| 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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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 466.58 | 105.00 | 571.58 |
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| Saucony I Miles: 112.50 | Saucony II Miles: 273.18 | Asics I Miles: 22.00 | Saucony III Miles: 108.40 | Saucony IV Miles: 17.20 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| 15 Miles in Delta. 7.30 with my Brother in Law down a dirt road by his new dairy. Ran 4 more up and down the road and then back 4 miles on the main road back to his current dairy. Then played around on his "off road" segway and had fun giving the girls rides. Overall pace was 8:08 with last couple of miles at 6:45 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| 15 Miles on BYU indoor track. A lot of weaving around the track as the surge of new year resolutioners were out in full force. 7:02/mile average. Didn't vary speed very much. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 |
| Treadmill at 2% incline. 2 miles at 8:00/mile. 8 miles between 6:40 and 6:11/mile. (last two at 6:11, a few at 6:27, a few at 6:40). felt good. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 easy on TM at 2% incline. about 8:15 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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Tired! TM @ 2% incline. 2.5 at 7:30 pace, 2.5 miles at 6:27/mile just to do get something in. Dinner wasn't sitting well, and I didn't want to push it too long. ran next 5 at 7:30 pace.
about 7:15 overall pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 easy on TM at 2% incline. 8:20/mile | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 14.00 | 5.00 | 19.00 |
| 19 Miles on trail. After 5 miles, did 5 miles at 6:31 pace. Finished with 7:36/mile overall pace. Good run considering my immune system is in overdrive with cold. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles on treadmill @ 2 % incline. 2 miles at 7:30/mile and then 7 at 6:31 and last .9 at 6:00/mile. Felt really good and relaxed at end. Overall 6:40/mile. I'm starting to question whether or not my treadmill is calibrated right. I always used to feel my treadmill and trail runs were pretty similiar, but now my treadmill runs seem so much easier. I'm not sure if the motor wears down and doesn't keep the same speed over time or not, but I'd like to test it out. Does anyone have a measuring wheel? | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| A.M. 10 easy on treadmill at 8:27/mile pace. 2% incline. Tired from last night's run. Felt good though to get a morning run in. I'll try to transition over to 100% morning running. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles on treadmill @ 2% incline. first 5 at 8/mile, second 5 at 7:30/mile. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 Miles on trail. varying speeds, but averaged 7:15/mile. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| 20 Miles on trail 8:15/mile average. Really drained. Saw Sasha & Jeff on trail doing their tempo run. Had to decline Sasha's invitation to run as much of it with them as I could. I think that would have been 1/10th of a mile. I usually have to really regulate my long runs to try and keep them slow, but today it just came natural. I couldn't have gone any faster if I tried. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| I did an early treadmill run. 10 Miles, 8:00/mile average. I actually restarted the TM 3 times because I swore it was going at 6:00 pace when it said 8:00!! I finally came to grips that it was actually 8:00 pace and I was just beat up. It's funny how in the matter of one week I think the TM isn't going as fast as it says, and then another run I think it's too fast. The constant ups and downs are what make running fun and frustrating at the same time. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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10 Miles on trail with the family. I pushed the girls in the stroller/trailer to the park and back for a total of about 5.5 miles and ran 4.5 alone in between. Mixed some 6:30 miles in there and even ran the last mile pushing the stroller in 6:19. Good run.
6:57 average. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.30 | 0.00 | 10.30 |
| 10.30 Miles on trail. 7:14 overall pace. 6 miles pushing the stroller and then 4.3 alone. Ran a little with Sasha and discussed goal time for Boston. He's encouraging me to aim for a 1:35 first half and then push it the second half if I'm able. I think it's sound advice, but I know my ego will get in the way and I'll push it harder and crash the end of the race. I do feel like I'm in just as good of shape as I was for St. George, but I want to be cautiously optimistic. I'm not stressed about it. I'll enjoy it whatever happens. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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10 Miles on trail up to the Canyon road and back.
