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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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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
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AM - 5 miles this morning past Springville High. It must have been around 40 degrees... downright toasty. 

Later AM - I never thought I'd say this, but I'm glad I walked away from yesterday's workout. I did a much better workout on the track today, and it gave me a mental boost that 4x5:05 miles wouldn't have. I warmed up about 15 minutes towards around the BYU track facility. Some of the lady sprinters were working out, but their coach said I would be okay to do my workout. It was very warm today (60 degrees, I think?) and there was only a slight breeze on the track. Nice conditions.

As I was putting my spikes on, this guy came up to me and asked me if the track was open to the public at the moment. I told him what I was doing, and he asked if he could join me, and of course I said yes. He ran a 16:03 5k recently, so we're in comparable shape. It turns out his name is Anthony -- he's from Michigan and ran a 4:09 indoor mile at a smaller college up there. He was just visiting family here and is trying to get back into shape.

So I decided the 2xmile workout and it was great to have somebody running with me. I was so excited that I started with a 65 second first lap. Yikes! The 800m came at 2:17, but then we slowed quite a bit. The second 800m was 2:29 and we finished in 4:48 for the mile. I didn't realize we had slowed that much, but I was feeling fantastic... I think I could have tacked on another 4:48 mile if it we'd kept going.

Anyway, 5:00 rest may have been too much -- I was ready at 3:30. But we got underway for the second mile, again with a 66 second first lap. The 800m came in 2:18, and I slowed a little on the third lap, but not by too much -- the 1200m was 3:31, I think. I picked it up a little on the last 400m (69 seconds), and finished the mile in 4:41.

Anthony suggested that we do a few more 400s, and I reluctantly agreed. We did 4 with 1:30 rests that went 66, 65, 64, and 62. I was surprised on the last two, I went through the 200m in 30 seconds -- apparently my speed is a little better than I thought. I'll have to try a mile time trial sometime soon.

So I was pleased with this workout. We were a little sloppy with the rests, but I was happy with how good I felt and with the faster times.

2x1mile:

4:48 (5:00 rest)

 4:41 (6:00 rest)

4x400

66 (1:30 rest)

65 (closer to 2:00 -- sloppy)

64 (1:30)

62

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From wheakory on Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 17:31:11

Nice workout! The speed you have can only increase with your fitness getting better.

Do you have a plan to do longer distances like a Half or Full Marathon?

From Tyler on Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 21:46:15

Thanks, Kory. I'll probably do a half or two this summer, and maybe I'll attempt St. George depending on how the fall goes.

From JOSSE on Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 14:34:01

Smokin times!!

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