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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Sat, Jun 27, 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	6.50	1.00	0.00	0.00	4.56	0.00	12.06

A.M. Medium long LT run on the Jordan River Parkway Trail.

AdamRW came over and we drove down to the trail head. We warmed up slowly for the first few miles and then started picking up the pace at mile 5, settled into 7 min/mile for several miles, finished the last half mile faster, and cooled down for another half mile. The run was much easier for Adam, but I appreciated the company. I was a focused comfortable until the final acceleration.

Mile Pace Ave HR

0-2 9:19 131

3 8:11 148

4 8:10 151

5 7:22 158

6 7:01 173

7 6:45 ??

8 7:03 175

9 7:01 174

10 7:04 173

11 7:03 176

11.5 6:06 186

12 9:55 N/A

Ave for whole run: 7:48/mi at HR 158.

Comments

From Adam RW on Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:45:34 from 98.202.223.65

It was enjoyable. Hope to do it again. Another good option for that type of workout is going up to the rail trail outside Park City...

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