7:08, 6:56, 6:49, 6:53, 6:51, 6:39, 6:36, 6:27, 6:23, 6:08
6:41 overall pace
Happy about run. Was planning on just a 7:30-8:00 run, but it just came naturally today. Felt really relaxed the whole time. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 Miles on trail. 4 pushing the stroller with the girls. 7:15/mile average. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 22.00 | 0.00 | 22.00 |
| 22 Miles on trail. Exactly 8:00/mile average. Was pretty consistent on the miles. Pretty zapped today, and despite the slower pace, it was a much tougher effort than it should have been for a long run. I think I started the run pretty dehydrated and without enough carb replacement after yesterday's runs. I didn't take any liquids or gels as usual, but felt it a lot more today. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 Miles on treadmill. 7:27/mile average pace. Did about 4 miles of it at 5-6% incline at between .5-1 mile at a time. Felt really fresh and relaxed. Reloaded with a ton of carbs this weekend and I think I've been running a lot lately undernourished. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 10.50 | 15.00 |
| 15 Miles. Did a tempo run as long as I could go. Started with .5 warmup, and did 10.50 on trail/road and averaged 6:31/mile for the 10.50. 4 mile cool down. Felt good about the run. Wore the heart rate monitor and it gradually climbed up to 178 at the end of the tempo. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| 12 easy on TM @ 2% incline. 8:00/mile pace | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 easy on trail @ 7:33/mile average. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 20.20 | 0.00 | 20.20 |
| 20.20 Miles on trail. Again, another drained long run. 7:41/mile average. Effort felt harder than I thought it should be. Actually felt better though 2nd half of run and mixed in some 7:00 and just sub 7:00 miles. I know how good I can feel on "good" days, and hope that a lot of my feeling has to do with bad habits with sleeping/eating/lack of drinking. I'm really going to try to get some more sleep these next few weeks and see what that does for me. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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10 Miles in Lehi. Watching our nieces at their house, so went out for a run at 10pm on the dark road that parallels the freeway and headed up the hill and then down into Draper past the prison. Had a nasty JCW burger and fries sitting in my throat ready to come out the entire run. I actually liked the place before the burger I had tonight. You know how if you throw up from food poisoning, you have a hard time eating that food again? Well that run did it for me for JCW's even though I never threw up. I actually ran okay despite the setback. Averaged 7:06/mile and finished with some sub 6:20 miles on the downhill.
I didn't intend to gross anybody out if they're reading this! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles on same stretch of road as yesterday. Very hilly and very, very windy. Ran well though without too much of an effort. 6:57/mile average. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles on treadmill @ 2% incline. 8:00/mile average. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 Miles on trail. 6:35/mile. planned on doing some MP miles by feel, and it turned in to me cranking them up a little more and more. Didn't feel like I pushed it too much. last couple of miles were about 6:25ish. felt good. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 Miles on trail. Wanted to go slower, but felt easy. 7:18/mile average. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 17.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
| 17 Miles in Provo Canyon. Parked at Vivian park and planned to run down easy and then run the last 9-10 up the canyon at MP to get used to hills during the second half of Boston. The uphill during this run is pretty constant and it gains quite a bit over the miles, but thought it would be a good workout. Felt good. Averaged 7:01 on the first 8 miles down, then ran 6:49 for the 9 miles up the canyon, for an overall average of 6:54. Finally a good feeling long run for me. I've had duds the last 2-3. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 Miles on trail at about a 7:20 pace | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.30 | 0.00 | 7.30 |
| 7.30 Miles on trail at 7:45 pace. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8 miles on treadmill @ 2% incline. 1 mile 7:30, 6 miles at 6:49, 1 mile at 7:30. Felt really good/fresh. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 8 miles on treadmill 7:30/mile | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| 14 Miles at BYU indoor track. wanted to keep it slow with a handful of MP miles, but tapering feels so dang good that 7 minute miles feel like what my 8 minute miles used to. 6:48/mile average. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 miles on road. 7:00/mile | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 Miles around target/lowes and some other shops in Framingham, Ma. 7:00/mile | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 7 Miles around track I found on Google Earth in Framingham, Ma. about 7:00/mile average. Feeling really good and energetic. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 Miles around track in Framingham, Ma. 7:10/mile average. Had a hard time keeping myself from going faster. | |
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Boston Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:58:29, Place overall: 1140 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 26.20 | 26.20 |
