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Location:

Mapleton,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 22, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1:08:17 Drop 13 Half 2015

2:41:14 St George Marathon 2012

17:28 5k Rex Lee 2015 (but sub 16 inside some of my halves, downhill doesn't count)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2013 Races

2014 Races

2015 Races!

1/3 Snowman Half - 1:23:14 1st

Total Domination

3/7 Rex Lee Cancer 5k - 16:53 7th (5k PR)

Masters Domination

3/21 Running of the Leopards - 16:48 13th

AG Domination

4/11 Timp Shadow - 21:28 5th (1k PR)

Masters Domination

4/18 Salt Lake Half Marathon - 1:20:56 18th

AG Domination

5/2 Provo City Half Marathon - 1:16:12 4th

Masters Domination

5/9 - Dino Half - 1:15:20 1st (CR)

Course Domination

5/30 Timp Trail Half - 1:50 1st

Total Domination

6/6 Art City 5K - 17:20 13th

AG Domination

6/13 Drop 13 - 1:08:17 (PR) (CR)

Course Domination

Long-Term Running Goals:

17:00 5k

1:08 downhill half [done]

34:30 10k

Never get old

Personal:

Married, three kids, have a problem with going out too fast in races but it's too fun to quit

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.402.000.004.007.40

So THAT's the workout Scott does on the treadmill? Pah. I run 12.8 MPH for a mile in my fourth VO2max mile. I can crush that workout. I'll probably have to up the speed on the last four intervals. This will be no trouble.

9.5 - 5 minutes. Starts off a little hard as usual but I am in the groove by minute three. Almost 10 percent done already with zero effort.

10 - 5 minutes. No trouble, breathing 3 in 3 out, but let's go a little faster on the breathing as we get into the intervals.

12 - 1 minute. Really? I barely feel this, A little bump by the end.

10 - 1 minute.I feel recovered by 35 seconds. I wonder though, usually I walk fast between intervals but I still feel pretty good.

12 - 2 minutes. OK, this one I feel decently. But it's still nowhere near the 5 I usually do so I'll be OK.

10 - 2 minutes. Hey it's taking a lot longer to recover and I don't really get down to Oh crap it's time for the 3

12 - 3 minutes. Dang this one feels like the last three minutes of the mile, not the first three. Geez I am actually having to push now.

10 - 1 minute. Aggg! I am not recovering at all. I need to drop it back.

6 - 1 minute. OK this is too slow, recovery is instant.

8 - 1 minute. Still slow, but now the real work starts.

12 - 4 minutes. Eegad. full-on nastiness. Nothing over the top though. But I have to walk for a second.

3.5, 6, 8 - 4 minutes. OK now for the real one. Boy do my legs feel heavy.

12 - 5 minutes. Yow! This sucks. Worse than the 12.5 mile I usually do. The seconds crawl by. Did you know that half way through this you still have 150 seconds to go? Tick.    Tock.   Tick.

6 - 4 minutes. I certainly don't need 5 minutes at this speed, but the legs are very heavy. Sweat is starting to run down the face of the TM and pool at the bottom. I want to stop but I know if I can do just one more interval I will be happy at Nebo in 10 days.

12 - 4 minutes. OK this is crazy. The stupid TV is stuck on China news and I am so sick of watching that six year old playing in the street get run over by the SUV and survive that I think I'll just stand still and launch myself backwards into the ellipticals and end it all.

6 - 3 minutes. I have 19 minutes of VO2max at this point. Really? That's ALL? Well I really need to get 20 because that's one more than 19.

14 - 1 minute. End with a bang!

I am listing to the right as I stagger out of the gym. These guys are nuts. Or at least 8 percent more fit than me. Great workout :P

Comments
From mikenelson on Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 07:44:02 from 174.129.27.27

Great work Dave. Almost got it! Yeah, it's tougher than it looks on paper.

From Fritz on Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 09:01:19 from 65.116.116.6

Nice job Dave! As they say, "Rome wasn't built in a day". I would be staggering after this workout too. I will save it for the winter months when I can't run outside :) good excuse, huh?

From Dave Taylor on Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 13:32:19 from 50.198.183.21

Thanks guys, Fritz I would definitely wait - I am already feeling sore like a mondo half marathon. This workout is going to be modified for me and added to my library of speed for sure. Tomorrow morning will definitely be an EZ day though.

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