| 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 | | 85.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 85.45 |
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| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 21.05 | Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Miles: 15.10 | Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 10.70 | Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 15.10 | Saucony Ride 5 (Aug '12) Miles: 23.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| A.M. - Strolled my daughter to church. That was the extent of my physical exertion today. My body knows its Sunday (rest day) today. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.25 |
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A.M. - 60 minute run on the treadmill. Good news is they fixed my farvorite treadmill and I got to use it. Bad news is they didn't do a very good job...Read on to see the lameness that befell me:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
20 mins @ 10.0 with progressive inclines, 3 mins each at 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 and 5 mins at 3.5
2.5 mins @ 10.0, flat
7.5 mins @ 10.5, flat
At the 40-minute mark, I went to bump it up to 11.0 mph. My intention was to go at 11.0 for 10 mins and then 11.5 for the last 10 minutes. As soon as I did, the machine struggled to get up to about 10.8 then oscilated between 10.4 and 10.8 and after a few seconds gave me some dumb message that it couldn't attain targeted speed. Then it settled at 10.7 mph. I tried to bump it up a few more times, but it did the same thing. Lame! I was feeling good and could have run according to my plan. I could have (and probably should have) hoped on another machine, but I just ended up staying on it for the remainder of the run at 10.7 mph. I wondered if they had put some kind of speed-governer on it to protect it from people like me. I spoke with the lady at the front desk who denied that notion and said they'd get the repair guy in again. I guess its back to treadmill option 2 for my next gym run.
P.M. - Rode up Big Cottonwood to Brighton and back (~40 miles). |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 10.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.10 |
| A.M. - My typical 15-mile route. Nice and slow. Wonderful cool weather this morning. Now we just need to get the smoke out of here. Since I don't have a race this weekend, I'm going to spread out my afternoon rides a little more (rather then front-end loading early in the week). So no ride tonight. Just extra time with the wife and babies. |
| Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Miles: 15.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.70 |
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A.M. - Pretty decent treadmill run this morning:
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat
5 mins @ 10.0, flat
10 mins @ 10.5, flat
25 mins @ 11.0, flat
11 mins @ 11.5, flat
4 mins @ 10.0, flat (couldn't hold 11.5 to the finish, but still an decent run today)
P.M. - Millcreek ride (~40 miles). Nice weather this afternoon. |
| Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 10.70 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.10 |
| A.M. - Bread-and-butter 15 miler. Nice and slow. Breathed a little easier today with the cleaner air compared to what it has been lately. Did the Wasatch Blvd/Little Cottonwood Rd triangle in reverse direction.
P.M. - Same Emigration ride that I did last Wednesday. Up to the firehouse (about mid-way up the canyon) and back (~40 miles). Lots of folks out riding...LoToJa is in the air! |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 15.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.80 |
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A.M. - Pretty much the same treadmill workout as Wednesday, but a little better. All flat:
5 minutes @ 9.5
5 mins @ 10.0
10 mins @ 10.5
25 mins @ 11.0
15 mins @ 11.5 |
| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 10.80 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 23.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.50 |
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A.M. - Very slow, slow long run. I'll admit it, I was not 'feeling it' today. Did my ~12-mile course twice; once doing the triangle in regular direction and once in reverse. No pep whatsoever in the legs today and I had to make a couple bit stops (which I prefer not to do). From start to finish it took over 3 hours. I guess you just have those days sometimes. At least I got some miles in though. An interesting tid-bit about today was that I ran on the courses of two in-process races today; the Rivalry Relay (on Wasatch Blvd and Little Cottonwood Rd) and the Blessed Sacrament 5K (Eastdell Dr. and 9800 S.). So I had some intermittent company. On the bright side, despite how slow I was going, I didn't get chicked or passed by anyone from either race! P.M. - Rode up Big Cottonwood to Brighton and then Guardsman's Pass to the end of the paved road. Extended a little on the way home to get in a little over 50 miles in 2:58 (~6,370 ft of climbing). Fortunately, I felt better this afternoon on the bike compared to this morning's run. I've got to say this is right up there with my favorite rides. Especially the few miles to the top of Guardsman's, its just so beautiful up there. Finished the day with a sports massage.
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| Saucony Ride 5 (Aug '12) Miles: 23.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 85.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 85.45 |
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| Adidas Aegis 2 (Jun '12) Miles: 21.05 | Brooks PureFlow (Blue - Jun '12) Miles: 15.10 | Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (Jun '12) Miles: 10.70 | Adidas Aegis 2 (June '11) Miles: 15.10 | Saucony Ride 5 (Aug '12) Miles: 23.50 |
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