| Was worried about spending a whole week out in Boston before the Marathon, but we had to go to a Sox and Celtics game (both won). And then we had to go visit Maine and New Hampshire (both beautiful). And then we had to go visit my Uncle out in Montague, MA (still same old Cliff), visit Harvard, hang out in Boston Commons, etc. etc. Not to mention eating all of the foods that go with such destinations – hot dogs, burgers, fish and chips, deep dish pizza, bread bowls, lobster. . . .. So it was a long week with a lot of walking (freedom trail), getting to bed at midnight, and I definitely felt it during the week. I did get 12 hours of sleep Saturday night, and got some decent sleep Sunday. Met up with Rhett at the Athlete's village and sat with him, Smooth, Marc, and a few others' names I forgot, but all were very nice. We then headed up to the start about the time of the elite women's start. As we were walking up the hill close to the start, I had a really random Senator John Kerry run-in. He was just walking with the crowd and no one seemed to notice. I saw him at the last second and I shook his hand with a “Hi John Kerry”. He then wished me good luck in the race. Rhett and I had a plan of a very close 1:30 half and then sneaking in just under 3 for the finish. We both didn't want to go out too fast. The only issue was that Rhett had some issues (probable tear) with his plantar fascitis during the week and was unsure about how it was going to hold up. We both were on the same page as far as leaving each other whenever we needed to and running our own race, but I really liked his pace splits for the miles, so I thought I'd run as much with him as possible. I Enjoyed the finish line-like crowd from the start, and couldn't believe how continuous it was. Weather was nice, but there definitely was a headwind for most of the race with some pretty heavy gusts. I'd take that over the rain/cold that was to come later on that night. The wind to me was a lot like St. George last year. Splits for first 13 miles: 6:53, 6:35, 6:37, 6:40, 6:49, 6:48, 6:46, 6:49, 6:50, 6:55, 6:58, 6:43, 6:52 Felt really good/energetic. Never felt like I ever came close to breathing hard. Wellesely College was crazy! I really don't know how they can maintain that kind of enthusiasm for all 25,000 runners! I ran my hand through my hair prior to arrival and asked Rhett if I looked okay, then tried to give as many fives as possible. Just after Wellesely, Rhett's foot was in bad shape. He'd been overcompensating, and it not only hurt his foot more, but had caused other problems with his form. He decided to go into cruise control and I headed on. It was a great feeling to power up the Newton hills and pass so many runners. I noticed that there wasn't as much eye contact between the runners/crowd much anymore and tried my best to smile and give thumbs up as much as I could, and was amazed at what kind of reaction it would get. Very, Very, impressed with the crowd. Powered up Heartbreak and then pushed it the next mile. The only hill that felt like it took anything out of me was the little underpass at about mile 25. The last couple of miles were a blur, but I kept passing more and more people and finished in 2:58:29, a whopping 7 second P.R.! I really am excited about the finish, because I always wondered what I could do on a “legit” course (vs. Utah downhill marathons). I was also happy I posted a negative split and was able to actually run down Boylston St. instead of finishing in survival mode. Splits for last half: 6:53, 6:49, 6:38, 6:55, 6:55, 6:40, 6:49, 6:57, 6:26, 6:43, 6:38, 6:43, 6:52, 6:33 for .34 miles Apparently with the crowds, I couldn't run the tangents well and ended up running 26.34 miles. Thought I had a P.R. Easily based on my Garmin's overall pace of 6:47/mile, but forgot that it is based on the 26.34 my watch registered and not the 26.2 of the actual course. Instead I sneaked out the P.R. I owe it all to John Kerry's well wishing! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 4 easy miles on trail at 8:35/mile pace. Still a little sore, but felt pretty good. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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8 Miles on trail. Still sluggish and a little sore, but run got progressively faster. averaged 7:45/mile. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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8 Miles at BYU indoor track. 7:01/mile. felt good to go moderately fast since the marathon. Legs no longer sore at all, but felt a little tired today. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8 miles on trail. 7:41/mile average. My left hand froze (why not both?) and I spent 15-20 minutes in my house in pain as I tried to get it warm again. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.28 | 0.00 | 9.28 |
| Planned on running 10 tonight, was feeling good for most of the run. Probably pushing a little harder than I should, but nothing too fast. averaged 6:54/mile for the 9.28 miles and then I felt something weird in my calf and deep in my butt cheek. Felt like I had slighty pulled my calf, but don't know why I felt it in my glut as well. Decided to walk the rest of the way back, but jogged probably the last 100m and it felt okay, but it was tight. I need to be patient and just recover! | |
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| Hiking in moab with my girls while wife was at "girls weekend" with her sisters. Hiked Corona arch with my 2 year-old on my back in the carrier, and ended up carrying my 4 year old as well for a good chunk of it on the difficult parts. Camped and found 3 geocaches, or as my girl calls them, "treasures". Calf felt fine on the steep parts. |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.60 | 0.00 | 7.60 |
| 7.60 miles up/down provo canyon at easy 8:00/mile pace. pushing the girls in the stroller. Paying attention to calf. Felt it and was a little annoying while I ran, but took it slow enough that it didn't feel like I made it worse at all. Will try to ice a lot this week. | |
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2009 Ogden Marathon (26.3 Miles) 02:55:10, Place overall: 16 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 26.30 | 26.30 |
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Very happy with race considering the lingering injuries after Boston. Was very worried that I've lost some fitness with my spotty training last couple of weeks while dealing with my achilles/calf.
