Getting Slower to Get Faster

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 23, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

800m: 1:53 (1998), 1000m: 2:30 (1999), 1500m: 3:56 (1998), 5k: 16:18 (Magna,1998), 10k 32:55 (unofficial split at hobblecreek, 1998), 1/2 Marathon: 1:12:10 (Hobble Creek, 1998), Marathon: 3:02:42 (St. George, 2008, debut), Bench press: 280 lbs (2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~Run St. George under 3:10:59 to obtain Boston Qualifier.~~

Bring 5K back under 18 minutes.

Current training phase: Base building and weight loss (getting slower to get faster).

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun with my training and races. Maintain athleticism and physical versatility through old age. I'll probably run many marathons, but I won't do pure marathon training year-round because I am probably more interesting in maintaining overall athletic versatility.

Personal:

My approach to training is feeling and effort based. Particular workouts should feel a certain way and I try to apply the right amount of effort to match that feeling. On the other hand, I'm pretty analytical by nature so I like to analyze and record my workouts in thorough detail. I think optimal training is a balance between the intuitive and analytical.

Married, 3 children, molecular physiologist.

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Thu, May 14, 2009

400 m race pace	800 m race pace	1500 m race pace	3 K race pace	5 K race pace	10 K race pace	Lactic Threshold	Aerobic Threshold	Marathon Pace	Base II	Base I	Regeneration	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.02	0.00	7.02

A.M. 3 mile LT run at East.

Jogged over, drills, hill walks.

12 laps of LT work, changing directions after 6 laps.

Lap Split HR Ave Mile

1 1:45 157

2 1:42 173

3 1:40 177

4 1:41 179

6:48

5 1:41 178

6 1:42 178

7 1:42 177

8 1:42 178

6:47

9 1:42 177

10 1:42 178

11 1:41 179

12 1:37 181

6:42

This was a good LT workout. It was comfortably hard and a pace which I could have held for an hour in a race. My achilles seemed to do fine with this pace. A week ago it wouldn't have. So, I have now safely done a long run, a hill workout, and an LT run. I'd like to be working out more intensely, but this is enough to stay reasonably fit.

Comments

From Adam RW on Thu, May 14, 2009 at 22:16:17 from 155.101.241.91

Looks good to me. My knee has been acting up again this week. Not sure if it was the double trail day Fri/Sat last week or what but on Mon it was bad, that and too much going on in lab. I'm sure you know how that goes though.

From Phoenix on Thu, May 14, 2009 at 22:50:33 from 67.182.210.10

Yeah, I just willingly embraced grant hell again. I going in for the K99 this cycle (muscles tense and blood pressure rises as I remind myself of this).

From Adam RW on Thu, May 14, 2009 at 23:31:14 from 155.101.241.91

When is the due date again? Not to push the heart into failure, just curious.

From Phoenix on Fri, May 15, 2009 at 08:30:04 from 67.182.210.10

University deadline is June 5th.

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