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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
6.080.000.000.006.08

Met Denver and Riley for an outdoor 6 mile run in the cold (First run of the year with frozen eyelashes). It took a couple miles to get rolling, I felt really good at the end. 20 minutes of cardio then abs, hips, pushups, and upper body lifting.

2014 Year In Review

So looking back on 2014 it was not the year I had hoped for. Injuring my calf in late December very my hampered meeting any of my goals for the year. But here are the final numbers:

Total Miles: 910.75
Miles Under 6:00: 101.47 / 11.14% of total miles
Miles Under 5:30: 23.96 / 2.63%
Miles Under 5:00: 4.6 / .51%

With 6 months of injury time, I definitely didn't hit the mileage goals I set. Also, I lost a lot of quality workouts which lowered all of the percentages on the faster miles. Here is to hoping both Riley and I can stay healthy in 2015 and meet my goals:

2015 Goals

3500 total miles
18% of all miles under 6:00 pace (at least 630 miles)
PR at every distance 5k and up
Sub 2:30 Fall Marathon
Sub 1:07 Half Marathon
Get weight to 155 lbs and maintain it

Brooks Defyance Miles: 6.08
Weight: 0.00
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