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Lehi,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 29, 2010

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Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2009 Provo River Marathon, 4:04:38

2009 Provo Canyon Halloween 1/2 Marathon, 1:27:22

2010 Ogden Marathon, 3:04:39

2010 Deseret News Marathon, 2:51:36

2010 Provo River 1/2 Marathon 1:19:01

2010 Top of Utah Marathon 2:52:24

2010 Just Cuz 1/2 Marathon 1:17:36

2011 13.1 LA 1/2 Marathon 1:19:43

2011 Timpanogos Half 1:16:51

2011 Treadmill Marathon 2:49:26 (pr)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2:45 Boston.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Elliptical Trainer 2017 Lifetime Miles:						107.00
Treadmill 2017 Lifetime Miles:						454.20

Sat, Sep 17, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.00	8.00	0.00	0.00	18.00

Today is cutoff day, the last day I told myself I can do anything to improve my performance in St. George. I'm in as good as shape now as I can possibly be so I'll just have to be satisfied with it, anything I do over the next 2 weeks will only hurt my performance.

When I woke up this morning it was raining pretty hard so I altered my running plan and went to the gym and ran on the treadmill, decided to start with my 9 mile progressive fitness test with HR monitor to see where I was fitness wise.

Much harder effort for 18 miles than I had planned on, but I felt OK and feel OK now, HR stayed manageable the entire time.

I hope all ya'll up in Logan didn't get to soaked today, looks like some really cool temperatures up there this morning.

Distance Time Avg Pace
HR March
HR Aug
HR Today
1 7:01 7:01 135 137 132
2 13:54 6:53 144 152 143
3 20:47 6:44 149 155 148
4 27:23 6:36 152 160 152
5 33:49 6:26 154 165 156
6 40:07 6:19 156 169 159
7 46:18 6:11 157 170 162
8 52:22 6:04 159 172 163
9 58:02 5:50 159 173 165
10 1:04:35 6:37 149
11 1:11:07 6:32 160
12 1:17:33 6:26 161
13 1:23:56 6:23 162
14 1:30:15 6:19 162
15 1:36:30 6:15 162
16 1:42:40 6:10 164
17 1:48:59 6:19 163
18 1:54:51 5:52 168
Total 1:55:00 6:23 156

Looking at my HR's I'm pretty happy with my progress, March is back when I think I was the best shape I have ever been right before my stress fracture, the August HR was measured on Aug 4th, 6 weeks ago 1/2 way through my 12 week build up, I remember feeling depressed how out of shape I had become, I think I have made very good improvement over the last 6 weeks, not quite optimum performance but not bad at all.

Nike Free Run+ Livestrong Miles: 18.00

Comments

From Kurt on Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 19:11:31 from 75.196.211.203

Nice run! It looks like you found another gear at mile 10. Enjoy the easy runs from hear on out.

From Rob on Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 20:59:47 from 204.15.86.95

Thanks Kurt, there is a reason for the fast mile. The treadmill resets at 1 hour, since I couldn't get 10 miles in under 1 hour I stop it at 9 so mentally I feel like I'm going to get a break at the end of 9 and push myself harder :)

From Carina on Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 21:20:40 from 204.15.86.83

You're going to do so well at St. George, I can't wait to see you kick some bootie!!!

From Rob on Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 21:41:39 from 204.15.86.95

Are you going to be there Carina?

From RAD on Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 00:35:31 from 76.27.16.189

excellent run Rob! Glad that TM got a good workout too.

Glad to hear that the fitness has come back to you and that you are feeling confident for SGM.

What I love most about this post: you know and live by the "you can do nothing the 2 weeks before a marathon to help yourself, you can only hurt yourself." Now that I'm a tad bit sidelined, I'm taking comfort in the fact that I can x-train to keep the cardio and hoping my legs remember what to do in 2 weeks, and that I'm healed.

From what I understand I'm pushing a SF right now and if I push the pain I may be in it up to my eyeballs. So, I'm banking on the 2 week thing. Thanks for the re-enforcement of that with your post today. patience...patience....

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