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Sandy Classic

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Member Since:

Jun 01, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Ran for SUU on their Cross Country/Track and Field teams

2015 Alta Track Athlete of the Year

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and and build mileage

Sub 1:20 half marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running

Run the Boston Marathon at least once

Personal:

Married, we have one daughter so far. I ran for Alta high school and was trained by Rob Murphy, he is a great coach, one of the best there is. I also ran for Southern Utah University.

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Miles:This week: 17.40 Month: 99.45 Year: 250.60
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.250.002.253.3637.86
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

Easy run in the morning with Cubby and the team, it was an alright pace. I might do some more tonight depending on what's happening.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.750.002.250.254.25

Warmed up and then a 400m at get out pace, I ran 69 seconds. Then ran a 12 minute tempo, I was thinking of just doing like mid 5 minute range but Cubby said we should go for sub 10:00 for the 2 mile since we'd never done it before, I said I didn't think this we were in good enough shape for it but we went for it anyways haha, at least for the first two laps, I ran 76 and then 2:35 and then let the pace slow, the next lap came in at 3:55 and then 5:20 I think. I never do well when I dont do even splits for a workout so I kind of let it go and just ran a little under 6 minute pace, Cubby started getting away but then with 2 minutes left I thought that I might as well push it because the biggest thing I can do for the team before I go is give Cubby some competition to train with. So I surged the last 500 or 600m and caught him again, I finished about 8 laps and 250 meters, which is about 5:30 pace. So it was a pretty good tempo run, especially the surge at the end. This wasn't max effort or anything but it was fairly difficult, I think if I had run even splits I could have finished 9 laps and it wouldn't have been any harder. But still a fun tempo! I like tempos, which I've heard you do a lot of in college, so so that's good! I want to run sub 17:00 at the sandy classic on Saturday, that would be pretty fun, mostly I just want to be up racing with the lead pack. Also found out I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning at 10:00, so if I can't move that I will have to miss my last Alta run, but I will just run with Matt, Tayte, or Davis if I can't make practice.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Ran with Matt Walch, the gully longer run and then a few miles in the part of of the lower gully east of the tunnel, or Narnia as it used to be called, on a day like this you can see why, its full of giant 5-6 foot high plants and it looks like a jungle, its almost enough to make you think you left Utah. It was a nice run! Last week before my mission, feeling very excited, but also pretty nervous. 2 years, its going to be a lot different around here when I get back. But I'm really excited to go and I know its the best way I could spend the next 2 years, and its the most important work I could be doing. I'm going to give all I can to being a great missionary. This last week before it starts I going to do make a little more noise and go out with even a little more bang, I'm going to try and break 17:00 at the sandy classic, which is good for that course. I'm also going to try and get a 20 mile day next Monday, a gully practice with the team and then a long run with Davis, it will be fun! I'm really going to miss it here, and I'm going to miss my team!

The 20 mile day is a maybe haha

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Ran at porter Rockwell today. We ran with the freshman for the first 6 miles and then ran did another 4. When I grow up I'm going to make a Gatorade fountain. I dont know exactly how its going to work, but its going to.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.000.001.00

Some easy jogging

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Race: Sandy Classic (3.107 Miles) 00:17:18, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.003.117.11

Really fun race! Also congratulations to Holt for winning it again! I started out easy, about 10th or so, and I took it easy up the hill. But once I got to the top of it I made my move, I passed a couple people and got 15 meters behind cubby and some bigger dude, I worked my way past them the next quarter mile. The big guy fell off the pace and after I passed cubby I was in 2nd place, Holt had a good lead, like 80 meter probably. Maybe I should've gone out faster, but I think that going out conservatively was smarter and gave me a lot more energy to run a good race. The rest of the race I tried to catch up to Holt a little, I made up ground in some places and then lost it in others, he made a surge on the final uphill with about 1/2 to 3/4ths of a mile left and finished strong. I was holding my pace and then once we got into the final 400m straightaway I started looking for a place to get off the course, at the end I slowed down and stepped off the course about 5 meters from the finish and a second later a kid ran past me, but I think I would've been able to outkick him no problem if id been kicking instead of trying to get off the course haha, I also might have been able to run 17:15 or so if id been kicking harder and I would have gotten a medal if I was registered too, so I think I should remember to register next time. It was a really fun race though! After I finished I went on a cool down with Holt, he's awesome, he's a SUU track and xc alumni and a really fast runner so I was happy that I was able to finish decently close to him haha. After that I found Murphy and cubby and we went on a cool down as well, so I got a good amount of cool down in! Good final race for me before my mission.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.250.002.253.3637.86
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