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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.102.001.004.5033.60
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20

Easy run in the wind, loads of fun

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.503.00

Standard pre-race strides except I did a hill run on the treadmill to prepare for tomorrow's VO2max test

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.400.000.003.005.40

EZ run to and from gym in the morning

VO2max test in the afternoon. It was pretty disappointing, as Icould not get my heart rate over 163 for some reason. I only got 58. Had to stop at the 11.0 level. I just wasn't feeling it.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.000.006.30

EZ run around the neighborhood. Felt oddly light on my feet.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.202.001.001.005.20

I have Discovered Something. Bugged about my test still, I remembered that no matter how fast or slow I breathed, the oxygen uptake did not change and the RER did not improve. In fact, the only thing that determined my oxygen use was heart rate. When it went up, the O2 use went up. So I decided to run a progressive treadmill (start at 9.1, .1 increase per minute) and try to up heart rate the whole time. I concentrated on my heart and the place in my brain that lights up when my heart rate increases and pushed. Hard. Before I knew it I was at 20 minutes (11.1) but still breathing 2 in 3 out! 22, 24, 25 - usually I really start to feel it here but no problems. 2 in, 2 out, no hard breathing, totally easy. Even minute 29 (11.9) was a nothingburger. I took minute 30 to 13.2 and it was still Easy! (well not easy but not the desperate run it has been in the past) I immediately jumped off the treadmill and grabbed my neck to check heart rate and it was 180! But after 5 beats it fell to 160 right away. Also my heart was very jittery all morning until I sucked energy back out of the place I pushed earlier, then it returned to normal. I can hardly wait to try intervals on Monday :)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

I tried for a long run but left too late, the snow became too much and I cut it.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.102.001.004.5033.60
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