| 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 | | 228.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 228.46 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| 11 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon. The battery on my Garmin died at mile 1.3, so I just had a nice slow run... |
| Brooks Trance 9 (2) Miles: 11.00 |
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| Ab workout with planks, etc. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 miles in Smithfield in the evening. |
| Brooks Trance 9 (2) Miles: 6.00 |
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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 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon. |
| Brooks Trance 9 (2) Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 17.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
| 17 miles in Smithfield/Smithfield Canyon. Felt good until mile 15 and then really died. I drank a 16 oz. Bottle of water and mile 5.5, then ran to mile 15 and drank another...chugged it down too fast. Afterward felt sick...ran a few more miles and walked home. I'll do a 20 next Saturday... :-). |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 17.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 11.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.10 |
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6 miles in North Logan during lunch. 7:30/mile AP.
5 miles in Smithfield/Smithfield Canyon in the evening. 7:23/mile AP |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 11.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.02 |
| 5 miles in North Logan during lunch. 7:29/mile AP. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 5.02 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
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5 miles in North Logan at noon with a co-worker. 7:46/mile AP.
6 miles in the evening up and down Smithfield Canyon (left the GPS at work so I timed it with a watch). Not to fast but steady. 7:30/mile AP. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 5.00 | Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| 11 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon. 7:33/mile AP. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 11.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.03 |
| 2 nice streatching miles by the Sports Academy in North Logan to loosten up the legs. |
| Brooks Trance 9 (1) Miles: 2.03 |
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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 |
| Nice slow 20 mile run from Smithfield, down towards Hyde Park, then up Smithfield Canyon (almost to the Cattle Guard/Campground), then back down, through Hyde Park, and finished in North Logan. Not too fast--only around 7:55/min AP. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 20.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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6 miles in North Logan during lunch. 7:23/mile AP
6 more miles after work - Smithfield Canyon. 7:25/mile AP
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| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.05 |
| 5 miles in North Logan during lunch. 7:16/mile AP. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 5.05 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| It was raining pretty hard at noon. I chickened out and went to the Sports Academy with a co-worker from SDL. We ran 6 on a treadmill. About a 6:48/mile pace.
After work did a nice slower 6 up and down Smithfieild Canyon. About a 7:58/mile pace.
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| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 11.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.03 |
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11 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon. 7:38/mile AP.
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| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 11.03 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 20.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.05 |
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Woke up and rolled Conner's newspapers for him since he had a track meet and was tired. Afterwards, drove up Smithfield Canyon to place some water bottles. Ran from Smithfield, down to Hyde Park, up past Sky View High School, up Smithfield Canyon to the campgrounds and back down. Then ran on the road between Smithfield and Hyde Park and back to Sky View. Good run. Didn't really push it and felt good afterwards. 7:44/mile AP. Made to Sky View in time to see Conner run the 3200 and break the Sky View record (held for 29 years).
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| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 20.05 |
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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 |
| 5 during lunch in North Logan. 7:30/mile AP. 5 slow miles in the evening. Stomach not feeling well at all. I was barely moving.
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| Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.04 |
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12 miles in the evening up and down Smithfield Canyon. Stomach was feeling quite a bit better. 7:30/mile AP. I enjoy Smithfield Canyon. This 12 mile run has me doing about 1000 ft. uphill (including the golf course hill). When your up to the top at the half way point, it feels like the workout is pretty much over--it is pretty much downhill from there.
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| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 12.04 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.10 |
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6 miles in North Logan during lunch. When I started, the front was moving in--windy for the first two miles. Then it rained for the next two miles, and stopped for the final 2. 7:40/mile AP.
Went to my daugher's piano concert in the evening. Was going to run 6 afterward, but it became very stormy--more wind and rain. Decided to postpone it until tomorrow morning. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 6.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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Woke up early, helped the kids with their newspaper route, and then went and ran 6 before work. Nice slower run.
After work I was working on my truck, replacing the ignition cylinder. I was under the stearing wheel, twisted, and somehow threw my back out--painfully walking like a question mark. We'll see how it affects the 20 mile run I'm supposed to do tomorrow. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 6.00 |
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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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Tried to get up in the morning, but my back was very sore so I slept in until 9:00 and loaded up on IBUProfen. Got up, did some chores to try to loosen my back up, which included pushing a lawn mower around for a while--big mistake. I had the kids finish mowing. My back was and is sore.
In the afternoon, I got ready for the run. When I started it really hurt. I thought I may only make it about a half mile, and then walk home. I started out slow, about 8:45 pace. At about a half mile, my back started loosening up, but still was sore and hurt, but felt ok to run. I slowly sped up my pace to 7:45 / mile, but didn't dare go any faster. I ran from Smithfield down to the road in-between Smithfield and Hyde Park, then turned and went up Smithfield Canyon. I got to the campground at mile 10, stopped and drank a water bottle I placed, and ran back on the same route. I drank three water bottles I had placed.
While coming back, I passed a few hundred runners starting up Smithfield Canyon from MAC Park doing a 5K. Surprized me--I didn't know they were having one.
I completed the 20, but this was the most painful run I've done. I averaged about 7:55 / mile, and was happy about it because I don't think I did any more damage to the back.
Three weeks until a marathon. I don't think I will do a full three week taper. I will probably try a two week taper and see how it goes. I'll take the next few days really easy and see how it goes.
Was glad to hear Conner had a great 1600 and 3200 today at the Davis Invitational. |
| Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 20.02 |
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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 nice miles up and down Smithfield Canyon. Took it easy for some of the way to not injure my back. Did some strides. 7:36/mile AP. |
| Brooks Trance 9 (1) Miles: 10.02 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 228.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 228.46 |
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