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September 2010

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Jul 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon PR: 3:39:59 (St. George 2010);

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.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
121.922.0012.751.01137.68
Night Sleep Time: 53.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 53.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.750.000.000.005.75

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.007.500.009.50

10 x. .75 mile tempos @ 8700 feet (Brighton Loops).  I had one warm up lap and a mile + cool down.  

 Good run.  

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.250.000.000.0014.25

Early morning group run from the Mountain Dell GC (I think), over to Emigration Canyon, and down to Westminster College.  I felt pretty good once I warmed up.  It was chilly at first.  

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.750.000.000.006.75

Early morning run with Stockton.  Felt sluggish after the weekend mileage.  Two more weeks until the taper starts.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.550.000.000.008.55

Morning run up Millcreek with MarkP. Also ran in the evening with Stockton. Good runs.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.000.004.25

Easy TM run to stretch the legs before the tough workout tomorrow.  I was hoping to get in a few more miles, but ran out of time.

 

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.005.250.0019.75

20 miler with the group including 3 1.75 mile tempos.  I have never felt so good after a 20 mile run.  I hope that bodes well for St. George.

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.010.000.000.008.01

Easy run on the parkway.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Five mile run/hike up Millcreek canyon. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Easy run with the dog.  Wanted to stretch the legs before the long run.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
19.412.000.000.0021.41

Long run up Emigration and back with the group.  

I felt great at the end and ran it in a little harder.  No problems at all.  Life has been especially busy right now.  I am feeling great about my running, but will be glad to get a little break after the marathon.  

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.100.000.000.005.10

Easy run on the JRP.  Feeling good.  

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.400.000.000.005.40

Easy lunchtime run on the Parkway. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Easy three miler.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.200.000.000.0011.20

Easy run with the group in the Avenues.  Afterwards we had a nice breakfast thanks to a really nice couple in our group.  Coach Bill talked about St. George and gave us some last minute advice. 

This last week he told us to count down from 5x 200s - 1x200 (from Sunday to Thursday) with a mile warm up and cool down.  

I'm looking forward to the marathon.  I think I'm in the best running shape of my life.  We'll see how it goes. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.750.000.000.623.37

Easy run to Highland High, 5x200s, easy run back.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.393.39

3 easy miles and 3x200s to stretch out the legs.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
121.922.0012.751.01137.68
Night Sleep Time: 53.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 53.00
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