Justin Park

May 09, 2024

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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Oct 05, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PRs (all aided)
- Marathon - Pocatello 2012 - 2:26:10 (1st overall); St. George 2012 - 2:24:08 (7th overall)
- Half Marathon - Timpanogos 2012 - 1:08:51 (2nd overall); Hobble Creek 2012 - 1:08:27 (3rd overall)
- 10K - Deseret News 2005 - 32:39

Other
- Ran track and cross country in high school
- Did not run in college
- Veteran of 14 marathons and numerous half marathons
- Ran the 2010 New York City Marathon as a charity runner with Team For Kids. Finished 2:33:51 (83rd overall). The entire experience from the fundraising to the race itself was absolutely incredible!

2014 TENTATIVE RACING SCHEDULE:
TBD

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run 6-days a week and maintain a decent base level of fitness. Upwards of 50-60 per week would be great. Adjust to my new work position, use time wisely, and keep negative stress at bay. Hopefully make a good run at Ogden this spring.

Balance family, work, running, and the other important things in my life.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running and continue doing it consistently. Stay healthy and avoid injury as much as possible. Have fun!

Continue chasing PRs while I still can, particularly in the marathon and half marathon. Explore new races, improve training, build friendships, and learn from the wisdom and experience of the numerous great runners here in Utah. Run well into my old age.

Personal:

I live in Sandy, UT with my wife (Lindsay) and 2 kids. I love running the roads through my neighborhood and near Little Cottonwood Canyon. I also do a fair amount of treadmill running at the Life Centre Athletic Club. Aside from running, I love road and moutain cycling.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics Bandito (Sept '09) Lifetime Miles:						164.40
Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Lifetime Miles:						1070.40
Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Lifetime Miles:						708.90
Asics Hyperspeed 4 (Sept '11) Lifetime Miles:						114.85
Nike LunaRacer (Aug '12) Lifetime Miles:						148.60
Nike Free 3.0 V4 (Jan '13) Lifetime Miles:						383.45
Adidas Energy Boost (Jun '13) Lifetime Miles:						872.10
Saucony Ride 7 (Oct '13) Lifetime Miles:						943.80
Brooks PureFlow 3 (Apr '14) Lifetime Miles:						603.10
Saucony Kinvara 4 (Apr '14) Lifetime Miles:						251.75
Nike LunaRacer 3 (Jul '14) Lifetime Miles:						174.05
Saucony Zealot (Jul '15) Lifetime Miles:						300.75
Asics Nimbus 17 (Jul '15) Lifetime Miles:						258.95
Adidas Adios Boost 2 (Jul '15) Lifetime Miles:						264.65

Mon, Sep 15, 2014

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.40

A.M. - Same TM run as last Monday:

5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
20 mins @ 10.0 with progressive inclines with 3 mins each @ 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, and 5 mins @ 3.5.
2.5 mins @ 10.0, flat
7.5 mins @ 10.5, flat
15 mins @ 11.0, flat
5 mins @ 11.5, flat

Boost

The following is for my own reference regarding sleep... Had a terrible time falling asleep last night and ended up getting very little shut eye. Happens to me from time to time, especially on Sunday nights. Not sure why, but just couldn't shut my mind off and the heart rate seemed to stay a bit elevated. In the past I've suspected that it could be due to:

(1) too much sugar or sodium intake on Sunday night (though I've been watching it lately and that shouldn't have been the case last night),
(2) stress about the upcoming week, usually work-related stuff (possibly, though I'm not particularly stressed right now),
(3) too warm in my bedroom (very possible, it was warm last night),
(4) little to no exercise on Sunday (quite possible, though I did walk 3 miles and I've usually found that helps. I think I definitely sleep better on days I double and/or bike and cycle),
(5) napping on Sunday afternoon (didn't do it and I usually don't),
(6) too much sleep Saturday night (possibly. Got about 9 hours and 15 mins Saturday night. Definitely more than I get most nights, but I don't think it was excessive given my running and cycling activity on Saturday).

Who knows, but I'd like to try and identify and eliminate the cause(s) for the sleeplessness.

Anyways, the one bad night's sleep usually doesn't affect my physical energy levels much the next day (kind of like how not sleeping much the night before a big marathon really doesn't adversely affect your race). It maybe made this morning's run a little tougher than usual. More the anything, I think it slows down the sharpness of my mind for the day. And its very possible I'll be lethargic for Tuesday morning's run. Good news is that historically the night immediately following these bad sleep nights usually ends up being a good sleep night, so that hopefully bodes well for tonight.

I'd be interested to hear if anyone else experiences something similar to this, what they suspect the causes are, and what they do to remedy.

P.M. - Millcreek ride (~40 miles). Great ride.

Comments

From Jake K on Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 10:48:24 from 199.190.170.28

Same thing happens to me when I have lazy recovery Sundays. Even last night after a big workout... just can't fall asleep like I normally do. Often for me it's due to getting more sleep than normal on Friday and Saturday nights (which is a good thing!). I've started setting an alarm on Sunday mornings so I don't sleep more than 9-9.5 hours (I know, tough problem to have) :-)

Sleep is like training - it's the cumulative amount that really matters.

From Superfly on Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 11:09:45 from 64.255.82.194

I have good an bad cycles as well. Temp is usually the biggest problem. When I'm cold I usually sleep great. But I'm a very hot sleeper and it's hard to meet that need all the way.

I agree on not napping on Sunday as well. Although very tempting... it ends up being bad for the nights sleep. I've never thought about the sugar food intake on Sunday... as it seems to be the biggest (pig out day of the week). That's just a hard one to stop. With no workouts and sitting around all day.

From jtshad on Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 09:24:09 from 141.221.191.225

I go through cycles as well when I do not sleep well (the last 4 nights). I find that if I allow myself to nod off when my body tells me rather than gettign caught up in conversation or TV I sleep much better.

Could be that you guys are starting to get older and sleep issues come with that...let me tell you!

From Trevor Baker on Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 08:24:18 from 174.239.104.133

I believe if you vary your consistent pattern you'll find some experiences where you have a hard time falling asleep.. Naps will do it, lots of sleep the day before will do it. Diet can have an impact, nerves etc. I'm just jealous reading this bc I prob avg 5 hours a night and hoping I can stay healthy for at least 2.5 more weeks. You are wise to keep a careful eye on this.

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