Wife and I stayed with her Sister's family in Willard and I slept in a house down the street that he is trying to sell that is supposed to be haunted. I kept waiting to hear noises all night and have some ghost slip into my bed, but nothing happened.
While waiting for the bus, saw Paul (rivertonpaul) and enjoyed the ride up talking to him. Knowing that we'd be shooting for the same goal, we decided to run as much as we could together. Bus got lost on the way up, so we only had about 30 minutes to start once we got up there. Did the potty thing and got up front. Saw some other bloggers and an old mission pal that was running his first marathon in 7 years. He's a triathalete stud and was shooting for sub three (ended up beating me by 35 seconds after going out with a 1:21 first half!). Eyed a clown at the start and put him on my list of 'sure don't want to get beat by him'. Paul and I headed off and took the downhill as it came and tried not to hold back too much, but also making sure we weren't laboring too hard. I was really excited to use my straw I'd tucked into my watch band for the aid stations. (just a regular straw cut off a bit. I thought it would have helped me with my powerade spillage). Unfortunately, I dropped it just as I went for my first clean drink! I laughed a bit about that. I'll try again.
First 8 miles:
6:22, 6:35, 6:31, 6:38, 6:34, 6:36, 6:35, 6:45
Paul wanted to go about 7:00 through the rolling hills between 8-14, and we might have gone a little faster than he had planned. Sorry Paul if I screwed up your race plan. We did tuck behind the eventual Women's winner for about 7 miles and kept pace with her. At the 14 mile hill, Paul was going to take it a little more reserved, and went on as I was feeling better than I thought I'd feel at that point. Next 8:
6:48, 6:51, 6:58, 6:51, 6:57, 7:04, 7:08, 6:44
Really wanted to cruise on the canyon portion and I passed a lot of people there. I don't remember anybody passing me after 13.1. Next 5:
6:35, 6:20, 6:21, 6:27, 6:24
Saw something blue running a ways ahead and remembered the clown. How could I forget!? It goes without saying that I picked it up a bit. I actually have to give this bozo some props! I can't believe he ran with a full wig, glasses and full legs, arms, etc. I think he told me after that he finished right around 3:00. I know a lot of people enjoyed it.
Saw Sasha around mile 22 at an aid station and he ran with me for a hundred yards or so helping me with the powerade. Thanks!
I've never really minded the 1/2 marathon people that you run through the last 6-7 miles (They are very nice and supportive as I run by, and I encourage them as well), but I actually did run into a lady at about mile 23. I tried as best I could to run the tangents, but had to run around some groups. I saw a good 3 foot gap on the right hand side and yelled "on the right, on the right, on the right", but despite a good 5 second warning, she hopped over to the right just as I was trying to pass and hit her. (not too hard, I was able to put on the brakes a bit). So I figuratively and literally hit the wall at that point. I felt like I was switching over to FBP (see discussion forum). Passed the number 1 Woman (finished 2nd), at about 23, and kept picking runners off. I'm not a big fan of the trail, but I think it's just because of the state my body is in at that point. I think I may have passed Bill Mandler at some point on the trail and remember talking to a couple different guys, but didn't know it was him. Looking at the times, he must have gained on me at the end. Anyhow, that last mile feels like an eternity.
Last 5 miles:
6:16, 6:02, 6:32, 6:53, 7:04 (7:02 for last .3; my garmin read 26.30)
Crossed the finish with a net time of 2:55:10 and 16th place. PR by 3:19, and most notably, I beat the clown.
Got a post-race massage (more for comfort than function), and chatted with my mission pal while we got the rub-down.
Happy about the day/race. It was my 5th PR in a row. I know it has to end soon (if not next month, then by Park City for sure), but I'm enjoying the ride!! |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 Miles. Ran a couple miles with Sasha, Jeff and some others. Felt really tired/beat up today. Still residual from the race. Achillis was tolerable. Sped up to about 7:00 for a portion with the others, while almost everything else was around 8:00 pace. 7:48/mile average. At least it felt good mentally to run today. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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5 mile hike in Zion national park up angel's landing and back. Ran the switchbacks which wore me out. Don't know what happened on the way down with the chain part, but tripped on something and fell sideways/backwards down a slight decline and landing about 6 ft from the edge!! Messed up my shoulder/wrist in the process.
