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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 27, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Region 9 Cross Country Champion 2004 (5K: 15:42)

400m: 00:54 (running start)

800m: 2:03 (7th place State Meet 2005)

1500m: 4:30 (2nd place Utah Summer Games 2004)

1600m: 4:31 (4th place State Meet 2005)

3000m: 9:55 (1st place Utah Summer Games 2004)

3200m: 9:52 (4th place State Meet 2005)

5K: 15:39 (2nd place Enterprise, UT Pioneer Days 2004

10K (very aided): 33:33.3 (8th place USG 2008)

15K: 53:04 (6th place Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run)

Half Marathon (very aided): 1:10:38 (5th place, Provo Halloween Half)

Marathon: 2:38:15 Top of Utah Marathon 2010 (6th Place Overall, 1st Local and 1st 19-24)

Won the 1st Annual Sand Hollow Marathon in 2:41:22

Ultramarathon: Logan Peak Trail Race 2010: 28 miles, 7261 vert. 4:23:48 (2nd Place), El Vaquero Loco 50k 2011: 6:02 (2nd Place)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Long-Term Running Goals:

Go where the trail takes me.

Personal:

My hometown is Hurricane, UT but I currently live in Logan, UT where I attend Utah State University. I am working on a PhD in Education, with an emphasis in Technology and Engineering Education.

You can also check out my blogspot running blog where I post race reports.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Type A2 Racers Lifetime Miles:						219.40
Brooks Cascadia 6 (Green) Lifetime Miles:						527.90
Brooks Launch (Orange/Yellow) Lifetime Miles:						250.40
Altra Lone Peak (Yellow/Gray) Lifetime Miles:						94.60
New Balance MT110 (Black) Lifetime Miles:						75.00
Altra Superior (Green) Lifetime Miles:						103.30
Brooks Cascadia 8 (Blue) Lifetime Miles:						185.10
Trail 2013 Lifetime Miles:						140.15
Road 2013 Lifetime Miles:						121.35
Altra Lone Peak B (Yellow/Gray) Lifetime Miles:						65.70
PI M2T (Orange/Blue/Grey) Lifetime Miles:						27.50
Trail Miles 2015 (Start May) Lifetime Miles:						64.00
Road Miles 2015 (Start May) Lifetime Miles:						31.50

Tue, Jul 26, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
12.80	0.00	12.80

Another good run. I consciously tried to relax and not go as fast as I wanted to. It was pretty warm out, as I slept in due to staying up too late last night, but it was tolerable. I felt good and relaxed, and in a good frame of mind. Hopefully I can have a good week. Also, while I was running I was thinking about the next few months and how they are going to play out. My training has not been up to my expectations the last few weeks, so here is my plan: I'm still going to run the El Vaquero Loco 50k on August 13, but I'm basically going to train through it. I'm going to run the best I can, but I'm not going to run to try and win any prizes. If I do place, that's great, but I'm going to treat it as a really long training run and just enjoy myself and let the chips fall where they may. I can always "race" next year. I'm also going to try and get a friend to drive me up in my car, in an attempt to avoid issues with my right leg and knee. It seems that if I'm just sitting in a car it doesn't bother me too much, but if I'm using the gas pedal and braking and stuff it puts more pressure on it. So I'm going to try that. The reason for training through Vaquero Loco is so that I can have a good race at SGM. That is my "big" race for the year, and I really want to break 2:30. In order to do that, I can't afford to take any big tapers between now and then. I don't have time. I also need to get some Big Workouts and longer runs in. Training through Vaquero Loco will help me do that. So that's the tentative plan. Hopefully it goes well.

1:32:59 (7:15/mi.)

Brooks Adrenaline 11 (Red) Miles: 12.80

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00	Calories: 1378.00

Comments

From Jon on Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 22:31:56 from 98.71.138.170

Sounds like a good plan. Interestingly, most of my best races come when I train through them, even on the highest mileage weeks all year. Good luck.

From allie on Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 20:05:49 from 161.38.218.168

good luck with your plan. your training has been great this summer and i think things are shaping up nicely for you to pull out a solid sub-2:30 at SGM.

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