Half Marathon PR: 1:37:49 (aided) (Hobble Creek Half 2010);
10k PR: 43:37 (Deseret News 2010).
42:18 (aided) (Utah Summer Games, Cedar City 2010)
5k PR: 21:16 (Painters 2010);
20:04 (aided) (Running of the Leopards 2010).
Short-Term Running Goals:
I have decided to follow Sasha's advice in his article "How to Qualify for Boston." So this winter, I am working on my endurance by running six days a week. I started by running three miles everyday and as long as I feel like going on Saturday (but never more than 3x my daily distance). I am slowly trying to build my daily mileage to 10 miles per day. I hope to get there by early next summer.
Long-Term Running Goals:
To run until the day I die. To run a marathon under 3 hours.
Personal:
I am married to my beautiful wife and I have three children.
Easy run on the JRP to stretch my legs after the long Emigration run yesterday. Stockton joined me today and, once he got going, did a good job.
Night Sleep Time: 8.00
Nap Time: 0.00
Total Sleep Time: 8.00
Comments
From flatlander on Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 20:13:30 from 198.207.244.102
By the way, nice run up out of the bad air yesterday, must have had a lot of climbing to get out of it. Is the air better today?
From jasro on Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 11:59:56 from 198.50.4.4
Yes, we had a couple of storms this weekend, so the air is much better. Have you recovered yet from your New Year's marathon? I'm looking forward to the 5k this next weekend. It will help me get a sense of where I'm at.
From flatlander on Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:48:25 from 198.207.244.102
I ran kind of easy the first week after the marathon but haven't been trying to recover much since then, just pounding it out. I am very much looking forward to how your 5K goes. That is a mystery distance to me, if I should do more of them I would probably get better at the longer distances too.
From jasro on Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 18:31:58 from 198.50.4.4
I enjoy the 5k. It's a short but painful distance. But running 5ks helps me see where my fitness is without having to take too much time out to recover.
It seems like you bumped up to 10 miles per day pretty quickly after the marathon. How has that transition gone for you? I'm thinking that I won't hit 10 miles per day until July or August. I may get to 8 miles per day and stick wtih that for a couple of months.
From flatlander on Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 18:48:56 from 198.207.244.102
Your approach is probably better. I haven't struggled making the distance, but I thought today's speed would be better than yesterday's and it wasn't. One explanation is the 20 extra degrees of heat, but it could also be because I ran too far on Saturday. The constant dilemma is to push but not too much, and it's hard for me to call it right every time. Needless to say, I'm watching it closely.
From jasro on Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 19:29:55 from 198.50.4.4
You are doing something right. Keep up the good work. I'm sure if your body tells you to back off, you'll know it and have no choice but to follow its advice.
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