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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.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Grid C2 Flash Lifetime Miles:						148.66

Tue, May 09, 2006

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00

Another run which ended up being faster than I wanted. It seems I just can't keep a slower pace on my runs. I ran with my older shoes today (Brooks Adrenaline GTS 6's) and they definitely felt lighter. I will wear the hurricane's a few more times, but if they still feel too heavy, I am going to return them and get the Grid Omni's instead. Total time for today's run: 38:31 for an average pace per mile of 7:42/mile.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 12:10:05

Try this - hit a mile in the middle of those runs at a the fastest pace that you think you'd be able to sustain for 5, and time it. I wonder to what extent you are more fit, and to what extent more anxious.

From James on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 13:04:37

Let me make sure I understand - you want me to do a mile in the middle of my run at the fastest pace I think I could sustain for 5 miles? I think the problem is I am really not sure what pace I could sustain for 5 miles. My initial thought would be something like 7:30, but the problem is I am already hitting those kind of splits in the middle of my run - even though I am not timing my splits, I am keeping an eye on the time as I run the course, and given the fact that my course is around a city block (and like Provo, the blocks here are square miles), I know basically what my splits are, even though I am not officially checking them. Maybe it would be even better for me to not time myself at all right now and just go by how I feel during the run . . . :)? I am certain that a part of it is being antsy/anxious. It also seems that I start off slower and end fast. When I looked at my watch for my time as I hit my first mile, I was at 8:30, then at 16:30 when I hit the second mile, and I was at 24:00 when I got to the end of the third mile, which would be a 7:30 mile. What do you think?

From James on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 14:12:02

Let me make sure I understand - you want me to do a mile in the middle of my run at the fastest pace I think I could sustain for 5 miles? I think the problem is I am really not sure what pace I could sustain for 5 miles. My initial thought would be something like 7:30, but the problem is I am already hitting those kind of splits in the middle of my run - even though I am not timing my splits, I am keeping an eye on the time as I run the course, and given the fact that my course is around a city block (and like Provo, the blocks here are square miles), I know basically what my splits are, even though I am not officially checking them. Maybe it would be even better for me to not time myself at all right now and just go by how I feel during the run . . . :)? I am certain that a part of it is being antsy/anxious. It also seems that I start off slower and end fast. When I looked at my watch for my time as I hit my first mile, I was at 8:30, then at 16:30 when I hit the second mile, and I was at 24:00 when I got to the end of the third mile, which would be a 7:30 mile. What do you think?

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 16:50:17

Just tell yourself you are racing 5 miles and start going. Then when you get to 1 mile, stop and time it. I want to know how fast you would run a mile thinking you had another 4 to go.

From James on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 19:57:08

Sounds like a challenge to me! I will have an update for you on this on Thursday, which is my next scheduled 5 mile run.

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