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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
58.253.020.000.000.0061.27
Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 4.00Brooks Ravenna 3 Miles: 57.27
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 200.50Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.003.020.000.000.0014.02

AM: 10 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon.  Lots of runners running it today. 7:30/mile AP.

Lunch:  4 mile loop in North Logan, nice and easy in the heat.

Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 4.00Brooks Ravenna 3 Miles: 10.02
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 202.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy miles at noon in North Logan.  Felt quite hot.  

Brooks Ravenna 3 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.100.000.000.000.0012.10

AM:  10 miles up and down Smithfield Canyon.  My legs are bit sore, ran a little slower.  Good run.

Noon:  Did some cross-training.  Ran a slow 2 miles at 8 minutes/mile to stretch the legs out a little and work out some soreness.

Brooks Ravenna 3 Miles: 12.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 199.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.050.000.000.000.0010.05

10 miles in North Logan at 1:00.  Pretty hot - 89 degrees.  Tempo run for the first 5.  Slowed down quite a bit for the last 5, and did some decent strides.

Brooks Ravenna 3 Miles: 10.05
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 201.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.100.000.000.000.0020.10

20.1 miles in Smithfield and Smithfield Canyon.  Hilly course--I usually don't get too detailed, but found you could copy and past splits right out of Garmin Connect (after a little editing):

 
Mile
Min / Mile Elev. Change    Brief Description
1 6:54.7 4787 -45    Smithfield
2 6:53.3 4700 -87    Smithfield, Dairy Road
3 6:44.4 4626 -74    Between Hyde Park/Smithfield
4 6:57.3 4592 -34    4.5 - Ski View High School
5 7:27.1 4657 65    5.5 - Start up Smithfield Canyon
6 7:41.2 4706 49    Up Smithfield Canyon
7 7:54.8 4845 139    "
8 8:13.5 5001 156    "
9 8:30.4 5195 194    "
10 8:38.3 5400 205    "
11 7:26.5 5336 -64    10.3 - top of Smithfield Canyon
12 6:31.3 5118 -218    Down Smithfield Canyon
13 6:56.1 4965 -153    "
14 6:58.4 4820 -145    "
15 7:07.3 4689 -131    "
16 7:24.0 4640 -49    16 - Ski View High School
17 7:38.9 4558 -82    Between Hyde Park/Smithfield
18 8:28.8 4670 112
19 8:40.9 4800 130    Dairy Road
20 8:25.4 4818 18
0.1 0:46.4 4854 36    Smithfield
Avg: 07:34.5

 

Brooks Ravenna 3 Miles: 20.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 200.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
58.253.020.000.000.0061.27
Brooks Ravenna 2 (2) Miles: 4.00Brooks Ravenna 3 Miles: 57.27
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 200.50Calories: 0.00
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