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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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Sat, Jan 25, 2014
Race: SLC Winter Series 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:15:58, Place overall: 8, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.503.160.7512.91

So met Riley, Amy, Albert and Steve at the Park and Ride in South Weber and headed out to Saltair. Man the air kept getting more and more gross looking. When we got there it was FREEZING. Got the bib warmed up for 3.5 miles with a .5 mile at 5:40ish pace to warm up the legs. Got changed and did a .25 total worth of strides. The gun went off and I just tried to settle into the pace I wanted to run for the race. Splits were 5:04, 5:03, 5:07 and 44 seconds for the last .16 on my watch which was 4:35 pace. Considering I have been sick and injured, I am very happy with the effort. After with Jake, Jason and Riley, I did 4 fast 200 meters with about a minute between. 32, 29, 28.5, 28.5 were my splits. 2 mile cool down after. Plan on doubling easy this afternoon.

PM: Light double after rolling out. Ran down to the store and back to get some garlic cloves to make an aioli (like garlic mayo) for some pastrami I have been curing all week that is now on the smoker, MMM mmm yum. Plus it got me over 100 miles which feels good!

Black Miles: 3.50Red Miles: 5.50Skechers GoMeb Speed 2 Miles: 3.91
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RileyCook on Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 16:20:05 from 73.52.134.194

Nice job Dave. Great time coming off of a calf injury, another calf injury, and then a wicked sickness! Your motivation is inspiring and I appreciate having you to run with everyday. Keep it up!

From Dave Olson on Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 16:23:09 from 98.202.58.72

Well thanks for keeping all of us honest. It always easier to get up every morning when I get to train with my friends!

From Josh E on Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 17:56:25 from 75.162.251.201

Nice race Dave. Nice meeting you out there. It will be fun to see what you do at Phoenix and beyond.

From Matt Poulsen on Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 18:48:08 from 50.168.224.197

Great race,Dave! Monster week! Keep up the good work.

From allie on Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 18:55:53 from 174.27.255.112

nice job today, dave. enjoy the pastrami.

From Jake K on Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 20:27:35 from 67.177.11.154

Nice run Dave. Strong start to the year.

From Steve Shepherd on Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 09:45:01 from 168.180.139.110

Nice finish to a very strong week!

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