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January 2008

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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 01, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

None to speak of. Used to race road bikes - racing as a Cat 3 middle-of-the-pack rider. Have been a social runner for 10+ years and have run over a twenty marathons including DesNews, Salt Lake City, St George, and Las Vegas. Neighborhood running group is very consistent and have spent many fun times and good miles with group.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Goal is to run under 3:20 hours for a marathon and in the process qualify for Boston. My qualifying time for Boston is 3:30

Personal:

Married, 5 kids. Have 3 soccer stars in family -- my two oldest girls and their little brother

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6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Did 6 easy miles in the rain and snow. Temperatures were mild though (mid 30s) and the run was not bad. I feel a bit of soreness in my left knee that I hope goes away with additional moderate training. Right now my goal is just getting more consistent so that I am exercising nearly every day for at least 30 minutes.

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3.000.000.000.000.003.00

Ran with Lizzy, my 12 yearl old daughter, at the BYU track for 3 miles. We kept a leisurely pace of 9:30 min/mile though Lizzy was quite exhausted by the end. The pace was pretty good for me as my left knee was still rather sore from last week's training.

Katy, my 15 year old daughter, was going to go with us but got caught up in a Science Fair Project with one of her friends.

 Lizzy was quite the trooper. I had fun hanging out with her. I think with time she will get to liking the running for running's sake. Right now she is running to get in shape for Soccer season.
 

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4.500.000.000.000.004.50

Ran with the kids at the BYU track with Lizzy and Alex. Alex, 7 years old, surprised me running all three miles and leading the pack for the first two.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
2.500.000.500.000.003.00

Once again went running with the kids at the Rec Center. I would have gone for much longer but Lizzy had sledding plans with a friend. We initially went to the BYU track but found out that it was closed for a BYU  track team practice.

 Alex led the pace for the first mile at just below 9 minutes. He tired quickly at that pace and for the second mile, he would wait at the start/stop line until we got out of site. He would then sprint the entire lap and catch us by the finish.

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Lunch workout - Ran 3 miles on a treadmill at the gym at work.

Started out at a 10min pace for the first half mile moving to a 9:30 pace then an 8 min pace by the end. Did several reps of leg curls on a weight machine after the run.

Felt good to be moving. I don't have any pain in either of my knees.
 

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Ran on the treadmill at work. Pushed the pace to average around an 8:00 min pace. It was tiring, but felt good to be able to go at that pace for that distance. After I get the speed dialed in, I want to start upping the mileage. Unfortunately, 4-5 miles is the outer limit of convenient lunch hour workouts. 

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Ran 4 miles in Las Vegas with Lizzy. We were in Vegas for Katy's soccer tournament. The temps were great - in the mid 40s at 7am. We were running at about an 8:30 pace which was pretty fast for Lizzy. She's a trooper though. She doesn't say she likes running, but she continues to get out with me. It's fun spending time with her.
 

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
1.000.006.000.000.007.00

Ran in Vegas again along some city streets in the Summerlin area. Felt good to go for 7 miles. First mile was about 9:30. Remaining miles were about 8:45 min miles.

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Ran on the treadmill at work at about an 8:30 pace. Finished up with a several sets of leg raises and weighted sit-ups.

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