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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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
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

Wed, Sep 17, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
2.50	0.00	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.50

1 mile wo, 3 mile tempo, 1.5 mile wd

Today I raced the xc team on our Cassia Park loop. They ran in teams of two, and each did 3 x 800m loops. I ran 6 loops and competed against them. A treat at McDonalds value menu for each of them was the "high stakes" of the competition. I managed to save $27 by running 17:04 (2.94 miles or .49 per lap, according to the Garmin). Two teams finished under 18 minutes so they ran well.

Nike Triax - 279.5 Nike Zoom - 267 Brooks -139

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From DanR on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 19:21:59

That seems like not a bad time at all for that thick grass loop with all the turns. Then again, with Mickey D's at stake, I don't blame you for running hard. Why didn't we get to do fun stuff like that at practice? "I'll drop you off in the desert to run for 6 miles on dusty roads with no water and if you survive the school bus will pick you up." --Mr. Lewis

I'm just going to run easy for a while and see what happens, and hopefully I'll be able to add back some speedwork soon. I made a few mistakes in my training but I need to get at the underlying problem so this hopefully doesn't keep happening. I'm guessing my complete lack of flexibility is not helping.

How bout you, still planning a 5k or two this fall?

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