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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,United States

Member Since:

Dec 08, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

13.1: 1:09:58 (2018 Des News)

26.2: 2:37:45 (2019 Mesa Phoenix)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy!

 

2019 Running Schedule

Feb - Mesa Phoenix Marathon (AZ): 2:37:45. Lingering flu didn't help, but I still got a PR.

April - Bonneville Shoreline Trail Marathon (UT). Mostly just going to be a training run. Finally got myself into the sub-4 club last year, so I'll just have fun with it this year.

May - Stillwater Half Marathon (MN). Goal race for Spring. Looking for ~1:12.

October- Chicago Marathon (IL). We'll see where I'm at in Fall, but probably will be looking for low 2:30s.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy, make improvements, maximize my potential.

Personal:

I am a bioengineering PhD currently working as a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Neurology at the University of Utah, where I design and improve neurosurgical approaches for treating movement disorders.


Summer 2018 update: I'm lazy about copying over from Strava, so find me over there for day-to-day runs until I eventually get around to copying everything over here.

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Skechers GoRun 4 Blue - A Bit Too Big, But Free Lifetime Miles: 105.80
Saucony Grid Type A Lifetime Miles: 94.20
Saucony Fastwitch 7 Blue Lifetime Miles: 132.40
Saucony Fastwitch 7 Red Lifetime Miles: 135.90
New Balance Vazee Summit V2 Black Lifetime Miles: 121.90
Skechers Go Med Speed 4 Lifetime Miles: 36.70
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
63.207.000.000.0070.20
RETIRED Skechers GoMeb Speed 2 - Chevron Houston Marathon Edition Miles: 31.20RETIRED Skechers GoRun 2 Yellow Miles: 39.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.007.000.000.0010.00

The GoMEBs are starting to click for me. 10 miles to and from Lowe's to buy sandpaper. First 3 with a tailwind at 7:10 pace, next 7 with, mostly headwind, at 6:45 (altitude adjusted pace for St George effort, MP because I'm out of shape). Up Orchard, down 5th South, along 89, then back on 89. Not sure why I put in 7 faster miles, but it felt good.

RETIRED Skechers GoMeb Speed 2 - Chevron Houston Marathon Edition Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.300.000.000.007.30

5.7 by myself at 7:39 AP and then 1.6 more with Daria and Holly (Daria didn't feel great, so we did less than planned), at 10:00-ish pace.

RETIRED Skechers GoRun 2 Yellow Miles: 7.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

HHS easy run with Fritz, Jason, JP, aNate 7:12 ap.

RETIRED Skechers GoMeb Speed 2 - Chevron Houston Marathon Edition Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.600.000.000.0010.60

10.6 miles at 7:42 AP.  My place to JRP trail to the Redwood crossing by that school parking lot, and back, with an extra loop around the front of the complex for good measure.

RETIRED Skechers GoRun 2 Yellow Miles: 10.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.200.000.000.0011.20

11.2 with Holly at Holly pace (i.e., slow, 8:22 AP). My place to Legacy Parkway Trail to 5th South Bountiful to 89, and back.

RETIRED Skechers GoMeb Speed 2 - Chevron Houston Marathon Edition Miles: 11.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.300.000.000.004.30

Easy short run tonight to rest up for a long run tomorrow.  My place to Eagle Ridge to 350 E to Cynthia to Eagle Ridge to Eagle Pointe to Parkway to Eagle Ridge, and back.  Only 4.3 miles, but 920' of gain and 920' of loss, so quite steep.  Consequently, I averaged 8:45 / mile, which felt maybe a minute per mile faster, effort wise.

RETIRED Skechers GoRun 2 Yellow Miles: 4.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.800.000.000.0016.80

Long run!  Felt more fluid than any of my long runs in the month before St George, which was nice.  7:34 AP, and without thinking about it, ran the last 3 the fastest.  My place on Orchard to where it becomes 400 East to 1000 North in Centerville, to the road along the freeway, to Home Depot (to buy a new set of hex keys for a soundbar Daria and I are building out of reclaimed oak), along 400 west to Pages, up to 400 East, back along 400 East/Orchard, with an extra lap around the complex to get the weekly mileage to 70.2 instead of 69.8. :)

RETIRED Skechers GoRun 2 Yellow Miles: 16.80
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
63.207.000.000.0070.20
RETIRED Skechers GoMeb Speed 2 - Chevron Houston Marathon Edition Miles: 31.20RETIRED Skechers GoRun 2 Yellow Miles: 39.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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