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March 29, 2024

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Location:

North Salt Lake,UT,

Member Since:

Dec 12, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

1500m - 3:59.9h (2014)

5000m - 14:53.45 (Portland Track Festival 2014)

8k XC - 25:09 (Sundodger 2011)

10k XC - 31:31 (WWU Invite 2011)

HM - 1:10:19 (Houston 2018)

Marathon - 2:28:39 (Houston 2019)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Personal:

Married, working, training. While my wife has nixed all future attempts to grow glorious mustaches, she has been supportive of my crazy running dreams. Life is good.

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Miles:This week: 1.00 Month: 1.00 Year: 1.00
Mizuno Ekiden Lifetime Miles: 274.65
Flyknit Streaks Lifetime Miles: 419.25
Flyknit VFs Lifetime Miles: 80.50
Ride 14 Lifetime Miles: 652.85
Ride 15 Lifetime Miles: 275.80
Ride 15 X2 Lifetime Miles: 21.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.002.5010.00

Spring has officially come to Bellingham. The last few days have been about 60 degrees and sunny, and it's not likely to get too cold again. I work nights this week and took advantage of the sunshine by heading up to campus for a mile pace workout on the track.

The workout was 5x(200, 200, 400) with 2:1 time rests. I figured this being the first serious mile pace workout, I'd try for 67s and see how it went. I opened up the first 200 in 32.5 and thought it wasn't too bad, so I decided to see how long I could keep it up. It turned out to be just a hair harder than ideal, but I think the first workouts are just going to feel that way. I am stoked to be running 65 pace this early. Hopefully I can get back to PR shape by mid-April and have the rest of the season to get to faster times.

1 - 32.5, 32.5, 65.3

2 - 32.5, 33.8, 65.8

3 - 32.5, 32.5, 66.3

4 - 33.1, 31.8, 65.5

5 - 32.5, 32.5, 65.5

65.5 avg

Hit the gym at work and did my Weakling Circuit. Squats, bench, lats, calves, and a bit of stomach and back. With the squats I'm trying to get really deep and it's hitting muscles I am in desperate need of strenghtening.

Launch (Blue) Miles: 5.00Mizuno Ekiden Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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