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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jul 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

  • 9 Marathons (3:00:38 TOU 9-10)
  • 4 Halfs (1:23:55.7 TOU 8-10)
  • 4 5ks (20:18 1st Dam 11-08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Build up to regular weeks of 70 miles.

Qualify for Boston at TOU 2010! (3:10:59)


Long-Term Running Goals:

BQ

Stay Healthy

Complete at least 1 marathon / year until I die.

Personal:

Married with 4 beautiful daughters

Wife

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Barefoot! Lifetime Miles: 67.68
Vibram 5-Finger KSO Br Lifetime Miles: 459.01
NB MR790 BrOr Lifetime Miles: 1151.08
NB MT-100 Lifetime Miles: 505.33
NB MR790 BRed Lifetime Miles: 751.42
NB MR790 BRed 2 Lifetime Miles: 335.71
Inov-8 Roctite 320 Lifetime Miles: 247.46
AirWalk Clogs 1 ($15) Lifetime Miles: 55.51
Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Total Distance
17.60

2:21:33 ave/max hr = 165/181 8:03 minute miles

I ran up Logan Canyon to mile marker 469 after 1pm - it was a little warm, but not too bad.  I had a tail wind the last 2-3 miles up and headwind the whole way back.  This run was supposed to be a 16 mile progression run, with the last 40 minutes gradually speeding up to marathon pace (for the last 10 minutes)  I would like a BQ which is about a 7:15 pace - which I held for longer than I was supposed to - the last 2.8 miles at least - closer to 20 minutes.

Time Distance Ave HR min/mile (if different than 1 mile)

10:25 1.25 153 8:20

4:28 0.55 159 8:07

8:51 163

16:44 2 163 8:22

8:17 162

8:14 163

8:23 161

8:09 163

8:15 162

8:32 162

7:57 165

7:59 166

7:55 169

7:37 171

6:48 175

3:50 0.55 177 7:07

9:04 1.25 177 7:15


 

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From mattrow on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 08:35:18

If you end up racing the 5K if you don't break 20 minutes I will be suppised. Your training is great. You have had a good week of training.

From Jamck on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 10:39:10

I hope so. I haven't really done anything special for the few 5k's that I've run. In fact, last year, I tried to see what the time was on my ipod at each mile for the 1st Dam 5k. I also thought that it was weird to see people running to warm up - I had never run far enough to realize that I could complete 3 miles in good time if I "wasted" energy warming up...

From mattrow on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 11:18:51

That's funny. After running a marathon a 5k will feel like a warm up, to you now. You being this new to running I can't wait to see how fast you are going to become. You are training hard and you have the talent. Running a 5K's will still hurt because you run so much faster.

From Jamck on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 11:28:33

We'll see what happens. I guess I should set a goal... Are you doing anything special to "gear up" or taper down for the 10k? I haven't read anything about what to do during marathon training for short races. I just assume you do the same thing you would normally do, except the day of the race. Are you confident you can beat 40:00, or is it going to be close?

From mattrow on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 11:53:29

I plan on running 6 miles on Monday, Wensday, Thursday, then run about 3 on friday. I will be tapering a little the main thing I will be doing is making sure my legs are lose and not sore. For most shorter races (5K) I normal don't taper. I will taper for Key races, but for some races I will use them as part of my training. I plan on this race being the last of the year, so you could say it is a key race. As for my goal of breaking 40:00 it should be close. My PR for a 10 is 42:12 so I will be trying to trim over 2 minutes. The 10K that I set my PR was very hilly, Pitcher the Snow man Shuffle doing two laps. The only 10K I have run is the Peach days, so I am hoping the flat course will improve my time, plus I am in better shape. I will continue to run during the winter but I will not be doing any speed work and only 25-35 mile a week. In January I will start training for the Ogden marathon.

Our you going to be running with your daughter?

From jamck on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 09:00:49

I think that my wife has decided she would run with my daughter, if she can find someone to watch the other two. That's good for me, I'd like to know where my 5k race time is...

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