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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Wed, Feb 04, 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	6.00	0.00	0.00	5.32	0.00	11.32

A.M. Medium long run, w/ 8 x 5 minute progressive AT, 1 minute jog recoveries.

A workout like this is the most potent purely aerobic fitness stimulus I know of. I feel very good during a workout like this. I'm not in any discomfort and maintain good rhythm throughout the workout. I'm definitely depleted by the end, but with the right incentive could still finish with a 5 minute mile.

I'm headed to Guatemala tomorrow and probably won't get much running in for the next few days, so I wanted to put in a good workout today. It went very well, and I'm clearly continuing to make fitness gains. My HR at pace during AT workouts is continuing to come down. I've been stuck at the the same level for my 5k pace workouts, but with my AT continuing to improve, the plateau at 5k pace is going to give very soon.

Rep Pace HR*

1 7:03 165

2 6:58 163

3 6:58 163

4 6:53 167

5 6:53 166

6 6:49 168

7 6:44 169

8 6:40 170

*Ave of last 2 minute of each rep = steady state.

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A.M. Weight = 181.8

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