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March 28, 2024

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Location:

Salem,Ut,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2006 Ogden Marathon 4:19:33.

2006 St. George 4:05:31

2007 Riverwoods 1/2 Marathon 1:34:47

2007 Speedy Spaniard 10K 43:20

2007 Riverwoods 10 mile race 1:12:38

2008 St George Marathon 3:43:37 

2012 Spectrum 10K 43:54

2012 St. George Marathon 3:42:17 PR!

2014 St George Half  Marathon 1:40:34 C/PR

2019 American Fork Half Run Against Cancer 1:40:31 C/PR

2019 Nebo Half Marathon 1:38:09 2nd in my Age group 55-59.C/PR

Short-Term Running Goals:

 2024:

I'd like to just run more overall. 

Be more consistent.

Work on Speed.

Cross Train.

Run More races.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and keep running until I'm really old, and maybe get a Boston Qualify.

Personal:

I am Married and my wife Cindie and I have 5 kids. I am an insurance agent and have been for over 30 years.

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Miles:This week: 3.25 Month: 79.96 Year: 197.09
Kayano 29 Red/Blue Lifetime Miles: 136.15
Nimbus 25 Blue MS Lifetime Miles: 155.88
Nimbus 25 Blue New Lifetime Miles: 50.55
Nimbus 26 Dark Blue Lifetime Miles: 34.59
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.202.000.000.000.006.20

The plan was to run Payson Canyon but my PT wanted me to try something different, he wanted me to start out with a little warm up and then do half uphill and then half the run downhill just to see how my calf holds up. So I ran Mt loafer road which is about right from my house its about .40 warm up until you start the uphill and then its 3 miles up just past the turn off to Elf ridge. So that's what I did and I have forgotten how steep that darn thing is but I felt pretty good going up and then I just tried to keep the pace steady coming down and it adds up to a good mix of uphill and downhill training. Its just keeps getting steeper and steeper the further you go up! My average pace was 8:55 but on the way down I had an 8:16, 8:00 and then a 7:59 for a total time of 55:17, I had a 5 minute negative split on the way down that just shows you how steep it is going up! It took me a good 30 plus minutes to go up and then the 25:17 coming down, I didn't see any bears but I almost got ran over by a couple of deer!:) I finished up with my lower body weight training, squats leg raises and calf raises and one legged leg raises. Calf felt great so I hope I am finally past this and I can get in some good training all the way to the SGM.

See ya tomorrow.

Nimbus 13 Black & Red New Miles: 6.20
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