| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 51.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 51.30 |
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| Nike LunaRacer (Aug '12) Miles: 4.30 | Saucony Kinvara Proto-type (B) Miles: 37.90 | Adidas Energy Boost (Jun '13) Miles: 9.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.30 |
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A.M. - Decided that my glute was in a state to attempt running today to test things out. Figured that the lower impact of the treadmill would be a better option so I headed down to the gym. I also had it in my head that a shoe with a more minimal style with a lower drop would feel better too, so I took both the Kinvara's and the Free's. I warmed-up and stretched real good and alternated between the two pairs of shoes during the warm-up around the indoor track. I decided the Free's felt slightly better on the glute. The glute was still pretty tight.
Ran for 35 mins on the treadmill, most of which was done at around 7.5 mph and incline of 2.0-4.0 (which seemed to feel the best). Glute wasn't real comfortable during the run and I was afraid that I was going to tighten up and regret the fact I had run. But actually, I think the run loosened some things up, because I it felt pretty decent the rest of the day.
P.M. - Had enough time to fit in a Little Cottonwood ride (~25 miles). Felt good.
After we got the kids down, I headed down to the gym to sit in the hot tub for a bit and do some stretching.
Glute was feeling okay. Didn't feel like I had set it back any from the run, but not a great deal of improvement either. |
| Nike LunaRacer (Aug '12) Miles: 4.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.30 |
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A.M. - Opted for another treadmill run. This time went for an hour at a little slower pace (7.0-8.0 mph for most of the run), but 3.0 - 6.0 incline which was more incline than yesterday. The higher incline range felt better than flat or less incline. Glute still not feeling great, but better and looser than yesterday. So improvement.
Late night at the office, so no cycling today. |
| Saucony Kinvara Proto-type (B) Miles: 7.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.25 |
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I'm writing this and the entries for Weds-Thurs at 1 AM Monday morning... It's been a rough week. Our SAP implementation project at work has been all consuming as we approach go-live.
Weds A.M. - 60 minutes on the treadmill. Glute is about the same. No big improvements (although it is improving), but not deteriorating either. Spoke with the chiropractor/doctor (not exactly sure what he is) at my gym this morning. He's a cool guy and gave me some free advice and some new stretches I'm anxious to try. Treadmill run when pretty well. Felt better than Tuesday. Run was done between 8.0-10.0 mph and 1.5 and 3.0 incline. The 10.0 mph was for about 15 mins towards the end. Afterwards, felt like the 10 mph at the end may have been a little much for the quad.
P.M. Ride during lunchtime ~23.5 miles. There is a loop not too far from my work. It’s an industrial area just north of the dump between about 5500 W. and 6400 W. and 700 S. and 300 S. Real flat, but a pretty good, low traffic loop. I did six laps, each lap is about 2.5 miles. Plus there and back. Not exactly an afternoon canyon ride, but better than nothing. I had too ride during lunch because we're celebrating the wife's B-day this afternoon. |
| Saucony Kinvara Proto-type (B) Miles: 9.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.10 |
| A.M. - First run outside in two weeks. Standard 9-mile route. Kept it real slow. Glute is the same. |
| Adidas Energy Boost (Jun '13) Miles: 9.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.25 |
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A.M. - 60 minutes on the treadmill. Very similar to Wednesday's run. Except I didn't go above 9.5 mph and had a little more incline toward the end. Felt good aerobically, but glute is about the same.
P.M. - 21 miles at lunch. 5 laps on the route described in Wednesday's post. My co-workers worked until ~12 tonight. I got out early because I was heading-up our ward family campout tonight... I'm in for a full weekend of work. Go live for our new system is Monday. |
| Saucony Kinvara Proto-type (B) Miles: 9.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.10 |
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A.M. - 12-mile route. Glute didn't feel great, I slept in later than I should of, and just wasn't mentally ready to go longer.
Worked until after 2 AM. Anxious for the next few days to be over :) |
| Saucony Kinvara Proto-type (B) Miles: 12.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 51.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 51.30 |
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| Nike LunaRacer (Aug '12) Miles: 4.30 | Saucony Kinvara Proto-type (B) Miles: 37.90 | Adidas Energy Boost (Jun '13) Miles: 9.10 |
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