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Location:

Herriman,UT,

Member Since:

Feb 17, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Short-Term Running Goals:

get in shape

eke out one more marathon PR -

**** at St. George 2011 ****

**** at St. George 2012 ****

**** at St. George 2014 ****

Long-Term Running Goals:

keep running

Personal:

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Cumulus 0614 Lifetime Miles: 45.52
Nimbus 0913 Lifetime Miles: 228.31
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
100.860.004.500.00105.36
Nimbus 12 Miles: 48.74Cumulus 11 Miles: 27.40Nimbus 11 Miles: 16.46
Weight: 0.00
Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:58:00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.200.000.000.0026.20

Goals for the day were simple, 1) take some photos, 2) make it an easy run, and 3) enjoy the miles.

My training has been subpar this year and i've had some painful sciatic nerve issues so i wanted to just take it easy and make sure i finished.  I started out at the back of pack (they announced that 5800 runners had crossed the starting grid before i took off).   Headed out  and slowly picked my way thru the crowds for the first couple of miles til it thinned out a bit, then settled into a comfortable pace.  By the time i hit 20 miles, i had already surpassed my longest run for the year (and that was back in May) so i was starting to run out of steam and was seriously considering walking it in.  I was very surprised to catch up with RAD at about 21 miles.  She had trained really well and i had hoped that she was already near the end by then.  Unfortunately a lot can happen on marathon day.  We'll get 'em next time, right?  We paced each other to the end from that point.  Running with Rachel really helped me out and gave me the motivation to keep going thru the final miles. 

My 8th St. George Marathon is now in the books.  Now i just have to complete the Runner Series this next year, then I can bypass the lottery forever.  (unless the 10 year club goes away).

 

 

Nimbus 12 Miles: 26.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.750.000.000.001.75

Treadmill

Cumulus 11 Miles: 1.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.310.000.000.005.31

PM - 3.31 out & back thru Rosecrest w/D, then 2.0 on the treadmill

Nimbus 11 Miles: 5.31
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.100.000.000.006.10

4.10 miles out & back in Rosecrest, then 2.0 on the treadmill

Nimbus 11 Miles: 6.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

late pm - treadmill

Nimbus 12 Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

PM - Rosecreek Loop 4.5 miles, then 2.0 on the treadmill

Nimbus 12 Miles: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.680.001.500.007.18

PM - 4.08 miles RC O&B plus mini-Cove loop, then 3.10 on the treadmill (alternating slow/fast quarter mile intervals)

Cumulus 11 Miles: 7.18
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.007.10

nearly identical to yesterday...  

4.00 RC O&B + mini cove loop, then treadmill 3.10 

Nimbus 12 Miles: 7.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.050.000.000.005.05

Afternoon - 4.05 miles on the road - Out & back route thru Rosecrest + Mini Cove Loop, then 1.0 miles on the treadmill.

Goal for remainder of October: Ramp up mileage and get into a consistent routine.

Nimbus 11 Miles: 5.05
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.650.001.500.007.15

Some outside (4.05) and some on the treadmill (3.10)

(alternating slow/fast quarter mile intervals)

Cumulus 11 Miles: 7.15
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.100.000.000.005.10

Due to the UEA, i was able to get out for a rare morning run before work. If i could make this a trend, it would do wonders for me. (i'd just have to get up a lot earlier each day)

5.10 miles @ 8:55 avg pace. Out & back thru Rosecrest.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.990.000.000.002.99

2.99 miles just before sunrise.  nice running conditions.

Nimbus 12 Miles: 2.99
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.270.000.000.008.27

Afternoon run - out & back thru Rosecrest then past the Cove (5.17 miles).  Finished off on the treadmill.

Great weather. 

Cumulus 11 Miles: 8.27
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Afternoon run - (quite a bit cooler than yesterday, 20+ degrees less i think) - 3.95 out & back toward Yellowfork.  Turned around when the unrestrained canine made its appearance.  (just short of where i was planning to turn around anyway, but irresponsible dog owners really tick me off.) 

Late PM - treadmill - 3.05 @ 8:34 pace 

 

Cumulus 11 Miles: 3.05Nimbus 12 Miles: 3.95
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.160.001.500.007.66

Noon run on the parkway.  Mostly easy pace with 3 half mile segments at what used to be threshold pace, but now is way too hard.   Intermittent knee pains toward end of the run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
100.860.004.500.00105.36
Nimbus 12 Miles: 48.74Cumulus 11 Miles: 27.40Nimbus 11 Miles: 16.46
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