I am one with the levee and the levee with me

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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
100.000.004.000.00104.00
Triumph 3 Miles: 28.00Streak 6 Miles: 28.00Saucony Zealot Miles: 25.00Boston 6 Miles: 23.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 recovery miles. No watch, estimating 7:45 avg.

Triumph 3 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.004.000.0018.00

AM - 4 x 1 mile on the levee w/ 1:00 rest. Warm/humid, typical summer weather, though temps and dew point have dropped a couple of degrees this week. I had no expectations for this since it's the first threshold workout of this cycle. I had a ~10 mph breeze out of the east that I ran into for rep #2. I didn't check splits and after rep #1, so everything from there was by feel. The wind demolished me. I ran the rest with the wind.

5:18

5:41

5:20

5:22

I'm pretty thrilled that 5:20 was the pace that I gravitated towards. If it's real and not wind-induced, then this is a great place to be at this point in the cycle. 20 weeks to Houston.

PM - 6 easy, no watch. 7:15-7:20 estimated avg.

Triumph 3 Miles: 6.00Streak 6 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 recovery in 8:07 avg. Didn't plan to run so slow, but I never warmed into this one. Felt like a struggle the whole way.

Saucony Zealot Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

AM - 10 easy, 7:44 avg. I had hill sprints on the schedule but scrapped it due to hamstring concerns. I called it "tightness" and "signs of sciatica" last Friday, but its persistence makes me think I have a minor pull. It's also become more localized to mid-hammy and not so much in the lower hip like I was feeling before. No idea how I might have strained it last week since all my running was slow, and I took Thursday off before I felt it on my Friday run. I want to push through, but at this point in training it seems prudent to take caution.

Also felt the lower right leg when I woke up. No pain during my run. Just seems like all the aches and pains are stacking up.

PM - 6 easy, I think the avg was around 7:40.

Triumph 3 Miles: 6.00Boston 6 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

13 easy. Felt a little better this morning. No pain in lower right leg. Some twinges in left hammy/hip. I worked on it last night with the massage ball and stick. Also have been wearing a hammy wrap through the day.

Saucony Zealot Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

13 in 7:21 avg. Hammy felt great to start, twingy in the middle miles, and great in the final miles. Progress. Pulling the plug on the 5k tomorrow, however. I think I need another week of rehab.

Boston 6 Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
22.000.000.000.0022.00

AM - 16 in 7:05 avg, last 9 or so in the 6:45-6:55 range. Hamstring at 95%. Almost perfect aside from a few minor twinges.

PM - 6 easy, no watch. Started very slow and tender and warmed into it. Estimating 7:30 avg. New mileage PR of 104 for the week (previous 101).

Triumph 3 Miles: 6.00Streak 6 Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
100.000.004.000.00104.00
Triumph 3 Miles: 28.00Streak 6 Miles: 28.00Saucony Zealot Miles: 25.00Boston 6 Miles: 23.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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