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February 2011

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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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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
198.052.300.000.00200.35
Asics GT 2130 Miles: 71.90Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 81.80Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 46.65
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.001.000.000.0011.00

11 miles in 1:25:23 a 7:46 average.  Ran a loop around brigham city.  I ran faster in the second half of the loop then the first.  The marathon pace mile was on mile 9. 

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 11.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles I will fill in the time later

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9 miles exploring hills in Perry. 

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.100.000.000.0017.10

17.1 mile out and back course.  I planned on doing 18 mile.  9 miles out and 9 miles back the run was pretty good for the first 15 miles then I hit the wall.  The last two miles was bad.  Walked the last mile, and was hurting.  Furthest run about 9 months.

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 17.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 miles in 1:33:31 a 7:47 average.  Ran the big loop around Brigham City.  Every mile was under 8 minites.   Had to push up the hills to maintain the pace.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles in 1:08:?? a 8:30 average.  Ran two laps around a 4 mile loop.  Today I say the scairiest thing I have seen in a while.  I was about 6 miles into my run when I see a small criter move about 10 yards in front of me.  I get alittle closer when I see it is black with I white strip down its back.  I stop as fast as I can and it continues to cross the road.  I never want to be close enough to see the white strip of a skunk at night again.   

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.700.000.000.0012.70

ran 12.7 miles in 1:45:50 a 8:20 average.  Ran out to Willard and back.  I started running out toward Willard running on the frontage road (dirt road).  Running on the dirt road at night was not very fun.  I was using a head light but the batters are pretty low, so it didn't help see the ruts.  Ran pretty consistant once I got off the dirt road.

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 12.70
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.050.000.000.0010.05

10.05 miles in 1:20:18 a 8:00 average.  Ran the river course.  The course is pretty flat.   My legs felt pretty tired after the run.  My right calf is pretty tight after the run.  I will take friday off from running.  The right calf is the one that pulled last year.  I will stretch and do a core workout. 

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 10.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.001.300.000.0018.30

18.3 miles in 2:21:53 a 7:44 average.  Went for 18 miles again this week.  This week I didn't hit the wall.  Last week I ran an out and back course, this week was a two lap course around Brigham City.  I think I run better with a mix of hills, plus this week at 9 miles I took a GU and got a drink.  I think the GU helped plus the mix of hills up and down help my focus.   I ran the second lap the other direction. 
 1 1.0 8:05
 2 1.0 7:32
 3 1.0 7:21
 4 1.0 7:23
 5 1.0 7:14
 6 1.0 7:37
 7 1.0 7:49
 8 1.0 8:05
 9 1.0 8:26
 10 1.0 7:20
 11 1.0 7:38
 12 1.0 8:02
 13 1.0 8:19
 14 1.0 7:56
 15 1.0 8:23
 16 1.0 7:52
 17 1.0 7:56
 18 1.0 6:31
 190.3 2:12 a 6:42 average

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 18.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.750.000.000.0014.75

14.75 miles in 1:57:51 a 7:57 average.  I started out planning on running 13 miles on an out and back course.  I ran to Willard and back.  I ran out 6 miles when a came to an intersection I could go straight as planned or turn right.  I go strait, then turn around at the 6.5 mile mark.  When I get back to the intersection I am starting to have stomic issues so I turn left and run to the Flying J.  This added about 1.75 miles to the run.  My stomic didn't feel very good for the run home but I finished. 

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 14.75
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Gave blood.  Took the day off from running.  This week will be a little easier than last week.  My legs are feeling tired and sore.  I don't want to push them too hard.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.050.000.000.004.05

4.05 miles in I don't know and don't care.  I went to go running and looked out the window and it is snowing.  I muster up enough courage to get out the door.  Earlier in the day I was planning on running 12 miles today, that was not going to happen.  The roads were snowy, and snowing pretty hard.  I just didn't have the mental toughness to go 12 today.  When I got home from my 4 I was soaked.  It was dark, roads not plowed, and couldn't see because snow flakes in your eyes blurs your vission.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 4.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.250.000.000.007.25

7.25 miles in 58:05 a 8:01 average.  I was planning on running more miles then this, but I got home from work and I had to go get the car out of the shop.  I had a bad oil leak.  The time it took to get the car was robbed from my running time.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 7.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.050.000.000.0010.05

10.05 miles in 1:24:35 a 8:24 average.  Ran the river course.  I get every other Friday off so I ran in the morning instead of the night.  It was still dark out.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 10.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.600.000.000.0016.60

16.6 miles in 2:14:51 a 8:07 average.  I ran the river course then added a 6.55 mile loop to it.  I ran most of the miles under 8 minutes, but struggle the last 2 miles. 

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 16.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12.0 miles in 1:42:52 a 8:34 average.  I learned again that your diet effects your running.  chicken fried steak might taste good, but it is not good for your running.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.300.000.000.008.30

8.3 miles in 1:06:30 a 7:59 average.  Ran two laps around the snowman shuffle course.  I thought the ground hog didn't see his shadow and we were going to have an early spring.  It snowed pretty hard the whole time I was running.  Ran by a bank and a credit union the bank said it was 15 degrees F and the credit union said 30 degrees which one do I trust.  I believe the credit union more because the snow was not sticking to the roads.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 8.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.100.000.000.009.10

9.1 miles it wasn't pretty.  I wasn't planning on running again until Monday, but Nick called and asked if I was still planning on running Saturday.   I couldn't tell him no.  I have really been wanting some one that could help me get me out and go running so I went.  I should told him not this week.  I didn't throw-up or anything but I had no energy.  My legs felt like rubber from the start.  I cut the run short, not my day, or week.

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 9.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.100.000.000.0012.10

12.1 miles in 1:38:?? a 8:13 average.  Ran to Willard and back. 

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 12.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
198.052.300.000.00200.35
Asics GT 2130 Miles: 71.90Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 81.80Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 46.65
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