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Location:

Dogtown,Ut,

Member Since:

Jan 02, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs: 2:26:29 marathon @ St.George '14; 1:09:55 1/2 mar. '08; 31:00 10k '07

Short-Term Running Goals:

Love running now.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Love running forever!

Personal:

My perfect day would include a run through the desert, time with my wife and girls, tasty homemade meals, and a nice nap in the middle.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Adios Lifetime Miles: 512.25
Rocket 2 Lifetime Miles: 109.00
Kinvara Grey Lifetime Miles: 222.00
Vazee Pace Lifetime Miles: 437.75
Pace Blue Lifetime Miles: 231.75
Boston Lifetime Miles: 520.25
Peg Green Lifetime Miles: 544.00
Speedgoat Lifetime Miles: 325.00
Peg Purple Lifetime Miles: 509.50
Ravenna Lifetime Miles: 525.50
Barefoot '18 Lifetime Miles: 6.75
Levitate Lifetime Miles: 419.50
Peg NOP Lifetime Miles: 380.00
Peg Blue34 Lifetime Miles: 408.25
Solar Glide Lifetime Miles: 210.00
Levitate Black Lifetime Miles: 83.75
Total Distance
85.75
Five Fingers Miles: 8.00Landreth Blue Miles: 11.50Stratus Black Miles: 7.00Boston Miles: 13.00Barefoot '10 Miles: 1.00Kinvara Miles: 12.00Landreth Orange Miles: 7.00Free Miles: 6.25Last Ohana Miles: 20.00
Total Distance
15.50

AM - 11.5 Mall/2xAC.  Up a little earlier to "help" Ry get her piano theory in since she had a huge fit last night (she probably won't do that again; 4:45 comes early for a 9 year old).  So I had a couple extra minutes and extended the Mall section a little.  Felt decent, for a Monday.  Both quads a bit tight.  (Landreth blue 440.65)

afternoon - 4 2xDI.  Warm up and cool down with the boys in between their 1000's.  Weather was stellar - 86 degrees.  Quads are quite sore for some reason; especially the left and it is setting off my hip a bit.  Weights and plyos.  (Five Fingers 354.6)

Five Fingers Miles: 4.00Landreth Blue Miles: 11.50
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Total Distance
21.00

AM - 13 Clyde's Loop2.  Workout today was 3, 2, 1 mile with 2 min recovery.  I didn't feel very strong today, everything was just a bit off.  Had that weird side ache in the heart on the first set, then the second set hit me with a major side ache.  Times were still decent I guess, (5:28 ave, 5:37 ave, 5:22) but just not a good day.  (Boston 268)

afternoon - 8 Hospital.  Moderate mileage for the team today, so I jumped in with the boys.  Legs were pretty spent from this morning and the tightness in the left quads was just hammering me.  However, the run helped loosen it a little.  Temps were nice.  Ended with 8xbarefoot striders.  (Stratus black 689.95)(Barefoot '10 120.25)

Stratus Black Miles: 7.00Boston Miles: 13.00Barefoot '10 Miles: 1.00
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Total Distance
10.00

AM - 6 2xAC.  Time for some rest.  Left quad is still very tight and causing some issues throughout that leg.  Also my breathing was off and developed a side ache on a simple morning run.  Along with that, I could feel that I had an elevated heart rate.  So... time to back off for the rest of the week and hit just easy short runs.  I think I am just a bit worn down from a long summer and am not too stressed about it if I jump on it now.  (Kinvara 127.25)

afternoon - 4 2xDI.  A few easy miles for the warm and cool with the team around their Michigan workout.  (Five Fingers 358.6)

Five Fingers Miles: 4.00Kinvara Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
13.25

AM - 6.25 AC/2450.  Legs felt much better after icing last night, but still a ways to go.  (Free 316.7)

afternoon - 7 Parkway.  Went out and back on the Parkway with Kaylee and the top JV boys.  Had a good run, took it easy, felt pretty good. (Landreth orange 752.1)

Landreth Orange Miles: 7.00Free Miles: 6.25
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Total Distance
6.00

AM - 6 2xAC.  Felt a little better again today.  (Kinvara 133.25)

Kinvara Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
20.00

AM - 20 Gunlock to Ivins.  Got 1 1/2 hours of sleep last night after our XC run-a-thon fundraiser to the wake up call this morning.  So I was a bit worried about how that might affect me as we were trying to get a solid marathon race-pace effort down the old Trails 1/2 course.  I knew going in I would hit a course PR, because the last time (only time) I ran this I was really sick the week of and hit only a 1:18.  So Clyde helped me decide to use his 1:14 from last time as the benchmark.  At first I felt fluid and good and Clyde and I were rolling along well, but it didn't last long.  Around 4 I started to struggle, really for no reason and Clyde quickly put 10-15 seconds on me.  During the next two miles my mind really gave me a hard time.  I started freaking out about falling back and how am I going to run this in a marathon and my quads (especcially left) hurt a lot and my breathing was crazy and I got two side aches and so on...  At the 10K I looked at my watch and did some splits that showed me I had no chance of hitting a 1:14 if I kept up the current pace and that worried me even more.  Then I just told myself to relax and not worry about Clyde, or my mind, or legs, or breathing, or anything else and just run.  Within a quarter mile I soon found myself hitting solid times again.  Clyde had gotten about 45 seconds up on me and I found myself starting to close that gap a little.  During mile 9 up the Shivwits I closed the gap to about 20 seconds, then Clyde started rolling really well.  Again I started to worry, but I told myself to relax again and go for my goal which was the 1:14.  I worked hard the last 5K to get back on, but it was worth it because it gave me a little wiggle room for the last tough mile climb up to Ivins.  Ended up with a 1:13:30 and felt pretty good with it.  The best thing about this was reminding myself how to race, relax and allow the running to come to me - not be forced.  Ran in my last pair of Ohana Racers; they were great.  I wish someone would make a great racing shoe like this again.  (Last Ohana 20)

Week was decent.  I felt a little worn down, so the easiness at the end of the week was good.  "Race" was okay and helped me with my confidence a little.

Goals for next week:  Have some good legs for a solid mid-week workout, enjoy a nice long run down the course Saturday without pushing it (my last time down the course until SGM) and get the team (boys and girls) ready for good races at Murray on Friday.

Last Ohana Miles: 20.00
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Total Distance
85.75
Five Fingers Miles: 8.00Landreth Blue Miles: 11.50Stratus Black Miles: 7.00Boston Miles: 13.00Barefoot '10 Miles: 1.00Kinvara Miles: 12.00Landreth Orange Miles: 7.00Free Miles: 6.25Last Ohana Miles: 20.00
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