| Location: Smithfield,UT,USA Member Since: Feb 16, 2011 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: 14 Marathons,
2010, 2011 Boston Marathon
Qualified for Boston 8 Times
PRs:
Half-Marathon:
2012 TOU - 1:25:48
Marathon:
2009 St George - 3:05:25
10K:
2009 First Dam Run - 41:37 Long-Term Running Goals: 1. Enjoy running 'til I drop dead - and put that off as long as possible.
2. Don't get burn out :-) Personal:
I herniated/ruptured a disk (L4/L5) in my back in December, 2005. I told my orthopedic surgeon I wanted to start running. He said "You'll never run again.". What a challenge! So...I started running.
Since then I've lost about 50 pounds, ran 13 marathons and a number of other races.
I am still a clydesdale runner (over 200 lbs), have a large frame, big bones, and not built like a runner at all. I'm not fast. I mostly run to have some time to myself and keep in shape.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 202.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 202.09 |
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| Brooks Trance 10 Miles: 57.56 | Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 134.53 | Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 15.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.20 |
| 15.2 miles in Smithfield. Good jog, felt good 35 degrees. 7:37/mile AP. |
| Brooks Trance 10 Miles: 15.20 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.02 |
| 10 mile out-and-back in North Logan at noon. iPhone said 30 degrees. It felt a lot colder, but still had a good jog. 7:27/mile AP. |
| Brooks Trance 10 Miles: 10.02 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.02 |
| Noon: 6 miles in North Logan with John S. 7:28/mile AP. Afterwards did a 1 mile cool-down in 8:24. |
| Brooks Trance 10 Miles: 7.02 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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7 mile out and back in North Logan at noon. Felt good but by legs felt a little beat up. 7:24/mile AP.
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| Brooks Trance 10 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.07 |
| Noon: 8 mile out and back in North Logan. Felt a bit out of energy. 7:36/mile AP. |
| Brooks Trance 10 Miles: 8.07 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.25 |
| 10.25 in Smithfield. Interesting run-Scheduled to do 16. At noon my wife and I went out and ate some great Italian food (salad, soup, garlic bread sticks, etc.). Really tasted good, and I overate a little. Waited about three hours afterwards and went out on my run. The first mile was ok, but a little slow. The 2nd mile my stomach started feeling really bad. By mile 4 it had moved from my upper stomach to lower stomach and hit fast and hard. By that time I was up a Smithfield Canyon a little way, so I was able to jump a fence and find a good bush. Stomach still felt bad. Then my left knee started aching right under the knee cap. As I continued up Smithfield Canyon it got so bad I had to stop running and walk a little. My stomach was doing flip-flops still so i turned around and jogged home. I cut it short and went up the golf-course hill. Right under my left knee cap, it started hurting again and I had to walk up the hill--seemed to only really be painful uphill.
At least I went for a jog today. We'll see how it goes on Monday.
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| Brooks Trance 10 Miles: 10.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.03 |
| 10 miles in North Logan. Stomach was feeling good, but I went out slow to baby my knee. The only real uphill sections of this run are miles 2 and 3. Everything else is small rolling hills or back down. Uphill my knee felt ok as long as I concentrated on my form, and then it was so-so for the rest of the run. Little slower to help out the knee. 7:41/mile AP. |
| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 10.03 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.07 |
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Noon: 6.07 miles in North Logan with John S. Nice and easy. 7:28/mile AP. Afterwards did a slower cool down mile at 8:24. Felt good. Knee was a little sore when I got closer to the edge of the road where it was angled more--toward the middle (more flat) it felt a lot better. Still a little sore. I also retired the Brooks Trance which may help the knee a little - 617 miles (good shoe). The Brooks Ravenna's only lasted around 370 miles.
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| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 7.07 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.09 |
| 10 mile out and back at noon. Good run, great weather, felt good. Started out slow to not push my knee as bad, went slower up hills, and then increased the pace. 7:25/mile AP. |
| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 10.09 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.09 |
| Another 10 at noon in North Logan. Took it easier today. Nice weather. 7:40/mile AP. |
| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 10.09 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
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18 miles - Smithfield, Smithfield canyon. Good jog. I left around 8:00. Ran down towards Hyde Park, then up past Sky View High School, then up Smithfield Canyon and back. Today was also the Shamrock Shuffle 5K. When I got down by the high school I was at mile 15, I noticed it was about 15 minutes before the start of the race, so I ran the Shamrock Shuffle backwards. When I has a bit less than a mile left, the 5K started so I was able to see Conner, Claire, and everyone else pass me going the opposite way. Finished up at the high school. 7:30 AP for the 18 miles. Afterwards, I hung around to see Conner and Claire get their awards. I also was able to do a slow cool-down for a couple of miles with Conner and Nathan. Nice that the weather is starting to feel a little more like spring.
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| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 20.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.05 |
| 10 miles in North Logan at noon. Good out and back. First time running with a short sleeve shirt since the fall. Felt good. My knee was a little sore but not too bad. 7:18/mile AP. |
| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 10.05 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.03 |
| Same 10 miles in North Logan at noon. ok run. 7:29/mile AP. |
| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 10.03 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 mile out and back in North Logan at noon. Easy miles at a 7:48/mile AP. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 20.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.02 |
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20 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon twice. First 10 I ran on my own. Good even pace at 7:32/mile AP. A little cold, but not that bad. Didn't want to push it too hard so my knee will heal up a little. When I got back home I repeated it with Claire. Conner ran the first 3.5 miles with us. We did a nice easy pace. The winds started up and we had a strong head wind going up the canyon, and then it changed and we had another head wind going back down. The wind made it a lot colder the second time around. 8:22/mile pace on the 2nd 10. Overall 7:57/mile AP for the 20. Good easy run.
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| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 20.02 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.09 |
| 10 miles out and back in North Logan at noon. Good day to run. Started out a little cold, but then warmed up quickly. Nice and sunny. 7:21/mile AP.
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| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 10.09 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 6 miles with John S. and Steve F. from work in North Logan. Easy pace--7:45/mile. Then a slow cooldown/stretching mile at 8:24. |
| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.06 |
| 10 mile out and back in North Logan. Some good hills. Felt great, and the weather was awesome--54 degrees. 7:05/mile AP. |
| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 10.06 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 slow miles in North Logan at noon. I wanted to say "slow and easy miles", but I think doing more of a tempo run yesterday aggravated my knee--so although slow, it wasn't too easy. The first three miles were a little painful, then things went better. The next three were o.k., but the last four were a little painful. A little "runners" knee. Anyway, it was a good day outside to run. 7:45/mile AP.
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| Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Decided not to run today as my knee is acting up--so I went Skiing all day. Fun day at Deer Valley. Got some Marketing passes. Skiing wasn't probably the best thing to do for the knee, but we took it pretty easy. Pretty much covered the whole mountain. Afterwards went to a great restaurant. Good workout on the legs. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 202.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 202.09 |
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| Brooks Trance 10 Miles: 57.56 | Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 134.53 | Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 10.00 |
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