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Wasatch Back Leg 1 and 13

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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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Brook Adenaline GTS 11 White/Red Lifetime Miles: 784.07
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Brook Adenaline GTS 12 Blue #2 Lifetime Miles: 139.15
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
41.700.0011.800.0053.50
New Ballance 740 #2 Miles: 27.30Asics GT 2130 Miles: 21.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.200.000.000.005.20

5.2 miles in 44:41 a 8:35 average.  Ran easy calf is still tender but not too bad.

New Ballance 740 #2 Miles: 5.20
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5 miles on the frontage road in 44:27.  Calf is still not feeling that great but not to bad to run.  It seems to be improving.  I don't want to push it to hard right now.

New Ballance 740 #2 Miles: 5.00
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8 miles frontage road in 69:36.  I have a blister on my heel on right foot.   Right calf is sore hopefully I am not doing more harm then good.

New Ballance 740 #2 Miles: 8.00
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6 miles around walmart loop.  Got up early friday 4:30 to run.  Blister on Right foot really hurts.

New Ballance 740 #2 Miles: 6.00
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Biked for one and a half hours.  Going to cross train for the next week and a half so me legs can heal.

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Cross training continues.  biked hour and forty minutes legs were tired from mondays ride.  

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more cross training hour and a half on the bike.  Got rained on but saw a cool rainbow.

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biked for an hour and a half save route as the last few days.  In the last 5 miles of the ride my front derailer breaks.  I also have bearings going out.  The time I would of been spending crosstraining on friday will be spent fixing my bike.  My 10 year old mountain bike that is bottom of the line is on its last leg.  I don't really care that it isn't very fast because I just us it for cross training, but it would be nice if it works.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.100.000.000.003.10

3.1 miles in 23:49 a 7:41 mile.  It was good to be running again.  Leg was OK a Phyisical Therapist worked it over pretty well.  Leg is still tender but better.  Biked for hour and a half.   It took longer then I thought to fix my bike.  Bikes Bearings were out, had a bent crank shaft, and when I was tighting the bolt on the "new", salvaged off of an old bike, The bolt snapped in half.  After finding all the replacement parts and adjusting the bike it works pretty well.  Road about 3 miles farther then previous hour and a half rides.

New Ballance 740 #2 Miles: 3.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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5 miles on frontage road.  Ran at a pretty good pace learned that I am out of shape. 

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Race: Wasatch Back Leg 1 and 13 (16.4 Miles) 02:14:00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.400.007.000.0016.40

Wasatch Back Relay the Traveling party not really a race but it is fun anyway.  For the last 2 years I have wanted to be runner number one.  I got it I was so excited to run down trappers loop.  I love down hill running.  

Our Team has a 8:15 start I see Walter getting ready for his run he has a 8:30 start.  I am just hoping that he doesn't catch me on the first leg.  The first leg is 7.9 miles.  With my injury I am hoping to run it in 7:30 miles and that is what I end up doing it Finish it in 59:40.  Not the best of times but calf holds.

 The second leg is 8.5 miles the first mile you gain 300 feet in elevation then the next 7.5 miles you decend 1700 feet in elevation.  I run the first mile in about 8:30 legs feel ok then start going down the hill.  Half mile into the down hill section I am running a 6:15 mile when I start running my Threshold miles.  My calf feels like some one shot me with an arrow.  I went from running 6:15 to Nine minite I don't know what you would call it.  But they were Threshold in pain.  I am hurting and to make things wirse This is a non Supported leg so the only support I get is every 2 miles the relay people have these aid stations were they are giving out 2 oz cups of water.  It is 4:30 pm 80 degrees at least, that was bad.    Normally runs of 8 miles or less I don't really need water so If I wasn't injured you probly not have to hear my complaining.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 16.40
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Race: Wasatch Back Leg 25 (4.8 Miles) 00:42:00
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After finishing my last leg having my calf be as useful as a peg leg.  I am not sure if some one will have to run my last leg for me.  The idea that some one would have too finish my leg for me is almost more painful then running it.  When I finish my second leg I Ice my calf and take 4 ibuprofen.  Shower and try and get some sleep.  About an hour before I started my last leg I take 2 more.  I run the leg I run 8:45 miles I don't think I did any additional damage.  I injured my right calf, by the time I got done my left leg was so tired.  My left leg more sore than after finishing a marathon.

Asics GT 2130 Miles: 4.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
41.700.0011.800.0053.50
New Ballance 740 #2 Miles: 27.30Asics GT 2130 Miles: 21.20
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