| Location: Mesa,AZ, Member Since: Mar 20, 2006 Gender: Male Goal Type: Age Division Winner Running Accomplishments:
- Mile: 4:37 (HS)
- 2 Mile: 10:11 (HS)
- 10K: 35:52 (HS)
- 5K - 18:15 (ARR Summer Race Series #1 - 2008)
- 1/2 Marathon: 1:32:00 (St. George 2008 enroute)
- Marathon: 3:10:56 (St. George 2008)
Short-Term Running Goals:
- Get down to 155 lbs
- Run sub 18:00 5K
- Run sub 1:30 1/2 marathon
- Run sub 3:00 marathon
Long-Term Running Goals:
qualify for Boston Marathon - run Boston Marathon
- run sub-2:50 marathon
- run sub-1:20 1/2 marathon
- run sub-17:00 5K
- beat my high school 10K time of 35:52
Personal: I was married in 1997 to my beautiful wife Lybi (confessions of a piano teacher on the blog), and we have 3 wonderful boys who are just as active as I was when I was little (he he). I grew up in southeastern Michigan, and my family became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when I was 6. I attended BYU, and served a mission in Berlin, Germany. After graduating from BYU with a degree in Health and Human Performance (pre-physical therapy), I promptly changed careers and started working with computers (although no programming for me). We have moved across the country several times, and currently live in Mesa, AZ. I work in computer security for a major nationwide homebuilder. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 39.10 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.90 |
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| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 40.90 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Got to run outside this morning - beautiful weather. Don't know what the temp was, but it was pretty nice. Was originally planning on doing 4 miles, but I just didn't quite have the time for it, but I at least got in 3 miles. First mile, 8:05, second mile 7:43, third mile 6:58. The first two miles felt quite good and relaxed, the third mile felt fairly hard, but that is normal. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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Just a few miles today - drove back home from my wife's grandfather's cabin after spending the weekend there, and I didn't get very good sleep the entire time we were there, so I was pretty tired and didn't want to do very much. Plus I ate too much for dinner and that was still weighing on me. Nevertheless, averaged about 7:50/mile for the two miles. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Today was a much better day. I got pretty decent sleep, and I also ate better, so I was feeling a lot better when it came time for my run. 4.5 miles outside, nice breezy conditions, just a shade over two miles on the canal bank. Average pace of 8:05/mile, and I was extremely happy that I managed to stick to my desired pace and not speed up at the end. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| It is finally starting to cool down a little bit, and this evening was just beautiful. I decided to run on the golf course that is part of my new regular route, which was interesting, because it was so dark. I ended up running through some sprinklers, and ran through at least 2 puddles from sprinklers, but overall it was pretty fun. I pushed the pace pretty hard for the last half mile, then cooled down and did some stretching. Average pace for the entire run was 7:55/mile, mostly due to the last half mile. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| PM - I don't remember what my pace on this run was any more, other than it was around 8:00/mile. If I remember right, this run was a bit difficult because I ran shortly after dinner, so I still felt pretty full. Not much else to say about this run, other than that I got it in. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Yes! Early morning run! It was absolutely gorgeous out this morning, probably about 70 degrees with the sun just barely starting to light up the horizon when I left. It was actually very nice to have a little bit of light to allow me to better see where I was running. It was also nice that there were quite a few people on the canal bank running, even though I wasn't running with them. I started off very easy, around 9:00 pace, to warm up my muscles, and slowly picked it up. Once I warmed up, the pace progressed to sub-8:00 pace, and felt very good. First mile was 8:00 on the nose. Second mile was mostly on the canal bank (packed dirt) and ended up being 7:37. This mile felt a little more difficult, but overall very good. Third mile was also mostly on the canal bank, and I unintentionally picked up the pace even a little more - third mile was 7:27. Once I hit the 3 mile split, I consiously slowed down a bit to get in control and slow down my breathing, which wasn't really bad, but was a little bit labored. The fourth mile ended up being 8:01. Average pace for the run was 7:46/mile.
On a side note, I have decided to start drinking a couple of slimfast (generic) shakes in the morning - one when I leave for work, and another a couple hours later. I am hoping this will help me to eat healthier in the morning while getting enough calories to keep me going, and allow me to drop the extra weight that I have been carrying. I REALLY want to get back down to about 170 and stay there. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| AM - easy four miles this morning. I made an effort to keep the pace slower today to take it easy. It was still nice this morning, but not quite as cool as it was yesterday. However, much preferable to running in the evening. Hopefully I can keep it up. Average pace of 8:20/mile. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| After taking yesterday off, I went running again this morning. I am unfortunately not going to be able to do the free RRS 5K this evening - it is our ward temple night, which takes a higher priority than a free 5K. The run this morning felt pretty good. I got out the door and was expecting to start off nice and easy again, around 9:00/mile pace, and was a bit surprised to look at the Garmin at the 1/4 mile mark and see that I was close the 8:00/mile. Oops - slowed down a bit to give my legs a chance to warm up. First mile in 8:20, that's better. Hit the canal bank and went south instead of north this time. Second mile ended up being 8:05, still felt very good. Third mile back along the canal bank and a small bit on the sidewalk. Third mile I found out after the run was 7:51. Last mile I was trying to keep it steady and nice and easy, then with 1/4 mile to go, I picked up the pace significantly. Last mile was 7:34. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.40 |
| PM - ran with the boys today. It was still kind of hot, but I ran with Sam on his bike so he could fulfill one of his Cub Scout requirements, and then ran with Joey, and took Adam on his scooter for a cooldown. It was too easy for Sam riding his bike with me running alongside him, and I had to keep asking him to slow down. Go figure . . . on the last hill, he took off back towards home and I sprinted after him, hitting sub-5:00 pace at some point. Average pace of 7:44 for 2.3 miles with Sam. I took a quick breather and then it was off with Joey. He hasn't run in a while, so I wasn't expecting him to run too fast. But he took off on me, and any hopes of taking it easy were lost. He was breathing kind of hard at the end, but he kept up the pace all by himself. Average of 9:01/mile for 0.7 miles with Joey. Then I took Adam out and finally got to chillax with him and just cooled down running about 0.4 miles with him (approx, I didn't use the Garmin). Not bad. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 3.40 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| AM - got up to run this morning. Glad I did - it felt pretty good. Started out nice and easy and slowly got into a good pace. First mile was 8:22. Shortly thereafter, I hit the canal bank. Mile 2 was 7:57 - a little faster than I had anticipated, but still felt pretty good. Went a little further then turned around. Mile 3 was 7:50. Still feeling pretty good, but trying to slow down. Mile 4 was 7:45, and then I cooled down for about 1/2 mile. Average pace of 7:58/mile. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| PM - 3.5 miles outside. Weather was cooler again, thanks to clouds and rain overnight. Average pace of 8:11/mile. My legs didn't feel springy tonight - more leaden, so it was tough to find a rhythmn. Oh well, glad I got out and ran. |
| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 3.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 39.10 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.90 |
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| Saucony Grid C2 Flash Miles: 40.90 |
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