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Member Since:

Nov 25, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I've been running since junior high. Ran middle distance in college with a PB of 1:52 for the 800 meters, then continued running with varying degrees of seriousness throughout my 20's and 30's. Moved up in distance and even ran three marathons (2:43 PB). Now just trying to stay in shape and find balance in life in my 40's.

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Work out 30 minutes a day, six days a week

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and consistent.

 

Personal:

Married with 3 children. Work as a school counselor.

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Nike Air Streak Lifetime Miles: 43.30
Asics DS-Trainer Lifetime Miles: 395.50
Asics Trail Lifetime Miles: 78.20
Five Fingers Lifetime Miles: 10.00
Saucony Progrid Guide Lifetime Miles: 344.10
Road Bike Miles Lifetime Miles: 395.40
Single Speed Miles Lifetime Miles: 12.50
Hoka Clifton Lite Lifetime Miles: 582.30
Nike Zoom Structure Lifetime Miles: 542.00
Hoka Infinite Lifetime Miles: 130.00
Scott Lifetime Miles: 108.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
82.503.001.003.500.000.000.0090.00
Nike Zoom Miles: 17.50Nike Structure Miles: 21.00Adidas Miles: 28.50Brooks Miles: 23.00
Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.000.000.000.004.50

Run from downtown home - NT (between 40 and 45 min)

Saw a show at the Neurolux. Smartly I wore some running shoes and ran home at about midnight. Didn't throw up; that was a plus.

Walked a couple of miles earlier in the day with Nica and Leo.

Nike Zoom Miles: 4.50
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A.M. - Biked 20 miles with Peter on Cartright-Hidden Springs-Seamans Gulch-Hill Rd. loop. Went really slow mostly, and stopped in Hidden Springs for breakfast at the Merc. Very yuppie.

P.M. - 15 min Ellyptical and 25 minutes weights.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Neighborhoods - 30+

Ran at night. Just kept it easy until the last few minutes when I did some pickups. Basic run.

Weights & core - 20 minutes

Nike Structure Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00

Treadmill + weights - 38+

I call this my "Mens Health and Fitness" workout. I alternated running a few minutes with lifting in between (roughly 5 min. of each at a time). Not the greatest running workout but something different I guess.

Adidas Miles: 3.00
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Biked 10 miles - South and back and then in the neighborhoods. Right at twilight. I'm not a great biker but like to do it once in a while.

Also walked about 2 miles.

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Weights & core - 25 minutes

Didn't get any aerobic exercise in today.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.001.500.000.000.004.50

Ellyptical - 15 minutes steady

Treadmill - 34+

Didn't feel very good today so I ran easy on the treadmill at Gold's, with the exception of 3 x half mile pickups at 5:34 mile pace. Those felt pretty good because I took a lot of recovery between.

Adidas Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
13.500.000.000.000.000.000.0013.50

5 Mile Gulch to Watchmen Trail to Curlew Connector - 1:55

Mat and I bit off a bit more than we could chew today. We planned to do a 10 mile loop, but got on the wrong trail and ended up on some steep up and downs really far out of the way. It turned into an epic run, and we both blew up bad. We survived because the weather was cool and the clouds were beautiful and provided good coverage. Coupled with the 3 days of intense rain, the trails were soft and dust free. These are hands down the best trails in the Boise foothills system.

Adidas Miles: 13.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Canal banks + neighborhoods - 31:55

Super easy 4 miler. Tired and unmotivated, so I started out at a shuffle and just gradually picked it up a little. Quads still a bit sore from Saturday's adventure run.

Nike Structure Miles: 4.00
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Weights - 30 minutes hard

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.500.000.000.000.004.00

Run to Gold's and back - NT

Easy there and back, with the exception of about a half mile pickup on the way home. Also did a good session of weights while at the gym.

Nike Structure Miles: 4.00
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Weights & core - 30 minutes

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.500.000.000.000.003.00

Treadmill - 22+

Started out really easy and picked it up as I went along.

Also walked a couple of miles and did some weights.

Brooks Miles: 3.00
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Weights 30 minutes

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.000.000.000.007.50

Run to Rosehill house and back - 53:04

In the dark at 9 p.m. Ran at a pretty decent pace, especially on the way back.

Adidas Miles: 7.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.001.000.000.000.006.00

2.5 mile wo; 8 x Phillippi hills; 1.5 mile wd

Ran with the Borah guys. Hot out today, and my lack of fitness was apparent. I would be struggling to be a varisty high schooler right now. Glad I worked out with them though.

Weights - 25 min

Nike Zoom Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.001.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

Treadmill - 31+

Really easy first 10 minutes, then some relaxed pickups the last 20. Felt pretty good actually.

Brooks Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.00

Hillcrest Loop - 53+

Ran with Mat at 7:30 a.m. We jogged an easy mile with Leo to the canals and back, then did the Hillcrest loop. From Cassia home, the pace was steady. Nice to run in the morning before the heat.

Brooks Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.501.000.001.000.000.000.004.50

Neighborhoods - 31+

Did a little progression run tonight. Lots of lifting and too much eating this weekend (helping mom and dad move into their new house) so I just wanted it to be easy and finish brisk. Splits were: 7:49, 7:09, 6:30 and 5:45 with a short cooldown. That last fast mile didn't seem too hard, which was nice.

Nike Zoom Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
1.500.000.000.000.000.000.001.50

XC Practice at South

Ran with the team. Did a timed mile in 6:45 (that was our top runner). Usually we have a couple in the 5's and some girls in the 6's. Could be a long year.

Nike Structure Miles: 1.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.501.000.000.000.000.000.004.50

Treadmill - 39:02

Easy jog on the treadmill at 9 p.m. Did a few pickups at approx. marathon pace.

Weights & core - 25 minutes

Nike Structure Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.000.000.000.002.50

XC Practice - 20+

With the team. Most of it easy, although the first mile was a bit quicker than the rest.

Nike Zoom Miles: 2.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.000.000.000.003.50

Greenbelt - 25:56

Ran with Mat at 6:30 a.m. Haven't run in the dark in the a.m. for a long while. The pace was relatively brisk for that hour of the day.

Brooks Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.000.000.000.005.50

Greenbelt - 39+

Ran with Mat from the DoubleTree downstream. Did as much as possible on dirt. Pace was about 7:15-7:20 except for the last cooldown stretch with Emily and Nica (in the stroller). Hot out this afternoon; glad we had some shade.

Brooks Miles: 5.50
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No run

Weights and core - 25 minutes

 

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3.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.00

XC practice - 21:40

In the neighborhoods at a sub-8 pace. Also did some strides and core work.

Nike Structure Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
82.503.001.003.500.000.000.0090.00
Nike Zoom Miles: 17.50Nike Structure Miles: 21.00Adidas Miles: 28.50Brooks Miles: 23.00
Weight: 0.00
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