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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
38.300.006.700.0045.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

I squeezed in a short run before we headed back to Utah, hoping to add a few more when we were home. Miki got sick just about the moment we got home, so I spent the rest of the evening taking care of her. I'm crossing my fingers that I don't get it, but I think I'm probably already a goner.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Miki stayed home from work today to rest, so I did an easy 9 miles up into Hobble Creek Canyon. Running on the soft trails in Kennewick really paid off (despite the crummy weather) and my feet are feeling as strong as ever, knock on wood.

Overall time was 62:23 - the pace was 6:50 - 6:55 pace most of the way, so the run may have been slightly more than 9.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.800.003.700.009.50

I ran into Sasha today, who wa kind enough to run 6x1000 with me, despite being 13 miles into an already eventful run. It helped a ton to have him run with me, I finally kept pace through the whole workout. Plus he helped me average a faster pace than ever. The trail was pretty icy in places, but not horrible. The slower reps were slightly uphill, and the faster ones on the downhill.

1 - 3:31 (apr. 30 seconds rest between reps)

2 - 3:24

3 - 3:33

4 - 3:23

5 - 3:32

6 - 3:23-3:24

So pretty consistent times - the last two were pretty painful. I'm pleased with the workout, but I still realize how far I have to go to hit my goal times.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

Ran home from work today. We overslept this morning, so I didn't have a chance to run before work.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.003.000.0013.00

Ran 13 with Sasha and Ted. This is the first complete run I've done with them, and it was an excellent experience. We started slow (7:45 pace I think) and gradually went faster and faster, until the last 3 miles were about 6:10 pace or faster. Sasha said the last one was 5:45, but I dropped off a few seconds. That's a habit that I need to get out of - dropping off the pace when I'm tired. It wasn't that I couldn't do it, I just didn't feel like it. I did the same thing with the 6x1000 with Sasha, and I feel that this attitude is unacceptable.

I think we finished the run with a final time just under 7:00 pace. All in all, it was a very enjoyable run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
38.300.006.700.0045.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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