 31.10Asics Equation 2 Miles: 43.75
Weight: 165.80
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Did the interval workout on the treadmill. Struggled toward the end. I could have pushed through, but I chose not to. This is my third hard day in a row, so I didn't want to push too hard. Ran 5.55 miles in 42 minutes. First time in a long time I have had three solid running days in a row. And I'm already beyond 20 miles for the week.

Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Ran a nice little tempo run. There's nothing on TV most of the time. I need to hook it up to my computer soon.

Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

Ran six miles at 7:30 pace on the treadmill. Felt good at first but struggled through the last two miles. Then I got a drank and ate a snack and ran other six miles at about 9:30 pace. I wasn't feeling good at all. I think I was low on blood sugar.

I watched the Pre Classic while running. I love watching track and field. Fun to see a U.S. high school record in the two mile and some other good races.

I reached my goal of 40 miles for the week. The last time I ran that many miles in a week was March 2010. Time to saddle up for some bigger miles. My commitment to myself for next week is 42 miles. Not a big bump. Similar to this week. I don't want to increase mileage too quickly. 

Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Ran 6.91 miles on the treadmill in 52 minutes. It was a pretty good interval workout. I can't believe that it took me until today to reach 300 miles this year. Hopefully I'll run the next 300 in less time.

Asics Equation 2 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Ran 5 miles with a 4% uphill grade in 43:30. It was OK.

Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.100.000.000.000.006.10

6 miles easy on the treadmill. Experimented with the heart rate workout. I think it will be a good one to use for hills. My calves are sore from hills yesterday.

Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 6.10
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.150.000.000.000.006.15

I have a variable-pace tempo workout programmed into my treadmill. I ran 5.8 miles in 42 minutes and then did a cooldown. I can tell I'm getting stronger. 8.5 mph is starting to feel much easier. And 9.0 is bearable but still hard to maintain. It's fun to see progress.

Asics Equation 2 Miles: 6.15
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Ran a nice 4 miler near the Thanksgiving Point golf course. Pushed the pace. 6:59/mile.

Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
14.000.000.000.000.0014.00

Split my mileage into two separate runs. The first was an 8 miler on the Jordan River Parkway. Averaged 7:43 pace, which I was happy with. The second part was 6 miles on the treadmill. I felt good, so I pushed the pace. I think I averaged about 7:45 pace. I feel good about it.

This was another solid week of training for me. 42 miles. My body is handling it well.

I am now on an ultra team for the Wasatch Back Relay. Looks like I have a couple of challenging legs. That's good. 

Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 14.00
Weight: 165.80
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles in 30 minutes. It felt great to run short. I'll probably keep it easy the next few days because I'll be getting a lot of miles at Wasatch Back.

Asics Equation 2 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles in fragments. Felt good.

Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

2 miles at moderate pace. Too busy for more. I guess I'll call it a taper, even though I don't deserve one.

Asics Equation 2 Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

3 miles in 7:30 pace on the treadmill with some intervals thrown in. Didn't have time for more. If I get all 32 miles at Wasatch Back that I'm scheduled to run, I'll hit my mileage goal for the week (45).

Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Race: Wasatch Back Relay (31.8 Miles) 04:45:00
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
31.800.000.000.000.0031.80

I had the opportunity to join an ultra team for the Wasatch Back relay this weekend. For the ultra division, the team runs the same distance but only has 6 runners instead of 12. The team was really fun to run with. Great people and fun to be around. And they were fast, too! We got 6th in our division, to my knowledge. And we finished in 26:38. 

My first leg was around Eden, UT. I started around 9:30 pm, I think. I enjoyed running at night through the country area. The air was cool and perfect for running. I started out fast because I felt great. Wasn't pushing the pace. I averaged 6:55 per mile for that section, which was a surprise. It helped that the wind was at my back for part of it.

My second leg started around 4:30 am. It was 17 miles long. I was really worried about bonking halfway through. So I started out very relaxed and drank Powerade each chance I could. That helped a lot. The run was beautiful as I ran next to Rockport lake (or whatever it's called). It got challenging the last couple miles, but overall it was good. I averaged about 7:50/mile on this section. I'm happy with that.

The last section was running uphill for 7.2 miles from Midway up to Guardsman's Pass. My awesome team helped me a lot to get through it. Most of my miles were slow (14:00 pace), but I was happy with how it went overall. Oddly enough, the last two miles were 1 or 2 minutes faster than the previous miles. They didn't feel faster.

Anyway, this race was fun, and I think it helped me get in better shape. And again, my teammates were great.

Asics Equation 2 Miles: 24.60Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 7.20
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.000.000.000.000.000.00

No running today. Lots of time in airplane.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

Tried out the treadmill here in the hotel in Boston. I was still sore but wanted to push the pace. I ran 7 miles at about 7:10 pace. In hindsight, I shouldn't have pushed that hard. I'm really hurting now. But hopefully it will pay off.

Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

5 miles on the hotel treadmill. Also a fair bit of walking around Boston. Legs still quite sore, especially quads.

Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
1.000.000.000.000.001.00

Couldn't get on a treadmill at the hotel, so I did a short elliptical workout. I feel like my legs could use the rest anyway.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Had a really good 10 mile workout on the treadmill. I did some intervals at 9.0 mph and 9.5 mph and felt really strong. Didn't really get out of breath. Must be the lower elevation. Hopefully it also means my conditioning is getting better. Nice to get some more mileage this week.

Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
1.000.000.000.000.001.00

Just a mile, very late, after returning from Boston.

Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 1.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles of intervals on the treadmill at home. I was planning on 8, but my legs were hurting, so I ended early. Averaged about 7:40 pace.

Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles of semi-tempo running on the treadmill. My lower legs are still sore. I hope I can get rid of this soreness before the July 4 race.

Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Another 7 miles on the treadmill. Calves still sore. 7:30 pace.

Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
159.050.000.000.000.00159.05
Asics Blue And Silver Miles: 82.20Air Pegasus 25 Miles: 31.10Asics Equation 2 Miles: 43.75
Weight: 165.80
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