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Location:

Provo,Ut,

Member Since:

Apr 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

High school (in San Diego) I ran a 16:40 5k and a 4:33 mile.  Have run 11 marathons. 

PR - Ogden 2009 - 2:55:10

 

Haven't done a 5k or 10k or half in a long time.  I just enjoy doing my regular daily runs and then hittin' the Marathons.  I might slip in some shorter/faster races this year.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Drop some more weight (get down to 150),  keep Pr'ing, and try to stay injury free.  Get a 2:46:42 or better in a marathon - I wanna beat Lance's PR!!

Get out on more trails around the valley and enjoy the scenery.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Focus on marathons and possibly ultras? Keep healthy and lean.

Personal:

Married with 2.95 girls.
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics I Lifetime Miles: 246.50
Asics II Lifetime Miles: 0.00
Saucony I Lifetime Miles: 192.50
Saucony II Lifetime Miles: 293.18
Saucony III Lifetime Miles: 108.40
Saucony IV Lifetime Miles: 43.40
Tue, Jul 01, 2008
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.500.0010.50

10.5 Miles. 7:01 average pace.  Wanted to try to run at 6 min pace as far as I could.  After a 1.5 mile warmup, I went at it, and it didn't last nearly as long as I wanted.  I also didn't help things by going faster than I had planned.  6:00, 5:56, then a 5:41 when I gave up and decided I was only going to do 3 miles and pushed it as hard as I could.  My legs felt pretty dead from the previous few runs with all of the hills.  I then ran through and around the school for 6 more miles.  I ran through parts of the park where we had many of our cross country races.  I couldn't believe we used to run on that stuff.  I almost broke my ankle 10 times on that chunky, thick grass. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From MichelleL on Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 15:23:32

A 5:41 is the strangest way to give up that I have seen. . .

I don't like the running on grass idea-I am totally afraid of twisting an ankle.

From mattk on Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 15:27:46

True. . . I think I resigned to only doing 3 miles earlier than I should have. After I did decide on 3 miles, I pushed that last mile as hard as I could. I could've squeezed 2 6:00 miles in there vs. the 1 5:41.

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