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Location:

Ogden,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jul 22, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

800: 1:52.23 (Track @ University of Utah)

1500: 3:44.52 (Track @ University of Stanford)

Mile: 4:03.01 @ Sea Level 4:04.67 in SLC

Steeplechase: 8:38.03 @ NCAA Championships (All-American)

8k: 23:57 Big Sky Conference Cross-Country in Portland

10k: 30:40 Regional Cross-Country in Ft Collins

1/2 Marathon: 1:09:34 Snow Canyon Half

Marathon: 2:36:40 Ogden Marathon 2014

Short-Term Running Goals:

Well I'm back. No real goals for the rest of 2016

sub 2:30 Marathon in 2017

Half Marathon PR in 2017

Long-Term Running Goals:

PR in all distances 5k and up. Run both road and trail races. Slowly build up my mileage (SLOWLY!!!!!!!) back up to 90-100 miles a week when my body is ready. Cut my weight back to 155 lbs (currently 165 lbs)

Personal:

Grew up in Colorado. Married to former Weber State runner Kayla Blackford and have a son Perrin born June 2016. Family of 2 cats and a dog in our quaint home on the Ogden Bench. Disc golf enthusist. Love camping and back packing. Snowshoeing in the winter. Love a good local beer after a long run

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
274.3318.0015.364.50312.19
Saucony Grid Miles: 12.79ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 112.09Brooks Defyance Miles: 40.30Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 32.45Asics Venture 4 Miles: 69.06ASICS GT-2000 Blue Miles: 42.40Adidas AdiZero Haigos 2 Miles: 3.10
Weight: 160.14
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.250.000.000.0015.25

Met Riley and Denver on base for a lap around base. 7:18 pace.

PM 3.5 with Max 7:00 pace

Saucony Grid Miles: 3.51ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 11.74
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.750.000.000.2512.00

Easy 12 with Riley from the Pond with 5 x 7 second uphill all out sprints and 5 x 7 second all out downhill sprints.

Brooks Defyance Miles: 12.00
Weight: 159.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.050.000.000.008.05

Easy 8 on the trails from Bues Pond and up Bues Canyon on the BST over to Taylor Canyon and back down. 8:05 pace 

ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 8.05
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
22.450.000.000.0022.45

Awesome run across the natural sandbar from the causeway out to Fremont Island in the middle of the Great Salt Lake. Once on the Island, We ran to the top of the highest point. The run back was brutal as my legs were thrashed. Afterwards, Riley and I took Denver to Warren's for Breakfast for his birthday. We ate A LOT! The waitress said she had never seen any group put down as much food as we did. I swear I was ordering like a stoner. "Yeah and 2 sides of bacon, Oh and a side of biscuits and gravy..... Oh and scones we for sure need scones. 2 sides of those too." It was funny. I was so hungry.

Here is a link to the map of our run. It looks like we ran on water.

https://www.strava.com/activities/279197850

Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 22.45
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.180.000.000.005.18

Shake out after 19 miles in the sand. 7:16 pace

Saucony Grid Miles: 5.18
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.850.000.000.2516.10

12 miles from the pond with 5 x 7 second uphill and down hill sprints. 7:35 pace

PM: 4.1 miles @ 7:11 pace. 

Saucony Grid Miles: 4.10Asics Venture 4 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.040.000.000.0010.04

10 miles easy around the East Ogden Bench. 8:03 pace

Brooks Defyance Miles: 10.04
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.700.008.000.0013.70

So I mistakenly set my alarm for 4:40 PM in lieu of 4:40 AM. Thus I missed the workout with the guys this morning. So as the weather progressively got worse all day, I committed to doing this workout no matter what. 

2 x 4 mile with 5 minutes active rest between intervals. 

3 mile warm up with a couple strides and then the sleet started. It kept up getting stronger and harder until I hit about 3/4 of a mile into my cool down. (I may have said a few choice words aloud as I was soaked to the bone and freezing)

First 4 miles was 22:07 but this felt fairly easy as I had a slight tail wind for two and a half of the miles. the wind was blowing out of the South-Southeast

Second 4 mile was harder as most of it was in the wind and during my 5 minutes active rest I nailed an ankle deep puddle and got to lug around a couple of heavy wet shoes after that. I finished in 22:36 for the second 4. So 5:31.xx  for the first set and 5:39  for the second set. I am very happy with the run considering the weather I feel I could have done that workout sub 5:30s easy if it was just cold without the rain. Oh did I mention it was 35 degrees outside too. Yeah 20 minute hot shower helped but I am still cold. Wrap up in blankets time.

ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 13.70
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.460.000.000.0010.46

10 1/2 miles with the guys easy through South Ogden. 7:27 pace.

Asics Venture 4 Miles: 10.46
Weight: 159.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9.1 miles on base with Riley. 6:55 pace

Brooks Defyance Miles: 9.10
Weight: 159.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.009.000.000.0020.00

Did 20 total starting from Ken's with Riley and Ken. 7 mile warm up and picked John up along the way. At 7 we started what was planned to be a 12 mile tempo mid run. I only made it to 9 as my legs just stopped working. 5:53 averge for the nine and 6:31 for the whole 20.

ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 20.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.050.000.000.004.05

Easy Sunday Shakeout with Max. 7:16 Pace

Brooks Defyance Miles: 4.05
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 miles from the pond with Riley, Ben, and Denver. 7:28 pace

Asics Venture 4 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 161.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.200.000.004.0012.20

16x400 with 300 meter active rest. 

Warmed up from my house and met the guys at the track. Ben, Albert, and I grouped up and made each other hurt. For the last 8, Ben and I switched who led into the evil headwind on the west straightaway (Weatherbug listed 25-30 mph gusts). I was sure I was dead about 6 in (you can see my slowest one there 6 in), but I buckled down and just took them one at a time.

72.3, 71.2, 71.4, 73, 73.3, 75.5, 74.5, 73.7, 73.6, 72.8, 73.8, 73.3, 73.5, 71.7, 74.3, 68.4

72.9 average

ASICS GT-2000 Blue Miles: 12.20
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.150.000.000.0010.15

Cold snowy run in South Ogden with Ken Ben Riley and Denver. This weather is nuts. I was shirtless on the track in the 60s yesterday. Blowing snow in the 30s 24 hours later. Bat shiz crazy.

Asics Venture 4 Miles: 10.15
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.109.002.000.0016.10

​​met Bret at his condo in Vegas and our run turned into a harder effort than expected. 7 fast miles and 4 pushed miles slightly uphill. 5:41 pace for the 7 mile tempo. 6:11 pace for the whole run.

ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 16.10
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

6:55 pace in Vegas

ASICS GT-2000 Blue Miles: 10.10
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.007.10

Slow 7 after my bachelors party and the morning of my wedding

ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 7.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.120.000.000.0015.12

10 trail miles feeling blah and tired from Vegas and the wedding. Looking forward to feeling normal again

PM: 5.1 @ 7:06 pace with Max. Still feeling sluggish from the weekend.

Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 10.00Brooks Defyance Miles: 5.11
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.001.250.0014.25

Ran on base after work with one fast mile and a quarter at 5:16 pace to spin the legs a bit and get a Strava CR. 6:39 average pace.

ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 14.25
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

10 easy miles with Ben John and Bret. 7:19 pace

ASICS GT-2000 Blue Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Race: Thanksgiving Point 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:16:45, Place overall: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.980.003.110.0017.09

9 mile warm up (three laps on the course) then the race was the prettiest. Just never got a race mentality going. Been in a tired fog all week. Just kinda settled for 2nd. Got done and never felt tired which is sad. I hope I feel better by next week. I got home and slept for 2+ hours despite getting a very good night's sleep.

Asics Venture 4 Miles: 13.90Adidas AdiZero Haigos 2 Miles: 3.10
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

Easy 12 with a big crew. 9 guys at 5:30. 7:22 pace on the Monday Funday course.

ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 161.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10

Easy 10 in South Ogden.7:33 pace

ASICS GT-2000 Blue Miles: 10.10
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.550.000.000.0010.55

10.5 miles on the parkway.7:33 pace

Asics Venture 4 Miles: 10.55
Weight: 161.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.150.001.000.009.15

9 miles on the parkway. 1 mile at race pace. 5:13. A little too fast but Albert kinda dragged me a touch faster than I wanted. 7:23 average pace.

ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 9.15
Weight: 161.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
274.3318.0015.364.50312.19
Saucony Grid Miles: 12.79ASICS GT-2000 Miles: 112.09Brooks Defyance Miles: 40.30Brooks Cascadia 9 Miles: 32.45Asics Venture 4 Miles: 69.06ASICS GT-2000 Blue Miles: 42.40Adidas AdiZero Haigos 2 Miles: 3.10
Weight: 160.14
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