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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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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
13.740.000.000.0013.74
New Balance RC 1400 Miles: 8.54Altra Loan Peak 1.5 (free) Miles: 5.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.540.000.000.008.54

At 8 am, I met Fritz, Adam and Evan at Memory Grove for a jaunt up city creek. Lovely morning, nice and cool along the creek. Came down along the single track. 8:04 pace with almost 900 ft up.

Discussed play date etiquette. 

New Balance RC 1400 Miles: 8.54
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.200.000.000.005.20

No denying I've had a bad July, but Thursday is my day. I can't let down Thursday. Also, Charlie is at the NHMU for summer camp and has been asking me to run by when they are outside. So outside I went onto the exposed BST behind my office. Low 80s and bluster at around 12:30. I ran by NHMU thrice with no kids outside. At the risk of appearing to lurk, I went on my merry way along the skyline trail around Red Butte Gardens. They are doing some construction in there so I guess preserving the hillside is no longer a thing.

I enjoyed feeling the weakness in my legs and my calves in particular on the steep ascent. The jostling of my blubbery torso was nice on the descent back down to the creek side. My left leg is so much weaker than my right. I almost hobble along with one leg doing all the dirty work and the other just trying not to trip. On the dirt road down Red Butte canyon, I tried to focus on an even quick pace and easy breathing. Often, I start this and then forget about it within seconds. But if I can focus on my stride and my breathing and just be present within the run, it is a serene feeling.

I managed to get in just over 50 minutes and back to work. Thursday night and the long weekend is here.

Altra Loan Peak 1.5 (free) Miles: 5.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.740.000.000.0013.74
New Balance RC 1400 Miles: 8.54Altra Loan Peak 1.5 (free) Miles: 5.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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