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

Mon, Mar 30, 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	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.33	0.00	6.33

A.M. Base I run on the Treadmill.

I've decided to cycle down this week. I've averaged 60 miles/week for the last 5 and have been feeling stronger and stronger, but I've developed some sort of tendonitis at the muscle-tendon junction at the top of my left achilles. This is higher than the achilles tendonitis I dealt with for half of 2008. This is good because the blood supply is a much better so it should heal faster.

I felt it during the last half of my 15 miler on Saturday, and it was pretty sore over the weekend. Andrea rubbed it out, which helped. The most positive sign is that it I did not feel it at all for the last few miles of my run today. For me, pain that goes away after I get warmed up tends to indicate a minor rather injury that will go away fast.

I started out very slow, and slowly increased the speed of the treadmill. By the middle of the run I was at 7:53/mi at HR 149 for a mile or so, and then increased the speed to 7:47/mi @ HR 151 (speed at HR matches my overground speed at HR almost identifically) for the last couple of miles. My calf was painless at the end of the run, but stiffened up a little during the day.

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A.M. Weight = 177.3

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