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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

50k:  4:59 at Buffalo Run in 2010  (32 miles)

Marathon:  3:01 at St. George in 2009!

Half:  1:29 at Painter's/ St. George in 2009.  1:27 at Salt Lake in 2009 (aided course)

10k: 40:53 Greek Festival 10k at Sugar House park in 2010.

5miles: 32:10 Dam 2 Dam in 2009.  Master's winner.

5k: 20:00:00  19:54 in May 2010.

2008:  Ran the Slam + Boston

I need to update this!

Short-Term Running Goals:

Carpe Diem.

Don't trip over my own feet.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running.

Personal:

1 wife

1 girl child

1 boy child

1 big dog

1 little dog

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Wed, Sep 14, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.2510.000.000.0011.25

Today's tempo run was a dud, bomb, bust, flop, lemon, debacle, flub, bummer, failure, fiasco, disaster, tragedy, calamity, catastrophe, train wreck, cataclysm...  Well maybe it wasn't all that but it was poor.  My head wasn't in it.  I had no strength and no turn over. I started slow, finished slower, and dogged every mile in between.  I am not sure why I couldn't move.  I really can think of no good reason for it.  I am sure glad it wasn't race day.   

Ave pace- 7:48, about 40 seconds slower than it should have been.   Every split was my slowest of this training cycle. I don't think I'll even record them.  

 On the bright side, this run is done and now behind me, thankfully! 

Comments
From ACorn on Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 18:21:21 from 68.66.168.22

Just one of those days, we all have them. Way to stick it out!

From Andy on Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 18:44:34 from 208.54.5.254

So, how did you feel during your run? Sorry it was a rough one. Just one of those days.

From fly on the Wall on Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 19:06:18 from 204.113.19.47

Thanks ACorn and Andy. I've had enough good runs this training cycle to dismiss this as just one of those days.

During the run my mind was wandering and I kept "waking up" thinking I need to pick up the pace. Which I would do... for a few pace. By the end of the run I just could not get my legs to move. I didn't feel exhausted but felt like I was running much faster than I really was.

From DaleG on Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 04:16:07 from 152.216.11.5

Next time run down the hill, instead. Ha ha.

Glad you survived the debacle.

From Kathie on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 00:01:49 from 174.23.136.225

So any good run to report on yet?

From fly on the Wall on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:13:37 from 204.113.19.47

Yeah.... I need to update my blog TODAY.

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