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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
9.700.000.000.009.70
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.700.000.000.004.70

Finally done driving everywhere. Went to SF and lake tahoe with my mom while getting our swiss passports and then drove back to ohio with my brother. We stopped by the mothman monument down in west Virginia too.

Today I ran 1.5 miles to the track from my new apartment. I was going to do 4x400s but my first was an 84 so I didn't count that one. The next was a 77 at a much harder effort, harder than a 77 should feel. After that I ran pretty hard for the next two and only managed 72s. I took about a minute to a minute and a half between reps. The last on was a 74. Cooled down by running home. I ran a little between reps which got me to 4.7.

Got some work to do, but my body also might just be in a funk from all the driving.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Warmed up 2 miles and then tried doing 1x800m and 2x400m at sub 5:00 pace. My legs have turned on me haha.

I ran 2:29 for the 800m so that was good but didn't feel as easy as it should. Then I ran a lap recovery in 2:30 and then I ran a 69 for the first 400m. It felt way too hard for a 69. I ran 200m recovery between that effort and a 76 to finish out my workout.

I think my legs will come back, especially if I do some lunges and calf raises. I think I might keep doing track workouts most days too. I miss running fast, and of course I'll do some days that are just easy but I want to do a lot more speed workouts and get my fitness back. Then I'll eventually get surgery to clear out my nasal airway and maybe after that I'll be fast again. I want to get faster than I've been the past few years, I don't want to struggle to maintain a little fitness. It's tough with these ohio winters but I think I just need to get better clothes and be smarter about it.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.700.000.000.009.70
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