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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
71.544.921.000.0077.46
Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 7.00Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 16.11Saucony Kinvara 3 2E 9.5 (Nov '12) Miles: 8.00New Balance MR 1400 (2) Miles: 6.35Treadmill Miles: 10.00Saucony Kinvara 3 The Third Miles: 26.00Merrell Trail Glove Miles: 5.00Blue Crocs (9) Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

If ever I wished I could be dishonest about a run, today would be the day. I had a wonderful idea of getting dropped off at the Mueller Park trailhead and running down North Fork City Creek to City Creek and home. I was in South Ogden and I got dropped off around 2:15. 

This was my first time there and I missed the trail head, I went straight up the road to Mill Creek. I stubbornly assumed it would meet up with the trail at some point and kept following pink flags until it no longer became a good idea to do so. I could still see GPS on my phone so I tried to cut straight up the mountain side. That didn't get me anywhere, so I cut back down and returned to the start and had my wife come get me. A waste of two and a half hours, especially the 48 minute mile cutting up the mountain side. Oh well. Other than cuts on the legs, I still feel great. 

Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 7.00
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
10.050.000.000.0010.05

Left just after 11:10 when it was still low 80s. Emigration out and back. Went strong the way up and tied my shoe on the turn around. Then realized I had a stiff headwind all the way back and wasn't feeling quite as strong. 37:11 up and 35:24 back. The warm-up mile from work is 200 ft down and I did that in 7:43 down and 8:31 back up so the middle 8 were just under 7 average going 560 ft up and back down.

Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 10.05
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
10.432.921.000.0014.35

AM

8 miles. Woke up at 5 and took 15 minutes to get going. I warmed up for a bit and wasn't really feeling it. I went to west and did a few strides on straightaways and then did 2x1000 in 3:36 and 3:38. Since I wasn't really feeling it, I decided to cut the workout and left the track. Also, I arrived before sunrise and awoke at least ten people who are apparently making the track their homeless encampment. There were a few nestled by a wall and a family sleeping on the high jump mats. I just felt like getting out of there. I ran another couple and threw in four 30-40 second Murphys in mile 7.  60 minutes total. Then I came home and did Coach Jay's general strength routine.

Lunch

6.35 miles. 15 minutes easy, 15 at MP, 15 easy. Marathon pace was 6:12 for 2.42 miles on the rolling Wasatch blvd. Felt good but it was mid 80s and I was a bit tired/parched. Did some more general strength.

Saucony Kinvara 3 2E 9.5 (Nov '12) Miles: 8.00New Balance MR 1400 (2) Miles: 6.35
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
8.002.000.000.0010.00

I am going to start working in doubles but slowly. I considered a double today but 5:45 am self decided against it telling me I shouldn't push my luck doing them three days in a row.. I also didn't want to run in the heat and lose speed for a ten miler, so I decided on a treadmill progression instead since those are so much fun. 

Started at 7:30 and dropped it 10-12 seconds per mile down to 6:09 for mile 9 then a 7:05 cool. Miles 1-6 were at 1.5 grade, mile 7 at 2.5 (6:27 pace), mile 8 at 3.5 (6:18 pace), mile 9 at 2.5 (6:09 pace) and mile 10 flat. 68:30 total. Miles 8 and 9 were pushing 160 HR so I'm going with marathon pace for those. 

Treadmill Miles: 10.00Saucony Kinvara 3 The Third Miles: 10.00
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
14.000.000.000.0014.00

6 am

9 miles. Ran to liberty park and around once. Entered at 600 E. Did six murphys on the way back. Great morning. I didn't look at my watch and took it very easy. 1:12:09 total. 

Lunch

5 miles. BST and Red Butte wandering. 39:37. 

Merrell Trail Glove Miles: 5.00Blue Crocs (9) Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

5:00 am

Longish run before the vacation drive tonight. Ran up city creek via memory grove. Once again, I failed to power my watch and it died just after mile 9. I averaged 8 minutes on the way up and got home about 117 minutes after I left so the way back was about 53 minutes. Maybe a 7:18 average. 1500 ft up.

Saucony Kinvara 3 The Third Miles: 16.00
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
6.060.000.000.006.06

Easy at Squaw Valley during lunch time. 46:13

Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 6.06
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
71.544.921.000.0077.46
Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 7.00Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 16.11Saucony Kinvara 3 2E 9.5 (Nov '12) Miles: 8.00New Balance MR 1400 (2) Miles: 6.35Treadmill Miles: 10.00Saucony Kinvara 3 The Third Miles: 26.00Merrell Trail Glove Miles: 5.00Blue Crocs (9) Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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