| 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 | | 23.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Well, I felt much better today, and it showed on my run. I don't know if I was just excited to get back to my schedule or not, but as my run progressed, I slowly picked up the pace. I also suspect that the first two miles of my run are each slightly more than a mile, the second two are about a mile, and the last is actually a bit less than a mile, so it is a good thing I am not timing my splits any more. Total time for today's run: 39:00, for an average pace of 7:48/mile. I intende to take Sasha's advice and build up to 6 miles, 5 days a week, with a long run on Saturdays. However, this is going to take me several weeks to build up so that I don't overdo it on the mileage. I am considering changing my MW runs to 5 miles this week, however, instead of 3.5, and then will do 7-8 on Saturday. |
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| | 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 |
| I was able to slow it down a little bit more today than yesterday. I have definitely come to the conclusion that my course is not 5 mile splits. Either that or I end up running much faster in the end than I do in the beginning, which I find hard to believe, since it doesn't feel more difficult for me. Total time today: 40:10 for an average pace of 8:02/mile. |
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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 |
| I didn't get quite enough sleep last night and felt tired this morning, so I decided to cut this morning's run short and ran 3.5 instead of 5. I could tell that my body did not get enough sleep - my pace was slower than normal and it still felt a little difficult, although I was able to keep my normal breathing rhythm throughout. Total time was 28:45 for an average pace of 8:12/mile. |
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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 |
| I felt like I was able to hold back more today. The run felt good, but I decided to stop at 4.5 miles to not overdo it. Total time was 37:49 for an average pace of 8:24/mile. Looking forward to a long run on Saturday. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Today was a total fiasco. I got started way too early, and the temperature when I started (at 7:30 am) was already 85 degrees. This did not bode well for me. I got to the track in good time, faster than I intended to, took a water break, ran a mile, had to take another water break, ran my second mile, took a third water break, then took off for home. After about a mile, I realized I was totally drained from the heat and shut it down. Luckily my wife was able to come pick me up as I was still 1 1/2 miles from home! Total time was 44:09 for an average of 8:01/mile. This coming week I need to make sure that I get my runs in much earlier before it gets hot out. The joys of living in sunny AZ . . . |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 23.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.50 |
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