Matt's training

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Location:

Clinton,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 30, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Ran Cross Country in high school for a small school and qualified for state all four years. My Senior year placing 10th.

In high school 3 mile time was consistently in the low 17 minutes

Top of Utah Half Marathon 1:23:46 (Aug 27, 2011)

Ran Ragnar relay Leg 34 in 47:01 (2008)

Perry 5K 19:41 (July 4, 2011)

Member of the Fast Running Blog Relay team for the Northwest Passage took 2nd place over all

Brigham Peach Days 10K 39:52 (Sept 10. 2011)

St George Marathon 2:56:21 (Oct 1, 2011)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a 5K in Under 19 minutes

Stay in shape during the winter time

2013 Race schedule

Striders 5K

Striders 10K

Striders 10 Miler

Striders Half Marathon

Striders 30K

Ogden Marathon

Utah Valley Marathon

Clinton 5K

Park City Marathon

St George Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

~~Time qualify for Boston~~

~~Run a 10K in under 40 minutes~~

Run a 10K in under 38 minutes

Personal:

I am a 37 year old Male. I have been married now for over 15 years. I have three kids, all boys. My boys ages are 14, 11 and 7. I have always enjoyed running and my wife is slowly being converted. While I was going through college I didn't do much running so I am having to teach my leg how to run fast again.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Run Forest Run's Lifetime Miles:						2.00
Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 #2 Lifetime Miles:						505.59
Brook Adenaline GTS 11 Black Lifetime Miles:						795.65
Brook Adenaline GTS 11 White/Red Lifetime Miles:						784.07
Fast Switch Lifetime Miles:						151.62
Brook Adenaline GTS 12 Blue/White Lifetime Miles:						504.81
Brook Adenaline GTS 12 Blue #2 Lifetime Miles:						139.15

Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

Pre "Race" run 7.4 miles in 57:59 a 7:50 average. Ran to the fire station and then to the starting area. After the run I was looking for a bathroom and or a drink wasn't able to find either.

Race was 3.12 miles in 20:10 a 6:27 average came in third place. The race started out pretty well. I was planning on going nuts and get a 6:00 minute first mile, but my legs would not go that fast. First mile was in 6:21. At the end of the first mile I went in first place. At about a mile and half we turn off of the perimeter road going west I know I will need to turn right on road. I see a dirt road turning right. This road doesn't seem right. I start looking back and yelling is this the turn. I hear next road. I have to surge to get back to speed. A little while latter I see the correct turn. The second mile is in 6:40. I am still in first place at about 2.5 miles in two runners pass me like I am standing still. I was doing a 6:15 mile at the time. I should of surged and latched on, because I was running into a head wind, and draft off of them. They ended up finishing about 10 and 20 seconds in front of me. The third mile was in 6:24. The last .12 miles were in 43 seconds a 5:59 average.

After the run I jogged back to my building 3.5 miles in 32:05 a 9:10 mile

Brook Adenaline GTS 11 White/Red Miles: 14.00

Comments

From Josh E on Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 10:00:46 from 205.235.104.4

I didn't realize it was an actual race. Good work finishing strong.

From Mattrow on Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:43:49 from 65.130.192.229

It is a race. There is about 80 to 100 people running in it. I never treat it a race. The races is a cross country still compitition between the departments. I am the only runner from my department, so I have been adopted by another. I always treat them more as a speed workout then a race. I have some of my toughest workouts the day before and most of the time run 7 or 8 miles that day before the "race". It is nice to have other runners around pushing me.

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