| 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.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 125.25 | 2.00 | 11.25 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 140.50 |
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| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 118.00 | Nike Structure Miles: 17.00 | Brooks Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Run to Crouch and back - 40:27
Pushed Nica in the stroller and ran back and forth a few times to check on Emily. We ran into the Merc, got some groceries and ran back to the cabin (walked up the last .2 miles in Valley High). 8 a.m. - chilly but beautiful out. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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Canal banks - 44:02
Nice run at 8 p.m. Legs had no spring so I kept the pace easy to moderate. The 44 minutes seemed to stretch on forever. I seemed to be looking at my watch a lot tonight. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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Canals + neighborhoods - 40:15
Felt a bit better than yesterday. Ran right at twilight. |
| Nike Structure Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Canal banks - 29:27
As Green Day once sang "I aint got no motivation." 4 miles in the last 3 days, that's the stuff of champions. |
| Nike Structure Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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Greenbelt - 45:15
Pushed Nica in the stroller. Started at the Garden St. access and went upstream to Julia Davis and back. Then finished a little on my own on the way back home before Emily picked me up. Nice afternoon. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
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Valley High - 26:05
Pretty good pace around the subdivision, down the road and back up the well road. At 10 a.m.
Made myself an ultimatum: If I am going to sign up for some summer and fall races, I need to start running more. If I can do 40, 45, 50 & 55 miles during the next 4 weeks, that will give me reason to believe I could train 18 weeks after that for the Portland Marathon. If not, I can be a recreational 20-30 miles a week guy too. No problem. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 3.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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Hillcrest Loop+ - 51:50
Nice run on a cool evening. Ran after an all day rain, so it was nice and fresh out. Did the loop and added about 10-15 minutes on the golf course. I felt somewhat paranoid for tresspassing and saw a guy a couple of times near the pond who seemed to be looking at me, but when I ran by him he was actually trying to fly fish (poach) so he had more to worry about than me. Finished with 4 x 30 second pickups in the last mile. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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Canal banks + treadmill - 40:38
Ran 25 minutes on the canals then finished on the treadmill with 15 minutes of easy fartlek. Felt pretty good this evening. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 3.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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Garden City path - 52:21
Started at the Glenwood ponds and went downstream until the trail was closed. Kept the pace at about 7:25/mile on the way out and felt sluggish. Picked it up for a 20+ minute tempo on the way back at 6:17/mile pace. For running on a trail in fading light, I was happy at how easy the tempo felt. As a sidenote, there were lots and lots of bugs out on the trail tonight. I definitely swallowed a few. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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Canal banks + neighborhoods - 41:57
This run dragged on and on. I was kind of dehydrated and really not in the mood to run, but I managed to get out. I didn't feel decent until the end of the run. Overall pace was 7:37/mile. I actually feel worse running that slow than it 7:00 pace.
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| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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Middle Fork Rd - 38:59
From the cabin, I ran into Crouch and back and then added a bit. The pace was moderate (7:05/mile) and I felt pretty good. Great eveing - warm weather at 7 p.m. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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Middle Fork Rd + Valley High - 43:10
Started a run with Emily and Nica in the stroller, but Nica was not in the mood, so I had to go back early. Then finished with a run around the subdivision and later down to the river. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Treadmill - 38:20
Mostly easy with a half mile pickup at MP.
Didn't get a run in Sunday or Monday....can't go back to my slacker ways. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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Cassia Park + Hillcrest Loop - 1:04
Did a progression run. Started with a 7:50 and worked it down to 6:19 and 6:13 for miles 7 & 8 before a cooldown mile. Not an easy effort tonight. I had to work for it. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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1.5 mile wo; 5k tempo on the track; 1.5 mile wd
Watched most of the state meet tonight and there were some great performances. Had a bit of time before it got dark and I wanted to do something a little bit up tempo, so I did a LT at the Borah track. Splits were 6:12, 6:08 and 5:51 (41 last 200m) for an 18:53. I was happy that this felt so easy. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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Middle Fork Rd + Smith Creek - 59:35
It had been raining all day, and it wasn't letting up, so I just headed out anyway. During the course of the run, it turned from rain to sleet to snow with huge flakes. Wow. I went about a mile up Smith Creek and gained a little over 500', but it got too steep for my limited fitness, so I went back down and went up the Middle Fork Rd a bit.
Despite being frozen, it was a nice run.
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| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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Terrace Lakes loop - 44:32
Took McBride Creek to Holiday Dr. into Terrace Lakes, and extended it up Warm Springs for a few minutes. On the way back, I did 2 miles quicker (6:15 & 5:51) to get a bit of a workout in. Finished with a mile easy back on the roads and up to the cabin. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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Anderson Creek Rd. - 54:22
One of the best runs I've had in a long time. Started at the junction of Anderson Creek and Little Anderson Creek, and headed up the road for a 2.2 mile climb. Then the road drops back down to the creek and levels out. On the way back down, I hammered a few quicker miles at 5:47 and 5:59. Nobody on the roads this morning. Beautiful scenery, and the rain and snow has made everything green and the roads nice and soft (but not muddy). |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
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Canal banks - 33:11
Pretty tired this evening so I kept it short and easy. Just enjoyed the run and tried to stretch out my legs a bit. |
| Nike Structure Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
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Hulls Gulch - 1:02
Got a late start this evening and had to battle the darkness at the end. Great run in the lower foothills. Started at Boise High and took Red Fox trail up to the gulch, ran up to the WCO rock, and came back on Owl's Roost trail. Finished up with 3-2-1 minute pickups at about 5:40/mile pace during the last mile or so. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 8.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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Dry Creek - 1:14
What a great trail to run on. I can't believe I've lived in Boise 9 years and never been on it, especially having driven past it several times. For the record, Dry Creek is not dry right now. There were several crossings and I finally just conceded I'd have wet feet and went right through. By the time I turned around at mile 4.5 and 4400' elevation, it was looking like a scene from the Pacific Northwest, not the deserty Southwestern Idaho. Can't wait to get back on this one... |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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Treadmill - 24:00
Easy jog on the treadmill at 10:30 p.m. |
| Nike Structure Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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A.M. - Neighborhoods - 26:45
Pushed Nica in the stroller and had a nice little run. Hopefully will do this every morning all summer.
P.M. - Canal banks + neighborhoods - 32:23
Ran right as it was getting dark. Just trying to get into the habit of running an hour a day. |
| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 125.25 | 2.00 | 11.25 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 140.50 |
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| Nike Zoom Elite III Miles: 118.00 | Nike Structure Miles: 17.00 | Brooks Miles: 5.50 |
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