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October 2010

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Location:

Riverside,CA,United States

Member Since:

Jan 05, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1:23 Hobble Creek Half-Marathon (2001)

3:11:58 Top of Utah Marathon (2004)

3:08:27 St. George Marathon (2008) (2nd Marathon)

3:05:41 (unsure on seconds) St. George Marathon (2013)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Marathon in 2:50s next year.  In time, under 2:40.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Wave Rider (White/Red/Black) Lifetime Miles: 425.00
Five Finger Sprint Lifetime Miles: 101.25
Asics 1140 Lifetime Miles: 274.75
Brooks Ghost Lifetime Miles: 549.00
Asics Hyperspeed 3 Lifetime Miles: 118.00
Saucony Grid Type A4 Lifetime Miles: 80.00
Brooks Launch Lifetime Miles: 276.50
Saucony Kinvara 2 Lifetime Miles: 251.00
Altra Instinct Lifetime Miles: 265.25
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
56.0018.000.000.0074.00
Brooks Ghost Miles: 33.00Gel Cumulus 9 Miles: 9.00Wave Rider (White/Red/Black) Miles: 12.00Five Finger Sprint Miles: 9.00Asics 1140 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.000.001.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.0018.000.000.0027.00

St. George Marathon.  I was on pace to break 3:00 or be very close to it, until I had a sharp pain in my left knee around mile 17 or 18 (I haven't looked that carefully at my watch yet).  I backed off, but every time I tried to run it would hurt again.  I walked pretty much the rest of the way.  A pretty miserable race (so miserable that I'm not telling my time or logging it as a race).  But I did have a really good 17 miles or so and now just need to do a better job of maintaining an aerobic base so I can be better prepared for races next year.

Brooks Ghost Miles: 27.00
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

5 miles really easy with Anna and the boys in the stroller. My knee didn't bother me at all, though my muscles were quite sore.  So now I'm just going to try to do a better job of getting consistently higher miles so that I can have better and more consistent races.  I'd like to run under 3:00 in the next year, and hopefully under 2:50.  For now, though, the goal is just to get a decent base under me and to avoid longer periods with little to no training.

Gel Cumulus 9 Miles: 5.00
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

3 miles today, mostly on grass.  My legs feel MUCH better today than they did yesterday.  And the weather is much nicer also.

Wave Rider (White/Red/Black) Miles: 3.00
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 and feeling good.

Wave Rider (White/Red/Black) Miles: 3.00
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

Nice run with the five fingers.   School is getting busy, but I feel really good right now.

Five Finger Sprint Miles: 3.00
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

It was a nice run around campus.  My quads felt a little tight, but I'm feeling good overall.  The weather has also been really nice the last little bit.

Asics 1140 Miles: 3.00
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

I've had pretty bad congestion and a nasty cough for the last week and a half, so today was my first day out in a while.  It was a rainy morning, which was wonderful considering the recent weather.  I hope to get a solid base in the next few weeks--40-50 miles--and then just play around with that through the winter.

Five Finger Sprint Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

I've had some pretty bad congestion the last little bit, but I think I'm getting over it.  I was able to run this morning, and it was great.  I'm still a little congested, but I think I'm on the mend.

Asics 1140 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Out and back to Andulka.  My pace was right around 7:30, which was faster than I would have though all things considered and since I wasn't pushing the pace.

Brooks Ghost Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

A nice morning run, some by myself, and some with the boys in the stroller.  Also, Joshua ran around the park with me at the end.  So it was fun, and this has been a pretty solid week from Wednesday on.

Gel Cumulus 9 Miles: 4.00Five Finger Sprint Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles with Joshua in the stroller.  It's been a good week to get back, and I think my congestion issues are mostly gone.

Wave Rider (White/Red/Black) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
56.0018.000.000.0074.00
Brooks Ghost Miles: 33.00Gel Cumulus 9 Miles: 9.00Wave Rider (White/Red/Black) Miles: 12.00Five Finger Sprint Miles: 9.00Asics 1140 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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