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March 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
222.204.008.000.00234.20
Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 79.40Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 92.05Asics GT 2130 Miles: 62.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.100.000.000.008.10

8.1 miles in 1:03:48 a 7:48 average.  Ran a loop around brigham city.  The run felt pretty good.  One thing that bugging me is I had to use the bathroom twice.  I have to figure out what is wrong.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 8.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12.0 miles in 1:41:28 a 8:25 average.  Ran a loop around Brigham City.  I didn't try to run really hard.

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.050.000.000.0010.05

10.05 miles in 1:21:43 a 8:06 mile.  Ran the river course.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 10.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.302.000.000.008.30

8.3 miles in 1:04:24 a 7:45 mile. Ran a loop around Brigham City. It is my off Friday so I get to run in the morning.

Splits

7:48, 8:19, 8:28, 8:33, 6:46, 6:50, 7:25, 7:57, 2:18 for the last .3 a 7:25 average.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 8.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.000.000.000.0017.00

17.0 miles in 2:12:46 a 7:49 average.  Ran out towards the bird refuge.  Ran with Nick, The run was much better then last Saturday.   After the run I went and played a game of basket ball.  It was hard to run up and down the court at first.  Splits 7:28, 7:09, 7:27, 7:29, 7:49, 8:03, 8:09, 8:09, 7:36, 7:49, 7:47, 7:41, 7:37, 7:43, 7:54, 8:51, 8:07

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 17.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.250.000.000.008.25

8.25 miles in 1:06:31 a 8:02 average. I ran the first 2.5 miles pushing a running stroller with 45lb kid in it. My 4 year old is getting to big for the running stroller.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 8.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.400.003.000.0011.40

11.4 miles in 1:36:?? a 8:24 average.  This is my first speed workout of the year.  In fact it is the first speed work for a long time.  Ran about 2.75 miles warm up then did some Yassor 800's then 'ran' about 4.4 cool down.  I planned on doing 10 800's in 3:00 with a 400 rest between each repeat.  I did 6.  After 4 repeats I know I would not make it to 10 so cut the workout to 8.  After the 6th my legs were trashed.   Splits for the 800 are 3:00, 2:58, 3:01, 3:02, 3:01, 3:10.  My conditioning still need some work.  After finishing the 6th repeat I 'ran' a cool down 4 miles.  I was having trouble holding a 9:30 mile on the last 4.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 11.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.750.000.000.004.75

4.75 miles.  I was planning on running 12 miles until while I was getting ready do go running my 9 year old said he wanted to go running with me.  He was riding his bike.  I took him.  He thought the first part was great.  Going faster than dad, It was going down a hill.  The last 2 miles was a little up hill with a head wind.  He didn't like the head wind much.  With the head wind and up hill we ended up walking pushing his back the last .75 mile.  After getting home I didn't go out and finish the run.  I had been gone for more than an hour.  An hour of one on one with my boy is good.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 4.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.050.000.000.0010.05

10.05 miles in 1:17:02 a 7:38 average.  Ran the river course after work.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 10.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.000.000.000.0020.00

20.0 miles in 3:11:27 a 9:34 average.  I started out run to the canal road then running on it until about 5.5 miles into the run.  The road looks like it ends, but I can see some roads going up the mountain.  The next 8 miles are on trails.  Running trails is hard.  In the 20 miles I gained and lost 3300 feet in elevation.  It was even hard running down some of the trails.  By the time I got home holding a 9:30 mile was a struggle.


 

 

 

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 20.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.800.000.000.004.80

4.8 miles.  I was planning on running farther, but had allergy attach.  No eating anything with lemons in it before I run again.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 4.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.101.000.000.0010.10

10.1 miles in 1:16:52 a 7:35 average.  Run felt pretty good.  Ran a loop around Brigham City Ran the last mile maybe even a mile and a half at marathon pace.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 10.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.050.000.000.0012.05

12.05 miles in 1:39:25 a 8:13 mile.  When I started this run it was snowing or raining luckly it stopped just long enough to finish my run.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 12.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.050.000.000.009.05

9.05 miles in 1:15:30 a 8:18 average.  Ran a loop around town.  Didn't run very hard.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 9.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.500.000.000.009.50

9.5 miles in 1:23:01 a 8:44 mile.  I was planning on running 12 today but my legs wanted none of that.  This run was a struggle from the first step.  The pace felt hard even though I wasn't running very fast.  Just not my day today.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 9.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.100.000.000.0012.10

12.1 miles in 1:38:49 a 8:10 mile.  Today is my anniversary I thought about running 13 miles one for every year married.  13 miles is a little to far, I think 12 might of been to far.  Legs are tired lately.

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 12.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

5.5 miles in about 47 minutes.  I didn't have alot of time to run today.  Took my wife out for our aniversery.  Legs felt tired. 

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 5.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.200.000.000.0018.20

18.2 miles in 2:20:05 a 7:41 average.  Socker season has started.  I waited to go running until after two of my sons socker games.  Then ran a two lap course around brigham city.  Ran the first lap in 1:10:22 then ran the second lap in 1:09:43 so I negative split this run.  I tried to run the last mile in 6:50 or faster but was not able to hold the pace.  The last mile was in 7:02 so no marathon pace miles today. 

If anyone talks about the dream of home ownership, ask them if it is a night mare.  We were washing some clothes with I go done stairs to find a swiming pool.  The water from the washer is backing up coming out a floor drain.  I was up tell 11:00 at night cleaning up all the water.  I tried to put a 25 foot snake down the drain but could find the clog. I have a plumber coming on Monday.  I hope the fix doesn't cost too much.

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 18.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.001.000.000.0012.00

12 miles in 1:33:24 a 7:46 average. The last mile was a 6:43 miles so I got a marathon pace mile in.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 12.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.400.000.000.008.40

8.4 miles not very fast I don't remember the time or average.  Just a recovery day.  Didn't run very fast or hard.  Most of the miles were in the 8:00 to 8:30 range.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 8.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.750.005.000.0012.75

12.75 miles in 1:42:30 a 8:02 average.  A Speed workout today.  Yassor 800's.  I ran about 2.6 miles warm up then did ten 800 with a 400 recovery in the same time I took to run the 800.  All the 800 were ran between 3:01 and 2:55.  The slowest repeat was the first one.  After 5 repeats I changed directions running on the track.  Then ran 2 miles cool down.  I tried to do this workout 3 to 4 weeks ago and could only run 6 repeats and the last repeat was in 3:30.  It feels good to see some improvement.

Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 12.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.850.000.000.009.85

9.85 miles in 1:17:30 a 7:52 average.  This was a recovery day.  The pace was a little fast for a recovery day.   Ran with Nick it is hard to run slow while running side by side with someone.    It is good to run with someone.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 9.85
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
222.204.008.000.00234.20
Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 79.40Brook Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 92.05Asics GT 2130 Miles: 62.75
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