Later on, ran 10 miles in St. George. Don't know the roads, but ran the lonely road that runs above St. George to the north (I think skyline) and then down the road that goes to Ivins for a while, then back down the hill to St George and back accross to the hotel.
Shoulder hurting a lot. Had to modify my arm swing.
7:45 average for the 10 miles. |
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Utah Valley Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:00:05, Place overall: 12, Place in age division: 3 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 21.00 | 26.20 |
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Saw some FRB jackets waiting for the bus and went up to introduce myself. Rode up to the start with Jeff Shadley, Bill Mandler, Kory Wheatly and Walter Brown. Nice guys. Good to get to know the fast guys a little bit.
Race started off fine. Headed out in the top 25. Could tell right away I didn't feel as "ansty" to go fast and as fresh as I felt in other recent races. Ran with Richard Borget for a little while. Also ran with "Ryan" and a "Bill" who were also in the Grand Slam this year. Ryan finished a minute behind me in Ogden. Bill has been running for 4 years after smoking all of his life. I think that's pretty great to not only quit, but find some sort of hobby that puts you back into a healthy lifestyle. Sometimes that's the only way. The other Bill (Mandler) was up ahead of us by about a minute. Came out of the canyon and warned the others that the other 10 miles of "downhill" would not feel like it at all. Started feeling my right knee hurting at the end of the canyon. Knew it wouldn't hinder me other than just causing damage I'd be feeling the next few days.
I Really focused on running the tangents well this race; Way too many curves to be lazy at this. My Garmin ended up reading 26.23. . .not too bad. Passed my wife and girls at mile 18 (right next to my house) on the river trail, and that was the highlight. . . It was all downhill from there. I was starting to suffer. I don't know what to chalk it up to. I think a big factor today was the humidity. I was sweating quite a bit from very early in the race. That, coupled with the shot glasses of powerade/water, and I think I was behind schedule on hydrating. I've just got so used to getting enough fluids while keeping my run going that I didn't even think about stopping/slowing for a second to grab enough cups.
Heading back on Center street back east and Bill Mandler was about 20ish seconds ahead. I really hate long straight stretches of road near the end of marathons. They kill me psychologically. Unfortunately, Bill pulled up at about mile 23 with what seemed to be a pretty bad heal issue. He was having such a great race and this messed up the last miles for him. My heartrate was insane the last few miles. Saw MichelleL again at this point and encouraged me on at such a tough point for me. It must have been killin' her watching while still dealing with her injury; Hope there is an end to it soon Michelle!
I walked a few times the last couple of miles and was getting really dizzy. I felt like I could black-out and collapse at any moment. Heart rate kept climbing. Didn't even pay attention to time, but just wanted to hold off the two people behind me. I did, and finished with a 3:00:05 and in 12th place. Immediately after the finish, I staggered to find the massage tent (more to lay down than get a massage). As I sat in a chair waiting, I could barely open my eyes or drink from the water bottle. I really was having a tough time. After about 30-40 minutes I finally was able to walk around somewhat normally and started to put some food/drink back into the system.
Stuck around for the awards ceremony 'cause I actually got an age division award. That was a first.
Tough, tough race for me today, but happy with the place and the effort. I'm sure glad I've got a couple months until Park City. 3 in the last 3 months have been wearing me down.
Splits:
6:39, 6:24, 6:40, 6:38, 6:53, 6:26, 6:32, 6:34, 6:40, 6:34, 6:37, 6:38, 6:34, 6:37, 6:42, 6:46, 6:51, 6:55, 6:52, 7:02, 7:08, 7:09, 7:19, 7:35, 7:44, 7:57, 7:24 for last .2 | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.20 | 0.00 | 7.20 |
| Felt pretty good today for how horrible I felt on Sat. Although I think I felt horrible during the race due to heart rate more than muscle fatigue. 7:43/mile average out on the road. 7.20 miles. | |
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| no running tonight other than to the hospital to have girl #3!! |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 466.58 | 105.00 | 571.58 |
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| Saucony I Miles: 112.50 | Saucony II Miles: 273.18 | Asics I Miles: 22.00 | Saucony III Miles: 108.40 | Saucony IV Miles: 17.20 |
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