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Location:

Woods Cross,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 01, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Current Running Life:
5k: 17:50 (2010 NSL)
10k: 38:20 (2007 Des News)
1/2 Marathon: 1:23:30 (2009 Provo Half)
Marathon: 2:53:46 (2007 St George)

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

 

Personal:

Daddy to 3 great kids - 16 year old son and 11 year old twin daughters

I do not know what tomorrow will bring but I do know it will start with a run.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Grid A2 Lifetime Miles: 125.40
GoRun2 Lifetime Miles: 53.70
Adrenaline 2014 Blue (1) Lifetime Miles: 442.70
Adrenaline 2014 Red (1) Lifetime Miles: 429.20
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
53.100.0053.10
Adrenaline 2008 7 Miles: 18.10Adrenaline 2008 8 Miles: 35.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.500.000.50

Ran to the park with the girls (1/2 mile) let them play for awhile then the plan was to run home.  Emma had a side stitch so she just wanted to walk home.  I tried to tell her that the pain is what made it so rewarding but I think the message was lost.  Gracie ran the whole way home.

Adrenaline 2008 7 Miles: 0.50
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

Very rainy but the temperature felt good.  My legs felt a little sore which I can't explain.  My mileage is lower and there has been no intensity in my runs so I can not figure out why I would be experiencing any soreness.

Adrenaline 2008 8 Miles: 8.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

I noticed that they had mile markers set up on the LPT so I wanted to go check out how accurate they are (based on my Garmin).  I was surprised to see a marker every 1/2 mile and they were spot on.  The only time that I was 0.01 off was after I went through the under pass and lost my signal.  I was starting to get a feel for the distance on the trail but this will be nice to have actual measurements.  The run itself was less than stellar.  I felt pretty blah the entire time.  Is it diet related, something physical or something mental?  I'm not feeling particularly motivated to correct it so it must be mental.

Adrenaline 2008 8 Miles: 9.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

Too much work to do this morning so I could only get out for a quick 5.  After my usual 3 slow miles I threw in 1 mile at 5k pace.  Felt a little pukey half way through it but I think that is from the greasy pizza from the Pie that I ate last night.  It certainly wasn't due to the speed.  I could only muster 6:20.  That is certainly a lot slower than I expect but I was 10 seconds in the hole after the first quarter so I think that it is more a matter of becoming accustomed to the pace than an actual loss of fitness.

Adrenaline 2008 8 Miles: 5.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

I left my contacts in too long so my eyes are killing me.  It is very difficult to focus which made running interesting.  I ran 5 miles then stopped at home and got the dog that I am dog sitting for another 3 miles. 

Adrenaline 2008 8 Miles: 8.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

My eye is causing me a lot of trouble.  It was to much of a distraction running with one eye closed so I only got in 5 miles.  I'm going to try to get into the eye doctor today to see what is going on.

Adrenaline 2008 8 Miles: 5.00
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.600.0017.60

Met the Marks (Fly and Huans) for a long trail run.  It ended up being much longer than I anticipated and I paid for it towards the end of the run.  We started at Mark's house by the capitol and ran on the BST.  I really struggled running downhill today for some reason.  Every time we would hit a downhill section Mark (fly) would fly down the hill and I felt like I was hitting the brakes too hard.  We stopped at Red Butte Gardens to refill our water bottles after 13 or 14 miles and I took in way too much water.  We started climbing a little hill and I could feel the water sloshing around.  I walked for a bit to let things settle in then started up again once I felt like I could run with out puking.  This is also were I started to run low on fuel.  I think that the inefficient downhill running took more out of me than I expected.  Despite the struggles, it was still a fun run and I look forward to more in the future.  I discovered that I am difinitely a roadie and that trail running takes a completely different set of skills.

Adrenaline 2008 7 Miles: 17.60
Comments(11)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
53.100.0053.10
Adrenaline 2008 7 Miles: 18.10Adrenaline 2008 8 Miles: 35.00
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