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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
19.004.509.300.005.5038.30
Asics Kahana 2 Miles: 38.30
Weight: 181.97
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.500.000.000.000.007.50

I ran about 6 miles at 7:30-8:00 pace plus warmup and cooldown. It took me just under an hour. This is 1/2 mile farther than last Monday and 1 mile farther than two Mondays ago. So I'm getting my mileage up there in preparation for the half marathon.

I didn't really want to get up and run, but now I'm glad I did.

Asics Kahana 2 Miles: 7.50
Weight: 184.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.004.500.000.000.007.50

I did a tempo run on the treadmill. The first mile was warmup. The second mile was at 7:30 pace. The next 3.5 miles were at 7:00 pace. The next mile was at 6:30 pace. The last mile was cooldown. It was hard but not incredibly hard. It feels like slowly I am getting stronger.

Asics Kahana 2 Miles: 7.50
Weight: 182.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
1.000.000.000.005.506.50

I did a hill workout on the treadmill at level 7 at 8:00 pace.

First I did a flat 0.5 miles. Then I ran 5.5 miles of hills. Then 0.5 miles cooldown.

This is the longest hill distance I have done so far. When it got steep, I struggled, but I think I did better than I have before this year. So I'm getting better.

Asics Kahana 2 Miles: 6.50
Weight: 183.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.500.000.000.000.006.50

I knew it would be hard to run tonight, so I got up early and ran, even though I had finished running seven hours earlier last night. I did 3.5 miles on the elliptical, which gave me a good cardio workout and exercised legs and arms. Then did 3 miles on the treadmill. The overall average was 8:00 pace.

I was telling my wife that I feel like I'm finally starting to see noticeable benefits from almost 3 months of consistent training. It feels good. Can't stop now once the ball has started rolling...

Asics Kahana 2 Miles: 6.50
Weight: 181.00
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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Day off from running, but I went skiing for four hours tonight. It was fun and a decent little workout for the muscles.

Weight: 181.20
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
1.000.009.300.000.0010.30

I was going to do a long run so I could get past 40 miles for the week, but the day was hectic, and I wasn't able to do that. I decided to do a 15K time trial (on the treadmill) instead. I started around 10:45 PM, so I was tired beforehand. But it turned out really well. I was able to push the pace repeatedly. My base pace was 7:30 per mile, and I pushed it for 0.25, 0.5, and one time 1.0 mile stretches at 6:30-6:45 pace. I felt stronger and faster than I have so far this year for that long of a distance. I could have kept going, but it was midnight, so I stopped.

My average pace over the 66:45 minutes and 15K (9.3 miles) was 7:10 per mile. I'm happy with that. That is just slightly slower than the pace I ran for my 5K time trial 5-6 weeks ago (though this was on a treadmill so there's not a direct comparison).

I'm feeling more confident in being able to run a fast time in the half marathon in three weeks.

Didn't increase my mileage over last week, but I feel great about how the week went. I think I lost a tiny bit of weight, too.

 

Asics Kahana 2 Miles: 10.30
Weight: 180.60
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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
19.004.509.300.005.5038.30
Asics Kahana 2 Miles: 38.30
Weight: 181.97
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