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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

May 22, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

5k - 16:40 (2014 SLCTC Winter Series)

Half - 1:15:26 (2014 Canyonlands)

Full - 2:34:17 (2014 Boston)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay in shape

Personal:

Married with sons ages 8 and 4

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Merrell Road Glove Lifetime Miles: 92.47
Brooks Defyance 3 Lifetime Miles: 670.34
New Balance MR 1400 (2) Lifetime Miles: 469.02
Brooks Cascadia 7 Lifetime Miles: 552.10
Saucony Fastwitch 6 (Orange 10.5) Lifetime Miles: 238.47
Saucony Ride 5 Lifetime Miles: 270.14
UA Cold Gear Rubber Lifetime Miles: 398.72
Kinvara 5 Test Lifetime Miles: 537.10
Asics Hyper Speed 6 Lifetime Miles: 128.90
Kinvara 5 (May 2014) Lifetime Miles: 464.01
Altra Loan Peak 1.5 (free) Lifetime Miles: 109.83
New Balance RC 1400 Lifetime Miles: 414.63
Brooks PureFlow 4 (June 15) Lifetime Miles: 380.33
PT Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Brooks Launch 7 (9-15) Lifetime Miles: 234.59
Treadmill 2016 Lifetime Miles: 38.39
Brooks Cascadia May 2015 Lifetime Miles: 120.74
Treadmill 2017 Lifetime Miles: 3.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
52.484.6511.150.0068.28
Brooks Defyance 3 Miles: 39.38Stairmaster Miles: 2.00Stationary Bike Miles: 10.50New Balance MR 1400 (2) Miles: 8.50Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 8.00Saucony Kinvara 3 2E 9.5 (Nov '12) Miles: 12.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
22.000.000.000.0022.00

This is the longest run I've done other than the marathon. I kept the pace easy and the idea was to run as long as I will during the marathon. 2:50 or so. My childhood home in Taylorsville is about 11 miles away so I decided to go there. I'm sure as a kid, I could never imagine running downtown and back.

It wasn't a great run. I think the slow pace is taxing and I felt worse at mile 20 of this than last week going 40 seconds a mile faster. I kept the pace even and steady: 2:50:57 total with 500 ft of climb or so. 

In google docs, I have green runs, yellow runs and red runs (did it and liked it, did it and hated it, didn't do it respectively). I have a remarkably good record of green runs, but this is my first yellow long run. 

Brooks Defyance 3 Miles: 22.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

30 minutes bike and 15 minutes stairmaster (105 floors) at work. Its nice not to have to run after a day like yesterday.

Stairmaster Miles: 2.00Stationary Bike Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.003.000.008.50

Specific endurance intervals. 6x800 at 5k pace with 2mt active recoveries. Did .5 miles on my iphone in average 2:45 (2:41 last/fastest, 2:48 slowest) and 2 minutes was .25 each time. 2.25 up, 2 down. Wasn't really feeling it but it worked out fine.

Some lingering quad soreness from Sunday's 22 miler.

New Balance MR 1400 (2) Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

75:39 with 1600+ ft of climb. Around Red Butte Gardens and up Dry Creek. I haven't done a true trail run since December 19 and I haven't been around Red Butte since September 19. Its probably still too muddy.

I planned on 60 minutes stairmaster but I had to go outside and I figured a lot of elevation change would be a similar workout and not too aggravating to the hip if I kept the pace super easy. I did a number of random acceleartions up hill. No hip pain :)

I absolutely love these runs.

Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.008.150.0012.40

Idea was treadmill tempo at work with 2 up, 8 at 6:02-5:50, 2.25 down. Unfortunately the treadmill shut down on me half way through and forced me to do the latter half outside.

Splits were 6:03, 5:52, 5:49, 5:49; (then some amount I don't know before it died); outside 6:02, 6:10, 6:04, 5:56. For the outside piece I ran to the Running of the Leopards start and ran the course.

This was a confidence booster for the Striders Half next Saturday. The idea was to run the 8 miles in the same splits as the first 8 miles of the course.

Satisfied, but wish I felt a bit stronger. Hip hasn't really hurt since Saturday (cross my fingers).

Saucony Kinvara 3 2E 9.5 (Nov '12) Miles: 12.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.734.650.000.0017.38

Goal - 60 minutes moderate, 30 at marathon pace, 30 easy.

In Bear Lake for Easter. I did 8.59 miles in 60 minutes, 4.65 in 30 minutes and 4.14 for the last 30. There were rolling hills throughout and runkeepr called it 822 ft of climb so I will say at least 500 ft.

Felt great.

Brooks Defyance 3 Miles: 17.38
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
52.484.6511.150.0068.28
Brooks Defyance 3 Miles: 39.38Stairmaster Miles: 2.00Stationary Bike Miles: 10.50New Balance MR 1400 (2) Miles: 8.50Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 8.00Saucony Kinvara 3 2E 9.5 (Nov '12) Miles: 12.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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