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Location:

Farmington,Ut,United States

Member Since:

Sep 12, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Not much to speak of yet.

My fastest Marathon was 3:38 (St. George); 3:36:00 (St. George 2012)

My fastest Half was 1:55 (Farmington Festival Days)

Haven't competed in anything less than a half in a while 

Short-Term Running Goals:

5K: 21 min

10K: 40 min

Half: 1:40

Marathon: 3:05 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Get my mile time down to 6 min for long distances (marathon pace)

run a 4 min mile

get fast and competitive on trails

get fast enough to be a local elite 

Personal:

married with kids.  I want my kids to see me accomplish the above goals so hopefully they too will want to be active and healthy. 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Altra Instinct Lifetime Miles: 295.43
Altra Instinct V2 Lifetime Miles: 424.34
Altra Lone Peak Lifetime Miles: 519.15
Saucony Perigrin Lifetime Miles: 327.60
Flag Rock Summits 2013 Lifetime Miles: 10.00
Vertical Feet 2013 Lifetime Miles: 147360.00
Saucony Mirage Lifetime Miles: 249.48
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 255.16
Mizuno Sayonara Lifetime Miles: 46.80
Vertical Feet 2014 Lifetime Miles: 10299.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.900.000.000.0017.90
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Miles: 15.90Vertical Feet 2014 Miles: 4881.00Mizuno Sayonara Miles: 2.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.100.000.000.004.10

No time constraints today so I went back to Ed's Peak to bag that sucker. It took 1:51:00 from car to car, a time which I'm sure is not very fast at all. The trail is pretty steep, just under 1,400 vertical feet in the first mile and just over 1,100 feet in the second mile. When I got to the peak I stopped to take in the view and see if there was some trail that went the rest of the way up the mountain. There was none that I could see but maybe when the snowmelts it will be different. The trip down was pretty fast although I kept sinking in the snow up to my mid calf or knee at places on the top section of the trail. I guess the snow is softer up there. No spikes or snow shoes and it worked out great. I'm going to go back soon and see if I can do it faster. 

Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Miles: 4.10Vertical Feet 2014 Miles: 2571.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

BST from NSL to Radio Towers. After work running seems like a good schedule for the time being. I've switched my Crossfit workout to mornings so I can get both in. 

 

Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Miles: 3.00Vertical Feet 2014 Miles: 541.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.000.001.00

Part of another workout again.  Doing two a day makes it hard to get a real run in if I don't get up early enough. 

Mizuno Sayonara Miles: 1.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.100.000.000.003.10

Three minutes faster than Monday on this same course.  I didn't stop to take pictures (I took one but I did it while running) and I was ready for the ice, which I wasn't ready for on monday. I think if I could hit this without snow on it I would be able to shave a few more minutes off my time. 

Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Miles: 3.10Vertical Feet 2014 Miles: 513.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.000.001.00

Part of other workout

Mizuno Sayonara Miles: 1.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.700.000.000.005.70

BST from NSL to upper radio towers and back. Trail was very icy and I slipped on my way back down and landed pretty solidly on my elbow. Nothing broken but I need spikes.

Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Miles: 5.70Vertical Feet 2014 Miles: 1256.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.900.000.000.0017.90
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Miles: 15.90Vertical Feet 2014 Miles: 4881.00Mizuno Sayonara Miles: 2.00
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